working with latebreds

I have bought the odd latebred in for future stock but decided i would look at buying 6-12 in as well and have a section for them.

How would you guys manage these latebreds?

delbar wrote:

I have bought the odd latebred in for future stock but decided i would look at buying 6-12 in as well and have a section for them.

How would you guys manage these latebreds?

i would only buy l/breds off proven stock for the stock loft racing them is a waste of time they drop like flys
and i would leave them till end of march before pairing or put them aside for the following year to breed from
i only buy teams of y/bs early to race and they get the same treatment as my own no matter what they cost they go in the basket just my way aint saying its right but its what i do sean

Over the years I have bred lates and have done this year too, however they are for breeding as often a line you want to cross next year is lost racing if you have only bred 4 off the stocks. I have bred a loverly bird this year and is racing well from a late last year I kept for that reason alone.

However beware and be carefull, dont get into a habit of it, there are always tales of the latebred that turned out a champion, just like my grandad smoked 100 fags a day and lived to 100, however he is 1 man just like the 1 latebred and about 20,000 people died of lung cancer also there are thousands of lates bred each year and never make training. I never breed a late for racing it just never works, if you have lots of room, money and time to waste breed them but be prepared to loose a lot of birds and be very disapointed with you efforts.

I am of mixed views here, from a racing point of view I have had some good ones but the majority have been rubbish, so I suppose it has to be the luck of the draw.
Although I have known some fanciers to do well especially in their first year.
For stock purposes, I have purchased some birds that have been worth their weight in gold especially when they have come from successful fanciers off their race teams.
I just think it's pretty much like anything, we pay our money and take our chance.

instresting read but some one in my club breeds late breeds and races them ok he dose lose a few like people say but some of them do reali well for him for stock i have no idea never had a late bred but i think be having latebreds this year from 2 club members as i have no ybs left only 3 outa 17 so ill just see how they go

evs did very well with his latebreds, he schooled them well and they scored on quite a few occasions if i remember correctly.............altho i do agree with what martyn has said about the % of good birds out of latebreds racing well.

We had 2 in our widowhood team they were well trained sent all the cocks to the 1st race and guess which 2 ducked the latebreds to much trouble and hassle in my opinion.

seanl wrote:

delbar wrote:

I have bought the odd latebred in for future stock but decided i would look at buying 6-12 in as well and have a section for them.

How would you guys manage these latebreds?

i would only buy l/breds off proven stock for the stock loft racing them is a waste of time they drop like flys
and i would leave them till end of march before pairing or put them aside for the following year to breed from
i only buy teams of y/bs early to race and they get the same treatment as my own no matter what they cost they go in the basket just my way aint saying its right but its what i do sean

Will agree Sean

Rudderfett wrote:

Over the years I have bred lates and have done this year too, however they are for breeding as often a line you want to cross next year is lost racing if you have only bred 4 off the stocks. I have bred a loverly bird this year and is racing well from a late last year I kept for that reason alone.

However beware and be carefull, dont get into a habit of it, there are always tales of the latebred that turned out a champion, just like my grandad smoked 100 fags a day and lived to 100, however he is 1 man just like the 1 latebred and about 20,000 people died of lung cancer also there are thousands of lates bred each year and never make training. I never breed a late for racing it just never works, if you have lots of room, money and time to waste breed them but be prepared to loose a lot of birds and be very disapointed with you efforts.

Will agree Martyn

David wrote:

evs did very well with his latebreds, he schooled them well and they scored on quite a few occasions if i remember correctly.............altho i do agree with what martyn has said about the % of good birds out of latebreds racing well.

Agree David

I have to agree Don, I have seen the odd late do well for others too, but not for me lol

i think you have to wrap um up in cotton wool for their 1st season which aint ideal whith our weather conditions being so unpredictable

oldstrain wrote:

i think you have to wrap um up in cotton wool for their 1st season which aint ideal whith our weather conditions being so unpredictable

Your right Daz but it is a long hard journey mate tried it in the past and never did any good with latebreds

But that is just me mate