winter form

[tommy.walsh]

did any body ever hear of winter form my birds seem to fly for longer in the winter than the do in the summer i ve been told its called winter form..

[DAVIDL]

 

  yes, my birds always seem to exercise better after the racing season........couldnt tell you why that is though, maybe someone else can...........

[leighton1984]

Have you stop giving all the things under the sun lol.

they are not having to race so they have lots of energy.

 

[just ask me]

i probably think its down to cutting down on corn as most are finished the moult and go on a lighter mix might be that they are now at there natural weight  :-/

[tommy.walsh]

i dont race my birds as yet but i do train weekly from 20 to 60 miles not during the moult but i try and push my birds as hard as i can...but they just seem to fly for much longer now they often go missing for much longer now and there not coming back with muck on there feet or anything else.they always have vitiams and grit in the loft...evan in the rain they stay up in the air for long times

[Guest bakes]

yes i agree my pigeons been out this morning at 8 didnt see them till 10 wiping round home like there a rocket beyond them they always fly for an hr morning and night on wing first time they been out for a while since they was getting through the molt but they look brillent very happy chappy keep them like that come 2010 watch this space they wont be far off

 

all the best

k.baker

[Chris Little]

Our birds are never out from September to February

[Guest bakes]

Our birds are never out from September to February

 

yeah same as my mate does its the first time they been out for weeks wont be out again now for a while just let them out to stretch there wings

 

all the best

mate.

[Albear]

Mine aren't out form September till April, however this year I hope to take steps to make life easier for them so I don't lose birds every time I let them out, Hope to get them out in Feb/March, I must admit again to being weird I don't want my birds in form this time of year, maybe stupid but I would rather they rested  and moped than sail through the skies perhaps because disttance is my main aim? I dunno

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

do the people who dont let them out . is that because of hawk problems or havent the time as its dark when you go to work and dark when you come home or is it because you want your pigeons to have total rest till the racing season

[OLDYELLOW]

Our birds are never out from September to February

 

pretty much same here wont let birds out till finished rearing first round

[Albear]

do the people who dont let them out . is that because of hawk problems or havent the time as its dark when you go to work and dark when you come home or is it because you want your pigeons to have total rest till the racing season

 

Hawk

[blackdog]

do the people who dont let them out . is that because of hawk problems or havent the time as its dark when you go to work and dark when you come home or is it because you want your pigeons to have total rest till the racing season

 

hawks

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

i keep mine in  due to hawk / percy , but would still do same if werent having any problems , i like them to have a stress free moult , and get the flights fully up so birds dont get sore , then breeding so effort and energy go in to rearing , once removed your starting with birds that need to get fit and build there fitness up from there , your more or less starting with a fresh bird imo

[Guest bakes]

do the people who dont let them out . is that because of hawk problems or havent the time as its dark when you go to work and dark when you come home or is it because you want your pigeons to have total rest till the racing season

 

i got hit very hard when i first started up by sparrow hawk pergrine wiped me out at one stage luckly me mate that i ow alot to bred me some more latebreds as well as buying from people off here my pigeons wont be out now for a while

 

all the best

k.baker

[Albear]

i keep mine in  due to hawk / percy , but would still do same if werent having any problems , i like them to have a stress free moult , and get the flights fully up so birds dont get sore , then breeding so effort and energy go in to rearing , once removed your starting with birds that need to get fit and build there fitness up from there , your more or less starting with a fresh bird imo

 

I would like after xmas to be in a position to let them out on the occasional sunny day if I could prior to pairing, but alas...

[Guest stb-]

Mines are out every day dawn till dusk rain hail or shine.

 

loose to many birds to the hawks if i keep them in during the winter as when you let them out they are not fit and streetwise.   Some days they fly a lot otherdays they dont,

 

but not bothered if they fly or not at this time of year.

[Guest KING BILLY]

Mines are out every day dawn till dusk rain hail or shine.

 

loose to many birds to the hawks if i keep them in during the winter as when you let them out they are not fit and streetwise.   Some days they fly a lot otherdays they dont,

 

but not bothered if they fly or not at this time of year.

same hear mate got to get them street wise or there just sitting duks when you try and get them out heard all the stores before about to sore in the moult if they dont whant to fly at this time of the year so be it this thing about sore in the moult is just auld titel tatel i have never seen a doo hunched up to expres its in pain have you   ;)

 

 

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

well ive changed jobs now so now work nights normally i would only see my birds at weekends because i would leave for work in the dark and get home in the dark so they would get fed by torch light . but now i work nights and am at home with my birds ive been getting them out and they fly like stink but i dont know if its a gd thing or bad thing should they be getting total rest or will it not make any difference ? and i cured my hawk problem by building a nest box up in the trees for the crows a pair moved in and had babys now i have four crows up there who patrol my lofts as i feed them eggs ect and they chase off all the hawks . and my birds are not bothered by the crows

[Guest bakes]

well ive changed jobs now so now work nights normally i would only see my birds at weekends because i would leave for work in the dark and get home in the dark so they would get fed by torch light . but now i work nights and am at home with my birds ive been getting them out and they fly like stink but i dont know if its a gd thing or bad thing should they be getting total rest or will it not make any difference ? and i cured my hawk problem by building a nest box up in the trees for the crows a pair moved in and had babys now i have four crows up there who patrol my lofts as i feed them eggs ect and they chase off all the hawks . and my birds are not bothered by the crows

 

same as me mate i work the night shift but on holiday at moment i usally let them out at around 8am when i get back home from work and let them out again around 3 when i get up

but havent had me pigeons out lately as the molt but thats all sorted now also give the crows bacon bits cracked chicken eggs ive got 5 crows that sit in my back garden tree most morning waiting for me to feed them and they have helped me out by dive bombing pergrine,sparrow hawks

 

all the best k baker

[Albear]

same hear mate got to get them street wise or there just sitting duks when you try and get them out heard all the stores before about to sore in the moult if they dont whant to fly at this time of the year so be it this thing about sore in the moult is just auld titel tatel i have never seen a doo hunched up to expres its in pain have you   ;)

 

 

Aye used to do that, good advice I was given was the ones that survive are street wise and should be bred off but now if I did that I'd have none left for racing, the place is infested with them!

Sore in the moult new one on me

[Guest slugmonkey]

Mines are out every day dawn till dusk rain hail or shine.

 

loose to many birds to the hawks if i keep them in during the winter as when you let them out they are not fit and streetwise.   Some days they fly a lot otherdays they dont,

 

but not bothered if they fly or not at this time of year.

 

Mine are open lofted all year and I dont seem to lose as many to hawks as I do when I lock them down

[Albear]

 

Mine are open lofted all year and I dont seem to lose as many to hawks as I do when I lock them down

 

Wish I had your location!

[Guest strapper]

my birds have always stayed in from sept to march?...but this year they will be out at times ..im gonna have a good go this coming season..ive spent 3 seasons of racing very lightly only racing 3 youngbird races last 2 seasons. ..this coming season...will be a different matter!..i intend to push them hard as ive ever done.!

[Albear]

and if you can shoot ;D ;D ;D I've never had a gun in my hand in my life, well fairground once maybe