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I think the problem is you don't need to register to post there Pat and theres a lot of winding up with anonymous posting. Shame really as it spoils it for genuine posters.

Spoilt for choice with the number of great doos there. Well chuffed with my new hen

Not sure but I know I cant keep reds or mealies. Pied doos do a bit better. White flights are fine but generally all my doos are blues or chequers, that's after a good few years of percy and hawk natural selection, I think.

Easy enough to do a wee trial. Racers with dots/eyes painted/stamped on their wings, latebreds without. All doos treated for feather mite, lice etc. As suggested they may get used to it through time but every little helps.

Nothing to loose Dougie, if others find it helps then I will give it a go. Will let you know if it was a tenner down the drain :}

Thanks lads

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIGEON-DECOY-FULL-BODIED-BODY-PEG-LEGS-MULTI-POSITION-shooting-magnet-decoying-/190593386587?hash=item2c6040485b:m:muPlZTwWZ3dtZEEDY13LblQ maybe a few feathers from the doos glued to it fluttering in the breeze might help

Sounds well worth a go then chaps, nothing to loose. Anything to give them a wee bit extra help is worth a go

LOL will try anything in the spring, was like clockwork this year trying to get them out round. Time will tell

Thought they would have been smarter than this. Food for thought

Was following your returns during the season Derek and thought that was the case. Falcon Deterrent Spray In Pink â—¦A pink aerosol spray that helps to cut down the number of falcon attacks. â—¦Hawks find the pink circular spots unnatural and confusing. â—¦Use in conjunction with your existing falcon deterrents. â—¦Extensively used in Germany to help deter raptor strikes. â—¦Spray a defensive mark on the outside and on the inside of the wing, with some fanciers also spraying a dot on the tail. â—¦Best to spray using a circular template (approx 5cm diameter) from a distance of 10-15cm from the pigeon. â—¦Wear gloves and overalls, as the spray can stain. â—¦After spraying it is important that the pigeon does not come into contact with other birds, as the spray needs a little time to dry, this depends on the ambient temperature. â—¦The colour lasts for approx 6 months. â—¦Spray approx 1 in 10 birds. â—¦Composite, colouring, adhesive agent, Isopropanol, â—¦Expanding agent, propan/butan. â—¦Shake well before use. â—¦Not available for overseas shipping. Remember reading a few years ago that the white rump on feral doos also helped and the thought was, I think, that those without would possibly be wiped out through natural selection. Not sure if it holds true.

Saw on B Leefe website they are selling a pink spray paint to put dots on the doos wings as a deterent to percy. Anybody tried it?

Great wee bit of info 😃

Well done After eight is stunning!!

Birds are fine with our lad unless they fly past him, then we need to watch. Cant leave the feed tin lieing around though as he scoffs it

Taking a trip down, really don't need any more stock but feel if theres any doos I should try it might be these. Will definitely find room if i'm able to get something.

Sunday 13th pal Page 133 bhw

Aye Steve, think that's probably best option.

If it's ten by eight What would you suggest lads? Two five by five foot sections and three foot corridor?

Hopefully some of the lads will help with advice Brian Ive 4 sections but wish I had more

Agree 110%, just don't see an end to it

It has been for a while, not sure what this will change

What would be the best way to try and race to a loft of this size, two sections?

Aye Pat, hard to find, hopefully come across one, Part 2 gave me more questions, which are probably already explained in part 1

Got part 2 which has been a good read. Keen to get a hold of part one. Has anyone got one for sale or seen one. Seem hard to come by. Al.