Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 How far do you fly yearlings.And is a channel race into scotland to far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harky Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 How far do you fly yearlings.And is a channel race into scotland to far personally maidstone is the furthest a would give them and then again only the ones that have not proved them selves as young birds or yearlings upto that point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsberg Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i race all mine up to 367 miles but some i will race 512 miles if i feel they are right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael J Burden Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Everyone of mine will cross the channel a number of times. If they perofrm to my desired type they go 674 miles. Thats right yearlings at 674miles. All will go 500 to 560 miles but some to the longer one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Yearlings to a maximum of 190 mls Lessay 2 yrolds Saintes 430mls or poss Bergerac 509mls 3yrs + Tarbes and beyond 610mls.I do not race ybs and let my birds grow and mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmcgrevy Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 All my yearling would go to Nantes 434 now its Cholet a little further, some would be sent to Saintes 538 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 For the past 3 years i have sent every old doo left in the loft that is ok health wise and feather wise to Maidstone ( 362mls ) but i may change that this year as i have a few good sprinters that were brought in last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 most of my yearlings go to maidstone, have sent an odd one when we had the fed 500 miles race, was 2nd fed with a yearling timed at 8.44pm on the night beaten by 4 mins. (remember that eddie 2 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedooman Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 most of my yearlings went to maidstone last year all of which will go to france this year if all is well bird and racing wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmaxlofts Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i usually send mine to clermont 325 but have sent them to bourges if i think theres a chance ov a back wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednyellow Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 nearly all my yearlings fly to the coast 380 mls, and have had some smashing results with yearling hens in particular,john bosworth of elphinstone will send his to the last 500ml snfc race if fit and well and more often than not will time them! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was going to send my yearlings to the lanarkshire fed channel race.but after some consideration, all going well will either be going to maidstone with fed or arras with snrpc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was going to send my yearlings to the lanarkshire fed channel race.but after some consideration, all going well will either be going to maidstone with fed or arras with snrpc. how far is arras then vincent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednyellow Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was going to send my yearlings to the lanarkshire fed channel race.but after some consideration, all going well will either be going to maidstone with fed or arras with snrpc. would be more adventageous i think to send your yearlings to falaise lanark fed & snfc with a strong entry from the west section,probably less birds from the west at arras snrpc. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 how far is arras then vincent Think its about 460 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 would be more adventageous i think to send your yearlings to falaise lanark fed & snfc with a strong entry from the west section,probably less birds from the west at arras snrpc. :) was going with fed because of big birdage into one area,have changed my mind because we are going with the snfc .and if i want to risk my yearlings in national race will go with my own national to arras if not will only go to maidstone all going well.big decision will have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 if you send them to maidstone you will be going yourself as we are going to wincanton for our last race thought yi would no that vincent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 if you send them to maidstone you will be going yourself as we are going to wincanton for our last race thought yi would no that vincent No that now cheers wincanton it may well be then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrant2coo Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 No that now cheers wincanton it may well be then that will be the racecourse then sammy that is also the marking station for N.F.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gareth Rankin Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Would have to agree with Redandyellow if you are going to send a team of yearlings to the channel flying back into the west of Scotland it be advantageous to send them with the federation were there would be a large entry from the one area competing back to. In the past we used to have 5 races from 500+ miles to accommodate this we use to send 2 year olds + to the SNFC races from France and send yearlings to the fed race in which they done reasonably well in performance and return's as well this then stood these yearlings in good stead as 2 year olds. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 All my yearlings go to the coast if possible.I only send yearlings or 2yr old latebreds to these races as my national candidates are usually stopped at 260 mls before the big event.I won 1st open West Coast Combine Sartilly 510mls with a yearling flying 15 and a half hours on the wing into a north wind.They are well capable if bred and prepared right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 arras at 460 would seem like the better option if the coast is not avaiable with your fed. weather and wind will play much more of a part than birdage. jim benvie won the the shorter of the snrpc races two years ago with a yearling. stuart mullan timed a yearling and topped the west area and was well up the open result in the same race. jim benvies pigeon completed the double this year when he wonthe Gold Medal Reims race with the snrpc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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