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Yes, this was 8 minutes I was exhausted watching the bird, respect to the birds that do 15 hours.

Just need to give them a sat nav and were sorted.

Is it a secret, can we see it?

Brilliant, so they do use the roads to navigate home,

Another great night rubbing shoulders with Scotland's finest,well done to the committee and all who work behind the scenes to make it happen. I'm ok but their will be a few sore heads today.

Timing a good one from the inlands is Silver great feeling, but from across the channel it's Gold, Hair standing on the back of your neck stuff, IMO.

Was at this night out last year, great night, I just seen the post and realized it was last night. :crying:

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We attend many Ayrshire nights and travel from Renfrewshire so don't see how it's too far for the Ayrshire boys. Great panel. P.S. I was 17th Open SNFC Gold Cup with a Sprint Pigeon!!!

Great night, no hangover Birds done, now to walk the dog. Thanks to all the panel and the organizers, great effort.

Great post Del, if anyhting it has got people thinking. 1 I believe YBS and Darkness YB are linked, maybe the extra stress of moulting while growing at such a young age has a lot to do with it. 2 BOP, I like the idea, but what is this repellant, does it put the BOP off as they attack? 3 Clashing, your right in with modern day computer technology I'm sure we could have a liberation nerve center that all uk organizations would have to go through coordinating all libs North and South( even for Old Birds), I would also say if we reduced the number of lib sites to a minimum and having more feds at the same lib sites it would be easier to manage, and joint libs after say 100 miles, for instance the whole of the west of Scotland could lib together at agreed race program after 100 miles? 4 this is a tough one as all these strains are already here.

Really sorry to here this, thoughts to John and the family.

Hi, We used to fly widowhood (roundabout) and when we set the birds up for a Fri basket for a Sat race all was well, but if the race was put back 24 hours for the weather at short notice, the birds "went over" and had a mediocre race at best, this is down to the fact we set our birds up to peak on the Saturday and come Sunday the edge was gone, so the feeding for one or two days in the basket will affect the performance, you must feed them different for the two day basketing, we have never raced the distance on this system so I don't have the correct formula for feeding, but I would say feed heavy from Mon - Thu giving peanuts every evening, wouldn't be far wrong. As for motivation, I wouldn't show the hens on a two day basketing the cocks will be too excited, show the bowls then basket the cocks, then move the hens into their boxes without the cocks and leave them for a while, this should do it, all the best.

Cheers John. Thanks for the info, John.

Hi John, Either G white was in on the second day and his velocity is wrong or he is in on the third day and his velocity is correct, this would mean we should be third, I have sent an email to the secretary, I no mistakes can happen, but this the second time this year for us. We are now still sitting on tender hooks waiting to see if she has a silver award.

Yes Stuart, I think it will be 3 positions,my fingers are crossed.

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I'm sure it's someones stock bird, probably bought years ago and probably never transferred, I will give it until tomorrow and then report it if nobody responds.

Any Takers for this 9 year old pigeon?

I think a race on Sunday is on the cards.

Yes Del, first class venue, and large enough for central marking, well done guys.

How is the birdage, was the marking stations busy?

Sent 2 to SNFC, Good Luck to everyone.

Fancy it Del, they seem to get good racing and it's got to be better than the south and it's down hill all the way home, :D

Zero, this morning still waiting on 8 from 26, noticed the last one last night has been hawked, it is now par for the course to get one hawked almost every toss or race, we are just getting used to it now.