flying late hatchs..

[birdman55678]

Has anyone flown late hatchs that have not completed a full molt (wing) and if so what have the results been.  Good or bad.   Its my thoughts that they should have a complete molt before flying as obs.  Any thoughts.  Thanks.  Ed

[Wiley]

birdman can only go on my experience one of my best racing hens one year was a late bred and she didnt drop 2 flights in both wing and boy did she fly well for me i aint going to lie for that old bird season she held my team up mate keeped me in the first 6 in my club every week although i didnt send her to the combine races

[Guest shadow]

You get some good ones but most late hatch birds struggle as yearlings if the races are hard

[Chris Little]

Latebreds for most fanciers are deemed as a nuisance and they don't receive the same amount of due care and attention so come time for them to race as yearlings they fail.

 

However, there are some superb fanciers I know up here that love em, they will breed a squad of latebreds from their best racers that season and they are trained all winter regardless of the weather and they do get a good strike rate later on.