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Doesn't have to be strictly beans or barley. If you chose to hopper feed use a single grain so yes beans or barley work best u can then supplement the birds with some sport mix or small seed if u wish. Hopper feeding during winter is ideal if your short on time during short daylight hours as long as they've access to clean water then they will be fine with the hopper. As for during the race season I've never tried hopper feeding but if I were to try it I would hopper feed the beans and also supplement this with a good racing mixture to add some fuel in the form carbohydrate and fats. If your starting out I'd be more inclined to stick to more conventional methods with a mixture, feeding once a day to appetite during the close season, during racing season I'd recommend feeding at least twice a day and breeding birds should have food infront of them at all times. The mixture which you feed can change throughout the season as demands increase due to racing breeding etc. That rabble probably confuses you further but the main aim is to keep the birds happy and to keep them fit and healthy enough food to keep them content but not too much as to make them fat, you will read about lots of different ways to feed them so it isn't really an exact science much depends on how you race them ie how often how far and how much work they have between races. The one thing I would definitely say is don't change too much too often

Hopper feeding beans or barley is ideal throughout winter months ...only ever used pellets as a supplement. Hopper feed the beans year round even and introduce breading mix to pots in the nest box during the breeding season...the beans will always be there as a back up so they never go short

God bless....a truly remarkable lady 🇬🇧

Looks brilliant Lee well done

Some top lots on offer from all over the UK well done all involved 👏

Disaster in Ayrshire only 2/9 here 5 hours apart This was my last race due to closing down lofts after the season what a terrible way to go out.🤮🤮🤮

Ayrshire 8am Wetherby no wind.

11/20 with Ayrshire from Blaydon... Some boys struggling to put together a team for next year

Think most these drops etc claim to last year.... U-200 best on the market bar none.

Ayrshire same on Saturday from Wooler (don't think the race point is problem) had great racing last couple years from Wooler ...only our convoy was much bigger at 1500... Lots of birds missing.

1500 Ayrshire birds at Wooler up at 07:30 light west wind

Let's hope certain clubs don't cut the strings with other clubs birds still on the lorry.... Happened last week when they were brought back and our clubs birds were banging off the perspex fronts.... It won't be the doos getting banged about if it happens this week I can garuntee that 👍

34 birds at Ayrshire's Lauder 2 race Only 1049 federation birds still few boys to get them going so far. 78 miles to my lofts Good luck to everyone this weekend

Link on pipa... Belgium fancier has been declared the winner. UK bird arrived into harrow

Anyone following the Barcelona International... See bird in Belgium this morning leading it but longer Dutch fanciers could beat it or even a English bird 🤞

Aye should be as early as possible nice clean morning air

Well done guys... Good luck to you all 👍

Best of luck folks

Don't finish work till 8am so usually lib around 10am had them up to 16 miles half dozen times was planning to send half this weekend to lauder with Ayrshire federation as we have an any age race but between being floored with covid and the weather I'm not sure il go. Don't train any further than that to avoid falcon attacks.

Well done, great performance

Bamfords prem gold £16.50 20kg Bamfords widowhood £17.55 20kg VL gerry £19.95 20kg Depurative £15.50 20kg Not forgetting grits minerals pickstones etc. That's from Gibbs of Galston, 10% discount to boys down here. Lucky for me I've only 10 pair oldbirds and at most 3 dozen ybs.

Tighten some thread around it... Either that or leave it if it doesn't affect her

Ayrshire federation 9am at lauder

How about a corridor feeder or better still one on the outside of loft so you can feed without going in. Mines are natural of mixed ages so like to feed twice per day with as much as the want in evening. Feed 3/4 racing/breeding mixtures mixed together with depurative added

Perfect sense... Weather across the country very poor