stewarty dove

just got the YB from a mate. got out o the loft before i manage to get the full ring details. it is SU 06 i know the ring is from 06 but this is the one the pal on for me to get started. It is a red Cheq and has a blue ring on with my contact number on it cheers

how long do i let them out for and should i be worried if they take off for a fly ???

Hi i got my young birds about 7 to 10 days ago. one person said once they start to sit on the perches open the hole and let them out to see around the loft. i have been shaking the tin and calling to them at feeding time. will it be ok to let them out tomorrow morning hungery, as i feed them at six at night??? please help cheers

who has to phone me?

hi lost a red ch, not got the ring number as i just got in my loft about two days ago but i put a blue ring number on it ? i lost it in fife scotland

how many times a day should i feed my yb, and how much feed should i give them. I have 9 yb at the mo

you cant see it on the photo, but on the bottom there is a handle that you can pull out the base for cleaning. Same in side for the nest boxies

going to make the door a sliding one made out o clear plastic to let more light in , just a after thought

here is some pics i found o it

hi sorry having some difficulty in getting pics will, try and get them on tomorrow. it is nothing special it is a 1200x1200 and the same in hight made from plywood to get me started with a young team, an avariy stuck on the front still waiting on my trap coming by post. To see it is nothing as i have made lot better ones for people with shiplap and various desgins inside, but i just wanted somthing simple and easy looked after thats why i went for a simple box . cheers

yes i agree , we all should be able to air our thoughts.

over my ten plus years off shooting i have never came across a shooter that has down a racer i agree some rock doves and ferals but never a racer. i do know that there is a lot of shooitng companies that bring over boys from italy and such places and i do know that they will shoot at most things that move in the air and on the ground which is a big no no. hard topic as there will be a lot for the shooting and a lot not for it. i have just started to race now and find it more fun in a way cheers :) :)

i have got an avairy on the front will give that a try cheers

it is a sport as well as a vital part of farming. People that shoot know the diference between a woodie and a racer. the white bars and size give it away plus the woodies fly a bit different to racers. Ammunition costs a lot so a shot is not a shot it is thought out and there is no trigger happy times as you would go bust quite fast

i am in cowdenbeath

A mate has just breed me them so i would think a month and a bit ??? really not to sure how old maybe i should have asked. to dark to take pics will get some soon

PS what clubs are in the fife area?

Hi just finished biulding my first loft and get my young birds on thursday. How long to i keep them inside and when do i let them out for there first fly arould? And how do they know to come into the bob wires???

I am a joiner and have just finished building a rabbit hutch/bee hive design, and it can take about 12 - 15 birds which i get on thursday. Not a lot o birds but good enough to get me started with. maybe a local joiner can make you on if you give him/her drawings of what you require as i have made a few lofts in the past for people,

will have to look at the garden and take some sizes

I see, the only other thing i can think of is rabbit hutches to keep them in. An old fellow down the street told me but i was not to sure o this

I have built a cage type desgin box, next to the cote at feeding time i put the food in and the birds fly in through the bobs. i think this is my only and best way to trap them. Why would i have an empty cote fast ??

Hi i have a dove cote in my back garden, which has two young white racers and a red and blue, pigeons in it, My question is would i be able to race them from the dove cote? I am limited to very tight space in my garden and this is all i have. I would love to get a loft but for now it is not possible to get one. All advice would be good cheers