Restricted to loft

[sapper756]

Due to the constant heavy rainfall, and also taking into consideration the forecast for the remainder of the week, RAIN, not only can fanciers not train,we can not get our birds out, to fly around the loft. Do the fanciers take this into consideration when selecting their team for Saturday, which could be upto 200 miles?

 

Any views welcome, or past experiences :-/

[hotrod]

were at 250 this week( newark)  the weather needs to improve a lot , i have one old  hen thats not had a race this year yet so she's got to go this week,and a few yearlings that have missed the last two weeks ,so i'll be jumping them 150/170 miles ,hoping to get a good toss tomorrow (65 miles) when its supposed to be better

[Guest strapper]

get them out between the heavier showers...maybe only for 30 mins but it will get the cobwebs out of them,last saturdays race our birds had to come through torrential rain at times and some made it through...maybe flying in the rain might make them better when they come up against it in future races with showers??.

[just ask me]

if they are healthy they go everything that what they are there for well the way i see it anyway

[pjc]

members should take the weather into consideration as the weeks routine is all part of the preperation for the race including excercise and training. But many will still put the birds in anyway just because they don't want to miss a race or lose out on the averages etc etc.

[milecrosslofts]

get them out between the heavier showers...maybe only for 30 mins but it will get the cobwebs out of them,last saturdays race our birds had to come through torrential rain at times and some made it through...maybe flying in the rain might make them better when they come up against it in future races with showers??.

 

thats what i did today had 45mins without rain had them out for the 45mins continualy flying the 45 and thats what i will do if its the same all week i wait till i see a clear pacth coming over and out they go lol.but i do let them out in rain to they got to get use to flying in rain coz they will hit it on the way home at some point.

[milecrosslofts]

just checked met check the weather is going to be the same untill friday saturday looks better. well thats for selby where i live and newbury where the birds are racing from this weekend

[Guest WINGS 04]

i have had 3 tosses this week but you have to be brave

[blaz]

get them out between the heavier showers...maybe only for 30 mins but it will get the cobwebs out of them,last saturdays race our birds had to come through torrential rain at times and some made it through...maybe flying in the rain might make them better when they come up against it in future races with showers??.

 

as soon as it rains i put my yb,s out .as the yb,s will fly the rain does not stop them. just know i have old birds out when the old birds land i let about half the ybs out so old birds are back up in the sky when then birds land again the rest of the yb,s go out back up in the sky . i do not flag birds up as on race day birds are sure to be trap shy. it works for me.plus yb,s bomb about so old birds have to pick up the pace to keep up with them . an easy hour plus flying not glideing about.

[blaz]

 

as soon as it rains i put my yb,s out .as the yb,s will fly the rain does not stop them. just know i have old birds out when the old birds land i let about half the ybs out so old birds are back up in the sky when then birds land again the rest of the yb,s go out back up in the sky . i do not flag birds up as on race day birds are sure to be trap shy. it works for me.plus yb,s bomb about so old birds have to pick up the pace to keep up with them . an easy hour plus flying not glideing about.

 

and do the reverse come yb racing

[sapper756]

So following on from this thread;

 

What is the furthest distance you would throw a 2year old in at? FOR IT,S FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON

[sapper756]

So following on from this thread;

 

What is the furthest distance you would throw a 2year old in at? FOR IT,S FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON

 

No replies :-/ has this one got you thinking????????

[thunderboult]

So following on from this thread;

 

What is the furthest distance you would throw a 2year old in at? FOR IT,S FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON

 

i'm putting 2 yr olds in for first race this weekend 201 mls lesssay.