The numbers game

[Devo1956]

So how many youngters do you have, going forward to your yealing team?. Its been a long hard year.

[Andy]

My race team for next year will consist of 12 widowhood cocks. One third, 4 cocks, retained from this years old bird racing, 4 latebred cocks from 2025 who either had the odd old bird race or raced with the youngsters, or both, and 4 young cocks from this years young birds. I don’t breed many youngsters and didn’t lose many so have plenty to choose from. A team of 12 cocks that could race the whole old bird program is enough for me. I don’t worry about competing against fanciers who send large teams, all helps keep the costs down. We can send upwards of 500 in our club and 2,500 in the 3Cs.

[Spieker-Loft]

So how many youngters do you have, going forward to your yealing team?. Its been a long hard year.

About 52

[Andy]

I say 4 retained from my old bird team. These are the 4 best cocks from this years old bird racing. 3 others flew all 14 races but ones 6 years old, another 5 and a 3 year old who was on the day but back late most weeks. These 3 will be kept as feeders and are being replaced with younger birds. The 2 older ones have both flown over 50 races each and have flown the channel in the past.

[Diamond Dave]

For me, I have10 pairs for racing roundabout. (Initially) Literally half n half yearlings and old birds.