What times do members darken and open their lofts.....?

vader wrote:

DAVID wrote:

vader wrote:

we open up at 10am & close at 6pm ...

once you start doing it at a certain time, do you have to stick to it.....? or could i change mine to 10 till 6..........instead of 9 till 5.?

Hi David change time anytime you want, as long as birds get 8hrs daylight,
we sometimes change to 11am to 7pm, but try and feed at the same time if possible ...
Bill

thanks bill, so as long as they get the 8 hours daylight per day the system will still work........... this morning i didntmanage to uncover till ten past 9 so tonight i closed up at ten past 5, so this should be ok........?

i try to feed approx 30 mins before closing...........should this be ok?

David thats fine .... we try to feed the same time as the birds
come home from races, ie in this area birds usually arrive
around 2pm ish, this doesnt mean to say this is right or wrong, this is just our way, ( our feeding time is, 5.30am 1/3rd of feed and 2pm 2/3rds ...

Bill

yes bill, this is what im doing now with the ybs 1/3rd after morning exercise and the other 2/3rds approx 4.30, but no later if poss........as the ybs get older and come off the dark ill be letting them out twice a day/ training etc so do i still stick to this 1/3rd and 2/3rds

Good information Bill to the point

David if i was working my young birds hard i would make sure they were feed the fuel needed for the work a head

With the food amounts i would feed half each feed time