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[gingell]

ive got 11 cocks to fly widowwood took hens away two weeks ago 3 cocks did not have any hens other 9 all brought up two young trouble is the three that never had hens keeps shooting off when excersising go away half hour up to hour do u think i should start  training them they keep calling constantly any suggestions

[PATTY BHOY]

3 and 9 makes 12

[gingell]

cant race one bud hawk attack

[pjc]

;D ;D ;D

[Guest vander mungo]

ive got 11 cocks to fly widowwood took hens away two weeks ago 3 cocks did not have any hens other 9 all brought up two young trouble is the three that never had hens keeps shooting off when excersising go away half hour up to hour do u think i should start  training them they keep calling constantly any suggestions

 

dont think you should have cocks without hens on widdowhoodm  must have been hard for them to stand buy and watch the lucky ones with mates. probably chasing hens out for exersise on roundabout close to you.

                        coming back when ther called in,wouldnt worry there flying

[gingell]

do u think i should race them in diffrent part of shed on there own i want to race widowhood really or i can borrow three hens is that a better ideal i was a novice last year never flown old birds  

[Guest vander mungo]

do u think i should race them in diffrent part of shed on there own i want to race widowhood really or i can borrow three hens is that a better ideal i was a novice last year never flown old birds  

 

ask the boys that fly the system, i was only thinking thats what your spare cocks were doing,

            post a thread to the widowhood boys, iam sure they could help you, i dont fly that system

[gingell]

cheers mate

[Guest Owen]

I would treat all the cocks in exactly the same way. The fact that the 3 cocks are celibate will make very little differance to them. The others need time to catch up. Rearing is meant to get the cocks to be more attached to their boxes but there is no doubt that it takes a lot out of the cocks. This is especially true when they are left to finish rearing the youngsters, as some are made to do.

I do not believe in showing the hens to the cocks while they are in training and not much after they start to race. There is no doubt in my mind that if the cocks are made aware that there are hens in the shed, they will constantly look for them. This will mean that they will not exercise as they should and you will loose a lot of the advantages that widowhood should give you. The main one being the fact that the cocks will get to be very fit due to the way they exercise.

If the 3 spare cocks have recieved training as youngsters and are given good training before the racing starts, they should do you proud.

Best of luck