widhood

[ken]

hi as best part of you no i was getting rid of some birds for tommy as he has packed in due to allotment move. he has gave me all the birds that where left they are not paired up yet but the cocks have had one race. tommy all ways flew natural but im putting them on wibhood i can get two more races to there hut then the hut comes down then i will put them in the new hut . what should i do train, them evrey day back to the hens untill friday then put the hens in with them. these have never been widhood cocks before. and dont no what to do.the birds he left a range from 5year olds down to yearlings AND THEY HAVE NEVER FLOWN THE CHANNEL YET. what would you do HELP there is some good birds here and i whant the best out of them thanks ken + how should i feed them

[ken]

any help

[tubbles]

Just take the hens away and train the birds back to the loft but don't show them the hens until Friday before basketing for the race. Widowhood is racing without showing hens all week. When they see them on friday hopefully they will understand whats going on but if not, you only have two weeks and that really is not long enough to worry about. the second week they may have a better chance but to be honest don't hold your breath as the top fliers in your area have been getting their own birds 'ready' since the last youngbird race last year. The season does not start from the first race as so many fanciers think, it is all winter preparation.

 

That said, good luck anyway.