UkPigeonRacing

Whats the best nest position for a cock flying 670 miles
I am thinking of pairing up now for to fly bicc Pau.
Cocks have been on w.hood up to now to get them fit. I was gonna have the hens on roundabout but couldnt get them going.
So, I was thinking of pairing up now so the cocks will have big youngsters in the nest and starting to look at their hens again.
As always I would appreciate your views and any other ideas.

my worry would be why the hens wernt going they usually go a hell of alot better than cock with very little effort once there parted so is there a underlying problem

Thanks for the reply worm, nah, theres nothibg underlying mate. I wanted to have a go at roundabout but had a few things with my new set up that I didnt think about and by the time I realised, it was too late to change anything so just decided to keep going with the cocks.

Devo1956 wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 10:17 am I hope you get it right, Dave. You will get a few different answers. I would be looking at a hen myself for this type of race. But they are your birds mate, so go with your thoughts and good luck Dave.

Cheers Dev - did I detect a bit of an aussie accent in your post.
So l, if I did pair up now, do you think 7 weeks would be enough time to get the hens fit enough for 600 miles?

Thanks Dev, how often would he have done that.

My favoured nest condition for cocks is 6 to 10 days sitting, especially with a new Hen.

Thanks Albert - do you race natural then?

Diamond Dave wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 7:27 pm Thanks Albert - do you race natural then?

I separate my birds for club racing, and remate them for the races I want them for, ie 450 plus.

Brilliant Albert, can I ask if you remate them all at the same time or do you stagger it for different races.
Would you mind if I pm you with some more questions or shall I post them on here?

Andy,
I wouldnt dream of questioning your advice but just want to make sure that I am understanding you correctly....
I agree, that 7 weeks would be enough time to get the hens race fit but would they really be ready to race 600 miles?
That would mean sending to at least one of the in between channel races of 350/450 miles. in about 3 -4 weeks time and they havent even had 1 chuck as yet.
Just asking if you guys would consider that as a viable option?