todays race melton mowbray

see all advice has paid off (only kidding)

Ian, all this advice , did help a lot, but it were only a friendly short toss, the real stuff still lying ahead. Im gonna rest them more, and keep them on BARLEY!!

yes think thats best

Spot on Ian as long as they are working hard keep them on good corn

Well done niel hope this is the start of a good season for you

would you break w/hood cocks down don, and then build up towards the end of the week ?

if they have had a fast race then yes

But if they have had a hard race then no as you may need them to recover quickly

they are many roads to rome donn you do whatever suits yourself

Ian

Yes you could say that

funny though how fanciers all flying the same system all do different things to encourage them to get home as quick as possible.....take widowhood for example, we put the hen in the nestbox and let the cock look in at her and get wound up for maybe 5 mins, then when we opened the door and he went in we would pick him up and basket him....some fanciers let them both in the nestboxtogeather for about half an hour or so and then basket when the cock is low in the bowl with the hen stood over him.....plus there will be loads more methods which fanciers use and it works for them.......


what routine do members have when basketing ?

i put hen in opposite side of box for five minutes but never let them together only on return

ian, how long do you leave them togeather after return ? i read in r.p.weekly a fancier leaving the hens 1 hour after the first bird arrives back, so that if the second one gets back 10 minutes after, he gets to see his hen for 50 mins and so on.....if a bird gets back from the race an hour after the first bird he doesnt get to see his hen at all..... and the fancier says the cock soon gets to learn to be quicker next time...

half an hour david then hens are out regardless if there all back or not but only inland races channel i leave hens in all night until next morning

yes the fancier who i read about leaves them for one and a half hours when its channel.....so similar idea but just difference in time left togeather.....

Many roads lead to rome Ian

Must say would do what Ian does and inland the time the first pigeon is back all the hens are removed after one hour

But if they are yearlings then they can see there hens if behind for just a few minitues just to show them what it is all about

they should already know what its about through training and seeing the hen,but also do not over use the hen,you can show hens too much.

Totally agree again Littlehen

yes not good too much female attention if you know what i mean

Yes totally agree

You want them to get fly fit, not f.... fit

yes your right niel dont want them to tired

youve to keep the old stock hen happy though lads....

Totally agree with niel they need there energy for the race