What weight should a bird be?

[Guest Denny]

A friend has given me a couple of his white logans which were used as stock birds and they feel very 'chunky' around the chest and weigh a lot more than my own birds.   Could this be loads of fat ?  

 

Any ideas what is the 'ideal' weight a bird should be?

[owen101]

if they are prisoner stock was always told they will be heavier as they wont be flying a lot

[Wiley]

no bird has an ideal weight as each one weighs differently, i used to weigh my pigeons before each race to see what weight there ideal condition was however from experience i learnt this was unneccsary and time consuming however by feel you and by body structure you should be able to gather wether the bird is a healthy weight

[andrew gooch]

no bird has an ideal weight as each one weighs differently, i used to weigh my pigeons before each race to see what weight there ideal condition was however from experience i learnt this was unneccsary and time consuming however by feel you and by body structure you should be able to gather wether the bird is a healthy weight

 

i agree see fanciers hold a birds 4 ringing at the club house lift um up n down and say this is 2 light this is 2 heavy thay was never right, personally my birds fly best with weight,then thay thrive on races 1000ypm to 1400 ypm week in week out.

[Guest Freebird]

I'm led to believe the average weight of a racer is half a kilo which is just over a pound. As said above you get a feel if a bird is at the correct weight. Some birds, just like humans seem to put the beef on easier than others. Some you'll find are hard to put on weight. Think it's all down to genes again. Just like you get skinny and fat folk. Wirey and stalky etc. etc. He He He!

[andrew gooch]

if these bird are wege shape all shoulders and front thay tend 2 fell heaver than the slimmer type, but u must allways remember if the fuel is not in the tank u want get the millage,a case of everone 2 there own devices.

[ritchie1]

diverant pigeons are diverant weights sprint distance middle all diverant

[Guest stb-]

LOADS OF BODY AND MUSCLE AND FEEL LIKE A LUMP OF CORK

 

VERY BOUYANT FOR ME

[Guest Freebird]

Hi Don, 16 U.K. ounces + 1 pound. What is the U.S. equivelant?

[Guest stb-]

16 ounces is  1 pound in the USA also

 

ARE YOU SURE I THOT EVERYTHING WAS BIGGER IN AMERICA  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Freebird]

16 ounces is  1 pound in the USA also

I just thought as your gallons etc. were different maybe the weights were too.

 

 

[Guest IB]

They are supposed to average between 300 and 600 grammes. Doesn't seem to be an ideal weight: two can weigh the same, one can feel heavy in the hand, and the other light.  

 

Gave myself a bit of a showing up mid-January, thought a 5 yo cock had an internal tumour, he'd gained a lot of weight, vents open & bulging back-end (pressure there, almost like a hen on point-of-lay) weighed in at 637g, approx 100g (3oz) heavier than this time last year, most gain since September. Then his breathing became affected? Had another bird to get checked out, so took this one with me to vet too.

 

'Tumour' turned out to be internal fat   ;D  He had an enlarged liver, again probably 'fatty'. Locked him in a box for 11 days, 18 - 29 Jan., on a diet of 1 teaspoonful of barley a day, and some foul-smelling tonic in his water. Now back down to 549g, big difference.

[Guest bigda]

they are the only things,  that can eat there weight in the week ,  ;Dduncan can give them a run for there money i hear