Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Have been around a few loft know and have been looking at the set up of the widohood lofts and they are all different some are closed right up some are all open. I can't seem to get my head around it I was hoping for a bit of similarity in the lofts so I could find the basics but, that didn't seem to happen so I thought if I put a post on here you could share your views on your widohood loft set ups, weather you like lots of venterlation or you like them shut up tite. What seems to work for you? Hope you are willing to share your views
andy Burgess Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 have tried fully closed up and partially open , both have worked. widowhood is more about the "system" .
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 I know that you need good bird on a good system But doesn't it all have to start with a good lof?
andy Burgess Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 I know that you need good bird on a good system But doesn't it all have to start with a good lof?ive had or seen lofts that were virtually falling apart ,with gaps you could put your hand through , and others that were so tight you would get more ventilation in a fridge . both won on the system
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Well then if the system is everything how do you find that out then I understand that know one likes giving out there system but I often ask the question on where they got or learnt there system but still don't get no answer
just ask me Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 dave allen widowhood year you wont go to far wrong reading that
Wiley Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Snowy believe me, over the years we have tried a lot of systems, what worked the best? One we made up our selfs. An old fancier said to me many years ago "Do your own thing and stick to it, if it isn't daft they will come right" the worse thing you can do is chopping and changing your system, just because your behind, routine = form, form= routine
just ask me Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Snowy believe me, over the years we have tried a lot of systems, what worked the best? One we made up our selfs. An old fancier said to me many years ago "Do your own thing and stick to it, if it isn't daft they will come right" the worse thing you can do is chopping and changing your system, just because your behind, routine = form, form= routine i agree wiley but for a complete novice the wodowood year is a good starting point i think like to get your views on the book or another you may recommend i much rather books than most vids
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Ok I could do with a book to read so I will find that out thanks for all the help from everyone I posted this topic really hoping that quite a few would post there views just so I could see if there was any similarities in the way people's lofts are to get a genuin idear really I know they say ask 10 people and you will get ten different answers but because there is so many on this site and you don't normal get the chance to Speek with 100 of fanciers at any time I thought it might be a good idea. Only trying to find out as much as I can because pigeon racing is all about learning and I want to learn But once again thank you to all that have posted and helped me Thank you
Wiley Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 i agree wiley but for a complete novice the wodowood year is a good starting point i think like to get your views on the book or another you may recommend i much rather books than most vids JAM, it is a very good book, to gather the basics, and you would defiantly win on the system. But like everything things are constantly changing, I learnt more from fanciers over the phone and loft visits then I ever did from reading books and videos.
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Yer I know what you mean I like to go round other people's lofts but they don't like to answer some of the questions I ask or if I do they lie to me because I remember what they tell me and ask them the same thing two weeks later and give a totally different answer.. So I find it very hard finding fanciers that don't mind helping. The book you were on about would it be a problem that it is old? As you say times change?
Guest Owen Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 i know that some will think that there is a system to fly widowhood but before you go down that road there are some basic things you need to do. Pigeons must have plenty of fresh clean air to stay healthy. Their lungs are not like ours in that they can not handle foul air very well. You only have to see what happens to canaries when they get a wiff of gas down the pits. The bird will keel over before men realise that there is a problem. Then there is the budgie in the cage in someone's living room. Mother comes in and sprays the flies with an aerosol flykiller. The humans hardly notice it but the poor old budgie lies dead.It is much the same with sunshine. Birds must have plenty of sun and calcium to manufacture Vit "D". If they do not get enough of either they will suffer with rickets which will seriously ruin their chances as racers. So before you get into the business of working out a system to top the Fed every week you need to ensure that your birds have a healthy environment to live in. Besides you will save a fortune because you will not have to buy medication to prop them up when they suffer the pressure of racing.Once you have your birds in top health almost any system will yield results.
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Ok I'll take that into consideration I working so hard on geting everything right there is just soo much to think about
Wiley Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Yer I know what you mean I like to go round other people's lofts but they don't like to answer some of the questions I ask or if I do they lie to me because I remember what they tell me and ask them the same thing two weeks later and give a totally different answer.. So I find it very hard finding fanciers that don't mind helping. The book you were on about would it be a problem that it is old? As you say times change? Snowy, my views over the years have changed, but not in the quick time your suggesting, maybe the lofts and fanciers you have visited are just not genuine. Pigeon fliers pigeon liars comes to mind.The book maybe old, but pigeons are pigeons andthere make up now is the same as then.
Guest snowy2011 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 I like that it sounds very true yes I will defiantly be getting the book and giving it a read.Thanks for your help
greenlands Posted September 4, 2012 Report Posted September 4, 2012 Good book take out of it what suits you and digest.For nothing at the price it stands at.http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=dave+allen+widowhood+year&_sacat=0 Lindsay
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