yearlings not ready for racing

[Guest bakes]

as all my oldbird team is made up from yearlings i waited to i no they was fit flying for a good amount of time round home going off rangeing for some time 3 hrs and coming back they was trained as ybs up to 30 miles and thats it i started mine back off at 10 miles till they was beating me back at least a good few times then moved them on to i got them back to 30 mile mark not dropped one bird i can let my birds out for exercise in morning they fly for an hr call them back in light feed take them 30 mile toss they do it in good time and  they still wont to fly thats all they won to do ive got no problems in sending them to first race of season at 85 miles then i will keep them going to i stop them or keep them going as and when i choose to not going to throw them away wonting them for later on in life as two year olds for a small team of channel birds for the distances one thing ive always said and been told if there fit exerciseing well round home coming well from training you should be ok but the main thing dont get greedy and push them as thats when you will start getting problems but everyone different thats the way i be doing it everyones else id different as if everyone did it the same way we all be topping club fed each week

 

all the best.

[Guest vander mungo]

 

 

Take it all else well in loft un they just bein lazy, Took 38 19 mile yesterday for first go, these birds been oot every day o winter weather permitting. Got all eventually took boot 5 hours first tae last. Birds were a bit flighty but just shows ya. Where do they gan!!

 

listen no problems in loft,birds locked in all winter not fit,not like yours out all winter, seems yours are not fit to if it took them 5,hrs to come from toss,or could it be the cold that caused it.have a rethink if its worth pushing them to early inthe wrong weather conditions

[Guest WINGS 04]

Have your birds been paired up and did they rear ybs

[cowman]

mine yearlings are all on pot eggs only 1 of the 4 raced last year flagged them round the loft for a week took 5 miles 2 hrs to get back so took then 10 back before me now they have had 2 at 18 all coming well . i only feed wheat to all my birds throughout the winter i find they don`t get fat and don`t take long to get fit after winter .

[dal2]

 

listen no problems in loft,birds locked in all winter not fit,not like yours out all winter, seems yours are not fit to if it took them 5,hrs to come from toss,or could it be the cold that caused it.have a rethink if its worth pushing them to early inthe wrong weather conditions

 

Wasnea havin a pop just pointin out that if they in good nick then has tae be somthing else causin it. Mine have tae gan in the basket at some point for first race and aswednesday was best day yet i gave it a go. Maybe took them too far for first go but have done this 19 miles as first toss as long as a can remeber. You have tae get them fit and always think that a good spin( however long it takes ) does no harm as long as you get them. Cheers

[ritchie1]

i have only had two 20 mile tosses with my yearlings they will get another two tosses then in they go in a fortnights time so they should be ok mate good luck to you anyways

[pigeonpete]

My son had a team of 30 latebreds, some not bred till sept/ early october, after hawks, training, etc he is left with 15 that have, have a few chucks late last year, and have had 4 18 milers now, and hope to get 4 more in now between now and next friday before there first race, kempsey, 70 miles :-) fingers crossed they come for him :-)

 

All the best with yours mate, Im sure they will be fine, They are there to be raced :-)

[OLDYELLOW]

in same boat weather been crap 3rd time out started to do 45 minutes so may see the basket in a few days if not right at home pointless sending them down the road they need to be fit to out fly bops and manover over wires ectra , and if clash with other birds unfit birds will get lost and tire and give up get them fit then in the basket

[peterpau]

I start mine at 122 or 154 mile mate better to be right than have em not ready