When to start young bird training

When do members start Young Bird Training.

When they've dropped their 3rd flight?
When they've reached a certain age?
When they've started Ranging?

Difficult to say. Personally I like to see them ranging well. First toss from 12 miles. However I am in open country. When they are flying good I let the old birds out and the young together. They tend to keep each other up longer. but again, many ways to do. Depends on location I guess. Some start from the bottom of the garden then go up a few miles at a time. For me, they are covering much area when ranging so 12 miles seems to work well. Twice there and if and only if they are coming good will double the distance. Twice there then 40 miles. Distance to the club. There a few times then first race 115 miles. May not work for everyone but works for me in this location. Used to train to 100 miles but found it did not make a difference. After the first race old birds do not get trained. Open loft. Young birds midweek to 30 miles if at all. but again, open loft.

I dont train until beginning of july usualy but have bred much later this year and early july will still be the plan ...most of my ybs are still in the nest ,cant be doing with the dark now with a young family as it ties you down a little and the wee fella needs his days at the seaside   I think its best to start training when they stop ranging but watch them mid week micky mouse races they could easily swoop up a team of ybs training atb