alex young

A misty morning here and cold with a south east wind.

Lovely sunny morning with a light south wind,during the night we got some really heavy rain.

Normally only winter 12 pairs and a couple of spare birds incase of accidents,but at the moment I've got 20 pairs.I don't have stock just racer/breeders so will lend 4 pairs to friends after the moult then just keep 12 cocks and 18 hens,all will race next season.

High cloud with patches of blue sky,damp and a light south wind.

Cold but not a cloud in the sky with a light easterly wind.

Cold,rain coming down like stair rods and visibility poor but Everton won yesterday so I'm happy.

Yes, interesting one as RPRA rule states no rounding up permitted in the calculation.

Clear sky but cool with a light south wind,looks like it could be a decent day.

Shows you how much I know about photography,I thought it looked great

Heavy rain and a strong south east wind,no birds out today.

Started off sunny with a light north wind and only 7deg. but it's turned in to a heavy mist now.

Thanks to everyone who replied to this topic,I don't compete at the distance but still find it amazing how these birds are capable of putting up great performances at these distances considering what they need to overcome on their journey home.atb.

Very overcast with light rain and a south wind but quite mild.

Same here 'Tooshy',with a light east wind and looking like we're going to get some rain.

Nice one Blaz,two cracking birds, best of luck in the Xmas race.

Very dull with a light north west wind but quite mild.

Jimmy,don't know if it's a decent chat room but Paul Twigg runs one,I've not been on it but here's the details http://xat.com/pigeonplace from 7-30pm.

Just wondering what strains of pigeons handle the distance into Scotland the best? A few years ago while talking to a fancier from Larkhall,he said in his opinion most of the imports could not handle the last leg of the journey into Scotland due to the terrain and the temperature drop.He did say one of the exceptions was the Van-Hee,has this changed at all.

Broken cloud,with a cool north wind but another dry day.

Lovely morning here,not a cloud in the sky a bit cool 8 degrees and a north wind.

Had me confused there didn't know what day it was,heavy rain through the night and trying to rain now, quite cool with a strong north wind.

Sadawy,sorry can't answer in detail all your questions as my typing skills leave alot to be desired.Your pairing up plan seems ok and training can be done after you remove the second round of eggs.If the roundabout system suits you that is fine,you should have no problem racing for 10 weeks always remembering not to let the sexes see each other too much.Regarding feeding,a light mix early in the week will also help in maintaining form over 10 weeks.There are a few motivation tricks eg. two hens one cock etc. that may help and I'm sure the lads on Basics will have a few more idea's for you.atb.

Ordered 30 standard rings at club meeting on tuesday,same as last season as I just keep 12 pairs.

Heavy rain through the night,still wet but the sun is out with a south wind.

Nice morning here,sun trying to burn through,light south wind.