what do we need to do

[BLUERON]

we will not be raceing this year but hopefully next so what do we need to do with the y/b we breed this year ie training do we need to take them a good few miles and what do we race them next year as .sorry to be din but all new to us

[PIGEON_MAN]

If its impossible to race them this year I would give them all the training I possible could as personally I dont like to winter youngsters that havnt been well trained or raced.

[BLUERON]

thanks mate by all the training do you mean take then 50 60 100 miles or longer or shorter.

[kev43]

thanks mate by all the training do you mean take then 50 60 100 miles or longer or shorter.

 

start them off slowly from about 5 miles then when they beatin u home  build it up 5 mile at a time and keep that up till u hit the  30 mile marker n giv them as much as u can but only on sunny days and not cold winds all way thru winter the more the better as it,s all education for when they race nxt year  

[peterpau]

If you can't race, I'd take 'em as far as I could. 10 mile first toss and keep 'em there for 10/15 chucks then put em further in 25 mile stages. I'd stop when I get them down to about 33% of what I started with. If we get the summer weather we had last year you may only get them 50 mile lol. If all was well I'd have 'em to the coast 120 / 150 mile.

Late breds can wait till the warm summer weather though.

[BLUERON]

thanks lads for your help

[Guest southern and mason]

i breed a few latebreds every year and not ast season but the 1 befor a had a smash wit me yb team a lost 32 out ov 44 the day b4 basketing ov the 1st race so me season was over b4 it started a bred 21 latebreds all a dun was let them out every day a cud weather permitin all over the winter a paird them up the same as the widowhood team and let them out wit them then they had 4 trainin tosses at 20 mile then went 2 the first race they all cum bk on the day they went the week afta a got 2 cum up the gardens 2 take 1st and 2nd but they wudnt trap in so ended up 3rd and 4th  the next week a timed a nuv 1 in then the week afta that timed a nuv 2 a finishd the season with about 15 left

 

hope that helps u m8

all the best for the season

[BLUERON]

thank you that was good to read.

[Guest IB]

In my opinion in addition to personal private training young birds need experience of being liberated in a big batch going to different lofts, they will get experience of 'breaking from the batch' for their home. If you are a club member, try and get a couple of trainers in with fellow members, or ask around for anyone running a  training lorry.