Thanks Neil, I completely get what you are saying and I admire the hard work that you put in and the results that you achieve.NeilA wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:06 am trev
them new sprint birds which last week arrived high in percentages to the loft
Would it not be best to really make the effort for 3 weeks with them so they don’t get pulled about by others
Just so they get there line for next year
I fear without the daily short training them birds may not be any different on the short races next year to what you have and it won’t be to ybs to you could start again
This year is the first year that I've ever actually paid for youngsters, unfortunately when I brought them I wasn't expecting such a testing year. I know that I probably won't do these birds justice as I've not put the hours in, which I do feel guilty about as its unfair on the Rich, who I brought them from. As it is for birds I've had from Buster, George and Alan Still. I can give you an A4 page full of reasons and exscuses as to why my set up and lack of training is as it is, but I don't make excuses or apportion blame, I know the ball is firmly in my court. I have lost my motivation this year to do much of anything, that will change in time, I just can't say when.
I do agree and have had the same thoughts myself that these birds will just get swallowed up with the rest of my birds next year if things don't change somewhere down the line. As I don't fly widowhood these birds have their best chance to prove themselves as youngsters, which I think they are compared to my own birds, and they are showing that with more effort they are probably capable of hitting the top.
All the best.
