Ybs And Old Birds

[geordie1234]

I recently watched a video of dale newcombe he said his yb team and old birds ran together. Does anyone on here do the same???? Whats the benefits? ???

[Guest stb-]

I recently watched a video of dale newcombe he said his yb team and old birds ran together. Does anyone on here do the same???? Whats the benefits? ???

aye mines are out together every day now although they still go into there own sections , benefit is its easier :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I recently watched a video of dale newcombe he said his yb team and old birds ran together. Does anyone on here do the same???? Whats the benefits? ???

 

have always done it,I think it makes your old birds fly a bit faster and longer without having to flag them

[Novice]

Mine run together. The initial benefit for me was that the old birds stopped the youngsters ranging too far in the early stages. Eventually the youngsters range on their own leaving the old birds behind.

[geordie1234]

Thanks guys think I'm going to go down this route I thing the doos would be happier as well

[William Reid]

This year is my first year on open loft due to my shift at work.the loft gets opened at 8 and closed at dark o'clock .this is the first year for a long time that I have not lost a young bird off the loft and all the birds seem to be more street wise

[geordie1234]

Billy how do you feel the doos general fitness is when on open bowl? would you say it's better??

[William Reid]

Billy how do you feel the doos general fitness is when on open bowl? would you say it's better??

I don't know if better is the right word to use . The last couple of years I was on w/h last year had six on it but could not get them out at night but the six cocks all handeld the same with controlled feeding .what I have noticed this year that all the birds have more their natural shape and weight with the hopper feeding .fitness well I had one yearling hen away on Saturday got her at 4.24 sht time. Her last race was Newark and she never had a training toss from then was it luck or general fitness but she was healthy