The birds wake to a natural sunrise but i turn lights on in the coop with a timer and then shut them off at 10 00 p m.
The light system for racing pigeons.
Whether you use the dark or light system paul believes you must breed early to compete and his breeding season starts thanksgiving day.
If you are a fancier regularly racing your pigeons you.
As soon as the birds leave the nest adopt this system.
The light system of racing young birds.
This system usually requires pulling the 9th and 10th flight feathers.
Adjust to suit work but keep daylight hours to eight remove all light sources from the loft by using shutters curtains etc.
The birds will be in lightness for about 15 hours you can buy n automatic switch so it will.
Give the young ones time.
The lighting system uses artificial light to increase the amount of daylight to trick the birds biological clock into making them mature faster.
While you need to train the racing pigeons from a young age do not overwork them.
Because it takes about 6 months before ybs complete their moult on the wings you need to breed early youngsters.
The darkening system uses the deprivation of light to also trick the birds into maturing differently.
From 4 00pm to 8 00am.
Long hard flights are a strict no if you want them to perform later in life.
Adding light two weeks before the first race i make another change and put the birds on sixteen hours of light.
Young bird training darkness system this system works best on birds born in january and february.
The importance of his pre breeding program is to insure optimum fertility and for the reproduction of healthy young birds.
Mick waterhouse a prominent english pigeon fancier sent me his darkness racing system.
Give them time to mature physically before putting a routine strain on them.
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A health program prior to breeding is followed.
Keep the basket light.