Race Day Temperature

[Diamond dave]

Thinking ahead to racing (not long now)- do any members have a minimum temperature that they would send birds to a race in particular yearlings?

D.D.

[andy Burgess]

Thinking ahead to racing (not long now)- do any members have a minimum temperature that they would send birds to a race in particular yearlings?

D.D.

as a guide i think 10degrees , anything below and that could knock them off for the rest of the season .jmo.

[PIGEON_MAN]

Thinking ahead to racing (not long now)- do any members have a minimum temperature that they would send birds to a race in particular yearlings?

D.D.

With temperatures changing so much in different parts of the country I think it would be difficult to judge what it might be say 60 or 70 miles away the day of liberation, personally speaking I would say stay clear of east winds when sending yearlings.

[Guest Dorset-lad]

With temperatures changing so much in different parts of the country I think it would be difficult to judge what it might be say 60 or 70 miles away the day of liberation, personally speaking I would say stay clear of east winds when sending yearlings.

 

Ive had this agument with a good mate of mine and hes is a good flyer he was saying he was not getting his yearlings coming from over the water say out of 12 he would end up with 3/4 end of season but down here in poole the water races start last week april first week may and i feel its to cold. so last season he had 10 yearling cocks i sugested holding them back untill the two carentan races in mid/end june and just keep them inland along the coast so he did and from those 2 races he never lost any of them yearlings. looking forward to see how they come this season for him as 2 year olds. So jmo be very patient with yearlings they are still learning and your future regards but like PIGEON_MAN says depends where you live Brian