You don't see it as often as you did say 10 years ago...but when I've sent youngsters that still squeek I send them and expect a performance they always turn out my best, they have the get up a go attitude that early bred youngsters do not have.
Just timed my blue pied cock in the last 10 minutes, completely dehydrated and wattle red raw, let's hope he makes the top 50 and bags the Hall of fame that his been trying to get the last few years
Reason why I asked was reading a German excellent long distance fancier and he felt it was essential 4 days before basketing would be to have 50% hemp in the composition of his grain. But no reason to suggest why he felt it was important
What is the importance of hemp seed for those distance minded and how do you use it? It's a grain I use a lot for my sprinting, but wondered what use it would have for the distance
I don't know your history in the sport forest, but there was a time when we raced young birds that hadn't lost there squeek. I should have stated in my post they are roughly 8 weeks old IMO 9 weeks is the ideal time to start training.