blue lad

I have the same one bird out of twenty in same section. Same youngster bird wet droppings .?Mine are out when the weather is suitable. I had it with a bird last season out of 9 the same bird always wet in the morning? I would like to know as well if anyone has any theorys.?

Help what's the best approach to help this bird ? It looks like it's infected no feeling or movement in toes . It's been better but seems to be getting worse again . I removed the ring two months ago and there's a small nick with blood showing high up on the swelled foot ? Antibiotic or removal of leg ?

What's been the returns like with racing in Scotland today ?

You are very right about uneducated birds. How much road work do they actually need before the race basket? 2 dozen seams a bit much . Mine had two first one at 40 miles and second one 14 miles .I lost one racing so far and one around the loft ! Yes I agree it's madness to be racing at this point in the year . Young falcons and old ones are getting plenty of plump pigeons to eat . This is surely not the way forward.

I personally have a theory. Unseen illness,? Wind farms, Constant harassment from avian raptors ,If loins and leopards were running loose all over the country .? I can guaranty you'd have a very fast pair of training shoes. And if they gave Chase you'd probably do something silly like knock your self out in the process of trying to get away .Or in blind panic find yourself somewhere not familiar to you and helplessly lost . Exactly the same predicament face pigeons every single time they are racing . Chased out to sea or dying in the process to evade them . It would probably explain why none are reported.

I wish I had a answer to that very question !#""##?

See a batch of birds 300 plus circulating over Fraserburgh 10 minutes or so . Which federation was it ?

Absolutely shocking in this days of every forecasting available to all . Shouldn't be happening.!!

I knew by Wednesday for the weekend on the blaydon race . That foggy conditions were forecast all weekend . Fact half federation birds failed to home . You had no concern whatsoever about liberating birds then . Why with a showers of rain forecast for the weekend are you showing concerns on the Wednesday dinner time . ?

Aright bud sorry about that .

That's far better . The birds need as good a chance as is reasonably possible. Hopefully a good race to all competing.

Near gale force northwest winds all day Saturday. Have you no concern?

0 out of 4 Darlington

the met office inshore waters and strong winds forecast for eastern coastal stations A very up to date forecast . And to myself a valuable guide to weather conditions likely to affect the flight path of birds coming north up the east side .