
BREEDING AND WEANING: GETTING OFF TO A HEALTHY START
THE KEY IS A FULL BALANCE OF ALL ESSENTIAL FOOD ELEMENTS PROTEIN-(AMIN0 ACIDS) , FAT, FIBRE, CARBOHYDRATES, BUT MOST IMPORTANT FOR GOOD HEALTH THE INCLUSION OF A BALANCE OF ALL VITAMINS AND MINERALS.
BREEDING AND WEANING: FEED RECOMMENDATION:
HIGH PROTEIN 16% TO 18% WITH VITAMINS AND MINERALS THE HERITAGE "ACE" SUPPLIMENT WITH THE "BOOST" GRAIN MIX WILL PROVIDE A BALANCE OF ALL ESSENTIALS: A PROVEN METHOD TO ACHIEVE MAX. RESULTS. SEE "HERITAGE BROCHURE" CONTINUE TO FEED AS PER HERITAGE PIGEON BROCHURE UNTIL FULLY FEATHERED AND TRAINING STARTS.
NOTE:
--BONES CONSISTS MAINLY OF CALCIUM AND OTHER MINERALS.
--MUSCLE AND FEATHERS ARE MAINLY PROTEIN (AMINO ACIDS)
--ENERGY IS DERIVED FROM CARBOHYDRATES, FAT, PROTEIN WHILE FIBRE REMOVES TOXINS.
YOUNG BIRD TRAINING AND RACING:
ONCE YOUR BIRDS ARE FULLY FEATHERED, THEY MAY GO INTO A BODY MOULT ESPECIALLY IF EARLY BREEDING AND OR THE DARK SYSTEM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. CONTINUE FEEDING THE "ACE" AND "BOOST" AND START TO BLEND IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF YOUR RACE OR FLYING MIX OF GRAINS. THIS WILL GET THEM USE TO EATING A VARIETY OF GRAINS.
AS YOU MOVE TOWARD TRAINING AND THE RACING SEASON, INCREASE THE % OF RACING MIX, AND AS THE BODY MOULT IS COMPLETED, YOU MAY WORK TOWARD THE RACE TRAINING AND NOW AS THE WORK INCREASES FOR THE BIRDS, THE BODY WILL BUILD UP TOXINS (LACTIC ACID) WHICH MUST BE REMOVED TO MAINTAIN PERFORMANCE; THUS WE INTRODUCE AN INCREASE OF FIBRE IN THE DIET AND A LIGHT TO HEAVY CUVE IN FEEDING: FOLLOWING RACE RETURN, HIGHER FIBRE, (DIET –DEPURATIVE MIX) AND LOW CARBOHYDRATES, MID WEEK, BACK TO YOUR RACE MIX.
NOTE:
--SHORT DISTANCE RACING: HIGHER CARBO, - BALANCE INTAKE: HERITAGE PRO MAX HOMER # 1
--MEDIUM DISTANCE: INCREASE FAT IN MIX HERITAGE PERFORMANCE ULTRA
--LONG DISTANCE: INCREASE FAT AND SEED VARIETY TO ENSURE NATURAL BALANCE "BOSS MIX"
--DEPURATIVE: THE HARDER THE TRAINING, THE HIGHER THE FAT INTAKE IN THE DEPURATIVE MIX "HERITAGE DIET 5%) FAT OR SUPER D 9% FAT.
--OFF SEASON: A GOOD BALANCED MIX, THE COLDER THE WEATHER, THE HIGHER FAT 3% TO 5% SUMMER AND FALL HERITAGE E.W.3 –WINTER HERITAGE MAINTENANCE HEALTH
--CONDITIONING: PLUS SHORT BEAK OR FANCY BIRDS USED THE "HERITAGE FANCY POPCORN MIX"