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Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 4:38 pm

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:12 pm Some really good advice here guys so thank you for taking the time to reply. The loft is 36ft x 10ft - 6 sections and 5ft aviaries on the front of each section. It’s a tiled roof with a doweled out roof space so ventilation at least seems good - but let’s see what it’s like with pigeons in?!

The outline plan was to have 2 x stock sections, 2 x OB racing and 2 x YB racing. As you rightly say this year only I’ll potentially have 4 x 6ft x ft sections to house young birds and test them racing. That’s the theory at least!

I’ll have YBs arriving at different times so I’ll probably house them in different sections until they catch up with each other in terms of loft flying.

Again, that’s the theory. It’s a bit like reading a book on how to play Aussie Rules then running out onto the pitch!

Only asking but why would you want to stock section one should be more than sufficient especially if they prisoner stock

NeilA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:23 am

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:12 pm Some really good advice here guys so thank you for taking the time to reply. The loft is 36ft x 10ft - 6 sections and 5ft aviaries on the front of each section. It’s a tiled roof with a doweled out roof space so ventilation at least seems good - but let’s see what it’s like with pigeons in?!

The outline plan was to have 2 x stock sections, 2 x OB racing and 2 x YB racing. As you rightly say this year only I’ll potentially have 4 x 6ft x ft sections to house young birds and test them racing. That’s the theory at least!

I’ll have YBs arriving at different times so I’ll probably house them in different sections until they catch up with each other in terms of loft flying.

Again, that’s the theory. It’s a bit like reading a book on how to play Aussie Rules then running out onto the pitch!

Pete why not have 1 stock section then 2 cocks section 1 hen section so you can split your cocks in two 2 teams distance and sprint
I only have one section but keep thinking of adding another cocks loft as I’m thinking about trying a few a bit further as we are getting less and less fanciers in the fed ,it’s so much easier if you have say a distance birds back from a 400 mile race and sprint aimed at a 100 mile race that same week . Plus your feeding will be very different not only that but you can treat the distance birds in the water on there week off where you might not want to be treating the others that are going Friday

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 6:58 am

NeilA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:23 am

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:12 pm Some really good advice here guys so thank you for taking the time to reply. The loft is 36ft x 10ft - 6 sections and 5ft aviaries on the front of each section. It’s a tiled roof with a doweled out roof space so ventilation at least seems good - but let’s see what it’s like with pigeons in?!

The outline plan was to have 2 x stock sections, 2 x OB racing and 2 x YB racing. As you rightly say this year only I’ll potentially have 4 x 6ft x ft sections to house young birds and test them racing. That’s the theory at least!

I’ll have YBs arriving at different times so I’ll probably house them in different sections until they catch up with each other in terms of loft flying.

Again, that’s the theory. It’s a bit like reading a book on how to play Aussie Rules then running out onto the pitch!

Pete why not have 1 stock section then 2 cocks section 1 hen section so you can split your cocks in two 2 teams distance and sprint
I only have one section but keep thinking of adding another cocks loft as I’m thinking about trying a few a bit further as we are getting less and less fanciers in the fed ,it’s so much easier if you have say a distance birds back from a 400 mile race and sprint aimed at a 100 mile race that same week . Plus your feeding will be very different not only that but you can treat the distance birds in the water on there week off where you might not want to be treating the others that are going Friday

I’m sort of planning something along those lines. The two prisoner stock sections bit was about being able to split the distance stock and sprint / middle distance stock separate in this first year plus being able to split them cocks and hens out of breeding season.

I’ll probably rationalise my race team plans once I realise how difficult it’s going to be, but in my daft head at the moment I’m thinking of racing both north and south with my distance team, then probably just south with my sprint / middle team. Already I can see a separate stock loft appearing somewhere!

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:34 am Just enjoy being back Pete, keep it simple and plenty of observation getting to know your birds mate. Best of luck for your coming season.

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:17 pm Hi all. New loft is ready and I’ll have a few stock birds arriving, so I need to get some rings ordered. I was wondering how many to get, so that led to my question of how many rounds I should aim for from stock birds?

Also, I have some kind folk breeding me some YB to race. Is the normal form to send my own rings or transfer the ring numbers the breeder uses of his own?

Thanks in advance.

MIL wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 4:32 am

PeteDerby wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:17 pm Hi all. New loft is ready and I’ll have a few stock birds arriving, so I need to get some rings ordered. I was wondering how many to get, so that led to my question of how many rounds I should aim for from stock birds?

Also, I have some kind folk breeding me some YB to race. Is the normal form to send my own rings or transfer the ring numbers the breeder uses of his own?

Thanks in advance.

You're in a one off situation here Pete where you'll only have YB to think about and no OB.

Given the fact that all your breeders will be untested on your garden, there's a natural desire to want to take as many as you can from them to start to sort out which are the best

How many rounds from the Stock to take?

Easy answer. What's the maximum no. of YB that you can manage effectively ?

Divide that by your breeding pairs and you have your answer

So say you say you have 10 pairs at Stock and you say you want a YB team of say 60 then that's 3 rounds

MIL wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:52 pm Pleasure

A fancier not in control of his team is a fancier not in control of his performances