Young Birds

[geordie1234]

would still split the sexes at end of season though

Aye am defo gonny go with the natural no point complicating thing splitting the sexes end of the season is that just to help with the molt etc

[Guest bakes]

Can someone explain the natural method as I think this will be the way I will fly until I gain knowledge in the sport is it basically just kepping the oldbirds together and not splitting them

 

send an pm to gary cairns aka blaz on here he flys a good team of birds on the natural system he has had some cracking performances raceing natural.

[geordie1234]

What age do young birds startt trying to pair up I just saw two putting there beaks together a don't know what its called but when I had the pouters we called it nebbing then they normally tred but the funny thing is they are nest mates is that correct them doing that

[gulkie]

I aint heard you mention grit make sure they have it daily helps them digest

there food,that could be the reason they where on the road.they will also find more minerals

in the garden than you could ever give them,get them a couple of mole hills

leave it in the garden and watch them devour it.good luck.a great word

observation.GEO

wullie g

[geordie1234]

i got them pickstone and black minerels and they are absoutly fine now never picking at the roofs etc

[Guest pigeon82]

where you sed you saw to birds kissing cud be that 1 bird feeding another younger 1 i had this in my loft this year wen i put younger bird with older ones the older ones wud feed younger ones

[geordie1234]

where you sed you saw to birds kissing cud be that 1 bird feeding another younger 1 i had this in my loft this year wen i put younger bird with older ones the older ones wud feed younger ones

But they were nest mates they are the same age and they pick at each other

[Guest pigeon82]

then yeah they probably will mate together then by sounds of it pal

[glenrandal]

nest mates tend to do that.........

[geordie1234]

Maybe doing my first training toss later today but not sure if there ready?

 

This is how it is as i am a new starter to the sport i have been giving 23 birds by very generous guys but i was giving them all at different times so differ in ages ive had the first seven from the 22 of june so they are the oldest but because they are all different ages do you think i could start training those first seven or wait for them all to be ready

[spen]

Maybe doing my first training toss later today but not sure if there ready?

 

This is how it is as i am a new starter to the sport i have been giving 23 birds by very generous guys but i was giving them all at different times so differ in ages ive had the first seven from the 22 of june so they are the oldest but because they are all different ages do you think i could start training those first seven or wait for them all to be ready

i'd start with the 1st 7 mate,your in no rush are ya?

[geordie1234]

No mate my only concern is they have been held back a bit with the younger ones they only been flying for an half hour recently as the younger ones are pulling them back

[jonl6280]

No mate my only concern is they have been held back a bit with the younger ones they only been flying for an half hour recently as the younger ones are pulling them back

 

 

well did you train them??

[geordie1234]

A was going to then the weather didn't look to great want to give it a go tomorrow but do you think it will be okay if they have already been out with the other ones in the morning even if its only a 30 mins fly about that's all the younger ones a capable of just now

[jonl6280]

try and send them first thing

[geordie1234]

Cool six o'clock tomorrow morning I'm off wae them many mile you reckon five

[frank-123]

if there is none squeaking get them all to lesmahagow 15-17 mile as long as they are all disapearing when you let them out in the morning and racing up and down the sky when they return as a batch

[geordie1234]

See only about 16 of them are going up together and disappearing and the other ones are just farting about just now and still squeking maybe I'm better waiting until they are all up and going well then I can take the lot a good distance because if a train some the now then I will be training them all different distances

[jonl6280]

its your choice, but we took our first round of young birds to abington services around 22 miles, all home

 

but you do what you feel best mate

people say five miles is a waste of time ..

i have done it in the past

 

good luck

 

john

[JohnQuinn]

See only about 16 of them are going up together and disappearing and the other ones are just farting about just now and still squeking maybe I'm better waiting until they are all up and going well then I can take the lot a good distance because if a train some the now then I will be training them all different distances

 

There is no need to take them any real distance George and the ones who are younger will slot in easily with the older ones in the training basket. If you start the older ones the now just go 15/20 miles with them, its enough believe me. The younger ones will do it easily when they are on the wing properly. jmo

[geordie1234]

So what you saying john just leave the younger squekers and take the rest mate

[jonl6280]

if the older ones are now holding the younger ones from roaming then yes there ready, and it depends what youre planning for them? are you sending them to the last comback race? or are you just training them this year?

[geordie1234]

if the older ones are now holding the younger ones from roaming then yes there ready, and it depends what youre planning for them? are you sending them to the last comback race? or are you just training them this year?

I'm only training them for this year I'm not racing

[JohnQuinn]

So what you saying john just leave the younger squekers and take the rest mate

 

Aye, if they are ready why not, just keep the older ones close enough to home for the younger ones to catch up. Personally i wouldn't train them this year at all if i were you, your just getting started and make no mistake you will lose some training them and i'm no sure you can afford to lose say 20/25% of what you have just now, JMO mate i know how keen you are to get them on the road but patience is your best friend just now

[blaz]

as you can see we all do things a bit different. you are not going to race birds this year so why hurry to train them. i would wait till all birds are flying well and ranging.then i would take them 10 mile .would train 3x 10 mile 1st week 3 x 15 mile next again week .then 3x20 mile next again week.then thats as much as i would do with them this year.making sure i picked my days to train o.m.o