Young Birds for yearlings

[THE FIFER]

what do members do with young birds, IE: race all full programe, or split,some racing, some just trained out, what procedure for yearlings,

[pigeonman007]

Very interested in this myself. I have a team of 15young birds which will be old enough for racing in the first young bird race which is app 80miles to me. I am aiming to take part in some of the channel races next year and would like to be in a position to tackle the longer BICC races in a few years. I would like to know how much racing I should give them as young birds and if I should keep some back or send them all and hope the best return.

I will also have a round of latebreds from my stock pairs, these will not get any racing this year

[sapper756]

I intend to train all my youngsters and give them all at least 1 or 2 races, then I decide which ones I want to stop (but continue to train) for yearlings, the remainder go the full programmehttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[Guest spin cycle]

very gentle...mainly because i've been building a team (5 years) and i don't raise large yb numbers. in the past i've sent 1/2 my yb 1 week ...the other the next , so that they get 3-4 races. as yearlings i wait 'til mid may then send them every week to our english racepoints. as 2y/o they start april and are expected to race every race i want them to. my 2 y/o cocks have each had dunbar/perth/fraserburgh ontop of some english races. they'll probably do thurso next month. summary... a cautious education..followed by a fairly through test.

[Tony C]

The majority of my young will fly the program, I may stop the odd cock or two after they've had 5 races. I race my yearling's on w/hood and firmly believe they must have experienced being raced as babies, the more times they race as a baby the better.

[Guest Owen]

I like to thoroughly test the young birds by sending them to as many training tosses as I can. The young cocks are sent to to the coast and the young hens are sent to every race. I will only keep youngsters back if they have had and injury or and accident. Those that missed races for any reason will be on my list of birds to keep an eye on and could find themselves on the cull list at the end of the year. If your birds can not do what they are bred for, there is no point in keeping them. And if it means having to try a new and differant family, so be it. The only thing is, that if you adopt my rather strict methods, you owe it to the birds to make sure that they are given the best of health care and management in general.

[greenlands]

I always use to send my youngens to the bitter end,Cheltenham 202ml.Over the years losses have gone out of all prportion.We generally hit the Welsh Feds when we are at Wollaston,I would like to get most of ny team to Stafford the race prior to Wollas.then sort a few for the last three races.One can only dream.

Lindsay

[Guest bakes]

hopeing to get them down to newton abbot 164 miles to us anyway then will disside if i will send to truro the finally or not if they are still coming well after 7 races i will send a few to the bitter end to truro or stop them after newton abbot race one from last

 

our race program for ybs

 

1st hullavington 73 miles

2nd hullavington 73 miles

3rd blandford 116 miles

4th kingsdown 144 miles

5th wincanton 108 miles

6th kingsdown 144 miles

7th newton abbot 164 miles

8th truro dont no distant not on sheet

 

all the best.

[Guest dodgydaz]

this year i'm thinking of splitting my birds into 3 teams,

 

TEAM A all hens

 

TEAM B will be half the number of cocks i have

 

TEAM C will be the other half

 

team a will go to all races and teams b/c will go alternate weeks except the last race for which i will stop the best performing cocks

 

this is my plan at the moment but could all change come the start of racing

[Guest mick bowler]

I really dont think it matters how much or how far you send them as YBs. Some of my best old birds only had a max of 3 races. I have had yearlings fly near 500 mile in good time that only had one race, yet have lost yearlings first race that flew the programme, and also vice versa in both cases of course. Also had yearlings to come to top the fed in first couple of races as OBs that only flew a few YB races.

 

I just believe if a bird has "it" and a lot of "luck" it will do well in the right hands, but i do think a race on the transporter does benefit them.

[THE FIFER]

dont want to mention the name but we had a top national flyer at our quiz night who said he trains any latebreds during the winter,

[bluecock]

dont want to mention the name but we had a top national flyer at our quiz night who said he trains any latebreds during the winter,

 

thats ok as long the weather is fine'late breds should be trained in the year of there birth,i have found out this season that young birds that done the full programme last season are still there so make your own mind up about that,they either got it or not.

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

Got 15 young birds for racing this year due to weaning out the $hite over the last 2 yrs and they will get full programme unless Injured or falling to bits with moult. Might keep anything in top 10 of the fed for next year

 

Will prob take 6-8 latebreds aswell as a back up for next year only from my best tho

[robbiedoo.]

what do members do with young birds, IE: race all full programe, or split,some racing, some just trained out, what procedure for yearlings,

 

i keep a good eye on my youngeens as they are only young birds for a few month then they are next years old birds .i like to give every young bird at least 4 races and if weather permitting send them all across the forth to arninston 132 mile then lay by the ones i like for next year. i think with the youngsters you always have to think of next year as they are to easy lost . i stop the ones i think have promise and keep the ones i have lost the parents of racing the full programme to see what they are made off .