UkPigeonRacing

Andy wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:46 pm

Devo1956 wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:57 pm A mate of mine would take his birds, and drive to a good location for training his birds, also he would take a flask of coffee and sandwich. He would then toss a bird every 30 minutes, he was a really good flyer. He had the Dutch Janseens.

I know it was quite a common thing to do years ago. Yes it teaches them to fly on their own and navigate their own way home. But I’m not sure it would change a follower into a leader. These birds would just take longer to home from these tosses. If what’s being said is right you won’t change them from followers to leaders. Once put into a basket with others they will still follow the batch, at least until nearer to home by which time they would already be too late. I think the only way to determine the leaders is by racing them. Training won’t do it as they will still generally arrive together and so prove nothing.