how do you feed your birds

Hatchling Posts : 452 Join date : 2010-01-17

in nestboxes or trays/feeders on floor ????

Subject: Re: how do you feed your birds Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:29 am

hi steve, i feed the ybs in shallow wooden trays, i feed widowhood cocks in their boxes with food and water..........as i think it bonds them more to the box rather than feeding on the floor in trays. JMO study

Subject: Re: how do you feed your birds Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:04 am

Same as David always feed youngsters on the floor with open trays and the widowhood birds in there boxes

Must say when feeding widowhood cocks always let the fight a little with me to help get a bond with the bird and the bird with its home as you would say protecting his teretory

Youngbird Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04

if you want the best out your widowers feed in tray by hand remember its a competision with them at all times sean

Subject: Re: how do you feed your birds Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:39 pm

seanl wrote:: if you want the best out your widowers feed in tray by hand remember its a competision with them at all times sean

sorry but i dont agree, the widowhood system isnt about competing for food, its about sexually motivating cocks...........my way of thinking is that the cock thinks the hen is under the upturned bowl and his desire to defend his box which is hes territory, he races home to his hen, not to food........JMO

Subject: Re: how do you feed your birds Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:41 pm

i feed in pots in there box i think they bond to the box better

Youngbird Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04

David wrote:

seanl wrote:: if you want the best out your widowers feed in tray by hand remember its a competision with them at all times sean

sorry but i dont agree, the widowhood system isnt about competing for food, its about sexually motivating cocks...........my way of thinking is that the cock thinks the hen is under the upturned bowl and his desire to defend his box which is hes territory, he races home to his hen, not to food........JMO

david a lot of the top lofts dont have bowles in except on basketing night in fact a lot dont show the hen
and yes they are sexually motavated but they must compete helps put the edge on them sean

Oldbird Posts : 5539 Join date : 2011-01-01 Age : 64

i used to shut my boxes off with a bit of ply and that had a v perch on all week they would sit on the perch till friday then ide remove the ply and they would then
see the box with the front still closed at around 5pm ide put in the bowl all they could do was see the bowl no access to it at all then off to the club only time they ever seen the hens was on return and on all training tossers 1 week befor first race they just loft fly all birds were fed by hand on a tray they aint daft they know whats comming but we all have our own ways and you must do as you feel best and do it as time allows you to

Youngbird Posts : 2399 Join date : 2011-09-04

birdy2011 wrote:: i used to shut my boxes off with a bit of ply and that had a v perch on all week they would sit on the perch till friday then ide remove the ply and they would then
see the box with the front still closed at around 5pm ide put in the bowl all they could do was see the bowl no access to it at all then off to the club only time they ever seen the hens was on return and on all training tossers 1 week befor first race they just loft fly all birds were fed by hand on a tray they aint daft they know whats comming but we all have our own ways and you must do as you feel best and do it as time allows you to

very true common sence approach G

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