Youngbird Nationals Scotland

[frank-123]

is there a need to have these national races coming up in the next few weeks

considering the losses many fedrations have been having over the last few years the turnout might be very low this year again

[robbiedoo.]

is there a need to have these national races coming up in the next few weeks

considering the losses many fedrations have been having over the last few years the turnout might be very low this year again

ican understand where you are coming from frank but fortunatley for our fed we have had good enough returns so far . got to admit the ybn is exciting cause you dont know what to expet with the youngeens and i dare say even though some feds have had bad losses there will still be a good turn out to the ybn when it comes .

[blucock]

is there a need to have these national races coming up in the next few weeks

considering the losses many fedrations have been having over the last few years the turnout might be very low this year again

 

 

i think the race should go ahead otherwise where do we stop? well-feathered, fit youngsters are able to compete. Maybe it should be 150 miles the shortest flyers that would make it an hour to 90 mins less flying and more "reachable" - problem is we see the Dutch doing 350-400 miles and try to emulate them. They have a flat country we have huge mountains and valleys to navigate.

 

JMO

[VMS]

is there a need to have these national races coming up in the next few weeks

considering the losses many fedrations have been having over the last few years the turnout might be very low this year again

 

Think these are important races to those who value them Frank,i for one enjoy the ybn and will be hopeing to be sending, have not missed this race since i starting racing.

[robbiedoo.]

Think these are important races to those who value them Frank,i for one enjoy the ybn and will be hopeing to be sending, have not missed this race since i starting racing.

 

good post vince there is a member in my club who is a bit of a young bird national expert having been 4th and 20 th open in the ybn in the last 5 year so it cant come quick enough for him and has high hopes again this year and if i know him like i think i do he is confident of getting a good one again this year flying 353 mile to him aswell

[JohnQuinn]

is there a need to have these national races coming up in the next few weeks

considering the losses many fedrations have been having over the last few years the turnout might be very low this year again

 

The SNFC is a club and like other clubs they will finish their program as others have.

Its entirely the individual fanciers choice to send on a week to week basis or not, we will all have the same individual choice to make come the Yb SNFC race. Like every other week some will send while others choose not to, for a variety of reasons not just losses. jmo

[ALF]

I HIT THE DONT CARE BUTTON ONLY WENT TO THE YBN THE ONCE AND IT'S NOT FOR ME SO WONT BE GOING TO IT AGAIN

[Delboy]

The YB National is very hard here in the west BUT, I wouldnt miss it for the world. I have been fortunate enough to win my section twice as well as scoring many times over the years from this race so my own bias opinion is WE MUST KEEP IT.

[bigjamie]

HI ITS A MUST TO KEEP OUR YOUNGBIRD NATIONAL IAM JUST BACK KEEPING THE BIRDS I TRIED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO INTO THE WEST OF SCOTLAND SENT 6 GOT 5 BACK 2 DIPLOMAS I WAS OVER THE MOON IT WAS MY FIRST TIME FLYING IT AS ROBBIEDOO SAID THEY FLY 300 PLUS MILES INTO THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND WHAT A BUZZ GETTING THEM INTO THAT AREA MUST BE GREAT IHAVE JUST STARTED BACK I WILL BE GOING NEXT YEAR THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT YOU CAN WIN CLUB RACES WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT BUT WERE DO YOU MAKE YOUR NAME IN THE NATIONALS

[dal2]

I Like the YBN but some years have found myself wae nought tae send. Sent 7 last year and got 4 back.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Use to promote the race to every fancier that i would see, not now though as it has become a bit of a graveyard especially into the west, Will send 6 in a couple of weeks as i like to compete in all SNFC races.

 

Maybe as it has been discussed before there should be 2 semi liberation national winners - South and West, East and North and also shorten it down so that the shortest flier in each lib is flying 160 miles.JMO

[Guest johnny s]

I think the y/b national should remain ,i fly 353 miles and love it as many others do ,it is the same as any other race if you have the birds and a touch of luck on your side

[ritchie1]

yes love the young bird national never been anywhere but still like to put a few

[Guest IB]

It is the only YB race in which all of Scotland can compete so I wouldn't like to see it end. Agree Fed returns will affect the birdage. Not going this year, my birds are now too far along in the moult, so that's me finished till next year.

[DJH]

Never raced the YBN however I may have a go this year,

 

For the fanciers that do send to this race and score, do you find that these y/birds go on to make good old birds or do your better old birds come through y/birds that may have been stopped racing earlier in the programe.

 

Also, for the fanciers that send, do you send your best to this race or do you send the y/birds that fel need to earn their perch for the following year,i.e. they have made mistakes at earlier races or their parents have been lost during the old bird racing.

 

Just like your thoughts as I think people will use the race for different purposes.

[Delboy]

I timed 2 together last year to be 6th and 7th west region. As yearlings,one of them got lost at an early race and the other scored in the SNFC Ypres ( 456 miles )ps. she should have scored very high in result but thats another story.

 

My point is, some go on to win as obs and some dont, just the same as any other yb.

[novo10]

we go every year also and will be sending 30/40 the way it is the now this makes them as yearlings imao

[Rebus]

Most of the YBs that have scored for me at the YB National have went on to score at the channel

I like to send as many as possible every year as i think it is a good race to find them out.

[Novice]

I an not interested next year but I might rearrange mating times or have darkness youngsters next year to have a go.

There are those who specialize in this event so why not continue provided the support is there.

[Guest Hey Presto]

i hope for holdover on the 11th of september air display at leuchars always seems to stop the birds from eyemouth up check ur records last holdover on air display day c where the winners were

[budgie]

Can be a Graveyard into the West Sect but most of our 2% flew it.

[JADE]

Never raced the YBN however I may have a go this year,

 

For the fanciers that do send to this race and score, do you find that these y/birds go on to make good old birds or do your better old birds come through y/birds that may have been stopped racing earlier in the programe.

 

Also, for the fanciers that send, do you send your best to this race or do you send the y/birds that fel need to earn their perch for the following year,i.e. they have made mistakes at earlier races or their parents have been lost during the old bird racing.

 

Just like your thoughts as I think people will use the race for different purposes.

 

if you want to sort them out send everything. if you want to score you have to send your best. a good doo is a good doo whether they go to the ybn or not makes no difference as old birds jmo

[VMS]

The best pigeons that i have owned flew the ybn, you can loose good pigeons at this race as you can any race.But do like them out it.

[dal2]

Out of the four I got last year The first was a Mealy hen which I Lost at Bovingdon. The second was a blue pied hen that I lost at clermont after bein my best doo right thru the inland program and which i thought was the best nick ive had a doo in a long time. A cheq hen returned hurt frae newbury and is still dragin a wing now and the last was a blue hen that won the sect A out a Ypres.

[Guest stb-]

personnlaly not been to young bird national for a long time ,

 

reason any that i have had out of it have never been of any use to me after it ,

 

but on saying that i know others who have had great birds thats flow the yb national fae cheltenham etc