Injecting water into mouths

[Guest frank dooman]

Wow, thats dedication! Is it not just easier to give them long grain rice or lettuce???

 

now your talking

[Skull Lofts]

Regularly syringe birds, old and young  using a  20ml syringe  with  a 2-3 inch very thin tube right  down into the gut  with REHYDRATION  only  (not water)  , but only when it is extremely warm weather  and can  assure 90 %   of  these birds  are first home from the race.   ;)

 

Hi Davy

 

Sorry for the dumb question, but whats REHYDRATION?

 

Skull

[Skull Lofts]

do members on here believe in injectin water down the throat ov their racin birds b4 the go in2 basket b4 they go 2 their clubhut 2 go on the race ahead ?

 

I have done this plenty times but stopped after i noticed that it did not make a difference!

[REDROCKET]

Before  basketing for shipping--I hold he bird--the wife fills it with water--Then they do not have to stop for water. But in Texas they have to race in 40C-100F Temps.

 

the temperature is much the same here in scotland don thanks very much. ;D

[jimmy white]

do members on here believe in injectin water down the throat ov their racin birds b4 the go in2 basket b4 they go 2 their clubhut 2 go on the race ahead ?

 

no if the birds are properly basket trained, and there is plenty water on the transporter, they should drink freely , given a little rice well b4   basketing  would [in my opinion], do   no harm,

[Guest IB]

Up to fanciers what they do to prepare their birds for races, but in my opinion, tubes etc is OTT.

 

As YBs mine have Friday nights in the race basket during the OB season, when they are fed and watered. On marking nights, I give my birds a light feed of barley and brown rice a few hours prior to basketing.

[kev43]

Up to fanciers what they do to prepare their birds for races, but in my opinion, tubes etc is OTT.

 

As YBs mine have Friday nights in the race basket during the OB season, when they are fed and watered. On marking nights, I give my birds a light feed of barley and brown rice a few hours prior to basketing.

 

i thought OTT was about right as u causing them more stress then u need 2 @ that time ov the week b4 a race,, thats y i asked ? bcos sum lads do it on allotments nxt 2 me thats all just wante 2 know if it was worth it but thx members for ur thoughts