Edinburgh west Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Evening all. I am thinking about starting training my widowhood cocks this weekend but they are still going up and down to old loft every day 12 mile round trip. Should I give them there hens before every toss to get them coming to new house quicker ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie24williams49 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 They need to be schooled to their new loft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulkie Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 They need to be schooled to their new loft.Dont think your doing them any favoures training them In the weather were getting just now OMO.why not just Let them out for a fly And let them in to their mates ???Do the same job . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calder boy Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 12 miles my *expletive removed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwalker Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Have they reared youngbirds at the new loft ? is the new place infront or behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmurray Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Evening all. I am thinking about starting training my widowhood cocks this weekend but they are still going up and down to old loft every day 12 mile round trip. Should I give them there hens before every toss to get them coming to new house quicker ?? No , put the hens in there boxes for them coming home from toss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex young Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I would let them out for exercise to get the fly out of them and have the hens locked in their boxes on trapping.Then take them on 3 or 4 2mls tosses all on the same day that should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburgh west Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 miles my *expletive removed*6 miles down the road and 6 back =12 miles when I was at school lad. ðŸ‘🻠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calder boy Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 6 miles down the road and 6 back =12 miles when I was at school lad. ðŸ‘ðŸ»U never went to school ya chancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Mick Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 It must be very difficult putting broken birds on widowhood, as soon as they are separated they will go looking for the hens and the old loft is a magnet as they know there were hens there. Haven't you considered a spell on racing Natural before they are put on widowhood, they are keeping themselves fit at the moment with their searching but they need to see the hens more and realise that they are only in the new loft. The upside is that they do plenty of ranging while at exercise, the downside being is the new loft the foremost thought in their mind during racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburgh west Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 My 12 cocks are all yearlings. I paired them up the other day and since then only 2 pairs are going down the road. I tossed the cocks and hens on Monday both separately hens done it quicker than cocks so hopefully next toss cocks will know the drill at hens are waiting on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calder boy Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 My 12 cocks are all yearlings. I paired them up the other day and since then only 2 pairs are going down the road. I tossed the cocks and hens on Monday both separately hens done it quicker than cocks so hopefully next toss cocks will know the drill at hens are waiting on them.Training already bbbbrrrrrr tut tut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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