Breeding From Racers

[just ask me]

Most of my stock birds now are former racers, and most have never won a race !!

 

They are in the stock loft because of other reasons

 

1 pair - he is a small cock and was 2nd (only 2 birds on the day in the club) in a very hard race, who was badly injured by a hawk the following year, he is paired to a medium to large hen who has been badly injured more than once, the last time with a broken keel, she has scored in a short race - they have produced winning youngsters though, including 1st and 4th fed (1st fed against 2000+ birds)

 

The above were put in the stock loft because they returned home despite severe injuries and didn't give up, showing both grit and determination

 

Another pair, put in the stock loft in 2011

 

the cock had produced a winner with another hen in 2010, and had scored every year from being a young bird, but never won himself,

he is paired to a hen who has minor positions, and they have produced a 1st fed 2011

 

so it is not just winners that produce winners

 

New to the stock loft in 2012 will be a hen who bred 12th combine 26,000 birds in 2011 (2010 bred youngster 'from the race team')she was still in the race team in 2011, as yet, I don't know who she will be paired to

 

 

good point consistent birds rather than birds with one big win

[REDCHEQHEN]

good point consistent birds rather than birds with one big win

 

 

Yep - that's the word I was looking for

 

I never have a lot of young birds (36 is the maximum) as we don't have the room, so only breed from a couple of pairs of fancied racers each year to see if they have potential for in the stock loft

 

It's all trial and error really, one fancied pair we bred from last year - we lost both youngsters off the loft before they could fly properly...!

[gulkie]

Most of my stock birds now are former racers, and most have never won a race !!

 

They are in the stock loft because of other reasons

 

1 pair - he is a small cock and was 2nd (only 2 birds on the day in the club) in a very hard race, who was badly injured by a hawk the following year, he is paired to a medium to large hen who has been badly injured more than once, the last time with a broken keel, she has scored in a short race - they have produced winning youngsters though, including 1st and 4th fed (1st fed against 2000+ birds)

 

The above were put in the stock loft because they returned home despite severe injuries and didn't give up, showing both grit and determination

 

Another pair, put in the stock loft in 2011

 

the cock had produced a winner with another hen in 2010, and had scored every year from being a young bird, but never won himself,

he is paired to a hen who has minor positions, and they have produced a 1st fed 2011

 

so it is not just winners that produce winners

 

New to the stock loft in 2012 will be a hen who bred 12th combine 26,000 birds in 2011 (2010 bred youngster 'from the race team')she was still in the race team in 2011, as yet, I don't know who she will be paired to

you know your birds better than anyone else and going by what

you have said you have a good stock sense so you pick your own

pairings your doing all right ;)

[just ask me]

Yep - that's the word I was looking for

 

I never have a lot of young birds (36 is the maximum) as we don't have the room, so only breed from a couple of pairs of fancied racers each year to see if they have potential for in the stock loft

 

It's all trial and error really, one fancied pair we bred from last year - we lost both youngsters off the loft before they could fly properly...!

 

 

that the way it goes i remember paying a good few pound for a cock 2 years back the first hen we put her with stopped laying switched the hen only for the first round of eggs to be blind so only really got 2 from him into the race team one got killed off a wire in the first week or two when let out the other one which is a cock is still here done noting amazing as young bird but i would say 90% of my best cocks on widowhood dont do much as young birds hopefully this year i get a few out of him