Need Sum Advice

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Need sum advice as I am new to this

 

I now have sum birds do I breed from them now are leave them till next year. Do I join a club now are leave it till next year

[JohnQuinn]

Breeding from them just now would give you something to race in the old bird racing next year, albeit they would be latebreds and you will most likely lose the majority of them quite quickly. Any that survived would be good 2yr olds in 2016 though and ready for channel racing.

Sitting tight and breeding in Dec/Jan would set you up nicely for the 2015 Yb races but that is more than a year away. Decision is yours to make depending on how eager you are to get racing. Atb whatever you decide. Cheers John.

[Tony C]

I would pair them up and let them sit (dummy eggs if you decide against having any of this years youngsters). Come pairing next year they will all be settled to their own nestboxes = less fighting and possible broken eggs.

[JohnQuinn]

I would pair them up and let them sit (dummy eggs if you decide against having any of this years youngsters). Come pairing next year they will all be settled to their own nestboxes = less fighting and possible broken eggs.

 

Good shout Tony

[Roland]

Well egg or young in May will fly all the way. Had late June hatch youngsters fly 470 mile the following September. Indeed will be flying some youngsters not yet in egg this season.

Will they compete with those on the Dark system? Probably not ... but then you will be a novice stil, so one must take that into consideration, and you will be flying with hope and dreams.

Personally, as you won't be racing the old birds, I'd fly some late (so called) youngsters. Many a good race has, and is, won but later bred pigeonsthat's for sure. Then would have some late breds. THE late breds would be left to do as they liked. Yep on the good fine days a few short tosses. Then next season just 1 or 2 short races of say 100 to 150 miles tops. Year after they will be the best birds in the loft - very most likely - and can go all the way.

Never mind about losses of latebreds.... The big cripe is patience! Fancier breed 60 or more youngsters early and finish up with about 20 yearlings.... Yet the ration of say 25 latebreds and having a dozen or so is called.

Bred and reared in the purple they will be every bit as good - if not better - than any other youngsters.

Indeed many a good team has been built by buying latebreds and lightly raced the following year. Plus you will still have the parents next season. But the thought of losing some after a winter feeding deters very many and hence gives them a very unfair name.

Logic is simple. 'If the stock can breed in January in the cold and adverse weather WHY can't the same birds breed every bit as good in far better weather and conditions? J.M.O. Good luck whatever you desecide.

[peter pandy]

Young Birds bred at this time of year are superior to others bred early or too late in the season due to the longer hours of daylight so they develop quicker. You may have heard or read the old saying BRED IN THE PURPLE well June, July and August is that period.

[kirky]

look out for some ybs try get in a club or send them as trainer,

[Roland]

Patience is a virtue and the most important thing in this hobby. Act in haste and relent in leisure'. But then again for the first couple of years eagerness teaches that it has two masters ... one not so good. No need to rush or sorce them ...