young birds feeding

hi does anyone know to a good youngbird system and how much corn to give them that will work

hi pigeon fler i have a system by nigel cowood, some of it is interesting enough but i wouldnt pay for it like some have done.........i think its best to work your own system out by listening to successful flyers and making your own mind up from which of the info suits your self and your birds,

i usually start off when settling ybs by feeding an oz per bird, once they are training and racing they are on an ounce and a quarter per bird, 50/50 super diet and widowhood.

thanks for the advice very greatful

hi p/flyer, im afraid some of the learning is trial and error......it could be said ive wasted a couple of seasons in the past but this year ive finally learned by my mistakes and got them training, feeding and exercising pretty good,

its all experience.

did you race to day and did you get them all i sent 10 and had 10 but was 3mins
behind again

i sent 11 and only got 6, it was a terrible day and there were only a handful timed in my club in tace time...........for me and many others it was a disaster

sorry to here that i have being talking to a top flyer by me he told me to use a teaspoon in the morning and a tablespoon on a night what do you think

i have only have 3 back today outa 9 im pissed and mine where hours behind

lvlasked wrote:

i have only have 3 back today outa 9 im pissed and mine where hours behind

i think theres a lot in the same boat chris, hopefully they will work their way home......

pigeonflyer1 wrote:

sorry to here that i have being talking to a top flyer by me he told me to use a teaspoon in the morning and a tablespoon on a night what do you think

im not sure how much a tea and a table spoon actually is, i use an egg cup which holds an ounce.....i usually give 11 birds 5 ounce after their morning exercise, then approx 9 and a quarter ounce after their evening fly.........they gat one and a quarter ounce each per day altogeather.

do you feed the same on friday for saturday race

for 30 ybs i feed 10 o/z in the morning 7.30 and then i feed 28 o/z in the evening 5.30 so they get about an ounce and a quarter a day but the morning feed is gerry plus only and the evening is a yb mix

with useing a local trainer i get my birds back at 10.50 in the morning
what time would you give the night feed

i dont think it realy matters that much so long as you stick to a regular time jmo

do you feed the same amount on friday and at what time do you feed them

it would depend how far they are racing i tend to feed at 8am and give 1/2 ounce for short races and a teaspoon of conditioner early afternoon

thank you for advice i will give it a go

pigeonflyer1 wrote:

with useing a local trainer i get my birds back at 10.50 in the morning
what time would you give the night feed

do you exercise in the evening pigeon flyer ? if so feed when they come in...............i usually exercise around 6 oclcok in the evening then feed when i get them in, i also train in the mornings but they arnt home till approx 12 oclcok

i dont fly them at night but i going to this week

before i started training i exercised and fed once a day, in the morning i would let them out and they would do 2 hours flying, then i would get them in and feed their full amount and that would beit for the day untill the next day.........once i started training it had to alter to twice a day but it took me a while to get them used to it.

i was told by a top flyer that when you start training youngbirds all they should know
is basket home basket home and dont let them fly around home

i think each of us has different views p/flyer and if they get results we stick to them.

pigeonflyer1 wrote:

i was told by a top flyer that when you start training youngbirds all they should know
is basket home basket home and dont let them fly around home

well i cant see any enjoyment in that i love to watch the birds execising around the home and its free as petrol aint cheap

what is it we actually train our ybs for ? it cant be to teach them the way home can it .......and the time taken to fly 25 miles is approx half an hour, but at one point my ybs were exercising and ranging for over 2 hours, so whats of more benefit to them.....?

well for me david once racing starts i wont train at all as i dont drive and the mrs trains mine god bless her shes on the road at 6 am so i am very grateful and wont push the boat out otherwise i might find myself on ironing duties