Barley Your Views

[ghostrider]

Do you fellas use this in your feed..in feeding for Old/Young-bird Sprint racing?

Also....

Jos Soontjens said he never broke them down,ie Barley,he stated that they were already broken down

when they returned from a race.

[andy Burgess]

i have and still do , though not as much . use barley 50% of feed throughout the Winter . all year round with the white wedding birds . did use it for the widow cocks at 1 time too. and even experimented using only barley with 1 widow cock, and tried it on hens too , for 5 days , giving widowhood mix friday before basketing them . so its a good useful feeding i.m.o. (oh and tends to be cheap, which i like a lot)

[Ian McKay]

Think it makes a good drink em em called whiskey :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[ovy1255]

This is a seed i never give to my birds.

[Wiley]

Its a grain i always give

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Always some in my mix. The amount varies throughout the season, but it is always in there.

[peter dempsey]

the most underrated food in pigeon racing

good barley is as good as any food on the market and cheap

[maverick]

Think it makes a good drink em em called whiskey :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

 

Ian a good Scotsman has no e in his whisky

[walterboswell59]

the most underrated food in pigeon racing

good barley is as good as any food on the market and cheap

hear hear peter and great for controlling the weight of your birds m8

[paddymac]

the most underrated food in pigeon racing

good barley is as good as any food on the market and cheap

:emoticon-0137-clapping: I use it in all my mixes and like Andy 50% during the winter months.

[eagle79]

:emoticon-0137-clapping: I use it in all my mixes and like Andy 50% during the winter months.

is 50/50 ok when moulting

[Grizzlecock]

is 50/50 ok when moulting

I use barley all the time but I think 50/50 during the moult is a it too much I.m.o

[paddymac]

is 50/50 ok when moulting

50% In my opinion would be too much.

[Wiley]

In my opinion 50% is ideal and is something ive moulted on for a number of years now

[Guest Hairylayer]

I'm still a novice but my birds have come on leaps and bounds in terms of condition nd there loft flying since I intrudced barley into there feed.

[neila]

I moult mine on 35 per cent barley , during the season I add 10-20 per cent as a guide to feeding old birds (depending on distance) up to 2-3 days from race day and 30 per cent to the ybs feed

[tommy bhoys]

Do you fellas use this in your feed..in feeding for Old/Young-bird Sprint racing?

Also....

Jos Soontjens said he never broke them down,ie Barley,he stated that they were already broken down

when they returned from a race.

feed 100% barley in winter racing its 50/50

[neila]

feed 100% barley in winter racing its 50/50

 

 

Can I ask how far you fly on the 50/ 50 mix please, only I tried it at 30 -40 per cent one year and had a poor season over 250 miles even when I cut it back 2-3 days from marking ,although they flew well to 200 miles and great around home