Recovery from racing

[king]

Rest is the best thing a pigeon can have after a race, but every pigeon is different. I always let mine out the day after a race and put a bath out for them. Some birds just came out of the loft and straight to the bath others went for a fly. I've had birds fly up to 13 hours and after 30 mins it's hard to tell they had even been with handling them.
The speed a bird recovers is a great indicator of health. I very much doubt a sprint bird would need to have a days rest after a race?

[Anthony webster]

I like 2,3 days rest won't start bk until I see team bouncing in loft,

[Anthony webster]

A good sprint pigeon and I mean a "good one" will give you every inch and ounce of effort in their body in order to get home in the shortest time possible. They'll fly through a brick wall for you.

I've met cocks coming in through an open door (me coming out them coming in) and there's only 1 winner - THEM. I've been knocked off my feet no end of times

That kind of exertion requires careful recovery.

Do distance pigeons give their all too? Of course they do - but i'm not implying they don't need recovery afterwards either

Sprint pigeons are like men working on a price n long distance pigeons are like council workers there for ever lol

[Anthony webster]

I think it's crazy not racing hens it's like saying your worse cock bird is better than all the hens in garden n iv found so many birds that fanicers say are on widowhood actually ain't, the fanicers thinks he is but the birds ain't,
I was taught widowhood by the best iv ever seen fly it but I don't enjoy it I like racing hens as well n I'm use to flying hens.

[Anthony webster]

I think it's crazy not racing hens it's like saying your worse cock bird is better than all the hens in garden n iv found so many birds that fanicers say are on widowhood actually ain't, the fanicers thinks he is but the birds ain't,
I was taught widowhood by the best iv ever seen fly it but I don't enjoy it I like racing hens as well n I'm use to flying hens.

I don’t think that Tony. I just don’t have the loft set up or the time to fly both sex’s. They are on a diet supreme and depurative with just a couple of feeds of super widowhood given on a Thursday. My best bird last year was a hen on natural. Actually the nest mate of my first bird yesterday. A pair of latebreds from 2 years ago.

[Anthony webster]

Try feeding in opposite way
Widowhood on Sunday going lighter towards Thurs zero Friday for distance you race if I was racing 34 miles there be a pigeon put in basket in car with drinker on wenseday for 34 miles, I say this because u have a yb have 2 days out take it 20 miles with team it be first bk by 3 to 5 mins.

[Anthony webster]

For me it's rest n plenty
get the digestive system working nice
Then repair the tare from the race via Protien
Allso get rid of the lactic acid
Then once there bouncing start again iv found by doing this I can keep top form for 9 weeks solid with out a dip where normally u get a dip 4th to 5th week n then it's down to different birds keep coming instead of a team coming

[Anthony webster]

I don't build up or break down all I do is adjust the grains to different percentages depending the distance n wind but there's no build up or break down I would never over feed a dog day before I run it, it would run useless lol