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Well, the yb is back to my loft going to make sure it's 100% healthy before having it back out I will get him flying and trained and see how he goes. If I loose him then I was wrong to give him another chance.

thanks for your opinion, but because a bird dropped somewhere else hardly means it's a duffer it could have been anywhere, And he's come home, where he belongs. if it was that much of a duffer it would have stayed where someone had him in, Or it was that much of a duffer it would be living in some town, or even on some flats, Or lastly it could even be living on some shops. Quite obvious the person who had him in wasn't keen on the idea of it returning home, Otherwise they would have phones, Or contacted me somehow but no, they just took my rings off. also, if they just didn't want to mess with strays, it wouldn't be alive still would it?

not been funny in no kind of way but, i very much doubt it, If that was the case, they could have removed one and then i'd have known or even phoned me and i would have either collected him or sent for him

about two weeks ago i had the young birds out and had trouble dropping them and ended up leaving one out, for it to be nowhere to be seen until tonight when he's dropped looking a picture and feeling perfect. with a few grains of corn inside him. he's the same as when he left, minus his name and address ring and white clip ring. Obvious to me that some fancier has had him in, Either trying to settle him, or having already settled him, training him. Annoying the fact the bird had my number on and i would have quite happily sorted something out with him weather it to be keep the bird, or breed him something from him or his parents. the sire to the yb in question is probs the best bird in my loft.

With what i've heard our fed has about 14 day birds clocked in :/

Anyone else race today? Where from? The distance? Returns? We've raced from le mans a distater all road to say the least

We're racing from Le'mans into Sheffield.. If they're up 376 miles

Someone could have bought a ring of ebay

I had a show race cross with a racer, a well bred racer at that the young bird was thick as anything was a bugger for the slates, I don't have it anymore.

haha yeah, it was tied up proper or something silly. A story a few of the older fanciers told me

I have a pot in the loft all day everyday, nothing wrong with the droppings. Plus, It's smells rate nice

when i say years ago, I mean before mobiles, the fed sec somehow got intouch with the club headquarters and told that a bird from the club had got out and that the whole race was void

I got told this happenened with our fed many many years ago, One bird got out and home 20 mins before anything else, the guy who owned the bird thought he'd topped the fed xD

Agree there 100% i have a cock bred from a guy in our fed last year he's a gem 1st bird back most week, Top pool bird and had 4 1st prizes he's only a yearling

Bovingdon 120 miles with stocksbridge fed up at 9:30am, timed in at 11:44:45, 11:45:07 and 11:46:11 finished 1st, 3rd and 5th club. 7/7

this year i had a red hen with a odd spot of white on, And a blue w/f cock the young bird from them was almost white. never fails to surprise

two nice birds there mate, Depends what colour the parents to these are? at a rough guess i'd say a gay pied un

I had a bird reported last year we fetched it back and the lady thought id dispose of it, last week the same lady emailed me as she has another stray and doesn't want to report it as it'll be disposed of, i made sure i corrected her and told her that most people are fearful to get them back

Good morning all

Bit dull in Sheffield with spots of drizzle

Yesterday morning i had the cocks out at 6am, Dropped them at 7 and there was 1 missing, I thought it would turn up soon but it never did so i put it down as been hawked or the cat had got him or even he'd hit some trainers and that he would return today.. But he hadn't. been about the loft most of the day not seen him or any remains of him i took the dog out near the allotment at just after 9pm tonight and i saw this blue cock walking about in the grass so knowing we had a shocking race yesterday and theres lots missing i walked over to pick him up, to find out that it was actually my bird who has hit something to knock his wing up. he must have done it yesterday morning and been living under the grass until he could get home! but the lucky thing had me to pick him up and carry him home

Thanks guys been a shocking race all round! I've finished 3rd club I think but there is only 4 timmed in!

Mid Yorkshire Combine, Falaise 11/06/13 liberated at 11:00am in west south west wind

Sheffield - It's not sure what to do, it's been raining on and off and then sunny! Odd day!

That baffles me!! I know welsh birds aren't flying as far but atleast they're up!