First training toss

The 12 I got back from the first toss are looking tidy, so they are going again Thursday from the same place, weather permitting , young bird season is almost here, our first is on 16 July so we need to get them up the road as often as we can

good luck m8 taking mine for their 1st toss on Thursday we start racing on the 30th july

I've had 2 tosses from 10 miles all home, my mate is gutted he took 27 today and only got 6 back and now it's heavy rain.
I'm going again 10 miles tomorrow weather permitting

All the very best to all that are training Young Birds.

This is the time of year I used to like the best, apart from the really long races. When I raced before, I did very well with Y/B's - maybe that is why I liked it so much lol.

In my opinion - the more experience you can give a young bird, the better - you need to vary the direction you train a bit just in case of strong winds or over-flying.

Phil

blueskylofts wrote:

All the very best to all that are training Young Birds.

This is the time of year I used to like the best, apart from the really long races.  When I raced before, I did very well with Y/B's - maybe that is why I liked it so much lol.

In my opinion - the more experience you can give a young bird, the better - you need to vary the direction you train a bit just in case of strong winds or over-flying.

Phil

I like your thought process Phil "variation" yesterday I went south here, 20 miles into a header & today I went 20 miles north with a wind up there backside. Tomorrow I'm heading west weather permitting & after doing this for 20 odd tosses in all directions & weathers this season I've lost 6.9% of my race team as such & this little duck can live with those type of losses because I'm a realist & I know the nature of the game where in, 100% returns each week for most only happens in fairy land .

Took mine 24 miles today. Back in good time. 30 plus. Never count them on return. Never worry too much about them. Figure the dummies will disappear.
Two strays came back with them. Grizzles. I do not have any. As for training from all directions, never done that for years. Never seemed to make a difference. They get out and fly for 2 hours they see a lot of the area. Besides, I like them coming in a straight line. Some will make mistakes of course but usually the stupid ones. I need leaders not followers same as most people.
Most of my yearlings this year were not raced last year. So had too many. Solution? No training after the first race. 200 miles some 250 first time. Out of 18 have 12 left. 10 will go this weekend. So some are a day late. So what? They need the experience for next year. Usually they come singly. They have to think. Did get in the top 10 with them a few times. Never send more than ten a week. Never clock more than one or two. All yearling cocks, flown to the nest. Not for everyone but works for me. They will benefit from this regime next year.

Looks good for tomorrow morning, so it's an early one either 6am or 9am

nice to see everyone started training their ybs, or getting ready to start.....looking forward to seeing how you all do racing.....

Some people are losing them. Have a stray in from New York. Also one from a club 80 miles North of me. Plus two grizzles with just CU bands on.

halcanada wrote:

Some people are losing them. Have a stray in from New York. Also one from a club 80 miles North of me. Plus two grizzles with just CU bands on.

Strange Hal Pigeon flyers loosing pigeons etc . Now !!!. My Geordie mate  who I was talking to last night got a stray in with his toss birds from last weekend etc where we both tossed here & he reported it as it had a special race ring on it leg. Turns out it belongs to an old club mate of mine who flys up in the hills here & flys a mean mean pigeon on his day as such. Total for the weekend for him 1 stray, 8 lost in his race & 6 lost in the same toss as me & my Geordie mate . I suspect in general terms he would class that as one sh*te weekend I believe.

Birds up at 9am I got back at 9-30 and 10 birds were 5 minutes behind me, still no sign of the other 2 , one of which was one of the first last week, hoping that one makes it, the other is a little chequer who came the following morning last week, anyway, just 1 more toss from this place and then up to 20 miles

Chequer is back, just 1 to come now

good luck to you and the lad with yer training m8

Thanks o/s, was hoping for the 12 today but the 1 missing is a red pied, perfect target for the b.o.p but still hopeful for it to come.

Lofty wrote:

Thanks o/s, was hoping for the 12 today but the 1 missing is a red pied, perfect target for the b.o.p but still hopeful for it to come.

sorry to say but the pretty ones are

Red pied home this morning, where the hell do they go for 24 hours from a 10 mile toss , anyway glad she's back , one of my grand daughters favourites

Lofty wrote:

Red pied home this morning, where the hell do they go for 24 hours from a 10 mile toss , anyway glad she's back , one of my grand daughters favourites

first toss for mine this afternoon 5 miles

Lofty wrote:

Red pied home this morning, where the hell do they go for 24 hours from a 10 mile toss , anyway glad she's back , one of my grand daughters favourites

glad its home lofty,

oldstrain wrote:

first toss for mine this afternoon 5 miles

hope all goes well Darren, will Alfies be going...?

oldstrain wrote:

first toss for mine this afternoon 5 miles

Good luck daz, hope you gem em all

David wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

first toss for mine this afternoon 5 miles

hope all goes well Darren, will Alfies be going...?

yes she will be going david ....all hands to the pump they went out this morning for a fly and its brightening up nicely now so going to basket them up shortly

Lofty wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

first toss for mine this afternoon 5 miles

Good luck daz, hope you gem em all

we had a good un all home first toss only 5 miles

That's good news buddy, well done

All the ybs that we are training are back home before me now, so, up to 20 miles from tomorrow hopefully.