Tony C

Are you basketing tonight for Melton Mowbray RCH

8 liberations booked for Newark and perhaps only a small window to get them out of there = ??????

Best wishes to you both.

Go along to your local library, you might find a few books on pigeons in there.

I'll 2nd that.

Many years ago a convoyer who was held in high regard believed young birds in the feds first two races should undergo enforced holdovers. We were told hardly any youngsters went for water (Friday basket Saturday lib) when offered no matter how well they were basket trained.

Gonna be another El Scortchio

Once upon a time ........... there was no internet, no mobile phones, only 3 channels on the TV and a weather forecast once a day after the news. feds never cancelled, delayed basketing or changed racepoints. Pigeons were took to their designated racepoints and in the main it was up to the convoyers discretion when the birds were libbed, a pre-arranged time was set in some cases (no mobile phones) as there was no way to communicate on most of the lib sites. Training was done by rail, a note was attached to the basket where you would like them libbed.......... and they were libbed at that place regardless of the weather. What I'm getting at is pigeons were much more hardy then than now, they faced the elements on a regular basis and pigeons were judged on these performances and these same pigeons were the ones we bred from. IMO the evolution of technology and the type of pigeon we now race go hand in hand, we now house lightweights compared to years ago. The end.

As touched upon another thread Andy the big picture has to be looked at first. Best to try and draw conclusions 24 hrs after the race.

Pm sent

19/20 a 5 year old short!

Evening all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXmMMSo47s Kinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BteIwbKU_iQ

I'm off to SpecSavers for my appointment. By the way you haven't shaved very well and your tie is crooked!

20 to Wetherby 177mile

With my luck they'll offer me 50% of on my good eye only

As a novice you should go for the box perches simply because its easier to catch a pigeon in these.

http://www.easibed.co.uk/index.htm?id=index

12/12

11/12

Essex & Kent amal lib 10:30 out of Ripon in a w/s/w

Sun putting in a brief appearance every now & then, brisk s/w wind.

Muddy Waters

Gary Jules

The Kinks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-D9xcZgKX4