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

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.

Devo1956 wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2026 12:09 am So how many youngters do you have, going forward to your yealing team?. Its been a long hard year.

About 52

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.

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