how far do you take your young birds

[ryesway]

hello all , how far do you take your young birds training before you think there ready to enter the first race ,and how many chucks do you give them from this point , thanks rye

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

i started mine at 5 miles then 11 miles 18 miles and they are now at 28 miles where they will stay into the first race of 90 miles. Then i will train from 28 miles 2 per week all through the season

[ryesway]

i started mine at 5 miles then 11 miles 18 miles and they are now at 28 miles where they will stay into the first race of 90 miles. Then i will train from 28 miles 2 per week all through the season

 

cheers Grasshopper Lofts ive got them at twenty mile now , i was going to jump them up to 30 mile and keep them there till my first race which for me is going to be 1st of August which is wetherby 65 mile to me , there is one this weekend and the weekend after from the same race point but there not going to ready as they have YBS now   so im going to hope there well on there way again soon  

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

really sorry u got ybs again bad just out right bad luck i guess, stick at it will be worth it in the end

[peterpau]

I take mine 12 mile and it's the only place I ever train from first toss last toss Bath or Tarbes

[Guest Owen]

I think the rule of thumb for me, is to only move on when the birds go straight off twice. They have to beat me home. I also release the birds in small batches. They are in differant mixed groups each time. I like to be at 40miles before the first race which is 55 miles.

[Guest kev d]

did not train mine last year just left them to it trained them as yearlings this season

started with 16 now only got 8 left been trained up to 50 miles and 4 of them have had 2 nfc race

up to 227 miles .

this season the yb are getting trained first toss will be 10 miles and will go up to 50 miles as

many times as possible may be pick some out for the yb national .

[marmite]

hi first toss 20 mls and stick there till last toss nxt week will be 40 mls

[pearse1888]

start off at 16 mile then 25 to 30 few times each then 50 mile 3 times for me but no plenty of fanciers dont go past 20 and still have alot of success if the birds are fit and flying for hours there ready

[jimmy white]

I think the rule of thumb for me, is to only move on when the birds go straight off twice. They have to beat me home. I also release the birds in small batches. They are in differant mixed groups each time. I like to be at 40miles before the first race which is 55 miles.

 

more or less my thoughts especially letting them off in small batches , if at all poss, i think , the bigger the batch, the more chance of injuries

[Guest TAMMY_1]

hello all , how far do you take your young birds training before you think there ready to enter the first race ,and how many chucks do you give them from this point , thanks rye

 

we started off at about 5 miles and moved up slowly and we now have them at around 40 miles, we in fact tossed them singly today from around the 40 mile mark so we are confident about them going to the first race  of a 100 miles which is in a week  on Saturday