YB training...?

do ybs really need to be trained once racing has started...? i know some do it with widowhood cocks but what do members think to doing it with ybs,as the top flyer in my club stops training his ybs once the racing has started (or so he says )

Not that I have a/the answer, but my magnificent 7 have had two 45 mile trips, one on Tues and one today and, weather permitting they'll go again tomorrow before their 90 mile race on Saturday - the same point they flew for the first time from last weekend.

This isn't what I had expected but is what my mentor is advising and to be honest I'm not alone, our transporter is loading plenty of YB's each morning. Whether it's the right thing to do or not I guess I'll see at the weekend. whilst I don't want to stress them by giving them the trauma of basketing and the transporter too often I do want them to be fit, educated and able to fly on their own which is whyI've no problem with late comers - they've come on their own and are richer for the xperience. just my very, very, inexperienced opinion.

ive been continuing training with mine at 25 mile chucks just to give them experience plus theres a few a bit younger i will be putting into the 4th race so there getting their traning now

very true mr.brown never dismiss a late youngster

would like to add myself any ones late back are well welcomed....had a couple back the day after and there much better for it, a late youngster will surprise you when its older im sure its only still learning after all

glad you had a few more back alex

most late ones dont mess up twice there normaly ya first bird next time lol sods law that

me too mate was very pleased to see them back, hope your first race goes well and you have good returns

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most late ones dont mess up twice there normaly ya first bird next time lol sods law that

we will see on saturday g as i do think my last one back will be first this week as its just showing something different when its in and around the loft, like its telling me something lol

how many you sending this week alex...?

will put my a team in thats left and thats 14 again as theres some i did not send as i didnt know how my first race would go so will see where we go from here with the comeback race and thereafter with the b team and whats left from these

my birds were all on form today 1st toss at 22miles all back with in 18mins

nice one chris when is your first race

next week my first race, im try get them to 22miles 2 more times then ill rest them till the big day

last training toss today from 25 miles, all set for saturdays race....................no excuses now, im confidant ive done my best for them and training /exerciseing has gone well, we`ll just have to wait and see now............

all my training done for this week just giveing them 45 mins round loft other than 3 training chucks this week really carnt wait till saturday now .. hope they come again like last week

On the subject of training two of the top flyers in Blackpool that I know do things entirely differently and both are winning out of turn. One trains his ybs 4 days a week from 30 miles and the other exercises his ybs around the loft for 45 mins to an hour twice per day and feeding twice per day.

In fact the guy who doesnt train once racing starts has only trained as far as 8 miles before the first race which was a 60 miler and between them they filled 12 of the first 13 positions in a very competetive club. So as long as the birds are healthy and are exercising freely it doesnt seem to matter but there is less chance of a bad training toss if your not training, the British weather being what it is , lol Kev.

hi kev, youve just described the two top flyers in my club......one trains 3 or 4 times a week and the other stops training when the yb season starts, and he only trains to around 15 miles initially and then exercises around the loft twice a day......between them they win every, and i mean every race throughout the old bird and young bird season.....

It just goes to show there is more than one way to skin a cat, lol. I see youve had your birds away training and they must be over the illness that arose. Good luck for the race at weekend.
Kev.

thanks kev, yes touch wood they seem fine now.......training has gone well for once and everything couldnt have gone better i dont think, i`ll only be sending 11 to newark 56 miles but im very pleased since training started i havnt lost one youngbird......

thanks for the pm kev, have saved it.........

Hi David Glad to hear that all is well with the birds and I hope you find the info useful. If the feeding is wrong on basket day it doesnt matter what else you have done with the birds, they will not perform on raceday.
Kev