10 Golden Rules

[Old Pied]

Hi All

 

Lets say a novice approach you asking for advice. What is the 2 moste important things you would tell him to look out for / do when starting as novice/newby. Let limit (if you want) the advice to two items per member, and try not to repeat what was already said.

 

Lets then see if we can 'agree to disagree' on the maybe 10 most important things to look out for/do, and perhaps we would be 'indirectly' reminding ourself of things we know, but forgot.

 

My advice would be:

1-Never over-populate your loft

2-Write down day-by-day what you do with birds, and also what you give them, thus keep record.

[soapy]

no 1 is acat box no 2 is a pair of springer traps there is more i could say but  you limited us to two 2

[Guest]

youve mentioned already one of the best (overcrowding)  so my first would be routine. and the second good birds from one scource. thats the advice i would give a novice ,(thats also from experience). andy.

[owen101]

my first would be to find a system that suits the person

my sedond would be find the best food and dont over-feed

[Old Pied]

Hi Andy

 

I agree about good birds, FROM ONE PERSON, as then the novice can also obtain the training program on which those birds perform from the same flyer, and saves alot of time and money by not having to figure it out himself.

 

Hi Soapy

 

I suggested only two as it must be the most important, and that way we can compile 'golden rules' and not just 'rules. You can mention more, was just a suggestion to mention only 2. What is acat box (i am in South Africa, dont know the term/product?) Regards, Old Pied

[Old Pied]

Hi owen

 

Can we perhaps combine your 'rule' (find a system that suits the person) with Andys rule that novice should obtain birds from one person. Perhaps we can say that a novice must look for fancier whose system will suit him/her (time and money), and if this person is racing well, one should 'earmark' such a person to obtain round of youngsters from?

 

Just a suggestion

[Guest IB]

For tameness, design your loft so that there are no big open spaces within it. Get the birds to walk between sections, rather than fly (they can fly all they like outside it). Have no bird perched higher than your own eye-level, and don't have room above your head that they can fly up and into, to avoid you..

 

Get the birds confident in you. Spend a lot of time with them. Move slowly when amongst them. Speak to them, get them used to you and your voice.

 

 

[pjc]

1, find out who best flyer is in your area and approach them for help and advice (mentor)

 

2, spend as much time with your birds as you can, watch them, learn there habits and what makes them tick.

[bewted]

plenty of good ventilation and good dry loft for health wise to start !

[BLACK W F]

no1   watch out for the rip off merchants

no2   always look after your mates

[Old Pied]

Hi Black w f

 

Agree, we forget no.2 so easy during 'combat'

[Guest bakes]

good dry ventilated loft

 

go to the local flyers that have achieved the distances you intend to race and get as close to the birds as you can afford they might even gift you birds from the stock you are after

 

keep to a rutein

 

dont over feed

 

never over crowd

 

never treat blind if there somethink wrong find out whats going wrong then treat the problem

 

all the best

 

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

thats more than to bakes lol

[Guest paulrstokes]

Be Very Tough, do not keep rubbish

 

 

Do not treat at the drop of a hat, allow them to build up immunity.

[Skull Lofts]

1, find out who best flyer is in your area and approach them for help and advice (mentor)

 

2, spend as much time with your birds as you can, watch them, learn there habits and what makes them tick.

 

Sound advice!

 

Only problem with point 1 is that here in South Africa they cant be trusted, as you are competition, which is fierce!

 

1.I would rather say the best flyer who you wont compete against in another area.

 

2.Try and keep young birds of the same age in one loft.

 

Skull

[swede]

:)good advice bakes   also keep it simple;  swede

[blackdog]

dont chop and change

keep things simple

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

enjoy your birds , and dont put to much pressure on your self to win thats my advice

[Guest strapper]

1, keep an open mind

2,dont have a closed mind

[BLACK W F]

OH ALSO FOR GOT DONT SUPPORT LIVERPOOL THEY LOSERS

[Guest stb-]

and always try and fly on the east coast  much easier  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

and always try and fly on the east coast  much easier  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

lol..  ;D ;D ;D

[BLACK W F]

and always try and fly on the east coast  much easier  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

OR SOMEWHERE NEAR LIKE KIRKINTLICK ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[rasbull]

My first tip would be Quality, not Quantity. My second would be weed out any weaklings at the first sign they are lacking something!

[gorsy bank lofts]

use plain water

and keep a ferret