Latest time for young birds

[pigeonman007]

Hi all

What would be the latest time I could take a nest and be able to use the ybs for racing this season?

[Guest mr mrs arnold sons]

i would say may

[fletch]

i would say may

 

correct mate sent a 12 week old baby to 3 drop back races and he ready to start this year..

[pigeonman007]

Would that be hatching May?

Just wandering if I buy a pair of birds now if I will be able to take a round from them for races this yr?

[fletch]

Would that be hatching May?

Just wandering if I buy a pair of birds now if I will be able to take a round from them for races this yr?

 

yes mate for the later races they will be ok

[WulDon]

i always liked them to be hatched for about 10th may latest... unless u thinking jumping them in

[Guest mr mrs arnold sons]

you will see that may young birds look better

as the weather is better and they have the warnth

[demolition man]

Would that be hatching May?

Just wandering if I buy a pair of birds now if I will be able to take a round from them for races this yr?

 

I put youngbirds over on the 1st of june when i moved one year and they raced the full y/bird program to 250mls

 

Regards

 

 

[retired]

Would that be hatching May?

Just wandering if I buy a pair of birds now if I will be able to take a round from them for races this yr?

 

You will be fine mate - I still have  2 pairs of stock i havent paired yet (infact there isnt a loft up for them yet!) and there young will be in at the 2nd race and if last years young are any indication on late birds they will do the programme.

[Guest mick bowler]

I weaned 2 end of June that were raced end August.

[fletch]

i always find that later young birds seem to learn quicker IMO

[jimmy white]

sent a bird  11 weeks old [well trained] to first race,  then it   4th region yb nat,,,, fully feathered on its 3d flight

[cowman]

bred in may go all the way.

[north wales novice-]

bred in may go all the way.

 

a good old saying , very true , and well worth remembering.  andy.

[Wizzer]

get a pencel-paper-calander----bird should be 4 months old before first race.

 

Where does it say a bird has to be 4 months?

 

Had 6 youngsters from Louella last year on 14th June.

First 3 weeks in August. 4 of the 6 flew 55 miles, 107 miles, 163 miles

 

way under 4 months even after the third race.