Attn all Welsh fanciers

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

Over the last few days I have lost 40 youngbirds training..  The peregrine has been playing hell with us just after they have been let go..  If anyone has any in please report them they all have our telephone number rings on their legs..  Tel No is 01443 755161  Thanks

[Tenny]

where did you train from?

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

We lost 22 from Pontypridd Nr the golf course on Fri and we have got 19 behind from the same place on Weds this week...  Gutted we had a crack team of YB's this year..  So far we have had them reported as Far West as Swansea aslo Pontpool, Brynmawr.

[Guest strapper]

We lost 22 from Pontypridd Nr the golf course on Fri and we have got 19 behind from the same place on Weds this week...  Gutted we had a crack team of YB's this year..  So far we have had them reported as Far West as Swansea aslo Pontpool, Brynmawr.

 

hi im in abergavenny ill ask around any in what ring letter are your youngsters?...is is R ?..paul.

 

[pjc]

nothing in here yet!

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

Thanks Paul,

 

Yes all the WHU are letter R, but there are also a few NWHU letter E gifts from a friend.  Like I said all have telephone number rings on but so few people report them these days.

 

Thanks again.

 

Rob.

[Guest strapper]

Thanks Paul,

 

Yes all the WHU are letter R, but there are also a few NWHU letter E gifts from a friend.  Like I said all have telephone number rings on but so few people report them these days.

 

Thanks again.

 

Rob.

 

i know wot you mean rob m8..ive lost 18 youngsters around the loft...not one reported m8...double wing stamp each wing and yellow phone number on the leg.

i report all youngsters that come in here...where do they all go?...some have bound to have made their way into lofts.

 

 

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

With the amount missing some must have gone in by now and the problem is they are so inexperienced at the moment if someone tosses them they are unlikely to get home, especially if they are in the Gwent area.  Just have to hope I guess.

[pjc]

who knows where they go although have a youngster here from Carmarthen, rang him, he told me he'd collect it 2 days latter and not heard from him since! Its now training with mine, if it makes it i'll end up reporting through union!

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

That's a problem we all face, however, as I am sure you understand not everyone is the same.

 

I have spent too much time and money on the flock to just throw them away and always collect when reported.

[Guest strapper]

ive had many o/birds in this year without a wing stamp...worst year for it.

i like to report most but if not stamped they dont derserve to get them back.

ill never report any to the rpra anymore..had too many bad experiences when they get involved..reported bird  owner never replied waited 14 days reported back to rpra they said give him further 7 days then if not phoned from the owner then get in touch with us...i did they then said would you like to keep the bird...i told them what i thought about them and that they dont carry out their own rules on strays.......the bird was liberated ....a lesson learned.

[greenlands]

Sorry you've lost your team of young birds,I know what it feels like,started with 32,which is ample for the size of loft I have  6 x 6 section. i'm now down to 16 with two missing this morning.I've never had a season like it,been among pigeons fot 60 year , just about had enough.

Lindsay C.

[Guest tom123]

the problem with youngsters this time of year fanciers are reluctant to keep hold of any ybs owing to catching yb sickness in the loft   they throw them back out or take them up the road

i had  a bel yb in  the loft yesterday threw it out three times kept coming back thought sod this your going to chepstow tomorrow cleaned the ring off and found it was one i lost weeks ago poor bugger didnt know if he was coming or going

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[Guest numpty01]

ahhh well thats sense from you then ???i remmber des doing that but it went the other way came back covered in oil looked a mess no messing bye bye ? turned out to be the fat hen one of his pau hens that was missing for somereason ?? upset him so much he reported things after

[Guest]

We lost 22 from Pontypridd Nr the golf course on Fri and we have got 19 behind from the same place on Weds this week...  Gutted we had a crack team of YB's this year..  So far we have had them reported as Far West as Swansea aslo Pontpool, Brynmawr.

 

We've been letting our YB's go from there and lost one out of 22, took them down to the showcase day before yesterday with 20 and lost 2, could see three buzzards/percy/whatever in sky amongs gulls and sky looked like M25, loads of birds being trained at same time as many came back with our lot, they never came in but went off.  Where in rhondda are you?

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

In Maerdy, the birds wouldn't clear and as you know you can see everything from up there..  Always train our birds in batches of 10 but most of them joined together they knew that the falcon was there.  We had 2 batches of 10 complete and every other bird was a single.  We have had another 2 this morning, some of them must be in someones lofts.

[Guest stb]

Sorry you've lost your team of young birds,I know what it feels like,started with 32,which is ample for the size of loft I have  6 x 6 section. i'm now down to 16 with two missing this morning.I've never had a season like it,been among pigeons fot 60 year , just about had enough.

Lindsay C.

Is it all down to bop attacks lindsay

 

 

[Guest]

In Maerdy, the birds wouldn't clear and as you know you can see everything from up there..  Always train our birds in batches of 10 but most of them joined together they knew that the falcon was there.  We had 2 batches of 10 complete and every other bird was a single.  We have had another 2 this morning, some of them must be in someones lofts.

 

hmm, yep I know Maerdy like the back of my hand, brought up in Ferndale mate. We're flying from pandy way and same as you can see everything happening.  There was absolutely hundreds of YB's thrown out over the last weeks and lots jumping onto wrong flocks, if any come our way I won't just wait for them to recover I'll drive them over to you.  No room at the inn type of thing.   I know that the day before yesterday, that muggy day we had the birds were open mouthed coming from the cinema (you know the place).  Never seen them so distressed even though it was warm.   We are pretty lucky that we have billy the Buzzard over our lofts so birds don't get overly spooked anymore but know what its like with you over there.  Anything I can do to help you out just p.m me.

[Guest Rhondda RedFox]

Hi Lindsay,

 

To be blunt yes, as you know its not only the birds the falcon takes but the rest of the batch are so terrified they fly into tress/wires ETC.

 

This is only a 10 mile fly at the most but the birds have to cross over a 2 valleys if they are on line, it is estimated there are at least 6 pairs of falcons hunting within this area..  We have 6 birds injured, one with broken leg.  This is the worst year I have had in the last 20, been flying since I was 12.

 

Hi Jar Gre,

 

Yep know the cinema and you are right it was hot but we started leaving the birds go at 5.30 when it was cooling down..  Thanks for the kind gesture.

 

Rob.

[Guest]

Hi Lindsay,

 

To be blunt yes, as you know its not only the birds the falcon takes but the rest of the batch are so terrified they fly into tress/wires ETC.

 

This is only a 10 mile fly at the most but the birds have to cross over a 2 valleys if they are on line, it is estimated there are at least 6 pairs of falcons hunting within this area..  We have 6 birds injured, one with broken leg.  This is the worst year I have had in the last 20, been flying since I was 12.

 

Hi Jar Gre,

 

Yep know the cinema and you are right it was hot but we started leaving the birds go at 5.30 when it was cooling down..  Thanks for the kind gesture.

 

Rob.

 

Probably more if you look further up toward cwmparc and the rhigos.  What I've seen happening is the YBs don't know the buzzard is no threat when they see him they fly low through inexperience and as you said they end up hitting wires.  On;y going to get worse when the turbines behind you get put up.  

 

 

[Guest Owen]

I am at Talywaun. I'll ask around for you. There are alot of pigeons flying here so one or two could drop  in.

[Gail J]

None reported through the office, although they have address rings some non fanciers don't realise this.