ok this might be a bit silly but u never no

[john bingham]

thats why ive deceide to race them in the warmer part of the season it get really cold in the northeast april time thought it would be to much better middles of may frist race would be 124 miles

[Thimbles]

if you put them on the darkness they'll be like yearlings try it and find out

yeah and you will also have all sorts of problems with the birds the darkness is cutting of exposure to uv light which in my opinion is madness and all these darkness fanciers wonder why they get ybs time n time again

 

 

[Guest frank dooman]

yeah and you will also have all sorts of problems with the birds the darkness is cutting of exposure to uv light which in my opinion is madness and all these darkness fanciers wonder why they get ybs time n time again

 

 

sory for bieng off topic but i fly darkness and have never had ybs unlike lots of natural yb but i do agree no need to put thease birds on darkness

[Guest slugmonkey]

I had a bird that was 8 mos old and was 3rd best marathon triple crown bird ( 2 x 500, 1 x 600 ) I have had some late hatches do well as obs

[Thimbles]

 

sory for bieng off topic but i fly darkness and have never had ybs unlike lots of natural yb but i do agree no need to put thease birds on darkness

Do you not agree  that the darkness system is cruel uv light is very important to the welfare of all animals and humans so why would anyone think its a good idea to cut uv light of from developing pigeons

 

 

[Guest frank dooman]

Do you not agree  that the darkness system is cruel uv light is very important to the welfare of all animals and humans so why would anyone think its a good idea to cut uv light of from developing pigeons

 

 

sory i dont agree and they do get uv the loft is open all day just cut short but in scotland we are lucky to get day light at times   ;) ;D

[Thimbles]

do you cover up your vents to allow complete darkness thats another problem you get fanciers  covering up vents aswell so there you have it birds raised in the dark with no ventilation each to there own but i believe darkness is cruel

[john bingham]

i think if u want to compete with young birds u need to race darkness its each they own

[Thimbles]

i think if u want to compete with young birds u need to race darkness its each they own

how are you coming to that conclusion what about breeding the birds at the right time of year my birds werent on the darkness and i got right through the season and my results were ok aswell

 

[Guest frank dooman]

no i dont cover the vents and i dont know anyone who does i can under stand your concern but there is no cruelty a slight thing like over feeding is more cruel than darkness im sory this is off topic i wont hijack the thread any more

[Thimbles]

no i dont cover the vents and i dont know anyone who does i can under stand your concern but there is no cruelty a slight thing like over feeding is more cruel than darkness im sory this is off topic i wont hijack the thread any more

fare doos!