moving the day of the race

[jack walker]

HI i am after a bit of advice how do you feed the birds when they move the day of the race. I didn't get notified till 6.40 on Thursday night after they had been fed. Would you have them out Friday or take them for a toss or do something different cheers jack

[Murray]

If the race was back just one day, I'd just leave them in and feed them as you would normally before a race. It's the same as if they have a holdover at the start point because of the weather.
Who know, the 24 hours of rest may help them.

[Trev]

Funnily enough Jack, that was how we got onto the topic of feeding after a race down the club Sunday. I asked the widowhood fliers the same question, they all said the same thing, they don't change anything, before or after.
As Murray said, it's no different to having a hold over, or sending to the distance races where the birds are two or days in the baskets.

[Andy]

It is frustrating when the race day is changed. With widowhood I try to prepare them for a Saturday race. The past 2 weeks we have had our race postponed until the Sunday but fortunately we have been informed mid week so it’s just been a case of slowing the preparation down a bit. I have had them out on the Friday with marking postponed until the Saturday.