Whats the lastest time in the evening

[demolition man]

Whats the latest time in the evening i could put my youngbirds on the dark and what time would i need to lighten them up in the morning

 

Regards

[Tony C]

With lights and dimmers you could open the loft up at noon and close it down 10pm.

[Guest frank dooman]

just count back 8 hrs from when it gets dark thats when you darken

[demolition man]

just count back 8 hrs from when it gets dark thats when you darken

 

That don't sound right even if it got dark at 10 this would mean you need to darken at two in the afternoon :-/

[demolition man]

Anymore ideas plz

[demolition man]

Anymore ideas plz

 

Will take that as a No then

[Guest mick bowler]

Well i'm new to the dark but going to do my own thing based on my own theories! Birds will have 10 hours light (and only be on it for 8 weeks at the max starting 19th March ending 14th May), so that my birds will always see dusk. I will also open up 1 hour later from end March to allow for extending nights, and same again end April.

[demolition man]

Lets put this another way if i darken my birds down at 7pm and open them up at 7am, do you recon this would be ok, i'm trying to get a system sorted around my work, if i do these times the missis can help me out when i'm on lates and earlies

 

Regards

[Guest frank dooman]

 

That don't sound right even if it got dark at 10 this would mean you need to darken at two in the afternoon :-/

 

oh ok then

[Guest mick bowler]

Lets put this another way if i darken my birds down at 7pm and open them up at 7am, do you recon this would be ok, i'm trying to get a system sorted around my work, if i do these times the missis can help me out when i'm on lates and earlies

 

Regards

 

IMO i think 10 hours light would be the max.

 

[demolition man]

 

IMO i think 10 hours light would be the max.

 

ok cheers so 9am would be better then  

[sapper756]

I have been using a darkness system for 5 years now, I do it to suit my work routine, so I darken after the evening feed on my return from work at 4.30pm, and take off darkness before I leave for work on the morning 8am, and I have had more than my fair share of success with my young bird team, this year alone I was top prize winner and won the young bird average in my club. So I must be doing something right

 

Good luck m8   be in control of your birds, don,t let them control you

[Guest stevie-b]

its what suits you aslong as there is more hours of dark than light in your loft

[jimbhoy29]

Lets put this another way if i darken my birds down at 7pm and open them up at 7am, do you recon this would be ok, i'm trying to get a system sorted around my work, if i do these times the missis can help me out when i'm on lates and earlies

 

Regards

 

im putting my young birds on the dark this weekend open at 12 and close at 8pm thats the system aroud my work  and dont have any problems

[andrew gooch]

Whats the latest time in the evening i could put my youngbirds on the dark and what time would i need to lighten them up in the morning

 

Regards

 

been using the dark since 1999 i open them at 815 thay are let out 2 fly at 4 i get home at 5 call them in fed and waterd by 530 back on the dark by 545, works year in year out no probs.

[Guest redlad24]

i did it last year, darkened them about 7 in the evening , got my father or mother to open them up at 11, this way i think is better for the working man and when the hour goes forward then close them up at 8, used to darken them at 5, i wouldnt be there, the pigeons got into dirty habits then landing on neighbours roofs and getting hawked, it made no difference to mine last year anyway, one of my better seasons

[kirky]

been useing darkness since 1986 aways done 9 till 5 can vairy time to suit as long as thay still have 8 hrs day light.

[Guest redlad24]

just make sure theres a good flow of air mate and 1ce you cant smell the pigeons in your loft and you'll be grand

[Guest vander mungo]

need to rely on someone else helping out if your working ,not just down to timers to give correct hrs of darkness

you have to have exersise times worked out, and feeding times as well. not easy for  the working man.

been there and won with them,she dont keep well now.

                                          

                                  GOD BLESS THE WIFE

[andrew gooch]

been useing darkness since 1986 aways done 9 till 5 can vairy time to suit as long as thay still have 8 hrs day light.

 

24 years is a lone time is that write

[adam owen]

as long as theres more dark than light its fine mine get 13hours and works a treat

[kirky]

 

24 years is a lone time is that write

correct every one in club said there was something wrong with my birds as thay had moulted wrong untill thay won just about every yb race, i started to try it in 1983 but did not get it right untill 1986. some said i had some how got yb rings on yearlings  ;D

 

 

[andrew gooch]

correct every one in club said there was something wrong with my birds as thay had moulted wrong untill thay won just about every yb race, i started to try it in 1983 but did not get it right untill 1986. some said i had some how got yb rings on yearlings  ;D

 

 

i no what your saying had the same my self but dark didnt realy take off till about 2005-06 thats y i asked the question.