trapping and motivation

[shaun h]

hi all i'm having a few problems i use to be able to trap my birds in a split seconds now it takes for ever ive not changed or altered the loft or the garden but they rather sit on the roof the first race got blue cock back and it took me 9 mins to trap it a blue hen was second home and trapped before blue cock it seems to wait for other birds to get back before it will trap any ideas on how to fix this also i cant seem to motivate them i have only 2 cocks and 2 hens they are on the round about system but they just pay no attention to the hens so i locked them up together and still nothing other than 1 cock pecks at the hen other cock not interested at all even though the hen will show to it sorry about the long script but need to get it sorted asap any advice would be great.

[Guest strapper]

hi all i'm having a few problems i use to be able to trap my birds in a split seconds now it takes for ever ive not changed or altered the loft or the garden but they rather sit on the roof the first race got blue cock back and it took me 9 mins to trap it a blue hen was second home and trapped before blue cock it seems to wait for other birds to get back before it will trap any ideas on how to fix this also i cant seem to motivate them i have only 2 cocks and 2 hens they are on the round about system but they just pay no attention to the hens so i locked them up together and still nothing other than 1 cock pecks at the hen other cock not interested at all even though the hen will show to it sorry about the long script but need to get it sorted asap any advice would be great.

 

what time are you feeding them on basketing day? and how much?

[shaun h]

teaspoon of redband on morning and a touch of hemp about 1 ish basket at 4

[Guest strapper]

teaspoon of redband on morning and a touch of hemp about 1 ish basket at 4

 

i have the birds out in the morning feed a normal type feed but slightly less ...by 12pm...basket at 4.30

if its a good few hours on the wing then i could feed by 2pm..depending on predicted weather.

i feed a high protein economy mix...clear water on basketing day.

[shaun h]

the corn and seed i have is .

 

vl gerry +

bamfords breed and ween

gem young bird

red band

fat mix

barley

top flight extreme energy

hemp

white dari

just having difficulties find when and how to feed what as its the first time ive raced pigeons and theres that many diffrent ways to do it . i think ill go on confused.com lol

[OLDYELLOW]

on trapping each day put a small amount of white dari in there galley pots they wont be hanging around outside then

[shaun h]

on trapping each day put a small amount of white dari in there galley pots they wont be hanging around outside then

 

thanks will try it tomorrow.

[Guest WINGS 04]

the corn and seed i have is .

 

vl gerry +

bamfords breed and ween

gem young bird

red band

fat mix

barley

top flight extreme energy

hemp

white dari

just having difficulties find when and how to feed what as its the first time ive raced pigeons

and theres that many diffrent ways to do it . i think ill go on confused.com lol

 

 

I think you are trying to hard m8 with all the feeding is it old and yb you are racing

 

 

[shaun h]

yeah m8 old birds then ybs when there season start.

[OLDYELLOW]

 

 

I think you are trying to hard m8 with all the feeding is it old and yb you are racing

 

 

thought same thing i sent him a pm

[Guest WINGS 04]

yeah m8 old birds then ybs when there season start.

 

What system are you racing the old birds as for the young birds they will get all they need out of tic beans and mapels with some hormaform in it till one month befor racing starts then feed a racing mix for yb hope this helps

[Guest bakes]

mate i personally think you giving them to much i give mine yb or oldbirds 1 base corn mix then i add to it threw out raceing,resting,breeding one thing i got told from a very good flyer that holds his own every year keep it simple as if somethink goes wrong you be able to put your hand straigh onto it were it went wrong then learn from the mistake

 

all the best.

[Mealy Cock]

What type of trapping system do you have

[shaun h]

thanks for all the advice guys i feed young birds on young bird mix only now and then ill give a bit breed and ween or barley not as there main feed just as tit bits .i have got my four old birds on the round about system they only see each other on friday afternoon about half our before basketing or if they come of a trainning toss mixed(which has been last training toss but was out of my control both were let up seprate but got back mixed.) i trap through open door on cock section and release for excercise out of hen section both let out seprate and when they are out loft is lock up till i want them in .