Bird Retirement

[rich]

Just intrigued ,, at what age do you retire your birds from racing

 

Cheers rich

[Guest BRYANBROCK]

With our race controller we dont get a chance to retire them

[Ian McKay]

Three disasters in a row good controller :emoticon-0179-headbang: :emoticon-0179-headbang:

[fletch]

4years if they exceptional

5 years if they good

yearling if they not good

 

 

 

between 4/5 years depending on whats coming through to replace them

[ALF]

Three disasters in a row good controller :emoticon-0179-headbang: :emoticon-0179-headbang:

 

WHO IS YER CONTROLLER THIS YEAR???

[dal2]

4years if they exceptional

5 years if they good

yearling if they not good

 

 

 

between 4/5 years depending on whats coming through to replace them

 

Just tae show wot kind o racin we get in 10YRS

 

I have had six 4yr olds and two 5yr olds!!!!

 

AND OVER 400 YBS!!!!!!

 

JEEZ OH

[BLACK W F]

With our race controller we dont get a chance to retire them

why not put your name forward Bryan see if you do a better job

[fletch]

Just tae show wot kind o racin we get in 10YRS

 

I have had six 4yr olds and two 5yr olds!!!!

 

AND OVER 400 YBS!!!!!!

 

JEEZ OH

 

 

 

we dont have that many mate but a few more i noticd we tend to have a odd year were we have a few better birds than in other years

[john cumming]

ive just stopped two last month they were both 7 years, miracle they saw 7 years with all the problems they have had to encounter in that time.

 

 

john

[budgie]

Now getting back to the 98% rule or even ((99))%%

[Guest Cawdy]

id probibaly agree with whats been said 4-5 years. mind u depends on what you mean by retire

(in the bin or in the stock loft) but theres a few old timers there got anold cock that will be 22 next year