Chainman1976 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 When you start training young birds what distance do you start at and how far do u go out too and how quick do you start extending the distance cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 i start at 12 miles 6 tosses then 20 6 to 8 tosses then 30 4 to 6 at 30 then into 1st race 3 tosses mid week every week 25 to 30 miles till end of season but they must be ranging for up to 2 hours a day for two weeks before i start training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeboah Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 i start at 12 miles 6 tosses then 20 6 to 8 tosses then 30 4 to 6 at 30 then into 1st race 3 tosses mid week every week 25 to 30 miles till end of season but they must be ranging for up to 2 hours a day for two weeks before i start trainingRanging Walter the word does not exist down here more like sitting looking at the sky terrified . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIGEONPACKMAN Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Mine go with the old birds to educate the young how to do it, ten miles keepvthem there tillvthey beat youbhome . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter swanston Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Ranging Walter the word does not exist down here more like sitting looking at the sky terrified . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter swanston Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Michael is quite right even training is fraught with danger, I am always envious when I go to other places and see young pigeons ranging the sky.I am very sad to say it but in this area the peregrines have won, I have seen the whole Lanarkshire convoy split and dispersed by on falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ranging Walter the word does not exist down here more like sitting looking at the sky terrified .mick surely you guys can get together and lock some birds out all day thats what id be doing m8 same with anyone having bother like that work together its got to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Michael is quite right even training is fraught with danger, I am always envious when I go to other places and see young pigeons ranging the sky.I am very sad to say it but in this area the peregrines have won, I have seen the whole Lanarkshire convoy split and dispersed by on falconi agree walter but we must help our selves m8 dont want to say to much on this subject so ill leave it at self help is the only help we are going to get guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 mick surely you guys can get together and lock some birds out all day thats what id be doing m8 same with anyone having bother like that work together its got to help but that would mean the hawks would get them walter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big50cal Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I start my yb at 30 mil but they need to be flying about the house for 2/3 hour before I take them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 but that would mean the hawks would get them walter loli but only the ones you can afford to lose chad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I start my yb at 30 mil but they need to be flying about the house for 2/3 hour before I take them up big cal are you in a housing scheme if so that is some doing 2to3, hours, when we had them in the scheme we could hardly get half an hour hence we had to train a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 mines do the same here in whitehill chad light feeding and a wee pick before they go out and they go for hours if they dont i flag them till they get the idea m8 but once you start them traning they stop ranging then i make them do one hour with the flag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 big cal are you in a housing scheme if so that is some doing 2to3, hours, when we had them in the scheme we could hardly get half an hour hence we had to train a lotthe big mans doos will fly 2 or 3 hrs at a time every day no probs great to watch them excersise with vigour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ranging Walter the word does not exist down here more like sitting looking at the sky terrified .mines would still go ranging ok but often a good lot dont come back and can be scattered over days with percy but for some reason it dosent stop them ranging again , i hate it when they range along the hills wish they would just fly round the loft for a few hours to be honest . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 mines would still go ranging ok but often a good lot dont come back and can be scattered over days with percy but for some reason it dosent stop them ranging again , i hate it when they range along the hills wish they would just fly round the loft for a few hours to be honest .no dout location is a lot to do with it rab how often you get hit mines get hit to but not as bad as you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big50cal Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 big cal are you in a housing scheme if so that is some doing 2to3, hours, when we had them in the scheme we could hardly get half an hour hence we had to train a lotYes I live in a scheme I just do not fu... About with they are soldiers to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie1234 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 How you feed them and the weather dictate how they fly not if they are in a housing scheme in my opinion. Callum cracking write up mate read it again today and what a cracking cock that has taken 4k in prize money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaz Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 2 from 10 mile same week as 1st race works well for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainman1976 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 What's a housing scheme guys ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 What's a housing scheme guys ? where there is a lot of houses, in a built up area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 where there is a lot of houses, in a built up areaI live in the biggest one in the UK http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/oct/09/bartons-britain-becontree-estate ............. and am sure every other house has a cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainman1976 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Oh right lol thought it was a system for housing pigeons lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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