First TOSS for the season

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

I have just finished basketing all the birds for theire 1st toss of

the new season.

I am taking them 66km GPS measured from my loft, straight line.

I will let them go at sunrise and then the GAME is on.

Will let you know how it went.

 

Skull

[Novice]

Hi all

 

I have just finished basketing all the birds for theire 1st toss of

the new season.

I am taking them 66km GPS measured from my loft, straight line.

I will let them go at sunrise and then the GAME is on.

Will let you know how it went.

 

Skull

 

 

weather dependant surely?

 

[pigeonpete]

good luck! hope they are fit already, as 66km is a bit far for a first chuck in my opinion.

[Tony C]

My natural cocks first toss this morning too, a 12 miler.

[Guest]

was going to train my yearlings today but woke up to fog again :'( :'( :'( :'(

 

[pjc]

hope the weather is better there than it is here and 66km is a bit far for a first toss!

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

I took all the birds together, old and young, 116 in total.

They were liberated at 06:40.

I got back home at 07:30 and at 07:37 a pack of 31 landed, there after

they came in small groups and even 1s and 2s.

At 09:00 i counted 108 in the loft and fed them.

They are now 112.

 

I am happy with them and now they will stay on the road.  8)

 

Skull

[grizzal]

well done m8,its good when u get most home.

all the best for the coming season

[pigeonpete]

Hi all

 

I took all the birds together, old and young, 116 in total.

They were liberated at 06:40.

I got back home at 07:30 and at 07:37 a pack of 31 landed, there after

they came in small groups and even 1s and 2s.

At 09:00 i counted 108 in the loft and fed them.

They are now 112.

 

I am happy with them and now they will stay on the road.  8)

 

Skull

 

good going mate, how the hell you manage to count them i will never know, i only got 32 and struggle to count them!! ha ha

[Guest strapper]

must take a while to basket all those :) :)

[ribble]

Hi all

 

I took all the birds together, old and young, 116 in total.

They were liberated at 06:40.

I got back home at 07:30 and at 07:37 a pack of 31 landed, there after

they came in small groups and even 1s and 2s.

At 09:00 i counted 108 in the loft and fed them.

They are now 112.

 

I am happy with them and now they will stay on the road.  8)

 

Skull

Good for you, Skull.

Are you located in the UK?

 

 

[Guest]

;Dwow 66 kilometres  :X iwas panicking first two tosses last weekend at 16 mile   had two more at 35 mile ,1 not returned ,hawk i suspect . basket tonigh t for first race of the season 68 mile to me ,not expecting to win ,but hoping it will open them up .                        andy.

[pigeonpete]

;Dwow 66 kilometres  :X iwas panicking first two tosses last weekend at 16 mile   had two more at 35 mile ,1 not returned ,hawk i suspect . basket tonigh t for first race of the season 68 mile to me ,not expecting to win ,but hoping it will open them up .                        andy.

 

glad im not racing tom really, we dont start till 18th, you will be lucky to get a good race tom, cold, rain, and poor visability mate, good luck hope you get em back!

[Guest]

 

glad im not racing tom really, we dont start till 18th, you will be lucky to get a good race tom, cold, rain, and poor visability mate, good luck hope you get em back!

;Dthanks Pete ,theyll come home ,sometime ,if any northest in the wind ,maybe you could pick them up in the market sqaure ,behind the lamps pub in crewe  ;D ;D ;D ;D                                          andy.

 

 

[pigeonpete]

;Dthanks Pete ,theyll come home ,sometime ,if any northest in the wind ,maybe you could pick them up in the market sqaure ,behind the lamps pub in crewe  ;D ;D ;D ;D                                          andy.

 

 

wouldnt be the first time!! ha ha! is the lamps pub still there?

[Skull Lofts]

well done m8,its good when u get most home.

all the best for the coming season

 

Thanks

[Skull Lofts]

 

good going mate, how the hell you manage to count them i will never know, i only got 32 and struggle to count them!! ha ha

 

try and count them when they are sitting stil on theire perches, thats the way i do it!

 

Skull

[Skull Lofts]

must take a while to basket all those :) :)

it took me 1h45min. as i checked theire flights and wrote there band numbers down.

 

[Skull Lofts]

Good for you, Skull.

Are you located in the UK?

 

 

Thanks

 

I live in South Africa.

 

Skull

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

Ive just did stock taking, 2 stil out.

 

Skull

[leighton1984]

just a picture of the place my birds get tossed at  

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

I took my birds again to the 66km mark this morning.

1hour2mins a pck of 81 dropped together, 50 birds more than yesterday.

09:00 when i fed them they were 98 in the loft, 10 les than yesterday.

There are still 7 out as i type this thread.

 

Regards

 

Skull

[cheeseman]

had 18 birds to otterburn 26mls south of me lib at. 1 pm blue sky very little cloud moderate tail wind first bird 2pm nxt 2 at 205pm nothing until 530pm when birds started coming in singles still 3 missing including fed winner the otterburn curse strikes again,anyone training inthe otterburn area have similar returns

[Novice]

had 18 birds to otterburn 26mls south of me lib at. 1 pm blue sky very little cloud moderate tail wind first bird 2pm nxt 2 at 205pm nothing until 530pm when birds started coming in singles still 3 missing including fed winner the otterburn curse strikes again,anyone training inthe otterburn area have similar returns

 

Sorry to hear this. We raced from there and had some terrible races.

Perhaps the area should be avoided.

 

[Skull Lofts]

Hi all

 

Today was the 4th and final day of my tossing schedule from the 66km mark.

On Friday i started with 116 birds, 111 completed the test and only 5 failed.

 

Skull