Training

[dwh]

mine have been warwick this morning and just up again now just had phone call from mate if weather is the same tomorrow they be going morning and night again while the weather is like its been today thought i get them back in the basket

 

all the best

 

wth all the hawk trouble i don't blame anybody

[Wizzer]

Who`s losted birds in training already this year.???

[Guest bakes]

 

wth all the hawk trouble i don't blame anybody

 

yes mate i agree got the works round my way pergrine,goshawks,sparrowhawks theres not a day that you not haveing a attack so from now on limit the days i let them out loft flying and the rest they be in basket flying back 25 miles morning and night is a walk in the park as my birds do under an hr morning and night loft flying when there not getting hit by pob

 

all the best.

[Guest bakes]

Who`s losted birds in training already this year.???

 

sent 11 to warwick this morning 11 dropped together sent 11 not long go all being well 11 will drop 1 hen is out of action due to missing tail and left wing feather after an pergrine got hold of her

 

all the best

[dwh]

 

yes mate i agree got the works round my way pergrine,goshawks,sparrowhawks theres not a day that you not haveing a attack so from now on limit the days i let them out loft flying and the rest they be in basket flying back 25 miles morning and night is a walk in the park as my birds do under an hr morning and night loft flying when there not getting hit by pob

 

all the best.

 

very little hawk trouble had one hit the ybs on veranda last when they were babies  and a second one which lost us my fav bl/ hen but we get as much training as poss can't beat the basket m8  

[Guest bakes]

 

sent 11 to warwick this morning 11 dropped together sent 11 not long go all being well 11 will drop 1 hen is out of action due to missing tail and left wing feather after an pergrine got hold of her

 

all the best

 

11 back in loft now all dropped together again like this morning bloody things sat on loft roof for ages they can pack that in like them to land on sputnik and trap straight away the main thing there back to fight another day  

 

all the best

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

11 back in loft now all dropped together again like this morning bloody things sat on loft roof for ages they can pack that in like them to land on sputnik and trap straight away the main thing there back to fight another day  

 

all the best

 

You had them away twice today mate..??

[Guest bakes]

 

You had them away twice today mate..??

 

yes mate

 

all the best.

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

yes mate

 

all the best.

 

Lol.. your keen mate.. remember its a long season.. you dont want the doos peaking to early..

[Guest stb-]

 

Lol.. your keen mate.. remember its a long season.. you dont want the doos peaking to early..

 

think i would feel a bit peeky oot in that cold esast wind neva mind the  doo,s

 

 

early to train early to bed  when you get to mid season yer pigeons near dead  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bakes]

 

Lol.. your keen mate.. remember its a long season.. you dont want the doos peaking to early..

 

as keen as you can get mate if weather nice tomorrow i send them again morning and night then leaving them to a fortnight before the first race before they go back in basket for some more toss before our first race on april 10th bath only sending half my yearlings as bath the following week as well so they all will have had bath all being well then go from there as the rest of the season unfold.

 

all the best

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

think i would feel a bit peeky oot in that cold esast wind neva mind the  doo,s

 

 

early to train early to bed  when you get to mid season yer pigeons near dead  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

Agree with that Rab.. if its a cold wind i dont even bother letting them out at this time of year, never mind training them..

 

The aim is to build doos up, so if they hit a hard day when the racing comes they'll fly their wee heart out. Doos pushed too hard too early and generally posted missing when this happens..JMO

 

 

[billt]

My yearlings are mainly untrained late breds. Wouldn't dream of training just now, anything but warm, and they'd become hawk fodder, aren't we in the main sparrowhawk / peregrine breeding seasons during the first 4 months of year?

 

The BOP'S will be breeding from April to June , more mouths to feed  :-/

[dwh]

 

The BOP'S will be breeding from April to June , more mouths to feed  :-/

 

welcome the bringer of joy :-/

[Guest IB]

 

The BOP'S will be breeding from April to June , more mouths to feed  :-/

 

This is an earlier post of mine dated 11th April 2009. This is what I had in the back of my mind in the post you've just replied to:-

 

 

There was an interesting article in this week's BHW, on sparrowhawks & pergerines, and although I don't agree with everything in that article, especially the figures on losses, a couple of bits on self-help did make sense. And these were changing what we did during their breeding seasons; basically no breeding YBs before March / April (avoid s/hawk) and no racing before end of May (avoid peregrine). Although the article was written by conservation groups they were very candid in their advice if followed would mean we would stop feeding these things, so there would be fewer of them around.

[Guest stb-]

 

welcome the bringer of joy :-/

 

davy he is the teller of truth m8

[les]

My yearlings are mainly untrained late breds. Wouldn't dream of training just now, anything but warm, and they'd become hawk fodder, aren't we in the main sparrowhawk / peregrine breeding seasons during the first 4 months of year?

dont shout to loud ,some ones got to feed them or they wont be able to REAR NEXT YEAR KILLING MACHIENS ;D

 

 

[billt]

 

davy he is the teller of truth m8

 

Yeh wasn't trying to depress everyone, I haven't been hit for a while but I know it's coming  

[wilkins]

from late march as long as we have some nice sunny days , been caught out leaving it late before with the weather being poor and not being able to train