Training

[geordie1234]

When youz looking to get your young birds on the road?

[Guest kslicker]

Started last Sunday. It's only about 1.5 miles.

How often do you think young birds need to go on the road during races?

[OLDYELLOW]

Started last Sunday. It's only about 1.5 miles.

How often do you think young birds need to go on the road during races?

 

everyone to there own 1.5 miles is not far enough to train your birds the least id take them is 5 miles , once my young birds are racing i'd only give them two more tosses before there next race , then id just keep them exercising around loft

[blaz]

i will start to train yb,s on or abouts the 2/7/2011.thats 2 weeks before our 1st race and yb,s will only go as far as about 10 miles. worked last year so same again this year

[OLDYELLOW]

i will start to train yb,s on or abouts the 2/7/2011.thats 2 weeks before our 1st race and yb,s will only go as far as about 10 miles. worked last year so same again this year

 

10 miles is ok but your relying on them returning in a big batch to the area before breaking up , it will work for some but not for all , i like mine up to 30 mile x 3 times , rather they use there own brains than follow the pack as if ever got left on there own they'd be looking to join a bigger bunch

[Guest kslicker]

As with many aspects of racing pigeons, there are many ways to skin a cat.

Are your young birds Natural? Do they fly well around the house when they start nesting? It's my first year so I have a lot to learn.

[geordie1234]

10 miles is ok but your relying on them returning in a big batch to the area before breaking up , it will work for some but not for all , i like mine up to 30 mile x 3 times , rather they use there own brains than follow the pack as if ever got left on there own they'd be looking to join a bigger bunch

Could you not just single up them?

[Wiley]

I will be starting to train very soon, and they will get as many tosses as possibly, before and during racing

[geordie1234]

My doos have just started flying so i reckon it will another 4 weeks before they are on the road then it will keep it up until i stop them for next season they are all naturals

[OLDYELLOW]

Could you not just single up them?

if you have all day yes lol , but there's safety in numbers , so if want to liberate a bird every 30 minutes go for it but better to do it with birds that are already trained and schooled

[geordie1234]

if you have all day yes lol , but there's safety in numbers , so if want to liberate a bird every 30 minutes go for it but better to do it with birds that are already trained and schooled

ahh no chance i would do it every 30 mins lol

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Read the article on John Maclaren(Pau Winner) in the Racing Pigeon the other week.He used to only ever single toss his pigeons-young and old.

 

He summed it up pretty well at the end though when he said these methods work for him.There'll be somebody equally as successful who does the complete opposite

[Guest peter4pm]

some good information here,

When are the youngbirds regarded as old enough to train ??

[OLDYELLOW]

most say about 10 weeks old personally i believe this differs from one strain to another some mature much quicker than others , once the birds are ranging and going of for an hour then stop ranging , i believe this is the best time to get them in the basket , but ill be starting mine off on 1st of July they will get put in the baskets in there loft the Friday before and be fed and watered that weekend then released on garden on the Sunday this should calm them down prior to road training on the Monday then at least then they wont be afraid of the basket and should reduce stress

[Guest peter4pm]

cheers for the advice oldyellow