thanks all for the advice, it seems mad though to take it a couple of miles one way, & its straight home, & then not even 50 yrds the other way & off she goes? as soon as i let her out, there was no hesitation she flew in the straight line( but the wrong way for me), & once when i was a kid & we went on holiday (apart from my dad, as he had a heart condition)(hereditry) & i took my first albino muffed pigeon to great yarmouth, & let him out(about 100 miles plus from birmingham) i phoned my dad up from yarmouth later that day & he said it was back at 7.30 that evening!
the racing pigeon i have only went on one training flight before i had her & she was on eggs when i took her! oh well thats pigeons for you, their a funny old game...
& Jimmy, all my birds eat out my hand, it does make them at ease & mee too.
thanks again all. keep the advice coming.