corn prices!!!!

how much is corn in your area, is it coming down ive been paying £10.40 for a bag of bamfords depurative and went to corn suppliers yesterday and was told £7.99 , i dont know if its coming down or if its the bloke in the suppliersas i dont think he can work the pc lol

where is it ill go and buy 20 bags....

the corn im using at the moment is only cheap stuff and it was 10.50 a bag, with me not racing till next year ill wait until i race and then feed on better quality corn......last year i fed on beyers and it was about 12.50 ish and it was decent stuff.

ps didnt buy the cheap corn to save 2 pound, its because they only had the cheepo stuff for some reason......

The only thing i would say about the cost of corn it is not how much it is it's the quality that counts

You can buy good quality corn direct from the farms sometimes a third cheaper

Good corn with the right amount of protein, and fibre combination, would be right, corn should be clean and free from moist.

do members use different corns for the ybs and the obs ? do ybs not need as much maize in the mix as the old ones ?

david i feed my youngbirds on the same corn as my old birds i use marimans viaramax £14.50 for 25 kilo bag

hi ian, when we raced before we fed the ybs on different corn to the old birds....maybe different corns about now.

yes david i used to but found it better on a full corn

if fanciers use different feeds for the ybs and obs they would need a few different bags wouldnt they ?if you were feeding the cocks on widowhood mix could you give this to the ybs then ? also been thinking, if flying on the darkness system... when they come off before yb racing starts could the young cocks be put on to the widowhood system ? they could be paired to the old hens and race this way while the young hens could race to the perch....
any thoughts ?

any thoughts on the darkness ybs flying widowhood anyone?

i know a few members who split there youngbirds cocks and hens then put them together before basketing i guess its the same as widowhood but time consuming as you have to train and exercise them seperately

hi ian, yes i suppose your right.....wonder if anyones done it tho, also wonder if it would make darks even better ?

wont harm them to try

when do your ybs come off the dark ian ? they were like yearlings in the photos you put on gallery....

came off the dark on the longest day couple of weeks ago

Agree with Ian it will not harm the the young birds being on the same corn as the old birds

For me the young birds are maturing so the corn for the old birds is of a good quality and produced for hard racing short and long distance

i always thought yb mixes didnt have much maize in it.....?or if it did it was small maize.

david you can buy young bird mix with or without maize depends on the fancier i like it with maize

hi ian, maize is carbs isnt it ?is this good for ybs or do they need protien more ?

they need both david i use widowhood and i got a card of nearly youngbird race

To feed carbs it is really up to the fancier, you can feed protein but they still need carbs for flying

do they need more protien for flying longer races ?

Most long distance fanciers feed maize and peanuts which help provide the carbs and fats needed for them long miles

anyone used that golden boost......my old birds wont touch it but ive just started to give the ybs it and they are eating it ok. corn man said it would make good nice ybs when in the nest but as ive said they wont touch it, anyone any thoughts on it please ?