The green hornet Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 Hi guys i will be racing old birds for the first time this year ,I have 12 widowhood cocks to race but work shifts 2 til 10 and 6 till 2, i was wonderring if any other members work similar shift patterns and how they do they train their birds .
fletch Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 Train them well before the first race then dont train them after first race no need to train if they working well round home if not working well round home try to fit one 15 mile toss on a thursday evening
Guest spin cycle Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 Hi guys i will be racing old birds for the first time this year ,I have 12 widowhood cocks to race but work shifts 2 til 10 and 6 till 2, i was wonderring if any other members work similar shift patterns and how they do they train their birds . i'm guessing you don't want to fly open hole 'cos they're widowhood....so you're wondering how to manage excersize?....IMO pick a convenient time that you're allways going to be able to do (whatever the shift) and work them at this same time for 1 hour a day....or simply train by road
Guest IB Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 Hi guys i will be racing old birds for the first time this year ,I have 12 widowhood cocks to race but work shifts 2 til 10 and 6 till 2, i was wonderring if any other members work similar shift patterns and how they do they train their birds . Does your shift pattern cover any 5 from 7 and involve the same, or different day off each week? Then you can maybe train at a specific time on your rest day off. If not then train early morning on your late turn week, and early or late evening on your early turn week. A top flyer in my club raced widowhood and worked them 3 days a week, from 20 miles, on line of flight, and stopped training when they went over 200 miles.
just ask me Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 think he means 6 in the morn to 2 in the day one week then next week 2 in the day to 10 at night really widowhood cocks don't need a lot of training older cocks will be in on it straight away nearly its the yearlings that u need to give a few tosses too i only give mine 6 or 7 before the first race none further than 30 mile that it one more once they start racing good tip too keep them fit when they are building nests put straw in backyard furtest point away from loft and they will be up all day building the nest what i do is take some straw or what ever u using for nest material back out of the nest again and they keep building remember that pigeons use more muscles taking off then flying its great exercise for them little tip for all
PATTY BHOY Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 take the birds to work,half way have them li berated
hotrod Posted January 17, 2009 Report Posted January 17, 2009 take the birds to work,half way have them li berated hope you dont put any of them beermats in your basket the birds might catch something. :)
The green hornet Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Posted January 18, 2009 sorry guys I meant exersising the birds will one hour a day in the morning when im on lates and, an hour in the afternoon when im on earlys ,will an hour a day keep them fit enough and does it matter its at different times ?
Guest asha Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Hey green hornet ,are you the kiddy who slugged it out all those years ago with robin?i thought it was Bruce Lee,but i could be wrong(very unlikely as the lads on here will tell you). Anyway getting back to the birds,racers are very adaptable creatures,and there`s unlimited ways to keep them in shape,so just work out a rotine to suite your family life,and you will get there in the end,although to compete in sprint type rubbish you need to be more on the ball,because it`s more you not the birds, Just think 1 lad on here only lets his birds out just every third day for a few hours so they are locked up usually 5days per week,and he won 1st and 2nd barcelona,so what does this tell us? Best regards
peterpau Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Train them well before the first race then dont train them after first race no need to train if they working well round home if not working well round home try to fit one 15 mile toss on a thursday evening Yes this would be my opinion too. However if some one else could let them out for a fly that would be good. The wife lets mine out in the morning and I do it at night.
Guest Paulo Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Hey green hornet ,are you the kiddy who slugged it out all those years ago with robin?i thought it was Bruce Lee,but i could be wrong(very unlikely as the lads on here will tell you). Anyway getting back to the birds,racers are very adaptable creatures,and there`s unlimited ways to keep them in shape,so just work out a rotine to suite your family life,and you will get there in the end,although to compete in sprint type rubbish you need to be more on the ball,because it`s more you not the birds, Just think 1 lad on here only lets his birds out just every third day for a few hours so they are locked up usually 5days per week,and he won 1st and 2nd barcelona,so what does this tell us? Best regards "sprint type rubbish'' class thats the quote of the year on here. Your my hero can I come down and serve a pigeon winning apprenticeship at your loft and learn all about Barcelona. Isn't that where manuel from faulty towers comes from. PS I'm going to Belgium in feb should I bring you a few back?
Tony C Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Let them out AM one week PM the next, you’ve got no alternative. In my experience you'll find they'll come into form at the later part of the season. More important I would say is how best to feed them. If you can only feed once a day I would have a hopper in the loft with just barley which will be in front of them at all time and feed them a good mix in their boxes with varying amounts according to what day of the week it is i.e. 1/2 ounce at the beginning of the week building up to 1 1/4 ounce at the end of the week.
Guest spin cycle Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Hey green hornet ,are you the kiddy who slugged it out all those years ago with robin?i thought it was Bruce Lee,but i could be wrong(very unlikely as the lads on here will tell you). Anyway getting back to the birds,racers are very adaptable creatures,and there`s unlimited ways to keep them in shape,so just work out a rotine to suite your family life,and you will get there in the end,although to compete in sprint type rubbish you need to be more on the ball,because it`s more you not the birds, Just think 1 lad on here only lets his birds out just every third day for a few hours so they are locked up usually 5days per week,and he won 1st and 2nd barcelona,so what does this tell us? Best regards ERRR...that he's got a pigeon gymnasium inside the loft....i dunno. i know i'm green but how do the birds not get fat ? even a basic diet with little excersize...i don't doubt it can be done...just can't see how....unless its type of pigeon ?
wilkins Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 let them out 2 hours before your late shift and as soon as you get home from your early shift for about 1 and half hours
hotrod Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 ERRR...that he's got a pigeon gymnasium inside the loft....i dunno. i know i'm green but how do the birds not get fat ? even a basic diet with little excersize...i don't doubt it can be done...just can't see how....unless its type of pigeon ? maybe he uses that starvation diet their on about on this site lol
gangster Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 maybe he uses that starvation diet their on about on this site lol id never advocate starvation diets or belly flying ..
Beanz Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 birds are very adaptable and a few years ago I could not get any training so I asked the guy who took me to work could I take them with me, I race South and my works was about 8 miles North so I took them to work every day and they flew their heads off, so my advice is do what suits you and the time you have. Paul
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