Letting out me stock birds

[Roland]

Let me tell you where I am.

   After my sad lot with one thing or another over the last 3 -4 years and then losing 14 of the 16 youngsters last sat - my whole race team on their' first race - had one back around Tuesday and another today I am more than peeved off. the two back look well. Well I decided to pack up...  then not to, then I will, I won't... etc. etc. Two pins either way. Fears I will want to start again a mite down the road after being around pigeons for 50 years on and off haunt me. I am sitting on that bridge where a train is coming towards me from one way and a naked Bo Derek is running towards me from the other. I don't know whether to jump for it   :o... or toss my self off lol ;D ;D

I thought of selling all of my birds for a tenner each, everything to go to the P.O.B and all of our cause. Worth a tenner? :-/ Well all e stock birds are bred in the purple and cost a flipping lot like lol.

Now I have decided that last years late breds I bought in as stock and the couple of pairs of stock birds of 2 and 3 year of age will actually decide for me.

I also have a few yearlings and 2 y/o's not raced, around 10 in all, trained to 50 miles.

These will go 200 and 250 miles as trainers in the next few weeks, as they have been well kept and had the odd chuck. I expect at least 80% to fare well. If not ….

Hence I left the door open all afternoon and some stock birds walked in and out. Over the next few days they will have all been out and most likely flew around. Once up in the air and orbitting, they will decide to stay or go! If enough stay, and I feel they will combined to make an 'Old Bird' race team I will most likely carry on. If not, then I would struggle to be interested again and every thing will go to raise a little for the P.O.B.

Except my ET timer never used. set up yes, but didn't even get to use it. So would be after getteing a % return on that.

 

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

Let me tell you where I am.

   After my sad lot with one thing or another over the last 3 -4 years and then losing 14 of the 16 youngsters last sat - my whole race team on their' first race - had one back around Tuesday and another today I am more than peeved off. the two back look well. Well I decided to pack up...  then not to, then I will, I won't... etc. etc. Two pins either way. Fears I will want to start again a mite down the road after being around pigeons for 50 years on and off haunt me. I am sitting on that bridge where a train is coming towards me from one way and a naked Bo Derek is running towards me from the other. I don't know whether to jump for it   :o... or toss my self off lol ;D ;D

I thought of selling all of my birds for a tenner each, everything to go to the P.O.B and all of our cause. Worth a tenner? :-/ Well all e stock birds are bred in the purple and cost a flipping lot like lol.

Now I have decided that last years late breds I bought in as stock and the couple of pairs of stock birds of 2 and 3 year of age will actually decide for me.

I also have a few yearlings and 2 y/o's not raced, around 10 in all, trained to 50 miles.

These will go 200 and 250 miles as trainers in the next few weeks, as they have been well kept and had the odd chuck. I expect at least 80% to fare well. If not ….

Hence I left the door open all afternoon and some stock birds walked in and out. Over the next few days they will have all been out and most likely flew around. Once up in the air and orbitting, they will decide to stay or go! If enough stay, and I feel they will combined to make an 'Old Bird' race team I will most likely carry on. If not, then I would struggle to be interested again and every thing will go to raise a little for the P.O.B.

Except my ET timer never used. set up yes, but didn't even get to use it. So would be after getteing a % return on that.

 

sorry its got to this roland stick with it mate

[bird man of meath]

stick with it m8

my father inlaw had to give up the birds

every time he comes down hes stright out the back to look at the birds

and says he wish he still had some to just fly around old loft but knows he cant.

i know it's hard i have not race and was droping 1 bird a toss

best of luck m8