training youngbirds

That's the first time i have heared that before Ken must say it sounds a good idear mate spot on

Hi Don it was afew years ago my Son in law was helping out with the training, i always sent to the same point, in west winds the birds always came from the west the stronger the wind the further west, same thing in east winds the birds always came from the east, so stated following the wind making the birds fly into it, and yes it did straighten the birds out, they still came from the direction of wind but by not much, so the birds didlearn to turn into it, rather than go with it,cutting out overfly where the birds have gone over with the wind before turning back for home
Ken

Ken that gives me something to think about for when i start up again cheers mate

agree with ian line of flight only then they will go straight home not mess about when they eventally get a line,plus have,nt got the time to train either side or backover nowadays

not the time or money

ian wrote:

not the time or money

This i dont understand, u are still going in the same directon just a couple mile right or left of line of flight Still same about of time and proberley same amount of money
Ken

dont see the point of going just a couple of mile either way might as well stick with line of flight i thought you ment about ten mile either way

Its more 5 mile than 2 , but the idea is to get them to fly into the wind, but still dont find it cost anymore in time or money
Ken

ok ken i just like to go line of flight many theories tho

how far do members take their ybs training them selfs or with club training? and how far do they start them off at and what stages do they take therm further ?.....

david i start off at 11 miles

Spot on Ken with your comments

don what have you voted for 11 or 12

I always started at 1 mile then 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 miles all this is done when they have started to rome (not Italy) but i only move them when they are coming as a team

Send 20 have them all within 1minute and then when there confidence is good then i will move them on to the next stage, when at 5 miles and they are doing it in 5 to 7 minutes after about 10 tosses then i would move them to 10 miles then 15 then 20 then 25 then 30 this is done when the pigeons are coming as a team and are full of confidence

Then i have sent them to 50 miles and have kept them there till the first race then after that first race brought them back to 30 miles and that is the training point which they are kept at till the end of the season

The youngbirds will show there confidence when they come out of the basket and fly straight home with no messing about when they have been released, then this is the time to move them on

I have voted for the first four positions as if it was a show it's a bit of fun we can all vote for just one but lets make it a little bit interesting

do members think its best to train the pigeons themselves so they are used to coming home from racing on their own or do they think its better to club train to get useed to being liberated and flying in a bigger pack.......

Train them yourself so they are using there heads and can think for themself then train them with the club just to make them think that little bit more

do you think ybs tend to not range as much once training has started ?

Yes your right there that is why you still have to train them parts of the week

so when would it be best to start training the ybs don, when they are ranging well or say maybe so many weeks before yb racing starts ?

Early bred as soon as they start ranging then get then in the basket and get them in a routine basket, loft no messing about

Always try and train them when the balance is hungary but not starving hungary

So when they come out of the basket they am flying on energy and no food in there crop

got a bit out of routine with the ybs this year, either they were hungry and didnt want to fly much or they were not hungry and didnt want to come in after exercise...... once i got the food right they seemed to just click and were flying for a GOOD HOUR AND SOMETIMES MORE and then as soon as they landed i would prefer to get them straight into the loft rather than hanging around pecking in the garden......

Need i say more mate looks like you have craked it

DAVID wrote:

got a bit out of routine with the ybs this year, either they were hungry and didnt want to fly much or they were not hungry and didnt want to come in after exercise...... once i got the food right they seemed to just click and were flying for a GOOD HOUR AND SOMETIMES MORE and then as soon as they landed i would prefer to get them straight into the loft rather than hanging around pecking in the garden......

youve got them spot on now david roll on next year