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One for you john,would you put your untrained youngsters for their first race with another fed? Let's say an Edinburgh one with you flying 50miles or so to the west and no other birds coming your way

Genuinely was not taking the p#ss,never said mine were held back by anyone's but was enquiring how I could get them to break without training, i train mine as often as I can,over 20 times so far and although I lose plenty training my losses racing are lower than most ,they get attacked at lib on about 20% of the time but just regroup and clear quickly,undoubtedly some get nailed but most cope

Why the insults,I asked a civil question on an interesting thread?

Would be interested in how they can train ybs to break without training

In our fed north of Scotland it is over 100 miles wide and we are in the middle,no training would result in horrific losses but each to their own circumstances

I would argue that if you are happy for your birds to follow trained ones home then training ain't needed

I've never to coatbridge

Racing pigeons originated from rock doves

Well done both of you,great flying

Again I must agree with you but once again we have a post suggesting mass action to dispose of the problem and it ain't going to happen its just rhetoric

Totally agree but they are only doing what nature intended them to do,a friend bought me a morning at our local falconry centre 5 years ago and as I am a bird lover and not just a fancier it was a huge eye opener for me

Pretty horrific way to kill anything,not something I would be willing to do

Oh well that's my three entries ,Huey,Luey and duey fkd then giggle:

Sorted,can't help being popular

Well done Jim and jim

My bird, I will call tomorrow and arrange pick up ,cheers

Bump

The fed office bearers have made the decision to cancel this weeks race from billericay, however if anybody would like to have their birds race this weekend from arniston then Aberdeen fed have very kindly offered convoying facilities, anyone wanting to use this can you please contact sandy milne on 0777633640 or 01467 681781, Can any clubs intending to put fed only birds to ypres please let your fed secy know asap for pick up arrangements to be made.

Good flying al especially timing your second bird at11.07 pm

262 nos fed birds and 89 abdn birds were libbed at 06.30 into a light n/w wind , good visibility and a bit of blue sky, birds cleared site well, atb to all competing in both feds

basketing is going ahead as normal --18 birds per crate-- next message will be 08.00

Well done al

436 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT--BRECHIN-- AT 2PM HIGH CLOUD AND VERY LIGHT S/E WIND , BIRDS WENT REALLY HIGH AND APPROX 60 WENT STRAIGHT AWAY NORTH WITH THE REST CLEARING 5 MINS LATER ATB TO ALL COMPETING

PERTH IS A NO GO SO HE IS ON HIS WAY TO BRECHIN AND SHOULD BE THERE ABOUT 1PM NEXT MESSAGE 2PM

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