Darkness System Question

[The White Rapido Man]

 

I have a simple question to the more experience racing men amongst us.....

 

 

 

 

As a woking man I am away from home all day....... from 8.00am to 6.00.

 

During the coming works I envisgae opening up, about 7.30 to scrape,. train & feed and........ any later for me and it wont be do'able

 

 

To fly YB's on the  darkness system...... will this be too much daylight for them????

 

If so I need another suggestion!!!!  

 

thanks

 

TWRM

 

 

 

[Guest j.bamling]

it will be fine mine are on at the minute 8.00 till 6.00 an extra 1/2 an hour wont make any diferance

7.30 till 6.00 is still only 10 & 1/2 hours light so they are still 13 & 1/2 hours dark

so more hours dark than light it makes no odds what time as long as you keep them to a system

[Guest Paulo]

I'm doing 9.00 to 6.00 at the minute my first time trying it as well

[edthekid]

i do 7 till 5.30....you get the odd 1 drop a flight but most hold em

[andy]

i do 7 till 5.30....you get the odd 1 drop a flight but most hold em

 

You get the odd one no matter what times. I darken at 6:30pm and open up at 7:30 am, have done for the last 6 years, with no probs..

 

[sapper756]

I darken at 5,30pm, and open up at 7am, this suites my work pattern, never had any problems, but do rely on good weather at weekends to get them out.

[Taylorsloft]

i use a timer switch from 10 am to 7pm with one of those uv light blubs that gives sunlight

[Merlin]

Doesnt make any diference T.W.R.M.,more important to open/close at regular times every day

Another myth re dark youngster,with apparently may opting for rarly breeding,mine dont go onit till 6th of April till- 6th of June,which in my instance is a month before their first race.

[jimmy white]

i used to do 9am till 5pm but agree with merlin , theres no need to breed these too early as it is dark anyway in dec, jan,, [just spending extra cash on grub ;D] thats the point of the system, and as said b4 , no matter what hours you do, you still get the odd one throwing a flight

[Guest chrisss]

heres one for you folks, what ybs i have are darkened from 17.00 until 09.00 now i have some ybs coming very soon, for me the ideal time to let them out [first time] is about 20 mins before it gets dark ,can i leave the birds in "natural" light [ie darken them down]about 2 hrs later one night? so that i can get the other birds out or stick to the pattern and let them out about 16.00?

[Merlin]

I would stick to pattern you already have,and leave new youngsters out when others have come back  and are picking about after flying,for a few days.

[jimmy white]

heres one for you folks, what ybs i have are darkened from 17.00 until 09.00 now i have some ybs coming very soon, for me the ideal time to let them out [first time] is about 20 mins before it gets dark ,can i leave the birds in "natural" light [ie darken them down]about 2 hrs later one night? so that i can get the other birds out or stick to the pattern and let them out about 16.00?

 

unfortunately chriss , in my opinion your better sticking to the pattern sorry

[Guest chrisss]

cheers guys i will stick to the pattern iam on thanks