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The Cure

I love the young birds from start to finish, Seeing them grow from this little yellow thing to some cracking looking birds then watching them learn and come home Brilliant, even if it a a nerve racking thing some days XD

Hey Andy, two good choices there! Bit of Greenday now..

haha, i love having them out though now they're getting strong im on edge when the go up for the first time I didn't bother with photos, If it's fine tomorrow ill get a few shots

Today having my young birds out a few jumping landing to landing, a few managed to get upto the roof and walk along the loft. Also, Using a stall trap for the 1st time, and seeing them learn to use that is brilliant. Atb with the 2013 season all

Again, Been a lovely day in Sheffield sun is shining bright

Sheffield... Been a while since saying this but it's lovey, managed to be on the loft since 10, And have the birds out for a bath, Even the suns been out!!

Nice looking bird mate

freezing here, and yet again it's snowing!!

15p per ring, Bargain! we pay 30/35p!

annoying thing is that up road there are around 40 stray pigeons! never does one get touched :/

looking well mate, Whats the slaty?

I agree mate, it's out of control. As for keeping them in, it's hard doing that when they need to learn. I've always had them out around this time of year and not once had a problem, Just means in the future i'll have to be keeping a closer eye on them, Atb Andy

Yesterday afternoon, I was sat with the young birds out And i like to keep a few old hens with them just to help them mature a bit, while sat with them out i walked to close the gate and a few of the old hens went up, I ran too see what the fuss was about and a hawk had got one of my old hens and if i didn't go up she'd have been dead. just can't believe it went for a hen rather than a young bird. it was only a few feet away from me!

Nice looking bird mate

Nice birds, Liking the whites

an update to this, it's now snowing in sheffield and it's freezing!!

Damp here in sheffield, like rain and snow mixed :/

Brilliant

The suns out in Sheffield, Still cold mind!!

true, Just if you have natural birds they do tend to mess about abit cos they're so happy xD And widowhood cocks can just get a bit daft now and again Like i say, someone told me that so i stuck to it. However my uncle flew pigeons years ago and he kept them together and trained them together, Didn't harm them

I was told by a top fancier not to do it because of the old birds learn ybs bad habits, See the logic to be fair. Though i keep a few old hens with my ybs for a week or two after parting find it helps learn them a bit

Morning all