jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 now that the o b season is about ended for some,, i wonder if theres any things that you wouldnt do again?,,,,,,,or things you think you should have done,,any mistakes learnt ,,,any tips learnt, im sure many would be interested , especialy for the novices[and indeed anyone ]
andy Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 now that the o b season is about ended for some,, i wonder if theres any things that you wouldnt do again?,,,,,,,or things you think you should have done,,any mistakes learnt ,,,any tips learnt, im sure many would be interested , especialy for the novices[and indeed anyone ] Good question Jimmy. I dont think I would've paired them up for this last race on Saturday as running down the road with them training does my head in. For me Widowhood is the only way to race pigeons whether it be cocks or hens. Natural pigeons dont seem to have the edge for me, However time will tell this weekend. Good luck to all who are sending. ;D
Guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 DO something else with ya time ,and DONT keep pigeons ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ronnie Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 dont move house and try and race em in the same year .
paddymac Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 As you know Jimmy, due to personal reasons I never got to race the OB programme but the one thing I realised is that when I started breeding I have ended up with far too many birds and most of the yearlings are untested.
jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 DO something else with ya time ,and DONT keep pigeons ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D dont think andy would agree with that ;D ;D ;D not with the lolly hes won ;D ;D ;D well time will tell andy :)best of luck ,im sure youll be there ,,,,again ;D
jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 As you know Jimmy, due to personal reasons I never got to race the OB programme but the one thing I realised is that when I started breeding I have ended up with far too many birds and most of the yearlings are untested. yes i understand that paddymac after speaking with you [real decent chap ] but who knows, might be a blessing in disguise ;D
Tony C Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 This year I experimented on letting my w/h cocks out once a day for 1 hour only. They were exercised between 9:30am-10:30am. My aim was to work more on getting them into a better condition early doors as in past years the cold starts to the season we've encountered wasn't conducive to this. I achieved getting them into great condition but found they were lacking that bit of zip. Whilst out exercising they flew well for the hour but they didn't exercise as I like seeing them, their behavior was different. I kept this up until the 6th race and although they were doing ok I wasn't happy. After the 6th race I started letting them out twice a day and in doing so found their form increased. Would I do this again? If I set my stall out for the distance races later in the season YES, if to be competitive in the first half of the season NO.
jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 This year I experimented on letting my w/h cocks out once a day for 1 hour only. They were exercised between 9:30am-10:30am. My aim was to work more on getting them into a better condition early doors as in past years the cold starts to the season we've encountered wasn't conducive to this. I achieved getting them into great condition but found they were lacking that bit of zip. Whilst out exercising they flew well for the hour but they didn't exercise as I like seeing them, their behavior was different. I kept this up until the 6th race and although they were doing ok I wasn't happy. After the 6th race I started letting them out twice a day and in doing so found their form increased. Would I do this again? If I set my stall out for the distance races later in the season YES, if to be competitive in the first half of the season NO. i would agree with you tony ,, i used to do much the same, did you train that mouse twice a day ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its bloomin fit AND never gives up ;D ;D ;D
Tony C Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 i would agree with you tony ,, i used to do much the same, did you train that mouse twice a day ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D its bloomin fit AND never gives up ;D ;D ;D He's not normally like this, think it must be something to do with that 'K' factor
Tony C Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 Is that your idea of getting fit Tony watching the hamster ;D ;D ;D Can only watch it for 10 minutes then I have to have a lay down.
jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 Must be very tiring for you Tony ;D ;D ;D hes a tired man rose ;D ;D ;D tired of scoring out the combine [heard a whisper from the k, kontroler ;D]
jimmy white Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Posted July 17, 2007 i found out in the past ,my worst mistake was pairing distance birds to early,,,not just because of the flights [but that was part of it] the w hood cocks held their flights well, but too tempting to overwork them, earlier in the season ,found the naturals better paired middle of march [even the w,hoods destined for the distance] i have found in my experience that w,hood cocks ,about their best about 8 weeks on w hood ,,but as per usual with pigeons ,,,,its know your own birds
Guest speckled Posted July 17, 2007 Report Posted July 17, 2007 ;D ;D me well the only mistake is listering to you lot maon, what ya should done lol ;D ;D ;D learn like the hamsters has to tony :P,pmsl those who know me no i mean this as a joke ;D ;D ;D jimmy think them to hols i had put me behind for the season lol ;D ;D ;D so no bad relpys pleases ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :X :X :X Speck i think i best be quiet now :o :X :X :X :X :X
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