Feeding Once A Day

[neila]

do any members feed there old bird teams once a day during the season

I know a fair few feed youngsters just once but wondered if anyone did the same with old birds and if so would you give a set amount or add some barley to the feed as a guide

[kirky]

i only feed once a day in winter, but twice in racing and breeding season ob and ybs.

[alex young]

Read some where that S. Van Reet never got out of bed until about 2 in the afternoon,I presume he must of only fed once a day.

[Tony C]

do any members feed there old bird teams once a day during the season

I know a fair few feed youngsters just once but wondered if anyone did the same with old birds and if so would you give a set amount or add some barley to the feed as a guide

Would that be feed once a day & exercise once a day?

[Wiley]

I only exercise old birds once a day, I used to feed once a day, but found the birds never exercised liked they should have as come 24hours they was hungry and that's all the birds thought about. I now still exercise only once a day, however my birds are fed twice, because they exercise of an evening they have a large breakfast, so when exercise time is due they fly with vigour. After exercise they receive a smaller portion.

 

Young birds I train at least 3 days a week and are only fed once a day straight after training.

[paddymac]

I only feed once a day now during the winter months as the birds are resting and during the racing season they are fed twice a day.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Once a day just now, but twice a day or more during the racing season.

[neila]

Would that be feed once a day & exercise once a day?

 

 

yes Tony , I have few problems with neighbours so I only have the birds out once due to flying cocks and hens parted and ybs so I have 3 lots to get out so dare not risk the birds going out twice or it will be a problem with the neighbour

[neila]

I only exercise old birds once a day, I used to feed once a day, but found the birds never exercised liked they should have as come 24hours they was hungry and that's all the birds thought about. I now still exercise only once a day, however my birds are fed twice, because they exercise of an evening they have a large breakfast, so when exercise time is due they fly with vigour. After exercise they receive a smaller portion.

 

Young birds I train at least 3 days a week and are only fed once a day straight after training.

 

 

hi wiley

can I ask what sort of amounts you feed Am or do you fill them up and I guess this would be 8-10 hours prior to you having them out

I am glad you posted this as I was thinking of doing it a little wrong if I fed twice by a light feed Am and a heavy feed after the fly pm

[Tony C]

yes Tony , I have few problems with neighbours so I only have the birds out once due to flying cocks and hens parted and ybs so I have 3 lots to get out so dare not risk the birds going out twice or it will be a problem with the neighbour

Go along with what Wiley suggests, he's very successful the way he races. Best of luck.

[neila]

Read some where that S. Van Reet never got out of bed until about 2 in the afternoon,I presume he must of only fed once a day.

 

 

hi Alex

I think I read he left a pot of barley in the cocks boxes and then fed them a sport mix once day for a hour which could be at the time you mentioned after they had there fly

which thinking about it isn't a bad idea

[ALF]

Our birds for the 1st winter ever are out everyday (don't know if we are doing the right thing or not??? ) but they are fed a soup can full of barley after they have finished exercising then get 2 soup cans full of of winter mix between 26 birds and fly between 40-60 mins everyday

[Wiley]

hi wiley

can I ask what sort of amounts you feed Am or do you fill them up and I guess this would be 8-10 hours prior to you having them out

I am glad you posted this as I was thinking of doing it a little wrong if I fed twice by a light feed Am and a heavy feed after the fly pm

 

Neila, it's basically 3/4 of their daily feed am, 1/4 of their daily feed pm.

[neila]

cheers mate

very kind of you to offer this advice

[neila]

Our birds for the 1st winter ever are out everyday (don't know if we are doing the right thing or not??? ) but they are fed a soup can full of barley after they have finished exercising then get 2 soup cans full of of winter mix between 26 birds and fly between 40-60 mins everyday

 

cheers Alf

so your birds would be fed about 22-33 hours prior to you let them out again after there fly each day