Hi Danny / Raul,
I remember the old timers giving it to birds, as a purge, but what in my
opinion made no sense, was the fact, that they would feed the birds all the
small seeds they could think of,and then give them Epsom salts diluted in
warm water.
I personally don't use Epsom salts, except in the bath water. However, if
there is shortage of magnesium in the birds system, then a bit in the
drinking water will be beneficial.
One ounce = 28.3 grams. By the way the amount of feed fed to your birds
will depend on the weather factors, but also on the birds size,and the
metabolism. Under reasonable conditions, I use to give 22 grams to cock
birds ,and eighteen grams to hens.
hi Danny sorry to hear about ur y/ones the Hughes birds r high flyer's so u
should not be feeding them wheat the wheat will fire them up and make them
fly very high .
I prefer a 4 day feed up if given the choice even though I flew a personal
best (without a DQ) on a three day. I find with a 4 day feed up I can give
them more proteins on the 1st day, even them out with proteins and carbs on
the 2nd and load them mostly on carbs on the 3rd and 4th day.
Hi fellow tippler friends, I have been reading a lot of your e mails about
feed ups and tonics. Before a fly my preparations goes as follows. One a
Monday before a fly i will give them 7 to 8 hrs training depending on
weather. I also try to give them at least 2 hrs dark training. If you want
to do bring times i think dark training is essential. On a Wednesday night i
When you start to train birds whether be o/b or y/b this is a way I have
found that works very well for me to jump the hours, when I have got birds
on steady 3 to 4 hrs and settled on barley I find that if you feed the
following I can give them a training fly letting them do 7 to 8 hrs easy, it
is as follows
There is a wide-spread belief that the primary way top-participants in the
flying competition get their competitive edge by feeding the birds special
secret diets. Since so many people seem to believe that diet is crucial to
success in the fly, it is not surprising that a large measure of fascination
and curiosity surrounds the feed-up.
