bigwilly
744 posts
Oct 31, 2008
3:26 PM
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Do U feed your birds everyday? Or do u skip a day?
BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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bigwilly
745 posts
Oct 31, 2008
3:35 PM
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Thanks Mario. And yes I eat everyday. Just wanted to know what people thoughts were?
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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BA Rollers
100 posts
Oct 31, 2008
4:04 PM
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I feed all my birds every day. There are exceptions like when I have to go out of town for work, I double or triple the amount I give the birds in each loft. I do the same for the kit birds. If I am going to be out of town for 2-3 days, I let them pork out until they stop eating. This is usually good for 2-3 days depending on the weather. Actually some of their best flys are when I return and fly them again.
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Windjammer Loft
456 posts
Oct 31, 2008
4:22 PM
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bigwilly........sometimes when "I SCREW Up" for some reason or another I do skip a day but, that's only to get them back on track again. After I have made a mistake in feeding the first time. With that being said I do feed them everyday.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Oct 31, 2008 4:23 PM
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bigwilly
746 posts
Oct 31, 2008
4:22 PM
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thanks Paul
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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Windjammer Loft
457 posts
Oct 31, 2008
4:25 PM
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bigwilly.......and their are some days that I myself don't eat. And it usually because I've eaten way too much the night before....LOL
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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Bill C
114 posts
Oct 31, 2008
7:27 PM
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Hey Bigwilly, We have a local fly Saturday Nov. 1st.starting at Kens at 7:45 then Dwight and so on. Come if you can.
I have skipped a day before when I knew I was not going to be able to feed them early in the day. I wouldn't make a habbit of it but if your birds are being over fed it is definately worth skipping one day. Or at least giving them half a cup if you were giving two cups. The feeding thing is the hardest part to get down and it takes most of us a year or two to really figure it all out.
You really want the birds to fly for 30-45 minutes. Flying longer than an hour is not good. It sets in bad habbits and makes them stronger to fly longer each day. You really want to get all the rolling out of 30-45 minutes even when not flying for comps. It gets really hard when you fly hold over birds too. If you don't fly them regulary they can fly for two or three hours sometimes even though you didn't feed them too much. But they will come down in flying time if you keep flying them and keep the feed low calorie and not too much. Older birds seem to store up energy if not flown every other day, while young birds are easy to control the first year. Keep in touch. See ya Bill C in Sacto.
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Santandercol
3316 posts
Oct 31, 2008
7:42 PM
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Use the search thing on this site to read up on the Yo-Yo method of feeding your birds.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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brudahpete
51 posts
Oct 31, 2008
7:47 PM
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I feed daily but I ramp up a little corn in the colder months. I don't think that there is a real science to feeding but an occasional fast for your birds won't hurt them either.
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Rule #1: Don't build your loft anywhere near your wife's clothesline....
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Mount Airy Lofts
792 posts
Oct 31, 2008
11:11 PM
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Willy,
I have routinely skipped a day just find. The birds just have to get use to it. Feed all they want the day prior to skipping. I go on hunting trips every weekend. All the birds are healthy as can be. Just gotta jam them up with feed. Some times, I prep my birds to not have any thing in them prior to flying as well. If that means a day's ration, so be it.
Thor
P.S. Every day feeding is what I usually practice.
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It's all about the friends we make :)
Last Edited by on Oct 31, 2008 11:20 PM
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fresnobirdman
194 posts
Oct 31, 2008
11:31 PM
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yea, i skip two days of feed every now and than,
i go hunting and noone will feed my birds.
i leave a bucket of feed in kit than they wont starve to death.
than wen i come home they will go back to there regular feedin schedule.
~~Fresnobirdman~~
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kopetsa
2061 posts
Oct 31, 2008
11:34 PM
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yah no fresno, i hate hunting and completely disagree with it.
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Andrew C.
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kopetsa
2062 posts
Oct 31, 2008
11:34 PM
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lol so watch it!
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Andrew C.
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kopetsa
2063 posts
Oct 31, 2008
11:35 PM
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Hunting is by far the stupidest sport in the world, if that's what you call it even.. :) JMO
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Andrew C.
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bigwilly
747 posts
Nov 01, 2008
6:27 AM
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Thanks guys for all your info
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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BA Rollers
102 posts
Nov 01, 2008
3:18 PM
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Kop, if you are trolling for a response, you better be prepared to back up your liberal agenda :)
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juanrollers
161 posts
Nov 01, 2008
3:47 PM
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When I do let my kit birds eat all they want one day the next day they still feel half full (like they feel with one spoon per bird) so I think doing it that way should be fine as long as they always have water.
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fresnobirdman
195 posts
Nov 01, 2008
3:56 PM
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first of all kopetsa, hunting is not a stupid sport.
if theres too many of some creature, man has to keep the population to a normal level.
if theres no hunting than there would be a million morning doves in town... that would cause chaos!
there would be feces everywhere!!!!
~~Fresnobirdman~~
Last Edited by on Nov 01, 2008 3:57 PM
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sundance
856 posts
Nov 01, 2008
4:11 PM
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Kop, you`ll feel different when you hit your first deer on the freeway, trash your car, and with a little luck no one gets hurt. ( except the deer )
Hunting is as much about population control as it is a seasonal way to provide food for some families. And, in most cases the meat is much healthier for you than any store bought meat.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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PR_rollers
1852 posts
Nov 01, 2008
4:27 PM
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Bigwilly there are times when I'm training my birds and I see there is a need to stop flying them because they have gotten too stiff flying or too high in they are in great condition ..what I do is rest them for a week or two get them lil fat and out of shape so they can fly lower feed all they want but at end of week which I will fly them again I don't feed for one or two days depending on how they look but all the while they have pro-vital in the water all day for those days they don't eat..what this does is gives their organs rest which they need..I also fast my dog every once in a while it is good for them. I see a big difference in my birds here they usually get it going on the second day more performance and with quality and I also notice that one time i gave them feed and they left it because they ate so much the days before..so it is not bad to fast your birds its good for them.I learn this from Graham Dexter.this is how he train his birds to get the best out of them.. ..
Ralph
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