Stock birds exercising

[Guest]

Bearing in mind during racing we have to get youngsters out each day, widowhood hens, widowhood cocks and naturals so stock birds are a low priority. How many times a week should stock birds be exercised to keep them healthy.

[Guest]

Cheers Rose I have them all out at the moment now season over but what happens when you are racing. Would you just leave to lounge around in aviary of try and get them out a couple of times a week.

[jimmy white]

ive had stock birds in for a few years partly because of the rules and regulations where i stay, and recently said ,to pot with it im letting them out as i hated keeping them in, i now see a differnce in thes birds , ie condition contentment etc, but can really understand your problem , its really a lot of work cut out for you ,,and difficult to put priority to the birds that are not racing , but really think it would pay dividends if you could manage them out , if not every day, as many times that are possible , i see your also racing natural birds , would it not be possible to exercise your naturals on their own and after theve had their fly let the stockbirds out with these after a while you may even get another fly from the birds as the stock birds get fitter, but i do realize how hard it is to fit all this in ,,,but theres no doubt about it the stockbirds will keep better, breed better ybs , if you can get them out to let them for a little fly pick some natural minerals etc, but very hard work so wish you well :)

[Guest]

Thats quite a good idea Jimmy, but the only down side I can see from that is the cocks I have retired from the racing loft into the stock loft will probably fight to take their old boxes back. Ideally I would love to leave them out all day with my naturals.

Maybe the answer is the evenings with the youngsters when they have been off for their fly.

Cheers Jimmy Food for thought there.