UkPigeonRacing

Cheers Mil, I have 4 that had been out for 2 -3 weeks.
1 that was lost from an early chuck just under 20 miles -came back with most of its secondaries missing on one wing.
1 that went AWOL from a 45mile chuck before racing. Was totally flown out and was collected from a non fancier.
And 2 that were missing from the first race.
All my Young birds have been stopped for the last 2 races due to YBS but are now fine and ready to go so I was going to resume training for all of them from just under 20 miles at a spot they all know well.
What do you think Mil ....?

Yes, sounds good

They've all had a pretty decent grounding by the sounds of it

If they are exercising with the kit and showing no signs of weakness (wanting to drop out early) then give them a whirl

You aren't asking any of them to do something that they've not done before

Just be mindful some fanciers hit the road too soon after YB Sickness, so if you're happy with them, give 'em a whirl

Hi Mil, I've got 4 that were generally lost at different stages but I was expecting to resume training at just under 20 miles to a place where they are all familiar with.
Before any of them went Awol, I had had them up to around 45 miles.
What do you think, is 20 enough?

For several reasons I think 20 is plenty

You've got birds coming back into the fold that've missed training for a variety of reasons

Also birds resuming training following sickness

If they nail 20 consistently then you can always go further if required

I'd rather go 20 mls and nail it rather than 35 mls and then potentially regret it

Thats great, cheers Mil.

Call me Mike please Dave, everyone else does (well aside from other names )

Give us an update in say 5-7 days to see how things are progressing