YBs still ranging...

my ybs are still going off ranging for an hour or more even tho they have been training and have started racing............ is this ok or shouldnt they be doing this

our birds are doing this ever time we let them out david.
i would think thats a good sign your birds must be fit david.

yes i let mine out sunday morning john, they had been racing the day befre and i expected them to potter around the garden and gat a bath...........but as soon as i opened the door they flew out and went off for an hour, they did the same monday morning too altho the evening fly is usually only about 30 mins as im training tue,wed and thursday.......

maybe they will stop doing this when the distance gets further eh ?

we dont let our birds out on sunday after a race.
just something we have allwas done.
but when the racing starts we only train them 1 day a week.
dont no if this is the way to do it but thats how we do it.
and only out for an hour to an hour and a half a day.

its good for them to do that as far as im aware david

ah right john, the top flyer in my club stops training his ybs once racing has started.......and the other top flyer still trains so i suppose it depends on the individual eh ? im sure when ybs do go ranging tho it is good for them as they get a good look around the area and maybe they could travel miles away from the loft.

Alex wrote:

its good for them to do that as far as im aware david

yes i would emagine it would be alex, the thing im wondering is that maybe it wouldnt be good for them once the distance got further....?

i would think so david.
we have still got about 14 young birds to train yet.
so we will take the birds that have been racing out for a train. with the 14 young birds this week just to get them going.
thats me off to bed know.
good night to all.

David wrote:

my ybs are still going off ranging for an hour or more even tho they have been training and have started racing............ is this ok or shouldnt they be doing this

most of mine are still doing this .its just the paired up one that do,nt

Mine are still going away for 10 - 15 minutes at a time. They are starting to exercise better now they have been separated.

Paul.

Yes Mine are ding the same, and I was thinking the same thing, usually my birds dont fly too much once they trin and race. but this year they are ranging, but not as long as yours mine go off for about 35 or 40 minutes. It means we are doing something right as unhealthy birds sit on roofes.