Tony C

Who would win the most, a good fancier with mediocre pigeons or a mediocre fancier with good pigeons?

Its my belief that too much emphasis is put on old bird training. Get them fit around home then 3 or 4 training tosses(avoiding east winds) then into the first race. My w/h cocks this year were given two tosses at 15 miles whilst sitting eggs then one at 30 miles after I split the sexes. I’ve put them into the first race before only having one 60 mile toss.

I keep them in.

They normally go over me in droves, I even keep the dog in on that day. ??)

Good luck to you both

Good on you

First pigeon last week 2nd club 273b.Vandenabeele vel. 1752 (also ran this week) First pigeon this week 1st club 320b.Vandenabeele vel. 1280

Everything I crave for my Doctor tells me is no good for me

A bad batch of maize? remember reading somewhere (think Spinsky wrote about it) that it could affect pigeons in this way

Welcome back Bart, you missed posting & we missed your posts.

21/22 w/hood cocks 6/8 natural hens. doing 43mph

West Essex away out of Retford 9:00 e/s/e wind

Nockers!! put me down for a pair ;D Keep it up Ben your turn will come

Dagenham Essex overcast s/s/w wind

All the best Bob.

Migratory birds, do they lose salts? Swifts spend most of their lives on the wing, do they lose salts? Humming birds use so much energy in flight they have to feed constantly, do they lose salts?

I'm a non believer, I stopped using them a few years ago.

Good to see you back

Maybe next year budgie

Look mum no stabilisers! Look mum no hands!! Look mum no teeth!!! Think I'll stick to shaking me corn tin on a Saturday, much safer

Mainly in their boxes but now and again I'll do both

West Essex Fed at Retford. Depends on the weather as to how many I send, if fine 22 w/h cocks and between 7-9 natural hens will go.

This is what I'm partly trying to find out, do people race on 100% Tic beans or would they like us to believe that. I've had some good advice here and I'd be daft to ignore it. I'll keep doing what I'm doing for the time being and observe. Its been a concern of mine that I might choke them with such a high protein diet, if I feel they get to that stage I'll have to adjust accordingly.

Sad news indeed chickadee, very sad.

Breed and Wean is ok for the moment. If you can tell us what brands of feed you can get someone may be able to advise you of a better option. Dont leave feed in your lofts for two reason, one is control the other is you'll encourage mice into your lofts, mice=trouble.