jack Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 what system are you going to race this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Both natural & w/hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 widowhood both cocks and hens , cant believe how well my hens are flying :X :X :X :X ybs natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonpete Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 widowhood both cocks and hens , cant believe how well my hens are flying :X :X :X :X ybs natural you shouldnt say things like that ;D flying widowhood ( i think) for first time this year. will re-pair ready for channel races, train hens up with ybs, ready for old hens national again :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 widowhood both cocks and hens , cant believe how well my hens are flying :X :X :X :X ybs natural sorry to jump thread but can you explain how you race both on widowhood? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 sorry to jump thread but can you explain how you race both on widowhood? cheers exactly same as you would if left hens at home apart from im going to keep them dry and im exercising and training hens same time as cocks keeping them dry then no eggs i've only recently tried racing hens as havent done in the past , so its more trail than error with the hens so when i train ill up the hens first wait 30 minutes have a smoke and a cup of tea enjoy the view then let the cocks out our lass at home end will count hens in then move boards over and let cocks in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 exactly same as you would if left hens at home apart from im going to keep them dry and im exercising and training hens same time as cocks keeping them dry then no eggs i've only recently tried racing hens as havent done in the past , so its more trail than error with the hens so when i train ill up the hens first wait 30 minutes have a smoke and a cup of tea enjoy the view then let the cocks out our lass at home end will count hens in then move boards over and let cocks in oh i c what about race day will you be sending them all or you just sending hens on long distance races? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 roundabout, but not reared any young of them infact they havent been paired up so i guess you could call it a kind of celibacy ststem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pied Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Hi Old Yellow If I understand you correct, your hens and cocks will train together, but the hens will have a 'head-start' as they will be training 30min by the time the cocks join them. What will be the reason for this, is it your view that hens need more training than cocks? Regards Old Pied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonpete Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Hi Old Yellow If I understand you correct, your hens and cocks will train together, but the hens will have a 'head-start' as they will be training 30min by the time the cocks join them. What will be the reason for this, is it your view that hens need more training than cocks? Regards Old Pied By training he means, road training, i.e he lets the hens out first, then 30 mins later realeases the cocks. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clocky Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 what system are you going to race this year Natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest strapper Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 natural both young and oldbirds...never flown any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 natural both young and oldbirds...never flown any other way. how well do you do in your club, nearly all my club race natural but im gunna race widowhood next year just wondered how well you do compared to others in your club who race widowhood or roundabout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 oh i c what about race day will you be sending them all or you just sending hens on long distance races? will send what i feel like sending first race will send a few older 2 year olds and just a few yearlings , week after they'll be better prepaired with a bit more training for rest of birds but a mixture of cocks and hens each week they'll all trap in cocks side as i have boards over traps they only hit the one with the landing board open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Hi Old Yellow If I understand you correct, your hens and cocks will train together, but the hens will have a 'head-start' as they will be training 30min by the time the cocks join them. What will be the reason for this, is it your view that hens need more training than cocks? Regards Old Pied they'll go training together however they wont be released at the same time 30 minutes inbetween each liberation , both need training same i let hens go first as my hens are very quick trappers so no problem the cocks catching them up at home end whilst cocks seem to mess around more on shorter tosses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 will send what i feel like sending first race will send a few older 2 year olds and just a few yearlings , week after they'll be better prepared with a bit more training for rest of birds but a mixture of cocks and hens each week they'll all trap in cocks side as i have boards over traps they only hit the one with the landing board open but would you send a pair to the same race? ie both cock an hen? could that motivate them to fly back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJWa Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 natural for me but thinking of seting up 8 on widdowhood aswell next year for a bit of fun y/bs natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 but would you send a pair to the same race? ie both cock an hen? could that motivate them to fly back? i have no problem sending same pairs together be short of a miricale they find each other in a liberation if both flying there hearts out and racing against each other well and good but if one slow could slower other one down but only once have i had a pair land together as old birds last year from maidstone were a little off the pace but not bad fer distance birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjc Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 12 widowhood cocks and 24 natural pairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 widowhood hens and cocks for the distance u cant beat a good hen they seem to b more hardy than cocks on a hard day over the water will prob repair them before the internationals come round ybs on natural i hate yb racing lol but they need to b schooled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROCKYandRAMBO Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 just 16 cocks on widowhood for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 ROUNDABOUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Lofts Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 ROUNDABOUT Does one need to shift the hens to the cocks loft when the cocks are flying or not? Skull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbhoy29 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 roundabout for me and darkess and natural young birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Does one need to shift the hens to the cocks loft when the cocks are flying or not? Skull WE DO HENS GO OUT COCK DRIVEN INTO HEN END AND HEN TRAPPED INTO COCKS SECTION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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