Racing Systems

  Several years ago Vita King introduced its new 1-2-3 Racing System for birds.  Our 
  Vita King's Original Racing System (outlined below) produced great results for us and

  fanciers worldwide but we worked on developing a regiment of products that would

  be simpler to use   while  continuing to place the birds at the top of the race sheet.
  So, we offer our Original Racing System below and our newer   
  
  
Vita King - Original Racing System for Birds
             
Day Birds Return from Race:
   - Nourishing Tea with 2 tsp. Vita King Electrolytes & 2 tbsp. Formula Powder
   - Feed 25% safflower, 25% kafir corn, 15% hemp, 15% wheat, 20% peanuts
     (raw spanish peanuts, human grade)
 
1st Day After Race:
   - Give all birds in loft Vita King Respiratory Drops
   - This week, Weekly Maint. Tea, 1 tsp. Miracle Life & 1tsp. Ridzol. (Rotate, next
     week change to Conditioning Powder in the water and use Spartrix tablets for
     canker.  Give Spartrix tablets on empty stomach, otherwise birds will throw up
     feed & medications)
   - Feed 100% barley.
   - Fresh grit with Vita King Multi-Mineral mixed with Mega Mins. Leave in until Thursday
     (if race shipped on Saturday night.) Then all girt must come out.
   
2nd Day After Race:
   - Conditioning Powder with 1 tsp. Miracle Life
   - Feed 100% barley.
   - Loft fly birds, bath.
      
3rd Day After Race:
   - Give all birds Vita King Respiratory Drops and at the same time 2 Performance Pills
   - Conditioning Powder in water with 1 tsp. LS50 or Tylan.
   - Train birds 50 - 60 miles.
   - Feeding instructions:  "Feed Mix" = 15% safflower, 15% kafir corn,
     15% hemp, 15% hard wheat, 35% conditioning feed, 5% raw spanish peanuts.
       *Morning: "Feed Mix"   Regarding Morning & Evening Feedings:
       *Evening:   "Feed Mix" with 2 tbsp.    
        Red Amino Acid Liquid and 3 tbsp.   Feed all they want in the evening. The morning
        Ornilevuro Brewer's Yeast mixed   feeding is 1/3 of the amount of the evening
        on feed.   feeding.
      
4th Day After Race:
   - Train birds 70 miles.
   - Feeding instructions:
        * Morning:  "Feed Mix"
        * Evening:  "Feed Mix" with 2 tbsp. Red Amino Acids and 3 tbsp.Ornilevuro Brewer's
          Yeast mixed on feed.
   - Give each bird 2 Performance Pills after evening feeding.
 
5th Day After Race:
   - Train birds 50 miles, then keep the birds in the loft the rest of day.
   - Give birds Vita King Respiratory Drops.
   - In the water, 1 tsp. Vita King Electrolytes & 2 tbsp. Formula Powder.
   -  Feeding instructions:
          * Morning: "Feed Mix"
          * Evening:  "Feed Mix" with 2 tbsp. Liquid Green Racing Vitamins and 3 tsp. 
            Ornilevuro Brewer's Yeast mixed on feed.
   - Give each race bird 2 Performance Pills after evening feeding.
 
6th Day After Race - Day of Shipping:
   Feeding instructions:
      - "Feed Mix"
      -  feed the birds all they want
      -  feed the following time:
             For 100 mile race:  10:00 am
             For 200 mile race:  11:00 am
             For 300 mile race:  12:00 noon
             For 400 mile race:  1:00 pm (if race is next day release)
             For 400 mile race:  morning and evening feeding (if race 2 day ship)
   - In water: 1 tsp. Vita King Electrolyte Mix with 2 tbsp. Formula Powder per 1/2 gallon of
     water.  Leave in until noon.   Then fresh clean water until shipping.  Take water away 1
     hour away before you ship race.
Feed for races that are 300 Mile +
  For the last 3 days & day of shipping,
  (Days 3,4,5,6), feed in this order:
       1st   20% corn
       2nd  15% Kafir corn
       3rd   15% hemp
       4th   15% safflower
       5th   20% conditioner mix
       6th   15% raw spanish peanuts