YB training.......

had my ybs away yesterday from just ten miles as ive only recently started traing them, before this they had been approx 6 miles 5 times and were coming great all together............when they went 10 miles 5 didnt come back with the rest of them and straggled back up till 9 at night and ive still one missing now,

should i have just put them in with the rest of the club trainers at 20 miles instead of mine being let go on their own at ten miles.....? i know some might be of the opinion that they will have to think for themselves but at least they could get a bit of help at first from the more experienced birds in the training group ?

any thoughts anyone.....?

mine next year will have 3 or 4 10 mile then 25 mile lost 18 this year from 5 mile then sent to 25 mile lost 1 in 20 chucks

yes steve, im thinking short tosses might be too close and they go off ranging from there..............?

mine had there first toss last weekend from 12 miles
droped two but i picked one of them up tonight from taunton
only 7 miles from my loft .

i think ill just put mine in at 20 miles tommorrow if weathers ok, then they will be helped by the other members birds which have already been..............after a few of these i m hoping to jump them in to the later races.........

You should be o.k David the best will be left mate

They should be going with the club birds all the time so they no what to do its allright on there own but they nead to go up with the other birds quite a lot when they do go with other birds they will more than likely come back and go down not with sickness but stress because they will have had no contact with other birds and dont no what to do

thanks ginger, only had them to two ten miles so far but after a couple more ill send them a bit further.................when they are ready they will go into a couple of 56 mile open races and then jumped in to the longer club race.