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Well Done to Top class Pigeon owned by Top Class Fanciers Really Pleased for you both what a way to finish the ob season after what your dads came through this year,also got a wee smile on my own face as i have its daughter which has been well trained out to 20 mls and is currently wrapped in cotton wool

:emoticon-0156-rain: :emoticon-0156-rain: On Holiday trying to train the yb's :emoticon-0156-rain:

Top Drawer

Partly cloudy strong ssw wind and a bit of

Great start to the season hard work does pay off well done

Devotion thats what make's it worthwhile when you clock one ,what are you going to tell the polis when they knock on your windae

Well Lads as I have no birds away just finishing of ma tea then going to feed the yb's in,Have cleared it wae the wife that i borrow here helicopter that she got for xmas so will be heading down to the solway coast and will keep you updated with early arrivals no flashing your *expletive removed* dal as i fly over the fechan,Good Luck to All

Once listened to Geoff Cooper stating what he thought was the proper spacing in a loft floor grill anyone no this size thanks Mick .

Heading of to 20 mls again shortly had them at same spot yesterday all home although one hen had an injured leg half a wing and tail from a peregrine strike and a hole underneath from a tallon wound yet she still arrived with the first batch hardy wee buggers .

Was sunny early doors but 60% cloud cover now still nice day .

Nice Morning here high broken cloud wee bit cool yet.

Had 1 X 7mls 3 x 10 mls and 1 x 20 mls ,will get another 3 at 20 mls then 2 at 27 mls in groups then with what time is left weather wise will get put up in 2's or 3's from 27 mls . On darkness and natural,darkie hens every race,cocks 140 mls then depending on health of team some may go to 180 mls Not lost a hen yet ,six cocks down but far to many carrying injuries at this rate will have to open an A&E wing . Cant complain had far greater disasters but early days yet watch this space

Jumped them from 10 mls to 20mls today lib in four batches ,batch 1,3 and 4 home ok batch 2 split but last one home tonight carrying wing injury seems miracles do happen 100%.

Biggest problem and i noticed it again when liberating my yb's this morning they are the only things in the sky it is completely void of bird life ,sad but true walter we are only feeding the falcons .

Hope they have worked in walter,its a f- lottery trying to get them into moffat just now the young peregrine are hunting earlier than previous years lib my birds at 7-30 this morning got all but 8 in one batch next 2 2hrs later 1at 2oclock 1 at 3oclock 1 at 5-30 1 at 6-50 and one at 7-10 1 missing, of the late one's today one with part wing missing ,one with part tail missing one with no feathers on front and one that i had to stitch together,pure and utter lottery breeding goes out the window

I found when training darkness youngsters from say 25 mls and working them on a widowhood method that when they are spot on health wise i could lib the hens in 3's then the young cocks in 3's and they would all clear immediately and arrive home in that order if they got a clear run ,jmo but i have always been of the belief that youngsters that circle have a health issue and most times its respiratory when they are a1 they dont circle jmo

Grahame been filling you foo o buckfast ye auld bugger Happy 40th

Had youngsters down road for there third toss took them to the same spot at 10 mls there first toss was at 7 mls lost 3 cocks first toss 1 cock second toss new they were being split not far from home,they came over the top of me at beattock tonight and i wondered what the hell they doing on this side of the motorway,got home and they had just arrived was 6 down but all worked in,my mate had been down the water fishing and he came in to tell me he saw them go over and swing away to the west as a pair of peregrines were working there young right on line ,so far 2 with tails missing and 2 with flights missing but x now marks the spot o happy days

Your right there complete waste of taxpayers money again ,If they were men should have knocked the daylights out of each other up the tunnel then shook hands.

Good point about the weather,with the continuous rain we had and early dark nights noticed that some of my darkness yb's have feathers missing on there nose ,will have to think about putting the lights on the timer if weather stays bad i am sure as you say the birds think its autumn ,(never mind the doos my old brain thinks its autumn )

Only had mine 3 times to 8ooyds in the rain ,on holiday friday for 2 weeks so hopefully this rain has got to go off some time,Peregrine has hit young hens last 2 nights when rain has got lighter did not kill any two with part wing feathers missing,cocks lucky buggers not been hit yet although they have been flying lower (clever chaps us lads )

Did it have the report on its leg from the pres

No wonder everyone in this so called country is struggling insured our works premises as per usual they accepted the cash then sent through some crazy points afterwords one being we bag all our sawdust every night and sit it outside in the street its a joinery business expletive remove and the place is full of timber can see me driving up in the morning and the kids have kicked it half way down the f- street ,time all these red tape neds were dumped in the english channel,better of no working me thinks

Fantastic doo it has pished here all day and is still f--- pi-- down

Solway Federation Young bird programme now starts a week later on the 28th july as passed by the management Commitee at last nights meeting unanimous decision