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If was me I would let them find there own partners, I think they tend to pair best to best themselvesTony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 7:29 pm as you know Devo my first season with the birds so for me I haven't got anything to go on apart from what I think of them loft flying, how they look and their attitude in the loft, so from that hopefully I can pair them the right way so they click and breed some Y/Bs that's the first thing then after that maybe, just maybe they breed some good race birds for the Y/B race season mate
I let them choose their own mates as much as possible too. I think the love match often produces the best youngsters. I'm not above "introducing" a pair to each otherBuster121 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:51 pmIf was me I would let them find there own partners, I think they tend to pair best to best themselvesTony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 7:29 pm as you know Devo my first season with the birds so for me I haven't got anything to go on apart from what I think of them loft flying, how they look and their attitude in the loft, so from that hopefully I can pair them the right way so they click and breed some Y/Bs that's the first thing then after that maybe, just maybe they breed some good race birds for the Y/B race season mate
but let them choose.ok Buster thanks for the heads up on thisBuster121 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:51 pmIf was me I would let them find there own partners, I think they tend to pair best to best themselvesTony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 7:29 pm as you know Devo my first season with the birds so for me I haven't got anything to go on apart from what I think of them loft flying, how they look and their attitude in the loft, so from that hopefully I can pair them the right way so they click and breed some Y/Bs that's the first thing then after that maybe, just maybe they breed some good race birds for the Y/B race season mate
Thanks for the advice Murray will go along with you and Buster see how things goMurray wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 9:49 pmI let them choose their own mates as much as possible too. I think the love match often produces the best youngsters. I'm not above "introducing" a pair to each otherBuster121 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:51 pmIf was me I would let them find there own partners, I think they tend to pair best to best themselvesTony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 7:29 pm as you know Devo my first season with the birds so for me I haven't got anything to go on apart from what I think of them loft flying, how they look and their attitude in the loft, so from that hopefully I can pair them the right way so they click and breed some Y/Bs that's the first thing then after that maybe, just maybe they breed some good race birds for the Y/B race season mate
The only time I intervene is when a pair would be getting too closely inbred or some other reason like that.
Most of my birds choose their own mates. My birds are ALL related. I too only step in to prevent very close birds pairing.Murray wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 9:49 pmI let them choose their own mates as much as possible too. I think the love match often produces the best youngsters. I'm not above "introducing" a pair to each otherBuster121 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:51 pmIf was me I would let them find there own partners, I think they tend to pair best to best themselvesTony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 7:29 pm as you know Devo my first season with the birds so for me I haven't got anything to go on apart from what I think of them loft flying, how they look and their attitude in the loft, so from that hopefully I can pair them the right way so they click and breed some Y/Bs that's the first thing then after that maybe, just maybe they breed some good race birds for the Y/B race season mate
The only time I intervene is when a pair would be getting too closely inbred or some other reason like that.