Young Bird Racing

[geordie1234]

HI GUYS WAS WONDERING WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ON YOUNG BIRD RACING HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE BIRDS AND HAS ANYONE EVER WON WITH A BIRD NEVER BEEN RACED AS A YOUNGSTER

[geordie1234]

[carlsberg]

m8 of mine never raced a yb only trained them to 40mls 15 times then stopped them won most races with them as yearlings

[Guest stb-]

HI GUYS WAS WONDERING WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ON YOUNG BIRD RACING HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE BIRDS AND HAS ANYONE EVER WON WITH A BIRD NEVER BEEN RACED AS A YOUNGSTER

yes won with plenty thats been unraced

[just ask me]

good birds and good management can compensate for the lack of racing young birds many people have gone on to get top class results without racing them as young ones

[geordie1234]

Thanks for the comments I was just thinking of next year with the birds I got this year

[Wiley]

Kevin Lawson of New Ollerton i believe didnt race any young birds in 2008 but had a really fantastic year with those pigeons in 2009 in the NRCC winning i think it was 2 x 1st Open's (maybe need correcting on that one)

 

Think the birds were trained extremely well though as babies.

 

Lawsons birds i believe were trained upto the 150mile stage at the race point sites. Lead to believe he even asked to lib his birds with a transporter at one of the sites. He took 2x1st NRCC that year allowing him to equal the legend Frank Taskers result of 5x1st NRCC's.

[geordie1234]

Some fancier by thr sounds of it

[sapper756]

I know of a top National flyer, who breeds 100 youngsters, he races 50 right through the young bird programme, and only trains the remaining 50http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

Edited August 16, 2010 by sapper756

[Tony C]

For me 10 youngsters that have had at least 4 races are worth 40 youngsters that have had no experience of the race basket.