1 ) i race on widowhood and pair either after Blackpool and before the 14th of febuary , i then will pair 48 hours before the race
2) one round of ybs is reared by the race team be it one or two ybs , but i only get one chance at it sometimes they havent been reared from and still flown well but i think there bond with the loft and box strenghtens after rearing
3)i start these birds about 4 races into the season and like a couple of channel crossings into them then plenty of tosses on there own to get them used to flying alone then a short inland race prior to the 500 mile race
4) I use a few mixes mainly Versa Laga superwidowhood , small seeds ,peanuts and hulled sunflowerseeds i feed according to there staus if resting i feed light if racing i feed the better fuel i dont want my birds performing during the week but at the weekend
5) they will be technicaly driving but i still class this as been widowhood
6) i feed then bath the birds helps relax them they can eat all they want as most of the feeding will be done when there away
7) great questions