One Loft Entrants

[sapper756]

Just out of interest, if you were sending a youngster to compete in a One Loft Race, would you send a young cock or a young hen? and why?

 

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[Wiley]

Young hen. The younger the better also. I find locally and from experience young hens race better then young cocks generally and are more consistant, I don't follow one loft past race winners so couldn't say what sex has the lead.

[johnc]

young cock i dont know if they are split, if not there will be a lot of young hens laying in the panniers

[geordie1234]

Cock for me wouldny like hunners of darkness cocks chasing the hen

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

young cock i dont know if they are split, if not there will be a lot of young hens laying in the panniers

Like you, i would prefer a cock due to the chance of a young hen being eggy at the time of the big race. That said, The Scottish one loft pigeon race will be separating the cocks and hens 3 weeks before the big race, so i may now change my mind and send hens.

[johnc]

i wonder what will happen if they all arrive together they may struggle to get them in

[johnc]

sorry gereth i just noticed you said before the big race

[Guest bigda]

Like you, i would prefer a cock due to the chance of a young hen being eggy at the time of the big race. That said, The Scottish one loft pigeon race will be separating the cocks and hens 3 weeks before the big race, so i may now change my mind and send hens.

 

would three weeks be time enough, to get used to there new section and racing home to for the first hot spot race

the hen could go into the wrong section, a tricky one that, and could get treaded me thinks . while training

[Tony C]

I would take my chances with hens, young cocks get to excitable..................... at the end of the day they've gotta be there for the final race.