darkness system

[crazy pigeon boy]

i want to try and use the darkness system for my young birds but have never used this system before due to flying on allotments and not having time to do it but now the birds are in the garden i can do it the only problem is i dont know where to start can any one please advise me on how to operate the darkness system e.g when to put the birds on it when to take them off it and when to put them in the dark and when to open them up to the light i dont know any thing about this system but i am keen to learn

 

thanks

yours in sport crazy pigeon boy

[Wiley]

theres a new dvd coming out mate Secretes of Champions volume 3, would be wise to purchase it all about young bird racing, and packed full of genuine tips of champions! Believe it wil be out in the up and coming weeks

[shotgun tim]

give me a ring i will tell you what works for me,hows them ybs?    tim  

[MsPigeon]

Hi crazypigeonboy,

I do a dark system, it's not as complicated as some, just simple straight forward. I put my breeders togther the end of November with lights on 15-18 hours a day. Some just leave them on 24 hours, but I use timers on the lights. I can feed after dark when I get home from work and the lights turn off after the birds have had plenty of time to eat and go to perch. So then when the YB's come off and go to the YB loft it is on natural daylight/dark and with the long nights they go into a complete body molt and are good for the race season. This works till April or so then the days are longer and I suppose you could still do it if you darken the loft. But for me it is easier to just do it this way.

MsPigeon

[blue bar]

Wiley who is selling the new DVD vol 3 as i would like to get myself a copy  8) 8)