500 miles +

[Roland]

Preparation started back end of Last season. A few alterations, change of mandate of course, say lost and another prepared through out the season surely.

[JADE]

your a bit late. preparation started when they were paired up.tell us how you prepare birds for a 500 mile race in a fortnight

[REDCHEQHEN]

I basket on Wednesday for 545 miles (shy)

Preparation as already stated - started at the beginning of the year - and training finished

- make sure he eats what I give him - and cross my fingers (shy)

[thunderboult]

most of our preperation is done now also, got 2 going to tarbes on tuesday, they'll probaly have a toss before going.

[Guest]

Same as Red Cheq Hen, basket on Wednesday for Bourges, 565 miles. My favourite racepoint for the UNC. Have 10-12 to go, depending on how they handle on basketing day. Preparation started with the pairing of their parents, training differently to the darky sprint team as youngsters, (which is a key point i believe), educating, testing & getting them over the hurdles as yearlings. Now as two year olds they SHOULD be ready for the task in front of them. Ours have trained up to Lillers 340 miles, then have been rested from racepoints, but excercised strongly, paired, put down on eggs, and a "balanced" building them up which will continue to basketing day. Then, similarly to Susan, its a waiting game with fingers crossed, and prayer mat out!

 

For me, Bourges is the Blue Riband race of the UNC, the Grand National, i would rather win the UNC from from this racepoint as win the lottery, and thats the honest to god truth. I'll be a nervous wreck on Friday.

[Guest]

i wish i could get my birds to eat only thing  i can get them to eat at minute is the odd bit corn but  they will eat as many peanuts as i give them  

[Roland]

Natural takes in some ways more preparation due to the system of course, but on the other side less to prepare for them oh important 7 weeks of superform. Which is easier to keep  :-/ Widower I'd guess.... but whereas a Natural with benefit and get better even in the basket, the widower starts to wane desire to home after a couple of days or so.

Then again, as results show, hens are far more genuine and Whereas the Natural have a lot higher % of wins in hard and distance races, again the Hen, easier to prepare has the highest % of the cock and hens.

Many fly both for this reason. So I guess from Mid May a loft ful of hens, even mated together are the best....   :-/ ;D ;D ;D

[Guest IB]

Yes, a good question, when do you start preparing for a 500 mile race? Lots of answers, and I agree the correct one is as soon as you select & put the parents together. Its a long road.

 

This will be my 1st time going to a channel race with SNFC, we basket a week on Wednesday. I've tried to work all my 2-yo birds thro the Fed program, gearing towards this & the later channel races. Only one cock pigeon 'ready' in that he has had the roadwork, and was to go feeding a 10/12 day old youngster at baskets, and the youngster hatched Friday.  My quandary (spelling) is whether or not to train him single-up next Sunday, and from where: Scottish Borders 35 miles, Alnmouth (Northumberland) 90 miles, or Hexham 100+ miles, or just let him sit? The last channel race that I'd reached this stage, I went to Alnmouth with the bird and she got hawked, no race, and worse still finished the bird as she was lost at 100 miles the following year.   So is further training worth the risk?

 

I'm also waiting on my 2 hens laying. In addition to above, if they lay their second only a few days before baskets, would you skip this race, 547 miles, and put these hens to the next one a week later, 625 miles? I'd have nothing for that one otherwise.

[Guest]

i think you mean finnal preperations vincy same as you riems 578 mls to me had to send 4 to ripon on sat for time on the wing got 6/7 hrs out of them i have 12 to chose from 8 from wanstead flats other 4 done leicester/ripon will give them next wed race 67mls and  a couple of tosses if needed all the best for the nats

[Guest]

i think you mean finnal preperations vincy same as you riems 578 mls to me had to send 4 to ripon on sat for time on the wing got 6/7 hrs out of them i have 12 to chose from 8 from wanstead flats other 4 done leicester/ripon will give them next wed race 67mls and  a couple of tosses if needed all the best for the nats

 

Yes Frank,final preparations.My pigeons have had 4 races to Newark with around 8 hours on the wing from the later.They were then paired up and now the serious training has began,this will stop this Wednesday allowing them to come up.And hopefully they will perform to my expectastions.

[Guest]

 

Yes Frank,final preparations.My pigeons have had 4 races to Newark with around 8 hours on the wing from the later.They were then paired up and now the serious training has began,this will stop this Wednesday allowing them to come up.And hopefully they will perform to my expectastions.

 

sounds about right to me vincy but only you can tell too much is as bad as not enough

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Yes, a good question, when do you start preparing for a 500 mile race? Lots of answers, and I agree the correct one is as soon as you select & put the parents together. Its a long road.

 

This will be my 1st time going to a channel race with SNFC, we basket a week on Wednesday. I've tried to work all my 2-yo birds thro the Fed program, gearing towards this & the later channel races. Only one cock pigeon 'ready' in that he has had the roadwork, and was to go feeding a 10/12 day old youngster at baskets, and the youngster hatched Friday.  My quandary (spelling) is whether or not to train him single-up next Sunday, and from where: Scottish Borders 35 miles, Alnmouth (Northumberland) 90 miles, or Hexham 100+ miles, or just let him sit? The last channel race that I'd reached this stage, I went to Alnmouth with the bird and she got hawked, no race, and worse still finished the bird as she was lost at 100 miles the following year.   So is further training worth the risk?

 

I'm also waiting on my 2 hens laying. In addition to above, if they lay their second only a few days before baskets, would you skip this race, 547 miles, and put these hens to the next one a week later, 625 miles? I'd have nothing for that one otherwise.

 

They will definately be sitting better for the longer race, and if they are fit enough for 547 then I would think they would be fit enough for the 625 miles, just my opinion though

 

[Guest kev d]

hi ib, if your birds have had the fed program training now wount get them any fitter

let them stay at home and chill out then they will be mentaly right in the head as well

for that long fly they face , im racing with the NFC  on sat from messac only 204 miles

mine have had all the training there getting last one was on fri from 60 miles cos the money as been sent of

so im not risking it .

good luck to all for next week .