racing

[Guest chrisss]

due to my life been a bit of a car wreck at the moment i will not be racing this year is it still worth breeding then training later this year and then racing as yearlings cheers

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

due to my life been a bit of a car wreck at the moment i will not be racing this year is it still worth breeding then training later this year and then racing as yearlings cheers

 

I would mate if for nothing other than u enjoying yourself with them, training  still gets the heart going

[The Navigator]

Why dont you breed them and use the races as training.

[pjc]

yes Chris, If i was you and you are building for the future you still need to test and train what you have. Although you may not be able to competitavly race you can still work your birds and give them an education to put them on the right footing for the future.

 

Phil

[just ask me]

its better than noting mate although i have always maintained to start them as young as possible  have had latebeds that have done well as yearlings OK with very little training

 

know it not what u wanting to hear but just my opinion

[Tony C]

If It at all possible I would recommend you give them a couple of races as y/birds.

[Guest chrisss]

If It at all possible I would recommend you give them a couple of races as y/birds.

 

i would do mate but if i were to breed at all [now :o ]it will not be until at least late may

[Tony C]

Have a look at the feds race programmes near you chrisss, most have comeback races 3/4 of the way through their programmes to allow fanciers to get later y/birds started

[Beanz]

In 2003 I bred some youngsters which were to late to race without really pushing them, so I decided not to bother after racing finished I gave them 3 training spins 8ml, 16ml & 25ml and then left them alone, after losing a couple on these chucks I then disposed of a few which I did not think were good enough and ended up with 7, one of these cocks won 3 x 1st clubs and another won 4 x 1st clubs and topped the Fed and was 2nd fed beaten on a decimal, he also won every position in the top ten of the fed except 7th, so in my opinion yes you can race them later and they will perform as long as they are good enough.

 

 

                                                           Paul

[Roland]

Yep breed a few. Leave them an open loft... 8 in morning to 4 - 30 in afternoon.

Talk to them and call them in. Give them a couple of chucks if you must.

You can use the exercise to watch them on the roof tops, the art of observing. Those that you lose off the top of the loft, change ther parents pairing. They weren't happy with your set up.

Next year, treat them to a couple or so races, or more, as far as you wish.... Be great for the birds and even better learning curve for you.

 

[Wiley]

one of the greatest racing men in London at one time was billy lynch, he didnt race his young one year ut trained the granny out of them 100 miles regular, the follwoing year he put the pigeons into the races as yearling he was untouchale

[Guest Big Blue]

Billy Linch Races in Brookland now & he still is top man from channel

[Guest TIMBARRA LOFTS]

I would breed them keep half for yourself and maybe give half to a novice to help them out. just enjoy the day chrisss

[Guest WINGS 04]

IF you are going to race them as yearling then i would trian them it will help you when you start racing them but i would not breed to many