Delboy

Dampness causes it or if your birds have been treated with an antibiotic then their droppings, if left , will grow mould on them.

The negative trend has to stop Kevin, lets quietly get things sorted and get back the enjoyment we once had. A wee meeting of the hierarchy ( and im not talking about unions here) and a select few should take place to sort a few things.

No ,no Jamie, no negative posts on this thread although I know what you mean m8.The pigeon fancier has developed into a profet of doom . Pigeon fanciers go down the club on a Saturday and all they talk about is a different species of bird ie. the hawk.You wouldn’t see golfers finishing a round and go in to the clubhouse and discuss tennis all day.Instead , we should be talking about the winner of the race, how it’s bred, how it’s fed, how it’s motivated etc etc.The fancy are too interested in the yb sickness, viruses,the losses, the disastrous races neighbouring feds have, while they had a good one.All negative talk that has become a trend. We are needing solutions to move forward and beat the sh it out of anything that comes in our way.Good luck for 2019 Jamie.

Exactly, well said!!!

Well done yersel John, running the west section marking station and running about verifying doos, been there and got the t shirt m8.Its a lot of work that folk don't think about. Cheers, Del

I think you are underestimating the damage percy is doing Roland, especially with ybs. Its been shown that, on average, a convoy of pigeons are attacked every 15 to 20 miles. That equates to a lot of devastation over even a short race of 100 miles. I realise that their are more factors than BOP that contribute to the unbelievable yb losses of recent years, but, id say BOP is top of the list. Anybody that thinks if we continue to do the same thing we will get a different outcome, is insane.

Yes I would Pete, tried and tested ybs bred in the purple at reasonable prices, nuff said.

great night with Billy Gordon, Davy Allison, David and Heather and Robert and Pearl Morris. We enjoyed ourselves, thanks Derek, Linda and Craig Hay.

A lot of good points Roland, but its not negativity of what's already past we need, its forward thinking and plans for the future we are after.

Enjoy Mick

So, everyone agrees that the current format for racing doesn’t work as good as it used to. So, what’s the next step to resolving this?

hahahha Hate to agree with you but .....

Decent post As they used to say, bred in May, go all the way, good post Roland

This is another reason to fly later, letting ybs recover from sickness or injury. I know a dozen fanciers who havent got their ybs raced for years due to YBS, and when they have recovered it is too late in the season.The Sept-Oct program would suit these guys.

Have a gid yin m8

Ive not changed my mind Roland, im always looking to better the sport.

Thats another good point.

Deffo needs changes instead of same old sh ite. I reckon their should be a 80-100 mile race available every week of the year. So many transporters lying dormant that could be doing something.

I put this thread up for the benefit of our ybs. Lets hear ideas on how to move forward with our sport.First things first, we must clear a road of 100 miles. The Sept-Oct program could be 3 x 60 and 3 x 80 mls. Half your team going to this would be perfect EDUCATION for them.The other half could be raced on the traditional program if you want. As for feds going out the game ??? These are the races feds make money Tommy, you should know that. ONE THINGS FOR SURE, THE GAMES DEAD IF WE CONTINUE THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN GOING.

I was under the impression that the threat of percy was less in these months but I may be wrong Dunc.

Do the same , get the same Archie.

The last few years the weather in September and October has been fantastic and this trend is set to continue due to global warming etc. I think its time to change our thinking regarding yb racing.I think we could run 2 yb programs, the traditional one from July to Sept and another from the start of Sept to the end of October/start November.You could half your yb team and send to both programs .The later program helps with avoiding the hawk problem and will make it easier for natural ybs to complete the program without being darkened. The race program meetings will be coming up very soon and this, in my opinion, is definitely food for thought and hopefully will be discussed.

hahaha

Ive not been to collect my trophies in a few years now but am going this year. Looking forward to it

Hahaha its our age m8.