Advice

[Guest johnmd94]

Hello everyone, i am a young fancier flying with my grandfather looking for a little advice on feeding as i have been lead to believe feeding is possibly the most important thing in racing pigeons. Discounting the 2011 season as we did not race many races if any due to my grandfather taking a bad turn with neumonia (all is well now), i have flown since 2005 with him and won 1 race and a few other prize cards, i believe it is due to the feeding system, problem being we dont really have one, he feeds by hand but i have been told by a few fanciers in my club before now that my pigeons are too fat, these being the men doing all the winning in the club, i would just like the advice of a few fanciers on yb and old bird feeding, thankyou for your time.

[andy Burgess]

i am sure you will get plenty of advice , what systems and what distance , do you intend to fly young and old ??

[just ask me]

i am sure you will get plenty of advice , what systems and what distance , do you intend to fly young and old ??

 

 

a bit of info like andy says would be great there a great bunch on here only too willing to help

[greenlands]

Here's something Tony C put up the other day mate,might be of interest to you.

 

http://www.versele-laga.com/Nutri/Nutrition/Library/Versele-Laga/PDF/Products/EN/Dvnschms2005.pdf

 

Lindsay

[Guest johnmd94]

i am sure you will get plenty of advice , what systems and what distance , do you intend to fly young and old ??

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Natural Granen have feeding guidelines on their website as well.I'm sure a lot of the other big branded companies will as well.

If you read through these like Greenlands says it'll give you a rough idea what type of food to feed at what time of year and you can mix and match to suit yourself

 

Don't think its a great idea to chop and change feeding all the time though,once you get a plan stick to it and you can work out what you think worked well and what not so well at the end of the season

[Guest johnmd94]

just club racing and chester 2 bird, around 80-240 with the yb's and id like to start with land/ 1st or 2nd chanel race for the old birds so around 80-300 there. I fly widowhood cocks on the land then pair up on the channel. Young birds i am going to attempt the darkness system although i worry a little about some fanciers becoming more susceiptable to yb sickness on the darkness.

[greenlands]

Never thought of that one Rooster J,thanks mate,every little helps.

 

http://www.natural-granen.com/?#FEEDING_GUIDES

 

Lindsay

[Guest johnmd94]

Never thought of that one Rooster J,thanks mate,every little helps.

 

http://www.natural-granen.com/?#FEEDING_GUIDES

 

Lindsay

[Guest johnmd94]

does anyone still use beans or red skin peanuts in breeding? or mabea channel racing?

[andy Burgess]

just club racing and chester 2 bird, around 80-240 with the yb's and id like to start with land/ 1st or 2nd chanel race for the old birds so around 80-300 there. I fly widowhood cocks on the land then pair up on the channel. Young birds i am going to attempt the darkness system although i worry a little about some fanciers becoming more susceiptable to yb sickness on the darkness.

 

what area are you from John ?

 

does anyone still use beans or red skin peanuts in breeding? or mabea channel racing?

 

have used both for the water races ,have tried beans for breeding also , but found peas better .

[DJWa]

if only flying out to 300 miles

i think a light feed like gerry plus

would suit your needs

adding some maize and if you want (peanuts in moderation)

increasing in amount as you increase the distance over 150 miles

 

if flying out to say 500 miles you would in my opinion need a heavier mix

i use irish mix for this

 

jmo

[Guest johnmd94]

what area are you from John ?

 

 

 

have used both for the water races ,have tried beans for breeding also , but found peas better .

 

North Wales

[andy Burgess]

North Wales

very good , do fly in the Wrexham fed or ??

[just ask me]

if only flying out to 300 miles

i think a light feed like gerry plus

would suit your needs

adding some maize and if you want (peanuts in moderation)

increasing in amount as you increase the distance over 150 miles

 

if flying out to say 500 miles you would in my opinion need a heavier mix

i use irish mix for this

 

jmo

 

 

is irish mix still used a lot

[Guest robscott]

heres my young bird system which i learned from some great racers in UNC,if used correctly it will stand you in good stead.ok put your yb's straight onto darkness system when weaned,feed em breed n wean or just maple peas tasmania maple are by far the best,new zealand maples are good,english mapes arent much good,but either breed n wean or maples either will do.keep them on this feed till you decide to train,now start to feed em GERRY PLUS light feed in morning as much as they want on evening feed.keep them on this for first 4-5 races (say up to 180 miles) now the races are over 200 miles normaly last 2 races so now feed em 100% WIDOWHOOD MIX.also try n get hens sitting 12 days for the last race,normaly young bird national is last race of programe.as for excersise fly em out 45 mins in morning and 45 in afternoon.good luck