yearlings how far.

just wondering how far the members on here would send there yearlings.when i was racing i would go as far as saintes which i think was 354 miles to me.

Have known fanciers send yearling 500 miles that is if they are breed for the distance

hi fred , in 2004 i sent 1 pigeon , a yearling to the saintes NFC race ended up 4th section D , 268 open over 5,000 birds . just over 10 hrs in a nw wind . cheers kev

also next sat im sending 2 yearlings to messac in the NFC it will be there first proper race in the lifes
have had lots of training a a couple of training races short ones , but this is the real test im prety confident
of getting them both but will will see how it pans out . cheers kev

kev d wrote:

also next sat im sending 2 yearlings to messac in the NFC it will be there first proper race in the lifes
have had lots of training a a couple of training races short ones , but this is the real test im prety confident
of getting them both but will will see how it pans out . cheers kev

best of luck to you kev

yes i hope do well kev a win would be great at least i would know who is keeping the trophy clean for me lol

thats what dearms are made of G , as long as i have a decent race and they perform as they should
who knows what can happen but if its a SWwind you can only conpeat for section prizes as the wind dictakes where the winners are , as you all know

kev d wrote:

thats what dearms are made of G , as long as i have a decent race and they perform as they should
who knows what can happen but if its a SWwind you can only conpeat for section prizes as the wind dictakes where the winners are , as you all know

Yes you can second that Kev d

I like to send my yearlings as far as lillers in the unc, a distance of approx 347 miles, the next year I would send them onto the next furthest race point with the intention of when there about 3-4 being ready for the marathon bourges race, a distance of 572 miles, I know of lads who have sent yearlings to bourges but each to our own.

the thing i find with yearlings is that there still developing and are still like teanagers in away
cos if you send them on a channel race which is a bit sticky you will probably find a yearling come through as they don,t know when to stop .

kev d wrote:

also next sat im sending 2 yearlings to messac in the NFC it will be there first proper race in the lifes
have had lots of training a a couple of training races short ones , but this is the real test im prety confident
of getting them both but will will see how it pans out . cheers kev

wish you all the best mate hope they come well for you.

I like all yearlings to race 412 miles

kev d wrote:

the thing i find with yearlings is that there still developing and are still like teanagers in away
cos if you send them on a channel race which is a bit sticky you will probably find a yearling come through as they don,t know when to stop .

Yes your right there Kev, that is what happened with Colin Lloyds Saintes national winner the week before the same cock won 1st Wolverhampton Fed then Colin doubled him up and won the national with him

Wish you all the best with your national race Kev

cheers don , i will need it cos its there first serious race this year they have had plenty of training and a couple of short training races , but they will have to think for them selfs in this one find out if there any good .

kev d wrote:

cheers don , i will need it cos its there first serious race this year they have had plenty of training and a couple of short training races , but they will have to think for them selfs in this one find out if there any good .

No worries mate only the same as Dave Delea's Pau National winner forget which year mate but she was a yearling and having 1st or 2nd proper race

Good luck send me a PM to let me know how you get on mate