http://www.pigeonmania.com/how-far-do-you-race-the-young-birds-what-about-the-yearlings/ The racing pigeons encyclopedia: articles, videos, interviews, pictures, fun! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.pigeonmania.com/how-far-do-you-race-the-young-birds-what-about-the-yearlings/#comment-7467 Greg Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:46:08 +0000 http://www.pigeonmania.com/?p=26#comment-7467 Hi ,i started with road trainning from the 35km mark twice.Then a 50km twice and then i go behind the mountian for a 100km twice .A week before the racing season start i give my birds a 30km on the Monday and a 30km on the Wednesday depending in what direction the wind is blowing.I usally let them out of the basket againts the wind.I race my yearlings to the longest race ,which is 1100km .Last year i send 5 yearlings to the race (1100km) and flown 2,4,6,9 . Hi ,i started with road trainning from the 35km mark twice.Then a 50km twice and then i go behind the mountian for a 100km twice .A week before the racing season start i give my birds a 30km on the Monday and a 30km on the Wednesday depending in what direction the wind is blowing.I usally let them out of the basket againts the wind.I race my yearlings to the longest race ,which is 1100km .Last year i send 5 yearlings to the race (1100km) and flown 2,4,6,9 .

]]> http://www.pigeonmania.com/how-far-do-you-race-the-young-birds-what-about-the-yearlings/#comment-2381 Andrei Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:11:49 +0000 http://www.pigeonmania.com/?p=26#comment-2381 I think 30 miles is a bit too much for the FIRST time. ON the other hand, this might select the birds better and faster :). I think 30 miles is a bit too much for the FIRST time. ON the other hand, this might select the birds better and faster :).

]]> http://www.pigeonmania.com/how-far-do-you-race-the-young-birds-what-about-the-yearlings/#comment-2060 Tou Yang Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:37:46 +0000 http://www.pigeonmania.com/?p=26#comment-2060 Hi there, well for me i first start out my yb's at 30 miles and keep repeating the same steps until they accually approve and then i take them to a 60 miles toss and once they approved it again then i just keep going up by 30+ miles. Well what you think is that a good training or not? Hi there, well for me i first start out my yb’s at 30 miles and keep repeating the same steps until they accually approve and then i take them to a 60 miles toss and once they approved it again then i just keep going up by 30+ miles. Well what you think is that a good training or not?

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