Tony C

Sunshine, little wind. Making the most of the day as its going downhill from tomorrow.

Weaned over my first batch of youngsters today

They just got their ears to the ground listening for injuns.

You daft! heavens forbid no..............

You sure its not Cyril Smith, he was once stuck in a deck chair for a week.

Just dont stand behind him

Place a saucepan of water in front of him, he's telling you he wants a swim.

He'll be back. Set a mousetrap.

High in fats which = energy/fuel

OLD BIRDS 14/4/12 Huntingdon*** 21/4/12 Newark 29/4/12 Worksop 5/5/12 Wetherby*** (AMAL) 12/5/12 Ripon***(AMAL) 19/5/12 Wetherby 26/5/12 Newark 2/6/12 Berwick (LNRC) 9/6/12 Worksop 16/6/12 Wetherby (AMAL) 23/6/12 Arbroath (LNRC) 30/6/12 Ripon (AMAL) 7/7/12 Worksop 13/7/12 Thurso (LNRC) YOUNG BIRDS 28/7/12 Huntingdon*** 4/8/12 Huntingdon*** 11/8/12 Pererborough*** 18/8/12 Newark*** 25/8/12 Retford 1/9/12 Wetherby (AMAL) 8/9/12 Ripon (AMAL) 15/9/12 Newark 22/9/12 Witton Castle (LNRC)

I've never encountered this before and would say its unusual.

http://videos2view.net/gun-fail.htm

2nd strike of the year, luckily again I was at hand.

Our first race in on the 14th of April. My old bird team are still rearing and have had no basket work. I'm hoping to get their young away this week and start training the week after. Long range forecast suggests the wind will swing around to the west in 7-10 days time (fingers crossed) but if not I'll bide my time till it does.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/darts/8413945.stm RIP

Leave as it is but put knotting on any knots (knots release sap/resin which can knock the birds back)

Yes, I find it much finer and you get less residue once mixed.

Vit B in the form of brewers yeast by far the best, moisten the feed with fresh squeezed lemon & add the b/yeast then feed when dried.

Glorious sunshine down here in the drought ridden south east, am seriously considering investing in a camel

Going to give the Fed transporter & crates a scrub up, that'll take care of a good part of the day.

http://apod.nasa.gov...d/ap120312.html Give it a minute or so to load, then when it appears, click START.Then click and drag the little oval slider on the bottom of the picture.

I dont like training in east winds period, haze or no haze. As the rhyme goes 'When the winds in the East...............

1 sparrow hawk attack here, luckily I was at hand.

Take what I say here with a pinch of salt because if I knew what I was talking about I'd be doing videos I feed a high % of carbs throughout racing. Fats on the other hand I try to keep low in the first part of the week and increase at the end. Depending on race distance and whether its going to be a blow home or nose ender regulates when fats are given and what quantities. The thing about fat seeds is that if fed as part of their regular diet the pigeons become picky & choosy and flick the larger grains out and it becomes one hell of a job to maintain their appetite throughout the season. If I feel they need more protein at any given time I'll add brewers yeast to their feed also adding pellets.

Another feeding chart http://www.bucktons.co.uk/pdf/bucktons.pdf