1St And 2Nd Round

[geordie1234]

Whats your advice would you keep your first round in until the second round are ready so they are all coming on together at the same time

[lvlasked]

get your first round out mate get them traping good then the 2nd round should trap easy as they learn off the 1st round ybs

 

working for me took 34secs to get all my birds back intoday

[DJWa]

Whats your advice would you keep your first round in until the second round are ready so they are all coming on together at the same time

 

if you keep your 1st round in till the 2nd round are ready

the 1st lot will be far to strong and you will prob lose most off the loft

and may take some of your second round with them

 

i always get them out as quick as possible

within 2/3 days of being weaned or brought in

[sapper756]

Get them out as soon as possible, and as often as possible, this allows them to become familiar with their surroundings, before taking to the skieshttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

[geordie1234]

get your first round out mate get them traping good then the 2nd round should trap easy as they learn off the 1st round ybs

 

working for me took 34secs to get all my birds back intoday

Trouble is when your first round go out they maybe flying well then your second round hold them back

 

thanks guys

[greenlands]

Trouble is when your first round go out they maybe flying well then your second round hold them back

 

thanks guys

Swings and roundabouts mate,your first round will get the second round up in the air sooner.

[lvlasked]

didnt happen like that for me mate my 2nd round fly with them then hit the loft roof when they get tired and my first round just keep flying mate

[geordie1234]

Swings and roundabouts mate,your first round will get the second round up in the air sooner.

Aye true mate cheers

[Guest IB]

I've tended to work them as separate teams.

[lvlasked]

good luck anyways with them mate, im go bed now before i sick my guts up feel like crap today lol

[geordie1234]

I've tended to work them as separate teams.

its okay if you have the time and the room wee george here has neither lol

[hawked again]

Used to get them out as soon as possible. Last four years, kept them in till the sparrowhawk is on her nest. I have six foot by six foot and three foot high aviaries on legs. Birds are in there as soon as possible and stay in till the end of April, they also get used to going in and out the sputnik. Thought that I would have a lot of flyaways the first year, had two I think. Last year the first ones were born in Februay but the hawk didn't sit till the second week in May. Had my first flyaways off the loft after they had been to Elgin (30 miles) two or three times.

Missing out on flying ASAP does not seem to affect their racing either as long as they do get a good bit training after they have been out for a wee while. My birds did not range away from the loft at all last year so I just had to put them in the crate and take them on their first toss to Elgin. I got them all back. The first batch was home in one hour the second in one and a half hours with two missing but home the next day.