Winter Methods With Your Birds

[THE FIFER]

what is the routine during the winter months with your birds stock and racers, and when do you pair up, and prepare for racing,

[THE FIFER]

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[Guest Tooshy Boy]

AS LITTLE ASPOSSBLE MAKE SURE THEY ARE FED WATERED CLEANED OUT AND HEALTHY.///

[walterbmasson]

keep them dry clear of damp and just leave them to rest till moult completed vit in water nothing else you can do jmo

[sapper756]

Confined to the loft, plenty of fresh drinking water and fresh grit. A warm bath once a week and a good mix to feed. I use to let them out at weekends, but BOP have put an end to thathttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

 

Don,t intend to pair up until I return from Blackpool, however that may changehttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif

[greenlands]

At the mo. they are on 33% Beans,33% HP economy,33% Barley,they are moulting well,once the are about finished I will increase the Barley to 66% or more until about two week before I pair up then I'll add extra HP.Once the birds have laid they'll be back on Beans and Barley.At this time I will canker them.Then a week before they hatch,start with a breeding mix + extra blue peas and Beans.Plenty grit and pickstone.They are confined to the loft till I pair them up,I think they drive better if they have a bit of freedom.

[lanarkshire lad]

Confined to the loft, plenty of fresh drinking water and fresh grit. A warm bath once a week and a good mix to feed. I use to let them out at weekends, but BOP have put an end to that

 

Don,t intend to pair up until I return from Blackpool, however that may change

Try to get them out once per week if possible for a bath,but like to keep an eye on them when out incase a vulture has a go at them.

[geordie1234]

I've herd that people put the doos on 100% barley what good does this do and for what reason

[Guest IB]

Very basic routine now that the clock-change means its dark when I get home from work; birds are kept in weekdays, before I go to work in the morning I turn the lights on and feed them a basic mix of beans, maples, tares, maize, barley, wheat & hormoform; they only get out at weekends, fed early afternoon and a bath put down.

 

Most are now on their end flight, when thats grown I'll get a droppings test & treat them if necessary, then repeat test, if necessary. Paramyxo jab hopefully before Christmas holidays.

 

That routine will continue till a week before I pair them up in February, I'll spend time the weekend before introducing the hens to their cock, just to make sure they'll take. If there's bother, I'll try changing the pairs.

[gulkie]

I've herd that people put the doos on 100% barley what good does this do and for what reason

not a good idea 100% barley, its to keep the weight of the birds during the winter months

i would never feed any more than 50% omo. and that's after the moult is over.

[WHITTY]

fed the same all year round birds out every day if posible hens one day cocks the next they have to be prepared for the bops i have percy two sights within a 2 mile raidias so they have to no how to get out of there way