Panic

[Craig05]

Took the ybs for their first toss on Tuesday, 10 miles in 19 minutes, was very pleased with them so packed them all in the basket again yesterday and took them to the same place.  not sure what happend but got 2 back after 21 minutes and then nothing more for an hour and a half (10 together)  The rest  dropped in all day with the last arriving home just before dark last night.  after about 45 minutes of waiting and only 2 birds back in the loft, i felt physically sick when i started thinking i had lost them all.  anyway,  all back and not looking too sorry for themselves today.   How long would you leave it before taking them out again    

[BLACK W F]

leave untill monday thats what i do as i do not train y/bs on fridays or weekends

[boxer]

i find once u start with youngbirds keep them going as much as u can

[pigeonpete]

Well done on getting them all back, you have done well, they must have got split by a hawk or bad weather? or gone off ranging a bit further? I would take them again monday, weather permitting. It would have done them good coming back on there own. So a nice lesson for them.

[thunderboult]

they may have jusy got in with somebody else's birds, how did the birds look when they returned(were they edgy/looking frightened) the fact you got them all back ok says to me they may have been with somebody else's birds, it will do them good if that was the case as it's teaching them to brake from other birds.

[Craig05]

The first two back were bouncing around on the landing board, the batch of 10 that arrived after an hour and a half were soaked, as the rain started falling hard about 5 minutes before they arrived and the rest looked very tired as they arrived, but as i said they look happy enough again this morning

[Guest]

Looks like they got messed about by the weather, not much you can do about that but they'll be all the wiser for the experience gained.   Give them a lazy weekend even if they don't need it.  

[thunderboult]

The first two back were bouncing around on the landing board, the batch of 10 that arrived after an hour and a half were soaked, as the rain started falling hard about 5 minutes before they arrived and the rest looked very tired as they arrived, but as i said they look happy enough again this morning

 

by the sounds of things the first 2 came home straight away with out messing about with some other birds when the other's come home they met rain, some come through other's may have gone down until they dried off or were later leaving the other bird's . just let them out around the loft tonight, if they come out and have a fly ok , there's nothing to worry about i think, if it was a hawk that  scattered them, then they may be a bit reluctunant to come out the loft. but if they want to go out ok, all's well.

[OLDYELLOW]

Craig we had hailstones yesterday the size of cherry pips so leave them at home and start again after weekend weather permiting

[Craig05]

Will do Mark

when i left home the sun was out and a  breez from NW.  liberated in the same, but an hour and a half later it was storming.  anyway, glad to get them all back though.

[OLDYELLOW]

by looks of weather could be Tuesday before getting another toss

[gooner]

look on the bright side they have all learnt where home is especially the ones that came on there own