your opinions

[ryesway]

hi folks , right here is my question been giving my young birds a few training tosses im up to 14 miles , now wot i want to no is would you still let your young birds have there hours flight at 5pm as ive been doing and then taking em for there toss or would you just basket them up, take them and that's it when there home , as the distance gets a bit further is there any need for the hours flight before hand . thanks alot rye

[dal2]

If your young birds are ranging during thier flight at loft then I always give them half hour round loft then basket them. I think it encourages them to home straight to loft from baskets. My old boy on other hand thinks the longer it takes from tosses the better( as long as he gets them) as they get a better idea of surroundings.

[Guest HighSpeedLofts]

if there beating you home let them fly as much as possible before and after training

[thunderboult]

hi folks , right here is my question been giving my young birds a few training tosses im up to 14 miles , now wot i want to no is would you still let your young birds have there hours flight at 5pm as ive been doing and then taking em for there toss or would you just basket them up, take them and that's it when there home , as the distance gets a bit further is there any need for the hours flight before hand . thanks alot rye

 

if i was taking them training i would'nt put them out before(not at 5pm),  if all is well they'll go for a fly when they come back. i'd put them out in the morning if they was going training in the evening.  another thing to remember also is, if they're having an hour before going training and a hawk scatter's them, they may not have enough fuel in the tank to get back(are you feeding them before going training?)      

[ryesway]

they use to range but when i started trianing they just stay round the house now but will fly for hr  

[ryesway]

 

if i was taking them training i would'nt put them out before(not at 5pm),  if all is well they'll go for a fly when they come back. i'd put them out in the morning if they was going training in the evening.  another thing to remember also is, if they're having an hour before going training and a hawk scatter's them, they may not have enough fuel in the tank to get back(are you feeding them before going training?)      

here is wot ive been doing my work is early morning so birds cant go out till after 1.30pm , so . so i8 wait till around 5.30ish give them a hr or a bit longer call em in a little trapping mix then basket and take em

 

 

[edwards]

give them a toss in the morning and in the evening and free loft sundays.

[ryesway]

give them a toss in the morning and in the evening and free loft sundays.

 

would love to mate but i start work at 5am

[thunderboult]

here is wot ive been doing my work is early morning so birds cant go out till after 1.30pm , so . so i8 wait till around 5.30ish give them a hr or a bit longer call em in a little trapping mix then basket and take em

 

 

i use to work shifts finishing half 1, i use to put them out when i come in from work, for as long as they want, give half their grub then take em about 6 ish.

when they was just starting off if i took them training(always evenings) that would be the only time went out that day, i would'nt go training every day though.

[ryesway]

 

i use to work shifts finishing half 1, i use to put them out when i come in from work, for as long as they want, give half their grub then take em about 6 ish.

when they was just starting off if i took them training(always evenings) that would be the only time went out that day, i wouldn't go training every day though.

 

cheers for that, ive been a bit reluctant to let them out in this heat though and around 1.30 is about the hottest time

[thunderboult]

 

cheers for that, ive been a bit reluctant to let them out in this heat though and around 1.30 is about the hottest time

 

i know what you mean, but if the race was in this weather would you send?

[ryesway]

 

i know what you mean, but if the race was in this weather would you send?

i no wot your saying, catch 22 int it , yes i would send mate

 

 

[thunderboult]

i no wot your saying, catch 22 int it , yes i would send mate

 

 

as it goes this hot weather be gone by tomoz, in fact it's been raining all evening here.

[ryesway]

 

as it goes this hot weather be gone by tomoz, in fact it's been raining all evening here.

been 29 here all week , its like being abroad ;D ;D aint much good for training the birds in though was at one of my club members house on monday saw his bird come back from lerwick lib at 6.45am drop in at 9.20pm but the wether was all over the place about half way down , but round here it was boiling even that late on