y/b training

[bird man of meath]

when do u start training y/b

how far and how often

[Guest numpty01]

soon as they start running  then 5 miles for three days then 15miles onwards every day up to 40 miles then from there werever i go but this year nowere as im keeping none

[bird man of meath]

soon as they start running  then 5 miles for three days then 15miles onwards every day up to 40 miles then from there werever i go but this year nowere as im keeping none

 

thanks m8

been doing that and lost 3 y/b

in 2 days just making sure i was not over doing

[pjc]

you say you've lost 3 but how many did you start with?

Doesn't matter how many you start with there will always be losses of birds not up to the job or hitting hazards etc

[bird man of meath]

18 got 1 back to day

[Tropicman]

i started training our young birds and havent lost one yet i took mine when they were ranging far from the loft and were staying in the air for more than half an hour and now we let them out get them in basket then take them 3 mile up the road (for now) then they will get to further distances and you notice when they return they come straight in but i know one of the best flyers i know and he never takes his birds further than 15 mile up the road so different methods work i guess as hes topped the fed 3 weeks in a row so that must work to its all about experimenting i think

[bird man of meath]

i started training our young birds and havent lost one yet i took mine when they were ranging far from the loft and were staying in the air for more than half an hour and now we let them out get them in basket then take them 3 mile up the road (for now) then they will get to further distances and you notice when they return they come straight in now

 

how long dose  it take them to fly the 3 miles

some of mine take 30 min

[Tropicman]

they took 10 mins but 5 of this were them circling around the field where they were released but when youve taken them there a couple of times you notice they start to come home a lot quicker when they do that you can move them on to longer distances dont worry about the time they take as they will do it quicker the more times you take them how far are your birds doing at the minute?

[bird man of meath]

10 miles took some half the day to do it

 

[Guest numpty01]

half day all day who cares as long as they come home try and remmber what it was like the time youer perants stoped telling you to be in at night and how you enjoyed gallavanting youngbirds shooting around finding were they are if they all come in one bunch you got problems with followers and racers with brain i like um split and taking there time it shows they are working

[Guest]

i will start i the middle of june 1st toss 15 miles 2nd toss 25 miles then keep them there

hopefully every day weather permitting then for the last couple i will put them up in pairs

i think our 1st race is the 11th of july

ps- i put them up at 06.00 if at all possible

so as to be up and away before the hawks are about

[bird man of meath]

half day all day who cares as long as they come home try and remmber what it was like the time youer perants stoped telling you to be in at night and how you enjoyed gallavanting youngbirds shooting around finding were they are if they all come in one bunch you got problems with followers and racers with brain i like um split and taking there time it shows they are working

 

they are well spread out

just getting worried i was doing something wrong when i lost 3 in 2 days

[bird man of meath]

i will start i the middle of june 1st toss 15 miles 2nd toss 25 miles then keep them there

hopefully every day weather permitting then for the last couple i will put them up in pairs

i think our 1st race is the 11th of july

ps- i put them up at 06.00 if at all possible

so as to be up and away before the hawks are about

 

06.00 u trying to kill me  ;D ;D

[Guest]

good for later life on 2 day races gets them used to getting up early and coming home

works well for a mate of mine flying nationals

[Guest numpty01]

 

they are well spread out

just getting worried i was doing something wrong when i lost 3 in 2 days

if you had a hundred birds remmber at least 10 thick 10lazy 10so so 10cant be bothered 10love other lofts the rest you can work with there aint one flyer that holds all youngbirds reared if they say they do they are liers everyone of us suffer loss.s and mostly the ones we fancy  bennet from church stretton once said of a hundred birds i will be lucky to get 3good ones good sound thinking  sounds like lot humans dont it ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

[bird man of meath]

if you had a hundred birds remmber at least 10 thick 10lazy 10so so 10cant be bothered 10love other lofts the rest you can work with there aint one flyer that holds all youngbirds reared if they say they do they are liers everyone of us suffer loss.s and mostly the ones we fancy  bennet from church stretton once said of a hundred birds i will be lucky to get 3good ones good sound thinking  sounds like lot humans dont it ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

;D ;D ;D ;D

thanks m8

[Guest SkyMaster]

when do u start training y/b

how far and how often

 

Never start training young birds untill they have thrown there 3rd flight and obviously they have to be ranging.Start at a few miles then step them out as they  start making it in good time.You will lose a few but  you will only get your best back   ;D