Widowhood cocks training.

[diesel]

Racing soon need to get a couple of training spins in . Do you show hens on return or just bowl . this is just for widowcocks. Thanks.

[diesel]

Thanks Andy all the best for season

[MIL]

Racing soon need to get a couple of training spins in . Do you show hens on return or just bowl . this is just for widowcocks. Thanks.

Hi Diesel

For me showing the hens to cocks in training is a must - especially the yearlings

If you don't learn them that getting home = reward of the hen how are they going to learn?

I've had 1st Federation 5,129 birds on the opening day of the season with a yearling widowhood cock (besides other opening race wins)

These yearling cocks new the game going into Race 1 because of the schooling (reward) that they'd had in training.

[MIL]

Call me Mike - everybody else does Andy

Cocks are territorial - their box is everything.

Fundamentally they race to the box, not to the hen.

[diesel]

Thanks mike. Did you show hens basketing for race or just bowl .atb

[MIL]

There was no hard and fast rule to be honest

9/10 they'd get the bowl and then the hens a short time after - but there were times when I mixed it up a bit

In all honesty the very very best widowers need little motivation - they are self-motivators

I'm talking now about the cocks that hound their competitors coming 6,7,8 times or more a season (with good positions too)

[MIL]

Indeed there are Murray - and at the end of it all the only thing that really matters is where you are on the result sheet when the dust settles

That tells you whether you're on the right path or not.

Mike

[diesel]

Thanks for the comments lads .I take it that you don’t race no more mike .Are you still involved in pigeons eg watching other people’s birds on Saturdays. etc ...

[MIL]

Thanks for the comments lads .I take it that you don’t race no more mike .Are you still involved in pigeons eg watching other people’s birds on Saturdays. etc ...

Hi Diesel

Correct, my own birds were sold in 2007

My father and 2 of my brothers raced a bit from 2010 until Dad died a couple of years ago, but I only saw those birds maybe once every 7 days or so, so I wouldn't categorise those as "my birds". They did well too - couple of highlights being West Midlands Region Sprint Champion in 2013 with "CHAMPION EDDY" and 1st Open NMCC Portland by almost 5 mins with "PITBULL QUEEN" when only sending 4 birds.

I kinda help Phil Bourke in Burton (Derbyshire) for the last 2 years. He sends me his droppings every day and we discuss what needs doing. In the last 2 years he's won 27 x 1st I think it is (flying in 1 club).

In addition to this I also kinda help Gary & Niall Gordon in N.Ireland too. Those lads are frighteningly good. Their passion is reflected in their results.

I'm able to watch birds arrive in real time via tappping into their phones and CCTV

[diesel]

Thanks for reply mike look forward to the comments on this site for season alb.