Young Bird Training

[walterboswell59]

Tossed mine this morning behind Tinto Hill in 4 seperate batches, got my First casualties in 8 tosses though, dropping 2 and one back slightly injured to the neck, talon mark!! Hope the other 2 show up, but i doubt it now.

thats where gulkie got hit to john but where to go the bassas are every where m8

[eagle79]

First time in a basket and released them roughly 24 miles into a head wind, All home in 45 minutes.

24 miles first chuck is that as crow flies , do you normally do this if so what do you do next.

[Dmurray]

Went 16 mile yesterday strange toss took 1hr 33mins but all there in 1 batch

[peter pandy]

24 miles first chuck is that as crow flies , do you normally do this if so what do you do next.

Been my system for donkeys years,Next toss 40 mls then into first race. The great Eddy Newcombe never trained young birds and they all went into the first race. His philosophy was To get rid off the dumplings.

[eagle79]

Been my system for donkeys years,Next toss 40 mls then into first race. The great Eddy Newcombe never trained young birds and they all went into the first race. His philosophy was To get rid off the dumplings.does this method cost you many of your babies im not brave enough to do that

[kirky]

looks like i will be back training on my own tomorrow local traing guy not going.

[peter pandy]

One still to come from to-day 40 miles. Run into torrential rain at the home end with visibility 50 yards and expected a disaster but they came through it drookit in 85 minutes. When your youngsters are running up to 1-2 hrs you wont lose many as long as the aerial vermin are looking the other way LOL.

 

P.S. Another Gold cup entrant returned 18.00 hrs thankfully gutty and feathers all intact.

[JohnQuinn]

Back to the same spot yesterday, same routine put up in 4 batches. All home though the last group were slow for some reason. No training today cos of the weather but maybe i shoulda took a leaf oot Peter's book and tossed them anyway.

[dal2]

One still to come from to-day 40 miles. Run into torrential rain at the home end with visibility 50 yards and expected a disaster but they came through it drookit in 85 minutes. When your youngsters are running up to 1-2 hrs you wont lose many as long as the aerial vermin are looking the other way LOL.

 

P.S. Another Gold cup entrant returned 18.00 hrs thankfully gutty and feathers all intact.

Mine wudnae gan for 15 mins the lazy buggers

[ALF]

Older team have had 7 short tosses and 3 or 4 in the fed transporter we have 3 awol younger team went straight to Carnwath yesterday in Vince's van and were liberated with a good few hundred birds alongside the Hamilton midweek trailer all home

 

Older team with the fed tomorrow and hopefully younger team back to Carnwath

[bigjamie]

may go with the fed the morra alf had 2 home late both been hit with percy thats 7 out the game for racing now

[yeboah]

Rained till late afternoon

Let youngsters out at 3-45 till 8

Flew well as per norm this year split into groups

Most flew 2 hrs smaller group for longer

Finally got washed down by thunderstorm I hid in loft till it passed with 90% of the sensible one's lol

Jump to 20 mls tomorrow small groups as per norm

Take a sandwich and ma dog for company

[ALF]

may go with the fed the morra alf had 2 home late both been hit with percy thats 7 out the game for racing now

We have 1 missing from yesterday Jamie

[blue pied]

One still to come from to-day 40 miles. Run into torrential rain at the home end with visibility 50 yards and expected a disaster but they came through it drookit in 85 minutes. When your youngsters are running up to 1-2 hrs you wont lose many as long as the aerial vermin are looking the other way LOL.

 

P.S. Another Gold cup entrant returned 18.00 hrs thankfully gutty and feathers all intact.

where did u train peter thats 40 miles? must be about cockenzie ? i tossed mines at the Forth road bridge and was heavy heavy rain coming home through banknock but they were all in the loft bar one it was on the landing board when i came back

[Guest stb-]

One still to come from to-day 40 miles. Run into torrential rain at the home end with visibility 50 yards and expected a disaster but they came through it drookit in 85 minutes. When your youngsters are running up to 1-2 hrs you wont lose many as long as the aerial vermin are looking the other way LOL.

 

P.S. Another Gold cup entrant returned 18.00 hrs thankfully gutty and feathers all intact.

would you over winter it

Peter considering its not been hawked or injured to stop its return after this lenth of time .

[peter pandy]

where did u train peter thats 40 miles? must be about cockenzie ? i tossed mines at the Forth road bridge and was heavy heavy rain coming home through banknock but they were all in the loft bar one it was on the landing board when i came back

 

 

Start at Hermiston gate then the other side of Macmerry.

[peter pandy]

would you over winter it

Peter considering its not been hawked or injured to stop its return after this lenth of time .

 

Rab,

We are talking about the fiasco Gold Cup race "Weather Wise" and how could you possibly blame a bird for not making it in race time. I personally think too much of a bird that makes it home regardless of how long it takes to fly 550 miles and next year it will be set up to go to 600 miles in a different nest condition.

[Guest stb-]

Rab,

We are toralking about the fiasco Gold Cup race "Weather Wise" and how could you possibly blame a bird for not making it in race time. I personally think too much of a bird that makes it home regardless of how long it takes to fly 550 miles and next year it will be set up to go to 600 miles in a different nest condition

fair comment Peter just interested in your opinion on it . I used to be of the same opinion but nowadays with all the bop around i like to get them home into order a few tosses and a comback race or 2 or even to a couple of races along with yb to make sure they are ok and not going to lay out every time a percie passes before i over winter now . I think a lot of the birds now lay out because of bop strikes in close proximity to themselfs and hide out for few weeks then make home. I am also finding more and more that birds that lay out do it again following year now where in the past didnt re offend.

[peter pandy]

fair comment Peter just interested in your opinion on it . I used to be of the same opinion but nowadays with all the bop around i like to get them home into order a few tosses and a comback race or 2 or even to a couple of races along with yb to make sure they are ok and not going to lay out every time a percie passes before i over winter now . I think a lot of the birds now lay out because of bop strikes in close proximity to themselfs and hide out for few weeks then make home. I am also finding more and more that birds that lay out do it again following year now where in the past didnt re offend.

 

I know what you are saying Rab and we dont know what the score is when they are away any length of time, However this one is 2 year old and its his first time lying out, with the amount of lice on him I would imagine he has been with streeters, His feet were covered in dried mud and his moult had stopped. All in I believe he deserves another go at it and I will give him every encouragement.

[Delboy]

I know what you are saying Rab and we dont know what the score is when they are away any length of time, However this one is 2 year old and its his first time lying out, with the amount of lice on him I would imagine he has been with streeters, His feet were covered in dried mud and his moult had stopped. All in I believe he deserves another go at it and I will give him every encouragement.

 

Got Alencon one myself this morning

[kirky]

all back from 20mls today,

[bigbill]

same today all back 20mls

[yeboah]

20mls first time today

5 groups 10min intervals

Saw 3rd group get struck to the north in distance

They were coming all day still 2 down

1 badly injured

Fingers crossed for the morning

[REDROCKET]

Tossed mine this morning behind Tinto Hill in 4 seperate batches, got my First casualties in 8 tosses though, dropping 2 and one back slightly injured to the neck, talon mark!! Hope the other 2 show up, but i doubt it now.

Posted on here 2weeks ago pair of falcons at Tinto don't go there

[kirky]

no training today poor weather, sun has come out tonight too late to take them,