Kyleakin Lofts

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Apparently they were let go from a field directly behind his loft. Obviously, his loft had not been noticed and luckily his pigeons were not out, but it happened last year when his YB's were out for just their fourth time and they all went with the trainers. Thornliebank is near Glasgow.

I have been asked to post this notice. Someone released approx 60 pigeons from Thornliebank near B & Q around 6pm. There is a pigeon loft close to that area and a lot of the pigeons are hanging around. Please don't lib from that area. If they go in the loft they will be reported and you'll have to send for them or go up and collect them.

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Well done Barclay. Looks like the move has paid off and you are receiving the recognition you deserve. I'm sure there will be more to follow.

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The only reason for these losses are pigeons not fit for purpose, pigeons not trained properly, fanciers not fit for purpose or airborne hazards. There have always been pigeons not fit for purpose, pigeons not trained properly and fanciers not fit for purpose. We didn't have these same losses. There has always been airborne hazards, so what is the difference? There were not always wind turbines and 4 / 5G masts. There were not always the concentration of BOP. Wind turbines and 4 / 5G masts are outwith our control. The concentration of BOP is also legally out of our control. What are we able to control? Nature rules within the natural world, so how are we able to defeat nature in this respect? Wildlife owes its success to the proliferation of food when its young require it. We cannot stop human interference placing these killers within our towns, albeit we may have a slight effect if we are able to lobby enough. We have to look at nature's food chain. We race our YB's when the BOP are training their YB's to hunt, kill and learn to survive. We are party to their success. We have control over this. The majority don't want a blanket stop to YB racing, so let us alter our breeding programmes to suit a different YB race programme. Global warming is having an effect on weather and it is now possible to train and race during the winter. Let us look at YB race programmes during October / November. Short races to give experience due to the shortened daylight. Let us stop breeding loads of pigeons to feed the BOP and aid their success, but let us change when we breed, to ensure that their food supply will not be enhanced by our young pigeons. There may very well be other reasons for these losses, but the few I've listed are the first to come to mind.

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Good morning all.

Broken cloud, sun shining, warm here in East Ayrshire.

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