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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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Age: 48
Location: south shields
| | Subject: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 4:32 pm | |
| i feed my race team light feed before i send them to race so they go to the drinker before basketing , however have noticed pigeons coming back with muddy feet any better ideas on making them drink before they go |
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David
Oldbird
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Join date: 2009-03-17
Location: Leeds
| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 5:03 pm | |
| hi ian, i was watching a video of ron green who raced champion breakaway....and he does the same as you and gives a small amount of seed to encourage them to have a drink, but one thing he said is that on a friday all he gives is fresh clean water with nothing in it..... maybe they will drink more ? |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 5:39 pm | |
| ill give it a try this week usually have water with vitamin b12 in |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 5:42 pm | |
| hi ian, yes he gives them that as well during the week, but fresh clean on a friday...  |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 9:13 pm | |
| i,ll try it you never now |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 9:42 pm | |
| hope it makes a difference for you ian, hope they do well for you this week.  |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
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Age: 39
Location: Tipton
| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Mon May 04, 2009 9:59 pm | |
| Hi Ian
The best way to get your pigeons to have a drink before you basket them is
let the birds exercise friday morning get them in give them a lite feed but at the same time you leave the loft take the water fountain out as well
Put the water fountain in the loft two hours before you are ready to basket the birds but only clean water then you will see the birds take a drink then they have digested the water after a few hours, but if you give them water then take them to the club and they are full of water then the birds have more chance of being uncomfortable during transit and may be sick also. |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Tue May 05, 2009 4:05 pm | |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:50 pm | |
| did you try this ian ? do you think its made any difference and are they drinking better now before basketing ? |
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Don Webb
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:52 pm | |
| Did it help the advise i said do with taking the drinker out of the loft Ian |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:48 am | |
| think it has don as i havent had any back with muddy feet cheers don |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:40 pm | |
| they will need plenty of water in this weather ian, amagine flying hundreds of miles thirsty......when my ybs come in the loft from exercise they go straight to the drinker.  |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:13 pm | |
| yes david dont want them to dehydrate |
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David
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:58 pm | |
| let ybs out this morning and they went off for over an hour, when they came back they flew for about 45 mins.....thats longer than usual.
was undecided about letting them out this morning as it was grey skies and no clouds...thought it was a bit misty, but as i would normally like to get them out as much as poss in most types of weather i decided to let them out.... |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: pigeons returning with muddy feet Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:13 pm | |
| getting fit david shame your not racing them |
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The N.E.H.U race from Melton Mowbray 21/4/2012 was won by Peel bros of South Shields, they took 1st club 1st fed, also taking 2nd and 4th club and 15 of the 25 birds clocked in the club......well done Peel brothers.
