bad day training

sent 8 ybs training yesterday to Salisbury on the club trailer about 45 miles and they were liberated at the same time as the pennine valleys race birds in the same location that organisation is about 200 miles north of me   ...had 2 from 8 yesterday and another 4 today so 6 from 8 and boy were they tired out they must have flown some miles ...glad their was some rain about so they could get a drink
but that's my plans for racing this weekend down the pan but I think they learnt more in this smash than they would of in a race ...unlikely I will see the other 2 now but ya never know ...lucky to get the 6 to be honest,think I will put them away now until next year ...good luck to any lads and lasses racing this weekend atb

sorry to hear you had a bad one Darren, but like you say, 6 isn't bad......all things considered.

is that it, for you racing ybs this season ?

Your birds did good! Treasure them!!

oldstrain wrote:

sent 8 ybs training yesterday to Salisbury on the club trailer about 45 miles and they were liberated at the same time as the pennine valleys race birds in the same location that organisation is about 200 miles north of me   ...had 2 from 8 yesterday and another 4 today so 6 from 8 and boy were they tired out they must have flown some miles ...glad their was some rain about so they could get a drink
but that's my plans for racing this weekend down the pan but I think they learnt more in this smash than they would of in a race ...unlikely I will see the other 2 now but ya never know ...lucky to get the 6 to be honest,think I will put them away now until next year ...good luck to any lads and lasses racing this weekend atb

Sounds like a tough day at the office O/S   etc. Thou !!! at least now you know 6 of them, have a brain & now know how to us it.

oldstrain wrote:

sent 8 ybs training yesterday to Salisbury on the club trailer about 45 miles and they were liberated at the same time as the pennine valleys race birds in the same location that organisation is about 200 miles north of me   ...had 2 from 8 yesterday and another 4 today so 6 from 8 and boy were they tired out they must have flown some miles ...glad their was some rain about so they could get a drink
but that's my plans for racing this weekend down the pan but I think they learnt more in this smash than they would of in a race ...unlikely I will see the other 2 now but ya never know ...lucky to get the 6 to be honest,think I will put them away now until next year ...good luck to any lads and lasses racing this weekend atb

if your club trainer has let birds go from the same site at the same time then he is a compleate IDIOT and i for 1 would not use him again ?

sorry to hear that Darren hope the other 2 make it back

hope the other 2 get back daz and yes they will have learnt a lot from it

hope they work bk in for you pal

the wee fella (Alfie) came running in the back door about an hour ago saying daddy birdie yes it was one of our missing ybs with half of his tail missing but surprisingly in good nic ...yes david that's end of racing for me now ,these are all distance ybs and they have had enough experience now for their first year about 20 tosses 4 from 45 miles and a race from 65 miles I have 15 now(lost 2) for next year plus 9 old birds ...that's maximum amount for me without overcrowding the trainer was about 3 miles away from the liberation site of the pennine valley birds I am a little annoyed as it don't take long to look in the bhw at the liberations and make a quick phone call but lesson learnt (don't train on Wednesdays) lucky to be just 1 down as its been terrible weather here for them to work back in

oldstrain wrote:

the wee fella (Alfie) came running in the back door about an hour ago saying daddy birdie yes it was one of our missing ybs with half of his tail missing but surprisingly in good nic ...yes david that's end of racing for me now ,these are all distance ybs and they have had enough experience now for their first year about 20 tosses 4 from 45 miles and a race from 65 miles I have 15 now(lost 2) for next year plus 9 old birds ...that's maximum amount for me without overcrowding the trainer was about 3 miles away from the liberation site of the pennine valley birds I am a little annoyed as it don't take long to look in the bhw at the liberations and make a quick phone call but lesson learnt (don't train on Wednesdays) lucky to be just 1 down as its been terrible weather here for them to work back in

Glad to see O/S the little fella is on the ball. Better than a guard dog I would suggest.
*****

oldstrain wrote:

the wee fella (Alfie) came running in the back door about an hour ago saying daddy birdie yes it was one of our missing ybs with half of his tail missing but surprisingly in good nic ...yes david that's end of racing for me now ,these are all distance ybs and they have had enough experience now for their first year about 20 tosses 4 from 45 miles and a race from 65 miles I have 15 now(lost 2) for next year plus 9 old birds ...that's maximum amount for me without overcrowding the trainer was about 3 miles away from the liberation site of the pennine valley birds I am a little annoyed as it don't take long to look in the bhw at the liberations and make a quick phone call but lesson learnt (don't train on Wednesdays) lucky to be just 1 down as its been terrible weather here for them to work back in

Daz for me they have had the best bit of education and they have had to work home using there brains which for me shows the characteristics of the birds capabilities

Richard Boylin who writes in the BHW he never raced youngsters but always let them out on a Saturday with a full tummy to be catches by any fed birds going in any direction which made the birds work hard to get back home but at the end of the season the ones left were the ones with character and the brains needed to get home on there own So Daz they have earned there perch mate leave them to moult ready for next season mate but I know nothing

Don Webb wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

the wee fella (Alfie) came running in the back door about an hour ago saying daddy birdie yes it was one of our missing ybs with half of his tail missing but surprisingly in good nic ...yes david that's end of racing for me now ,these are all distance ybs and they have had enough experience now for their first year about 20 tosses 4 from 45 miles and a race from 65 miles I have 15 now(lost 2) for next year plus 9 old birds ...that's maximum amount for me without overcrowding the trainer was about 3 miles away from the liberation site of the pennine valley birds I am a little annoyed as it don't take long to look in the bhw at the liberations and make a quick phone call but lesson learnt (don't train on Wednesdays) lucky to be just 1 down as its been terrible weather here for them to work back in

Daz for me they have had the best bit of education and they have had to work home using there brains which for me shows the characteristics of the birds capabilities

Richard Boylin who writes in the BHW he never raced youngsters but always let them out on a Saturday with a full tummy to be catches by any fed birds going in any direction which made the birds work hard to get back home but at the end of the season the ones left were the ones with character  and the brains needed to get home on there own   So Daz they have earned there perch mate leave them to moult ready for next season mate but I know nothing

yes I agree with what you have said don and as for the "I know nothing quote" we will agree to disagree on that one atb don

oldstrain wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

the wee fella (Alfie) came running in the back door about an hour ago saying daddy birdie yes it was one of our missing ybs with half of his tail missing but surprisingly in good nic ...yes david that's end of racing for me now ,these are all distance ybs and they have had enough experience now for their first year about 20 tosses 4 from 45 miles and a race from 65 miles I have 15 now(lost 2) for next year plus 9 old birds ...that's maximum amount for me without overcrowding the trainer was about 3 miles away from the liberation site of the pennine valley birds I am a little annoyed as it don't take long to look in the bhw at the liberations and make a quick phone call but lesson learnt (don't train on Wednesdays) lucky to be just 1 down as its been terrible weather here for them to work back in

Daz for me they have had the best bit of education and they have had to work home using there brains which for me shows the characteristics of the birds capabilities

Richard Boylin who writes in the BHW he never raced youngsters but always let them out on a Saturday with a full tummy to be catches by any fed birds going in any direction which made the birds work hard to get back home but at the end of the season the ones left were the ones with character  and the brains needed to get home on there own   So Daz they have earned there perch mate leave them to moult ready for next season mate but I know nothing

yes I agree with what you have said don and as for the "I know nothing quote" we will agree to disagree on that one atb don

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