advice please

[Frazer]

Hi guys first season with yb,i have ten later yb that were not ready for the early races going to start them up the road this week to 30 miles for 117mile race in a month is this to far for a first race or do i keep training and put whats left away for next year.  

[REDCHEQHEN]

Can you get them to 50 miles before their first race ?

[Frazer]

May be sue always busy with work and the cost of fuel im only a poor cornish lad no sympathy please hear of guys saying they train up to 100 miles don,t know how they afford to do it.

[Tony C]

The weather on the day for me would be the deciding factor, avoid strong tail winds and very hot days.

[cowman]

The weather on the day for me would be the deciding factor, avoid strong tail winds and very hot days.

 

as he is flying in the uk no chance of a hot day then pmpl   ;D ;D ;D

[pigeonpete]

If your 117 mile race is not for a month and you cant get 6/7 30 mile chucks in them they will be fine, providing they are in good health and feather :-) good luck

[Tony C]

 

as he is flying in the uk no chance of a hot day then pmpl   ;D ;D ;D

 

also beware of sandstorms ;D

[Tony C]

May be sue always busy with work and the cost of fuel im only a poor cornish lad no sympathy please hear of guys saying they train up to 100 miles don,t know how they afford to do it.

 

Take these stories of 100 mile tosses with a pinch of salt, same if you hear they're doing a mile a minute from training. I've never won a training toss yet

[pigeonpete]

 

Take these stories of 100 mile tosses with a pinch of salt, same if you hear they're doing a mile a minute from training. I've never won a training toss yet

 

took mine 1hr 30 mins from a 30 miler wed!! what velocity is that? and thats 30 miles by road :-) :-) If i had the time any money ( of which i have neither) i would no way take em 100 miles, i will stick with my 18 miles from now on :-)

[pigeonpete]

Distance:

Miles to Loft:   27 miles    Remaining yards: 0

 

 

Time:

Flying time: Hours Mins Seconds 1 hour 32 mins

 

 

 

Velocity:

The velocity is: 516  ypm

 

 

but they all come together?? :-)

[gooner]

i never train mine more than 25 miles, my 1st race was 91 mile and they were trained no furthwer than 20 mile

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

i was teh same with some of mine . they only got trained to 12 miles then straight into first race

[Guest pigeon82]

mine get 42 miles by myself training but i was training ybs in march and april then they have been on the fed lorry getting tosses from 60 mile to 100 miles thats what mine has had now they get 1 toss a week from 60 mile plus on wednesday or tuesday

[Guest]

Frazer the thing to remember is the route you're  flying, if you were flying up the east I would say yes.  But by the time of these races most of the midland boys will be down to or on the coast. You're birds have to fly across those thousands of birds travelling due North or the Welsh birds NW, you will be flying more than likely into a headwind to North Cornwall and there's the little matter of hawk infestation either exmoor or dartmoor and the suurounding areas they have to navigate. Why risk them? get them going to 30 mile and train them as regular as you can and keep them for next year better to have too many yearlings than not enough. If they are well trained and I would train in any direction you are going, then the good uns wil be fine next year,imo.

However if you do decide to race them let us know how you get on. Good luck tomorrow!

Alan

[Guest spin cycle]

even without the 'difficulties' albear mentions...if it were me i'd put them aside . train them them for a may start. if you loose them you've got to wait until july and start with ybs again. JMO

[Frazer]

Thanks for the advice guys especially  for talking a lot of sense alan might stick them away for next year after i have trained them,think the amount of clashing they have as they go further across the south coast has a big bearing on yb losses if they are not fully prepared,whats the answer with these yb do they need the race basket in their year of birth or private tosses to say 40 miles singled or doubled up ?

[fletch]

i have put 2 babbies in tonight had 2x 15mile tosses 12x 30 mile tosses they are just 11 weeks old haveing a 92 miles tommorrow and i know they will be here tommorrow, i feel younger young birds learn quiker than older young birds so in my opinion give them a few more 30 mile tosses and they will be ready for your race

[gorsy bank lofts]

they use the same thing to get back from 30ml as they do from 230 as long as they are fit to do it.

never train from more than 30mls,normally 15 mls but nearly every day weather permitting.