Feeding

[ken]

hi dose any body feed there birds before you let them out.why im asking there is a lad on my allotment feeds his and iv never seen bird exsicise like them they go like the wind and for the hour no bother at all. some times longer they done it last year aswell and he was the top lifter.i don't no what he gives them but there going like that now.the condition of his birds are out standing

[andy Burgess]

ask him

[greenlands]

At the mo. mine are feeding youngens so there's a hopper of feed in front of them all the time,exercising very well.

[ken]

I did and he wouldent tell me

[Guest snowy2011]

I know alot of systems say feed on return to the loft but how much exercise would you do without breakfast?

But then again will they trap if you feed them befor?

No good if your needing to go to work.

Work things around you :emoticon-0157-sun:

[ken]

iv seen his birds come back of a 300ml racing and win in a north wind.he lets the same birds out on a sunday and they fly like ybirds for an hour+ and this is not just one race its every race up to 350ml dosent matter on the wind

[eyesign123]

I remember freddy vande said at a moot over hear in N.ireland that he let's the birds out when they are fead and they come in not problem and he said they come because they are in a routine and wanting to get back into the loft.

[tiger]

give them a light feed and they will fly better before you let them out and watch them go

[andy Burgess]

I did and he wouldent tell me

play detective Ken , watch him like a hawk , what he does and what he carries with him in and out , where he shops for feed etc .

[Guest TAMMY_1]

play detective Ken , watch him like a hawk , what he does and what he carries with him in and out , where he shops for feed etc .

aye and he might get arrested for stalking :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[Tony C]

Are the sexes separated?

[cemetary]

Can he be feeding the some depruative before he lets them out, with something mixed in like garlic oil.

[ALF]

Are the sexes separated?

More than likely i think so Tony

[ken]

yes there parted

[hotrod]

give them a light feed and they will fly better before you let them out and watch them go

 

 

Correct John hungry pigeons won't go as you say , give them some red band ,just a little about before you let them out is just fine plus they will trap for you for their dinner .

[bullcock]

Birds lightly fed or slightly hungry will fly, as someone stated the secret is routine, the birds must know what is expected of them and if they get the same routine every day and the time flying is built up over a few weeks, they will be waiting to get a light feed then waiting to be let out and expect to be let out at the exact same time every day.

This goes for fed or unfed before being let out. Routine, Routine, Routine....

[robbiedoo.]

hi dose any body feed there birds before you let them out.why im asking there is a lad on my allotment feeds his and iv never seen bird exsicise like them they go like the wind and for the hour no bother at all. some times longer they done it last year aswell and he was the top lifter.i don't no what he gives them but there going like that now.the condition of his birds are out standing

 

Ken my birds have food in front of them 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Sometimes it's a job getting them to stop exercising once they get in race condition .

Edited March 25, 2013 by robbiedoo.

[walterboswell59]

the worse thing you can do is let birds out then put feed down and go to work as i used to do two mins and there back in there not daft they know your routine to

[pigeon88]

when our ybs start to fly strong i put a pole up with a bag on the end when i take it down I expect them to drop, this is difficult for a week or so but it is worth it, this stays with them for the rest of their lives, pole up = exercise, pole down = trap.................they too fly the skies out and I don't have to train old birds this way except about 5 x 8milers before season starts, pigeons are like any animal they are creatures of habit they will do exactly as you expect of them if they are rewarded for their efforts.

[walterboswell59]

when our ybs start to fly strong i put a pole up with a bag on the end when i take it down I expect them to drop, this is difficult for a week or so but it is worth it, this stays with them for the rest of their lives, pole up = exercise, pole down = trap.................they too fly the skies out and I don't have to train old birds this way except about 5 x 8milers before season starts, pigeons are like any animal they are creatures of habit they will do exactly as you expect of them if they are rewarded for their efforts.

i do the samething m8 learn them when they are young and it stays with them

[demolition man]

yes there parted

 

And does he lock them out?

[kirky]

i give my ybs a light feed and use peanuts for trappng.

[pigeon88]

i do the samething m8 learn them when they are young and it stays with them

 

Tbh mate I find it cuts out on the training and birds are either in sky or in loft, the deadly sparrowhawk is always looking for a meal so dont like leaving them out to hang around