philg50

Do you leave your hopper open all the time ?

I have just put a hopper in loft to let birds help themselves when nesting and rearing young ,if left in when training ,racing etc will i loose control orf birds ie,when traping what do you lads think?? as i dont want birds sitting on roofs.

Are you going to try widowhood with cocks only .

Nae luck,maybe you should ask the lads on here questions about subject I think they might provide all information your looking for on subject of widowhood.

Sunny ,frost but its lifting.

I have just let mine please themselves and 2 couples that have gone together are father to daughter ,this is in a shed of 40 doos .

Bin bags ,sometimes put in bucket, other times take to council recycling skips.

Sunny morning here still cold but god!! we are lucky up to now with weather.

Inverness would be the one but 61Km =38 miles away from Kincraig Arek.

Kevin, didnt mean any disrespect to you ,just noted where i had seen Kenzie name before and your kind offer to him.

Kingziemckay, is this nae the lad Kevin Elliot tried to help with young ones on an earlier topic,if so he maybe looking to join Buckie Club hence the initials??I know one thing its made me lock the shed .

Dull cold grey squally showers, miserable day.

Nice lofts hope you have a lot of luck with them.

Whos loft got robbed and have they lost a lot o birds.

First baby the day, some other pairs sitting but yearlings are slow to get going all they want to do is zip across the sky they are in great strip,this letting them pick their own mates can be a bit hit and miss but its been easier on me.

I also agree with Owen when rearing young i give them layers pellets in their feed.

Great posts ,well done to you thanks.

Great reading very informative just shows you dont need to make things complicated ,and look at feeding methods great man indeed.I will be putting in hopper when starting to feed youngsters ,and maybe leaving it when training and racing ,so we will see.

I think its possible that i am on the wrong Kuyper as the one you are enquiring about sorry!that spelling and guy is new to me.

From memory if not mistaken Kuyper brothers( with a K )was before his Barcelona wins influenced by Van Wanroy so therefore he must have had this blood in his birds ,you still get Van Wanroy as far as i know. Just been looking at Louela site ,Kuypers,or Van Wanroy ,6 youngsters for £145 might help.

Windy and grey ,but sun trying to break through,cold.

Sunny and bright ,a bit windy.

I am happy where i live, and happy to fly and keep pigeons at where i am at ,and yes i will get on with it under any exsisting rule,but this being a forum (A meeting of a group of people to debate &discuss a shared topic)i asked the members opinion,and gave my own ,about this subject implying nothing ,just shareing my thoughts.

Bright and sunny touch of frost but lifting.

So with that last comments Doohead i take it you dont agree ,and i have put a doo in a basket that being in 1980s through to 1995 - 1996 and as for an excuse for being beat ,no .As i said thats my thoughts on the subject of influence of the wind on results .I will be taking part in races to be there or there about and hopefully get a turn as we all do .All the best for the season.