Fitness

[PATTY BHOY]

With the racing starting this weekend for most of us. Do the members think their birds are fit yet or maybe just a little short yet.

[scottym7]

Mines are not ready yet

[gulkie]

I believe that it's the same as footballers there's fitness and there's match fitness ,I think you need at least

Half a dozen short tosses for the first race after that as racing progresses twice a week up to 200 miles

Then after that it long tosses .OMO.

[walterboswell59]

my latebreds have had 33 tosses this year if i go today with them so ive done my bit a wee bit of kidding tomorrow then its up to them i would never send unfit birds to a race i think to much of my birds good luck to you all guys

[geordie1234]

my latebreds have had 33 tosses this year if i go today with them so ive done my bit a wee bit of kidding tomorrow then its up to them i would never send unfit birds to a race i think to much of my birds good luck to you all guys

33 tosses the very reason I won't take latebreds again too much work involved fair play to you though Walter

[walterboswell59]

33 tosses the very reason I won't take latebreds again too much work involved fair play to you though Walter

just the same work id put into any youngbird team george

[geordie1234]

just the same work id put into any youngbird team george

correct mate but with better weather and longer days... i'm too lazy to do all the graft with latebreeds

[Delboy]

Its funny nowadays how distance fanciers hold their obs back til about the 3rd race thinking they will come on slower. I don't think this works as well as everyone thinks. In the earlier days we used to send them all to the first 3 races to get fitness on them then pick any race after that before their main event. Im sending ALL my hens tomorrow so im not playing catch up with them when they are eggy etc.

[geordie1234]

Its funny nowadays how distance fanciers hold their obs back til about the 3rd race thinking they will come on slower. I don't think this works as well as everyone thinks. In the earlier days we used to send them all to the first 3 races to get fitness on them then pick any race after that before their main event. Im sending ALL my hens tomorrow so im not playing catch up with them when they are eggy etc.

Del I was reading a Lanarkshire fed book from the fifties and the fed raced avaranches on the first weekend in May lol can ye imagine that proposal at an agm now

[Delboy]

Del I was reading a Lanarkshire fed book from the fifties and the fed raced avaranches on the first weekend in May lol can ye imagine that proposal at an agm now

 

HAHAHA

[philg50]

I had a training toss on Tuesday ,14 mile ,obviously something split them up ,lost 2 hens out of 21 up got 4 after 30 mins then nothing for 2 hrs they came back in singles from 1.30 until 6.30 at night ,and i got 2 next morning ,am i right in thinking if birds staying up untill that time they must be fit yes???

[blue pied]

I had a training toss on Tuesday ,14 mile ,obviously something split them up ,lost 2 hens out of 21 up got 4 after 30 mins then nothing for 2 hrs they came back in singles from 1.30 until 6.30 at night ,and i got 2 next morning ,am i right in thinking if birds staying up untill that time they must be fit yes???

sometimes when pigeons get burst up they go down and seek cover, so maybe not been flying for as long as you think

[walterboswell59]

correct mate but with better weather and longer days... i'm too lazy to do all the graft with latebreeds

at least your honest george sometimes you can put the hard work in and still not get a result m8

 

correct mate but with better weather and longer days... i'm too lazy to do all the graft with latebreeds

at least your honest george sometimes you can put the hard work in and still not get a result m8