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Your right Colin, barless they due produce

I have a red pied cock that produces pure blacks He also produces silver mealy /mosaics When i enquired from my friend who gifted it to me he said its grandfather was black his grandmother a red white flight The red pied was paired to a blue hen to produce the above mentioned

Enjoy your day Andy Sure you'll get spoiled by the wife and kids Atb mate

I have not raced yb's the last 2 years either Roland ,mostly due to work commitments at the time Some of my best performance pigeons national wise the last few years never entered a basket to train/race until yearlings then only had 3 short tosses before giong to 140 miles I intend to train/race youngbirds this season to 70/100 miles Never train pigeons that have raced previously due to the high density of falcons ,but obviously uneducated birds must run the gauntlet can spend hours single tossing these birds which i think helps regarding my loft location at the north of the federation Have found that the condition and fitness of the celibate pigeons far exceeds that of the natural its then just up to observation and motivation ,although a good well bred small hen on natural with a 2-5 day chick takes some beating at the distance I sent 32 yearlings for their first race last year at 140 miles ,the first home was a blue hen it so happened to be bred from my 2 Scottish national section winners (The apple never falls far from the tree ) It has a 10 day old youngster at present and guard's the box as if her life depended on it ,In fact when i'm cleaning the box she refuses to leave and will even run up my arm to fight If she is still here come the main 2yo event i'll put my house on her Hope that's not the kiss of Death lol

Sat Down during the winter and paired birds on paper regarding breeding and balance in hand Removed all nest boxes oct/nov time and let birds winter on perches after being split After moult was completed they went through their always being hungry in winter time routine ensuring wonderful fit healthy pigeons come spring time Reduced breeding pairs from 24 to 18 Installed new breeding boxes which i made being 22 wide x 24 deep with 6 inch surround on front for privacy Let cocks settle and pick which box they wanted to perch at for 3/4 weeks Introduced hens to chosen box for 1 day Day 2, let cocks to new mates (miracle only 1 pair did not take ) Day 3, let 3 pairs out for half hour each until all had been out Day 4, All out no fighting all settled correctly (another miracle ) At present all but 2 pair hatched Bookwork all to date regarding pairings parentage back to grandparents All documented and colour coded regarding birds that have raced ,been trained or require training Boxes with youngsters immaculate with droppings like little marbles This retirement is a wonderful Thing Have set myself a 2 year target as to where i want to be (time will tell lol ) Was giong to start training late breds today but the bitter wind and 4 degrees has knocked that one in to touch Sure thats the Kettle Boiling Adios Amigos

Wow You could buy oor street for that lol

483 to Moffat Davy

Can we not arrange a reward for information, or the dogs safe return . Scumbags

It was similar to a breed and wean mix Seen it last year obviously not been as popular as hoped and been taken off sales list

Rocking in Aberdeen Well done big John Henderson

Massive game for the young Scotsman in starting line-up

Yeah sure is stevie Be tumbling into the Fechan Lorry park week before racing starts

Burdinne looks very good choice with open countryside for birds to fly into ,if they can hold a line of flight their only main obstacle will be Brussels all obviously dependant on wind direction If they could hit the coast between Bruges and the Antwerp estuary allowing them to hit land in ipswich area A dutch fancier told me if wind puts them further north they then encounter the four main waterways from antwerp to Rotterdam giving them a much greater sea crossing Here's hoping for another summer like 76 - 2018 and an east wind lol Getting excited already

This young Ajax team are something special The Dutch have turned things around again why are the Scots light years behind Auld coaches Auld ideas

Agree with posts that fitness is the main factor I have latebreds to train will give them plenty tosses at short distances they will just have to run the gauntlet The pigeons that have been raced are never taken down the road Just to get them thinking I take them to the other side of the rugby field that sits in front of me , twice from there The good hens are just basketed and liberated from the landing board for 5 days May sound stupid to some but it works for me ,that way I don't loose good birds to the falcon They are very easy to get fit as once the moult is complete they get very very little to eat all winter this way their condition is spot on No liberation today completely fog bound at present

All yb strays I get in are cared for and get them tossed at Abingdon or nearer home What really bugs me is English rung birds with no identification As from this year if they are not stamped the lassie has a Lorry from work giong to Lancaster that's where they will go as I ain't reporting them to be told can you get it closer mate

It's the youngbirds Tommy has been same for loads years now All feds are the same if they put distance on programme regardless of route Some feds now choose to stick about the 100 miles each to there own Atb Mick

No offence taken my friend Atb for this season

Great Post No offence taken as the situation is now well beyond anyone's control One of the best trained yb fanciers by a mile in our fed ended up with 6% last season after 6 races Outcome for 2019 watch this space "Nothing Changes "

Kiss of death

Super Leeds to go back where they rightfully belong Top

Not good news Brian My mate Kenny is 3 down also Just got the blue pied down and in

Birds out for first time today Let them out 13-15 Hawk had one on ground by 13-20 Blue pied cock has not landed yet 3 hours later

Great night Andy the hospitality shown to us was first class enjoyed the banter Landed home with more prizes and gifts than I get in a racing season lol

Tonight 7 o'clock Known to the gamekeepers as the flying foxes