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Time to let the sun on their backs if ou want them to moult in time for the y/b season. As for splitting or keping together the simple answer is 'What do you want to be doing in 1 year as yearlings and then 2 years onwards. Are you going to be flying widowerhood or natural etc. Thet need a bonding of and love of home and contentment ....

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Mine came via Less Parkinson. Jury out as to how well they will do. Be known this year. Still have the yearlings (Never raced as I very seldom if ever bother with y/b's racin) Have a couple of pairs of youngsters this year. Must say they certainly look good ... or mine do as I can't say for others of course.

I have a couple.

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Well as I can't climb over the roof tops, nor see a few streets away I'll concede that there are times when I am useless. Maybe I should just let them out with string attached to their legs. :emoticon-0140-rofl:

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That's if he doesn't decide to hit your loft and youngsters it's self. Know a few lofts cleaned out for a season or so rcing because the crow was killing the y/b's. Also know a few crows to go into a loft and cause desecration. Me I keep them well away, with Magpies etc. via free hanging discs that reflect the sun and many colours. LOL Was a time at sunsett when my loft was covered with the colours of the rainbow lol. NO, the pigeons weren't, arenot bothered none.

You know, not be facitious, but when tossing 35 - 60 miles there SHOULD be 100% returns. If not one should be searching out the reason why not! JMO

Watching the weather means getting nothing done.

Well, in reality I'd say wait for the nearest to 14 days. When at nigh her best. Then 14 days after when at her best. Can't really see, unless for race / fitness reasons sending otherwise. JMO

Would love to buy some of that 'St. Georges Whiskey'. But at over £60 a bottle I think Norfolk can keep it.... well if I don't down half a bottle of Scotch first lol. But aparently it is something special, and at that price it should be eh! :egyptian:

Well Old beans carry less fat. Now whether good or bad depends a lot I guess on what distance one races. But for me Tic Beans are 25% protien which is why I, personally, like some for Breeding and feeding their youngsters.

What the difference in Distance then Tony? They are, I think pretty much the same line to you.

Well it looks like winter will be back by this week - end according to the weather reports last night. After a couple of brightish days last week I thought by this week - end I could be looking at next week for training to strat... Maybe... Have two sets of latebreds to race. Last years and years before. Done nothing or been no where so want a couple of nice days on trot to start them off on. Will hopefully be 3 in the week then before the Friday - starting at 30 miles or so and they will then be ready to start to get basket / race fit. They are pretty much loft fit now. So am hopefull as racing starts for me end of May I will be well ready.

I posted this not long back ... However forget about the mud one can, or could throw at Peta, it wouldn't make an Iota of difference to Joe Public and most likely be disbelieved as a way to make what they see as trying to justify what they THINK we do. Damage done and more cash into Peta coffers. Could we, should we start a advert separately telling the truth of Peta and showing their' proven guilt and court appearance and guilt? Well would be a long drawn out slog and sadly many gullible would put even more cash into Peta's coffers. They are a money making machine. Think it would be nice if they took up the cause against the RSPB. We have the stupid ones ego's and publicity loving idiots to thank for this. Yep idiots in position of trust. They should be sharper and learn to keep their gob shut instead of showing of and spouting and letting their foolish ego's run away from them. Brain dead ones within out midst don't come into in to it. Remember they BOTH walk amongst us. You can't BLAME Peta! After all it is their way of making money!

Yards! I'd want a Mile or two lol :emoticon-0140-rofl:

19. Sensor pads/antennae must be placed inside the loft or trapping area (not under any external landing board) in such a way that when the loft is closed, no electronic chip ring may be recorded by the Electronic Timing system installed. Take away the 'In Brackets' and make it a rule perhaps. In brackets means an Example, I fear in this case. When the Trap is closed it would mean 'Race Over' I guess and hence makes no sense.... Because the Landing board is then a part of the trapping area. But to be honest the governing bodies aren't interested. Yes it will be ahot potatoe granted for some time to come I guess. Besides an Airvery is part of the confines, and is confined to th loft. Like the whole back garden is within the CONFINES of the loft!

Well I am not disputing that Walter at all ... but it remains the fact that many can't. There was two very good friends on an allotment that had raced side by side for very many years. Bussom pals. Their lofts were nigh side by side. First race when one had the ET whilst his mate - for whatever reason - didn't 11 birds came together, landed and trapped. OK it had happen several time before and the art of trapping meant that the spoils were shared... No longer, the ET man now took the first 5 places.... something that could never have happened before. they don't speak to each other now. Yes of course it likes like his first first places whereby better birds etc. The truth is hidden. Not withstanding either the simple 'Clock / Trap Shy' syndrome that happens very often with manual clockers... Indeed quite often and a lot of time lost EVERY future race.

With Paul on a scooter, followed by George babbing his hooter swearing at Ringo Star Ah Ah!

Pigeon racing is renowned for being a very poor hobby in regards 'Fairness' and a 'Level Playing Field'. No one can reasonably dispute that. It is and always will be a game of those 'Able' and those 'Not'. As the country grew up with the syndrome of 'Haves and Have Nots'. Bred in us... But also more so unfortunately id the 'Stuff you I'm alright Jack'. Even more so today is the protecting and gaining any advantage regardless of the price to any other. But logic should and will often prevail. Et's are here to stay. Rules that govern them are and have been laid right or wrong. Plus the reality is that it will stay as it is. Sealed clocks unenforcible. One Pad! Rubbish! that would mean that all sections - which incidentally mine do by choice - have to enter into one trap. I think one has to accept. Yes of course the ET Timer is streets ahead of ANY manual clock. This will never change. Nor will the sensible ruling of an ruling giving a bird(s) a fair shake by a seconds be instigated, let alone used or enforce. I think personally it should be ... but those that have the ET already will / would fight tooth and nail to have and hold this unfair advantage. End off I guess. In reality the Powers to be have their hands tied and couldn't do anything if they wanted on this score.

A Barry Andrews is a very good flyer. His o/b's is about 6ft wide by 5ft deep with a shelve running along the back. His birds are so tame that they hardly flinch, let alone move when he picks them up, or handles them. He is a manual clocker. Took the first five in the club and fed against the ET boys - often a fed winner of course - once he stated what surprised him about the print out was the fact that the next four birds after the first there was exactly 12 between them. Now a fastish race of 1760 ypm means that a pigeon on ETS can be a quarter of a mile behind and still be clocked before a manual clocker by 2 seconds! This was the results of the AVERAGE - Never Gunger Din and his magical clocking machine, of the results of the TWO surveys that the RPRA did via independent bodies, and endorsed by the likes of Frank Tasker and co who were also commissioned by the RPRA. An average of 17 seconds for first bird. I remember replying to the ET brigade when I wrote my articles in the BHW /RP, and stated they would be only too pleased to have time allowances put into place if and when the ET Time is allowed. I said then 'Bull S**t' once in the excuses would fly thick and thin to hold and to have any advantage. Not least the stupid if in theory plausible' stupidity that they can and should buy one. How true are them words, after the ET was brought in on false pretences through the back door. I have both systems. One clock is anti so I let it ride. But if i feel it isn't appreciated me being a manual clocker I will inform them that as of .... i will be using my ET Timer. Plus that their silly ruling that if anyone uses an ET Timer ALL birds arrivals must be put in the results! So what, if I have 25 drop together they wouldn't hold me to that. Besides I can / could turn the clock off after a couple any road. For right or wrong the ET is here to stay. It has many benefits for sure, and has caused many to fall out wiyth former good mates granted. But to harp on and try to enforce the unenforceable is ludicrous and will never happen.

Sorry came up twice. Wanted to delete it ... but still working that one out lol.