Nearly that time again

How many birds have you got to race

My dad still hasn't had birds out due to pairing up late

hi phil, ive 14 ybs at the moment, hoping to have a team of around 26 to race........that's enough for me to manage.

10 cocks and 6 hens will breed usual 30 ybs atb to all members for the coming season

I’ve got 11 hens and 4 cocks and Ive got 6 YBS hatched this week, that’s the lot for me.

We will have half dozen cocks and dozen widowhood hens

Looks like 40 for me. Young birds. Bred of stock (retired racers) plus a few yearlings that just seem to shine. Nothing off the 2 year old plus racers. They will be culls unless I get an exceptional one. But for this season upcoming, 60 I can fly. Have to crunch the numbers as stated. All go every week, all being equal healthwise etc,.

20 cocks 16 hens some are latebreds breeding 50 ybs then some select later bred ones for stock.
planning 2019 breeding already,going to bred a team of ''ULTRAS'' distance pigeons.

phil411 wrote:

We will have half dozen cocks and dozen widowhood hens

Interesting about the widowhood hens bit etc Phil 411 That normal for you there or maybe something your trying for the first time as such.

19cocks & 18 hens, double w/hood. hope to send them paired for first race, we'll see, 40 y/b hopefully

Just spoke to the corn man Franky...training in about 2 weeks weather
Permitting...need half a dozen for yearlings and latebreds

We are hoping to have at least 80 or 90 young birds to race this year.

I bought 100 rings from the RPRA, 60 National Flying Club rings and 20 BICC rings so we have plenty of rings.

We will only be racing young birds this year as we have no old race birds, so I can concentrate fully on young bird racing.

I trust our breeding is going well now.

Phil

weaning ybs tomorrow.........

15 cocks 15 hens raced on roundabout will have aprox 30 youngsters but after this morning that total might not  make it, this morning not only hit once by BOP but 4 times youngsters are still making their way back in ones , the lads at burtonwood say they are getting hit everyday
Ken

tw@s sorry for you

We have 17 cocks and 19 to race this year that's 9 pairs of sprint and 9 pairs of distance birds breeding around 40 hope to get 30 ish to the race we'll see

Knackered wrote:

phil411 wrote:

We will have half dozen cocks and dozen widowhood hens

Interesting about the widowhood hens bit etc Phil 411 That normal for you there or maybe something your trying for the first time as such.

Ive flown better widowhood with hens even young birds I try

the last youngster jut dropped in from this morning bop strikes
Ken

friendsloft wrote:

the last youngster jut dropped in from this morning bop strikes
Ken

your off to an early start ken, ybs up and flying already..........

That's glad to here ken that you have then all back keep a sharp eye out for the raptor in the next few days

Thanks Mark safest thing to do now is keep them locked up for a few days then start again with them
Ken

David wrote:

friendsloft wrote:

the last youngster jut dropped in from this morning bop strikes
Ken

your off to an early start ken, ybs up and flying already..........

Hi David thanks to BOP lol thought the lot had gone this morning
Ken

Glad they made it back! Weaned a few more today. Should have 35 to fly, all going well.

its a worrying time when they are first up isn't it, im weaning 12 tomorrow so I`ll have it to come......

Hope they all return for you Ken

phil411 wrote:

Knackered wrote:

phil411 wrote:

We will have half dozen cocks and dozen widowhood hens

Interesting about the widowhood hens bit etc Phil 411 That normal for you there or maybe something your trying for the first time as such.

Ive flown better widowhood with hens even young birds I try

We all try Phil 411 part of the enjoyment factor     I suggest, playing the game where all in etc.