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my youngsters benefited from a good training toss yesterday evening.they were taken to the cotswolds where they were liberated one at a time at 2 minute intervals.the first one was let up at 6.00pm.my first bird returned at 7.45pm,the second and third returned together at 8.15pm,i then had a fourth at 9.15pm.there were three birds waiting for me this morning when i got up and 2 more have returned this morning.there is now 1 missing.i know this kind of treatment is harsh but as most of these birds are untried i wanted to get an idea of what i had in the loft.i am pleased with their progress even though i have suffered some terrible losses.what i am now left with i know i can rely on to give their best.i am now going to concentrate on the late breds and they to will be pushed hard.will let you know how they get on .paul

this bird has now been picked up by his owner(job done).

you can choose more than one answer if you wish.the age options are just to get an idea of which age group the sport appeals to.

please ignore the mistake on the age multiple choice 20-20

is the sport on the up or going downhill lets find out.

your at the time with yb,s that will test your patience to the limit.at first i did let my yb,s get away with it for a few days,i thought at least their near the loft but then i started to do as owen has mentioned if you dont come in you dont get fed its as simple as that.that worked well with the more stubborn ones.choose a time when it is convenient for you to let them out and try to keep to that same time every day,feed them as soon as they come in,that way the ones staying out miss the feed and be more than willing the next day.once they fall into the routine you can then cure them of the roof thing.i stopped mine landing on the roof by throwing water bombs at them.a few days of this and they started to get the message that they were left alone if they landed on the loft.my rule is sky or inside loft,bathing is done in the avairy.as they get older,they will get better.you have to teach them what to do and its not going to be easy.i think every fancier will agree that this is the hardest part of keeping racing pigeons.i had four sat on the roof looking at me the very first day out so dont worry it wont hurt them.dont stop now you,ve almost got it cracked,with a little more work they will start to respond to you.

great news i had another one work back today,all banged up he was out for 4 days.i think he did really well with the injury he had to get back from wherever he was.worth keeping i think.his ring number is whu2009n00731.

the 5 yb,s at the top of this thread are still missing with the exception of 00742,who returned home .if you could all scan your lofts for these birds,i would really appreciate it.as i run a small team these losses have created real problems for me with my plans for racing this year :'(.a few local fanciers have been really kind with the offer of yb,s to replace them but i hope that the lost birds will turn up somewhere.my contact numbers are also at the top of this thread.my thanks to you all.paul

contact with the owner made.thanks to all who helped.

whu2009n00146.its a blue and is also wearing a blue plastic ring.wing stamp says welsh bros.

a youngster has just returned with my ybs.his ring number is WHU2009N00146.he is wing stamped with the name welsh bros.there is a number but is hard to make out.does anyone know a fancier who flys under the name of welsh bros.thanks paul

failing that gails number is 01443441010.during office hours.

wrong again

this is a kind member of the public who has joined pigeonbasics to hopefully reunite the bird with its owner.i beleive he is in hereford.

no comment :(

like mine. ;D ;D ;D

only shook the corn tin in the garden saturday and all of a sudden i had 5000 birds on the loft ;D ;D

i know tell me about it,we see them going over in droves some days but i cant nail down a suitable time of day to let mine out.

mealy pied hen whu2009n00742 has returned home this afternoon,she,s a bag of skin and bones but seems ok.

the following youngsters have been lost over the last 2 weeks. whu2009n00731 cheq cock. whu2009n00736 red cheq cock. whu2009n00739 blue cock. whu2009n00742 mealy pied hen. whu2009n00744 blue cock. whu2009n00745 blue cock. they are all wing stamped,i would like these birds back,if anyone gets them in please contact me via this website or on 01633894977/07847150996.thanks for your help.paul

its nice there we go every year.great for the kids ;)

don,t worry you can go to a bird sanctuary to get the help you need. ;D ;D ;D

i also pledged birds to this person,i think an apology is in order.

i will be going to tenby on the 3rd of july for my holidays,if anyone needs any birds transported from newport and surrounding areas to tenby area.i am willing to help.i return on the 10th july so i am able to do the reverse as well.hope this helps someone.

when i was building my loft,i remember seeing designs for lofts on ebay.not sure if they are still there but they were very cheap and supplied on a disk with loads of other different designs for garden sheds,gazebos,summer houses etc.