Rooster J. Cogburn

It wisna looking good for a while but up to 14/19 now and still working in Seems to have been a fairly patchy race all round think the fed toppers will be doing kinna 1040-1030 velocity

If you feel confident in your control over there trapping you could try letting them out before you basket them for training. I've done this with youngbirds in the past for a slightly different reason to yourself,mines would take 2 or 3 hours to come from training . I suppose when you think about it if they are in the habit of ranging for an hour or two then you take them 15 or 20 miles,a distance that should only take them around 25minutes,a fit and healthy baby will be full of flying. that worked for me but you'd be best to see what a lot of the more experienced members think.

Hoping to go this afternoon with the doos that weren't at the race. still waiting on a fair few from Coldstream

Northwest Fed up at Coldtream,8am light NW wind.60miles to the shortest flying lofts. Best of luck all

A big loss to the snooker world He is one of the main reasons most of today's top players got into the sport

Northwest Fed doos are up at 0800 from coldstream 61 miles to Avonbridge,bit cloudy here but the sun has managed to break through

Aye just had a look its not as nice as i was told it was gonna be. we're at the same racepoint next weekend so theres no big hurry

Always nice to see a doo thats made its OWN way back even if it is a bit thin.She'll be right as rain by the weekend Speaking of rain just got drenched out with the dogs

Made a bit of a mess of that post it was in reply to delboy about hawks being a bast

[quote name='Delboy' date='20 July 2010 - 15:43 PM' Its a bast... when it happens m8, isnt it. Cheers It most certainly is!! You can have the best trapping doos in the world(mines have always been fairly decent)but if a sparrowhen strikes them or their pals off the landing board a few times they soon lose confidence

Cheers bigda

Aye i know if i come home and the doos are on the house roof or the neighbours house roof somethings scared them ie. cat or hawk. when the hawk was going through them during kamikaze season they'd land on the house roof which is a good 50m from the loft to sit for a good while to check it wasn't about before entering the loft. the hawk used to sit in the trees behind the dookit and wait for them coming out the bowl.I even seen it sitting on the roof of the loft directly above the stall trap once.

This youngsters come in today at some point. If any of th PB members have got the Lanarkshire fed sec phone number handy or the bird's club sec number even it'd be appreciated. Cheers

Gald to hear he's back Martin Looks like your getting yourself a good wee team together for the channel races Watch this space

I'll bet he could tell a few cracking stories!!! Am I right in saying uncle Louis bought a lot of John Hodgson's top doos?

Sorry my bad hes awfa greedy this Hodgson fella

I got a doo back from Maidstone this week Thats me over half way home

would need to have a proper look but cana think of anybody the top of my head who'll have more than 6

and a Gold Award

Was just looking through the book Hes won Sartilly(1) 1987,Rennes 1990,Sartilly(2) 1990,Sartilly(1) 1991,Falaise 2008, Clermont 2010?? HOOJABASTA!!!

Spoke too soon Top racing neway Well done everybody thats timed Hope yous see the rest of your birds home

Tidy pigeon!! This only doo in the Northwest fed on the night things becoming a bit of a habit well done everybody whos timed

Top Man Does he still race any of his old starview stuff or were they all sold?

Aye if the UNC birds are sparse its a big ask for the 3 bird clubbers with their convoy size but we'll have to wait n see.Could throw up a surprise

What time you thinking for the Lillers doos up our way Martin?