widowhood cocks

hey guys how would you want your cocks to handle like before racing and in genral cheers

they should feel light and blown up m8 eyes bright nice soft feathers

like mine lol

great wot would lookn for in the hand keel skin museel

birdy2011 wrote:

they should feel light and blown up m8 eyes bright nice soft feathers

Agree there Graham but for me also solid and round along the keel bone (Well Musceled)

yes don and nice clean flesh

best bird i had felt like a cork, firm and bouyant with soft silky feathers...............ive found birds which handle like this are rare.

well i must say my cocks are coming great for me had 4 birds in the top 10 but just cant get em guicker any tips or idears

motivation of some sort might help gareth, i presume you fly widowhood....? what is your pre basket routine.....? do you show the hens or not ?

yes david i show the only for cople of minuites

ive got a system which says to open the boxes and turn the bowls over, then let the cocks go into the box for about 10 mins and they will start calling to the hen and crouching low in the bowl...........then take the cocks out one by one and basket them, NOT SHOWING THE HENS,

have the hen in the box for when the cocks return.

its all about motivation and trying different things so maybe worth a try.......???

Another system is to turn the bowls over just like David then place the cocks in the basket then let the hens into the section let the cocks see the hens on the box then remove them

my birds feel the best they have ever done,the feathering is fantastic like silk,their weight is perfect as well .i could,nt ask for more.....i know like someone said the same 2 birds are peaking at the same time,but i am timing others in as well ,but anyway i do,nt want them peeking at the same time do i

you want um in top form for the big one next week ray good look to you all sending in the nationals

peel bros wrote:

my birds feel the best they have ever done,the feathering is fantastic like silk,their weight is perfect as well .i could,nt ask for more.....i know like someone said the same 2 birds are peaking at the same time,but i am timing others in as well ,but anyway i do,nt want them peeking at the same time do i

ray, could you tell me how much corn you give your widowhood cocks .....?

well guys cocks are still in the top five im ova the moon gutted ive droped a bird mind but thats racing.im guna try just showing the bowls and not the hens this week wot does every body think

sometimes things work in your favour sometimes they back fire so me ide keep to ya plan for now as there showing some kind of form and its early they seem to be getting the hang of whats required only my opiniun mind

DAVID wrote:

ive got a system which says to open the boxes and turn the bowls over, then let the cocks go into the box for about 10 mins and they will start calling to the hen and crouching low in the bowl...........then take the cocks out one by one and basket them, NOT SHOWING THE HENS,

have the hen in the box for when the cocks return.

its all about motivation and trying different things so maybe worth a try.......???

i would agree with you gareth, remember my post last week.......???

gareth wrote:

well guys cocks are still in the top five im ova the moon gutted ive droped a bird mind but thats racing.im guna try just showing the bowls and not the hens this week wot does every body think

Gareth good cocks know the game they only need to see the bowl and they know there hen will be there on return

Just showing the bowl helps keep the cocks carm in the basket and helps keep there mind on the job

gareth, how old are the cocks...? are they yearlings or are they older birds which have already been on widowhood in the past.....?

I think he has a good mix of yearlings and 2 /3 year olds, mostly yearlings, the birds are coming well his velocity was over 2000ypm this week rockets, he should keep it the same, hes the most consistant flyer in the club so far. although hes desperate for the win been in top 5 every week.

hi david as martyn said got mixture of cocks 06,08,09 the rest yearlings mate and i must say i cudnt ask any more out of them they were all clocking with in minuites all 3 races weve had so far like ive learned good thing happen to those who wait.

yes it comes to them who wait be patiant stick to your plan it will all fall into place m8 best of look this week

gareth wrote:

well i must say my cocks are coming great for me had 4 birds in the top 10 but just cant get em guicker any tips or idears

thought you were wanting them quicker mate, now your satisfied.

you cant make any thing quiker as ive learned.im only seconds behind the winner wich is 5 miles shorter than me.im not guna grumble at the performance so far just guna keep at it