WINTER BRED YBs

[THE FIFER]

how many members have youngsters in the nest or just about, and why do you breed so early, have you had past achievements etc with them, or not any.

[Guest]

paired up boxing day archie  lets me get the y/birds away in plenty of time to get the birds ready for the first race and doesnt cram every thing into 3/4 weeks for treating also only need to treat once just at the rite time for racing also helps regarding darkness y/birds pos. last year 8x1st 5x2nd 8x3rd + 2nd sec arras 487mls with yearling

[alec guinness]

have had them in the past,lost a lot through raptors during march and decided with darkness youngsters,no winter pairing and no need to have youngsters before march,although the year i had winter youngsters one went on to win the section in the national!!

[THE FIFER]

paired up boxing day archie  lets me get the y/birds away in plenty of time to get the birds ready for the first race and doesnt cram every thing into 3/4 weeks for treating also only need to treat once just at the rite time for racing also helps regarding darkness y/birds pos. last year 8x1st 5x2nd 8x3rd + 2nd sec arras 487mls with yearling

 

cheers Frank and well done, how long do you keep breeding do you also have later youngsters,

[mark croker]

chipped out today, i do it so i dont have to put them on the dark, also you can race widowhood with them, there more schooled aswell and it makes my pairing at the end of the year better  

[Guest]

1 round of y/birds off race birds sometime slip the eggs from stock birds under racers to get extra y/birds from stock pairs so by end of feb. begining of march only the stock birds have nests keep them going till middle of may leaves the race team free to get fit and also helps from putting stress on them they only need to worry about racing and there mate

[DUBLINFLYER]

paired up boxing day archie  lets me get the y/birds away in plenty of time to get the birds ready for the first race and doesnt cram every thing into 3/4 weeks for treating also only need to treat once just at the rite time for racing also helps regarding darkness y/birds pos. last year 8x1st 5x2nd 8x3rd + 2nd sec arras 487mls with yearling

 

top bombing frank weldone

[Guest]

cheers

[sapper756]

In the past I have paired up on Boxing day, however this year I plan to pair up at the end of January, and put the youngsters on darkness.

[alex wight]

I,m in the process of pairing up, i,ve not bred so early but need to get my young bird team sorted asap, so that i can concentrate on my yearlings that never raced last year. I,m also going to put them on the darkness for the first time so its going to be hit and miss this year. Just hope i pull it off. Next year will be different, as i,ll be breeding later, just from my stock pairs. Trial and error for me. alex.

[andrew gooch]

had lots of success with january bread young

and it gives the widower plenty of time to get fit before racing

[THE FIFER]

keep the posts coming they are very interesting, cheers

[grizzal]

All pairs just started to lay,so young will be wean with plenty of time for the yearlings to get ready for racing.

most of them were just trained last year

[doo]

When I had birds I bred early Jan for pairing .....I would suggest any trying it to buy thermal nest bowls from Rhonfied (not correct spelling) they are never cold to the touch, they warm with the sitting bird &hold warmth .....I never bothered with felts ....only tobbaco stalks  bought at Blackpool show.......when I raced I did well in club & fed with early yb's