
OLDYELLOW
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I've stopped treating for canker and now use Iodine So far so good
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sent my 22 hawk dodgers to Newark
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Glad you're pleased with them
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get yer birds out if in area still they will join them
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East Coast At Newark also Unc lillers up at 9-45 ssw wind good luck all
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To be honest cancelled mine years ago there's enough information on line or if need to know you ask a few who have local knowledge , cuts out the ego strokers lol
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looks like a washout until Monday
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rpra stay report is almost automatic you will have owners details in a few short minutes
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Glad you're pleased with the birds
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Me 2 they've bred 2 cracking ybs , to be fair only ready from today thought would of had more interest , the guy bought the cock for £500 @ the 2004 S.N.F.C sale and the hen as a late bred for £100 these bred this hen , no pressure to take the cock as a pair
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Must be a East wind nowt but sea fret that's me training canceled today
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When Are Young Birds To Old To Go To A New Loft
OLDYELLOW replied to kraftykev's topic in Racing Pigeons
I like them away as soon as eating even if means moving to a section on their own I've taken ybs at 18 days old and had ybs when they've been out a few times and settled them , obviously the soon the better so the bird has that connection to home -
Happy Birthday Derek have a great day
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Cheers Tiger The oils on their necks / overall condition is far better than the photos , these were taken late last night
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Cheers Andy plenty of care
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1) Jan Thelen 2) Grandson of Oldyellow via yellow hen Suggested : 3) Red cock Jim Donaldson x Son of Oldyellow this was the one that hit a aerial and has been boped again 4) Red Cock Father Flew sarran 445 miles
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I could of taken the easy option and got shut but have learnt from doing it , so wasn't a complete waste of time I aim to have a bit of fun with these for rest of old bird racing it could be all over at first channel race , but I imagine I'd still get a few back even from there lol Guess the question should be Would I break birds again to race guess the answer be no lol but even that could change as the season unravels
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Cheers Andy I plan to enjoy my season this year , might hit a few surprises on the way , I'm looking forward to future channel races the most with the up and coming team ( me ybs ) , most from my recent stuff and added Grandchildren of Champion Clapper of Treble D via a direct son , and great great grand children of Mini Me and red Emperor of Armstrong of Wheatley's.
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I agree but many have moved away from liver salts clay blocks are good as well and most use a junkies med to detox with also stops birds been sluggish / slow Guess it's a bit like changing the engine oil the car will run better afterwards
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Two important point here are fitness and poorly schooled birds I would only just consider my birds as been fit now , but even my broken birds have at best been poorly schooled , I'm using the mirror for my problems along with having broken birds but I knew I'd have these problems from the start , get the fat off the barley fed and show them basket
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22 of the 24 hawk dodgers all home present and correct , I imagine with the amount of pigeons in the area the other 2 should work there way back they may of got into a batch , the basket will decide which one's I'll keep Next race is At the channel which be a bit far after 86 mile toss , but there's another 86 mile race from Newark next weekend which will be my birds first race they will be trained from Hull Tuesdays and Thursdays weather permitting Then another inland race then Clermont , it's a bit of a sh1t or bust plan but I will be starting off with a new team of yearlings next year . Broken birds are more work than I anticipated but will get me a few races this year with the old birds . Sundays always young bird day , I only let them out for a few hours at night so gives them more time to wander out of loft and batch up . Hope you enjoyed reading this , and hope our season is good now that we have hit a bit of proper weather , Regards Mark
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Aint updated for a while , so here goes think lost one cock around loft to bop bad weather high winds great start to the season not . Had real bad training then they started beating me home then sent them with training trailer bang ended up with loads missing many visiting old house still . Many came back with holes from aerials , one had a hole in bottom of crop just as was about to go up north for weekend . Couldn't stitch it or glue it so was stumped , observed thought for a while , so decided that as one piece of wheat passed through it the best plug / stopper would be a tic bean so locked him in his box put a turned over pickstone as a perch in middle a full pot of tic beans in corner then a trough of water at front of his box after weekend let him back out healed , he has been trained again since was coming ok then boped this time just missing a few feathers which will grow back no other damage , but out of commision for now . So anyway birds recovered trained again another two Hulls last Tuesday and Thursday . Then Saturday got up early morning basketed birds up and was away for 7 am heading towards first race point with the 24 hawk dodgers as I've called them . The photos are of the site I liberated at at Newark Devon and Sconce Park and the NEHU wagon as passed going home
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Happy Birthday Ian have a good un and thank you all for the birthday messages
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silver and gold supposed to be top lines and well sought after , might help if you put where you are Ideal for stock and a new starter great offer