RACING WIDOWHOOD

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Liz and myself are going to be racing widowhood which is something neither of us have ever done so we have not really got much of an idea about the whole system ie: feeding and preperation and when and how long to put the hens in for , just really want some hints and tips as to what you each do, we have had a few helpers though but just want as many hints as possible so we can sort of pick out what we think will help us and we know it will be a bit of trial and error till we get a decent system in operation, thanks in advance for any advice given.

[Guest spin cycle]

get yourself john halstead's 'wonderful widowhood'

[PIGEON_MAN]

get yourself john halstead's 'wonderful widowhood'

 

Any Distance Widowhood is a good one as well also by John Halstead.

[Guest]

for the basics Tam ,Dave Allens widowhood book. i would reccomend reading this and learning first .               andy.

[just ask me]

for the basics Tam ,Dave Allens widowhood book. i would reccomend reading this and learning first .               andy.

 

cant go wrong with this book my advice is to keep it as simple as possible

[sammy]

for the basics Tam ,Dave Allens widowhood book. i would reccomend reading this and learning first .               andy.

 

he to miserable to buy any books vidoes  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

 

he to miserable to buy any books vidoes  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

be under "wanted " section soon ,tae borrow.         andy.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

be under "wanted " section soon ,tae borrow.         andy.

 

Yes that's right Andy, just to borrow ;D ;D ;D ;D

[chichichi]

Widowhood is a very easy system to implement,,

 

Pair the birds towards the mid to end of jan,, either take hens away or take hens and young away when young 17 days old.. get birds fit around the loft then train upto about 20 miles max..

 

birds live in front of box all the time except basketting day and race day..

 

motivate these birds by either giving them bowl and box or bowl box and hen before each race for 5 mins to 24 hours depending on distance of race..

 

On return cocks with hen from 30 mins to 24 hours depending on race..

 

Trainign between races is upto you but not needed with widowhood.. Birds go out and get trained around loft twice a day upto 1 hour each time..

 

yearlings will need a  few trial runs back to the hens to teach them the game..

 

feeding is the key though,, over feed and they glide in,, under feed and they will be lost on a difficult race..

 

best of luck

 

ant

 

[harky]

AWAY AND BUY ONE YOU OLD MOOCHER WAY THE MONEY YOU MADE FROM YER 98% SALE ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Widowhood is a very easy system to implement,,

 

Pair the birds towards the mid to end of jan,, either take hens away or take hens and young away when young 17 days old.. get birds fit around the loft then train upto about 20 miles max..

 

birds live in front of box all the time except basketting day and race day..

 

motivate these birds by either giving them bowl and box or bowl box and hen before each race for 5 mins to 24 hours depending on distance of race..

 

On return cocks with hen from 30 mins to 24 hours depending on race..

 

Trainign between races is upto you but not needed with widowhood.. Birds go out and get trained around loft twice a day upto 1 hour each time..

 

yearlings will need a  few trial runs back to the hens to teach them the game..

 

feeding is the key though,, over feed and they glide in,, under feed and they will be lost on a difficult race..

best of luck

 

ant

 

thanks for that, and what do you feed yours ?

 

[mark proctor]

 

thanks for that, and what do you feed yours ?

 

thats a top secret tammy,,give ant a blank check and he might tell you m8...

[owen101]

will have any distance widowhood in the post for you and might be able to get another for you mate

[mark proctor]

will have any distance widowhood in the post for you and might be able to get another for you mate

 

thats a good video that owen for new starters,,i used to have it when i first started up,,,some good tips in it m8...

[owen101]

yes its a great dvd i have watched it over and over again and as just started i found it very helpful

[Guest]

will have any distance widowhood in the post for you and might be able to get another for you mate

 

well done Owen ,thats a great offer, congratulations.        andy.

[owen101]

well as they say

you get helped so you help out other people

or as my nan use to say

treat people the way you want to be treated and always show your appreciation to the people hat have helped you

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

well done Owen ,thats a great offer, congratulations.        andy.

 

yes it sure is Andy

[owen101]

i do have a few others that you may like to watch mate

[OLDYELLOW]

http://forum.pigeonbasics.com/m-1225124899/s-12/#num12

[owen101]

hes not borrowing these dvds he is keeping them

but tsykes i woldnt mind borrowing one if thats ok

i have some that you may have aswell

[chichichi]

Tammy we have tried many feeding systems,, lots we have paid for..

 

our system at the min is a blend of a few of them..

 

trial and error is the best for your birds,, this way you will know exactly how much the birds need each week.. all the widowhood mixes are very good quality..

we feed - marimans ,, beyers,, we find these mixes very good indeed,,

 

best of luck

 

ant

[tskyes]

AV GOT ABOUT TEN EAR MATE IF U WANT 2 BORROW EM

[owen101]

i would love to what ones are they mat

and i have a few that you may want pm me what ones are there

cheers