Training YB System

[rockinrick]

i will start at 5 ml then by the time i think they ready they will have been built up to 60ml  ;D ;D

[Wiley]

i always start at 12miles

[PIGEON_MAN]

Just looking at the voting i see that someone starts their youngsters off at 28 miles,was wondering if the person would give us some more imformation on this and how they do racing.

[blackjack]

Ian Benstead used to start singleling at 50 mls he had a good record and didnt lose to many.

[Roland]

When Molly cuddled I lose too many.. all very well 3- 5 in each directin  thenincrease 2/3 miles in all directions.

Should really just do a 20 mile straight off and then any direction of 20 miles each day... never train further. Always going to lol... but it is 30 odd then 3/4 anywhere and into first race...

[schouwman71]

i agree with mike on a few at a time,they seem to keep away from the big batches and come home by them selves,usually before the main batch.

[Guest]

I start of at 1/2 a mile, but I may change my thinking lol gave a pair of young birds to the kids next door this year, they've taken extremely good care of the and fly them every day, but Dad thought he may try to toss them from work, he called his wife when they were let out and they came straight home from just over 30 miles, according to him the birds made two circles and headed straight off home.

[Roland]

Only reason, as far as I can se, or believe, for short training tosses is if they need confidence boosters. which means that they aren't happy, let alone content  in their' home.

After all, just what does one think they can or do teach them! Where are we here? So we treat them like silly kids! or think of them as humans!

Everyone to their own as many roads lead... but surely it is for the fanciers own comforts, or lack of faith they are molly cuddled.

[Guest anthony]

I always start training youngsters when they fly exercise for one hour,than I go striaght to 8 miles and toss them single.The reason why I wait till they exercise for one hour is that I belive that is the way they tell you they are in good health.My humble opinion

[Guest]

Personally I think that every year is different, and every young bird team is different.  This year 3 hours on the wing was about the norm for my team, one thing I would recommend is that when you start training your young birds, loft fly them first before you take them down the road, takes a bit of the pee and vinegar out of them.

[jimmy white]

as i said b4 at the beggining, i would normaly start them off at about 5 miles,,,yet cassting my mind back ,to when i moved to kelso[in the borders] about 40 odd miles from my original loft , the ybs were only out about twice , then kept in when i knew i was moving, at the new lofts one shot over my head and returned to the old loft in about an hour ;D ;D ;D strange things pigeons,  [if i had meant to do that i probably would have lost it ;D ;D ;D]

[westy]

3 miles me to get it into there head about training .

[Guest Vic]

approx 1 mile single up into clear skies. (no involvement with other pigeons) for 7 days. Followed by 5 days single ups into passing trainers. THEN ANYWHERE! Vic.

[Guest CS]

We always start at 10 miles for youngsters .

 

A few tosses for 10 miles

A few tosses for 16 miles

A few tosses for 20 miles.