weather

[westy]

what weathers do you not let your pigeons out in? (it is multiple choice)

[Guest]

To be honest Martin we let our pigeons out in all sorts of weather including snow, as you never know what the pigeons will encounter on their homeward flight from a race, better letting them get used to it.

[westy]

thanks linda that is what i thougth but with ybs if it is windy it will carie them away and get lost.

[Guest]

young birds are a lot smarter and stronger than people give them credit for

[THE FIFER]

IF THEY GET LOST FROM THE LOFT WOULD THEY HAVE WON FROM A RACE

[westy]

i mean when they are just about fling to the loft roof.

[Guest]

I've never lost one yet due to wind, if you loose birds off the loft rood it's usually down to a hawk strike

[westy]

thanks linda it is because today i did not let the ybs out due to the heavy winds because i thougth i migth loose one.

[THE FIFER]

YES U R RIGHT WESTY I GET UR MEANING NOW, IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME UP AND THE WIND COULD TAKE THEM AWAY I AGREE WITH U BAD FOR YOUNGSTERS THAT AGE

[westy]

thanks fifer

[THE FIFER]

CHEERS WESTY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN U OPEN UR MOUTH WITHOUT THINKING, WILL KNOW THE NEXT TIME, ALL THE BEST

[westy]

yh i will, i will explain it more

[THE FIFER]

NO DID,NT MEAN U WESTY I MEANT ME OPENING MY MOUTH WITHOUT THINKING,

  SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT U MENT IF I HAD THOUGHT FIRST, OK PAL ALL THE BEST,

[westy]

oh.. we all jup to conclusions.

[Guest Big Blue]

only way ours r kept in is if its foggy other than that they r out

[Guest TAMMY_1]

THE ONLY TIMES I KEEP BIRDS IN IS IF IS FOGGY AND I ONLY KEEP YOUNG BIRDS IN IF IT IS VERY WINDY MORE SO WHEN THEY ARE JUST STARTING TO FLY UP ON THE ROOF.

[westy]

thanks all

[Guest]

thanks linda it is because today i did not let the ybs out due to the heavy winds because i thougth i migth loose one.

 

 

Not so much worried about youngsters getting lost in a high wind, as being injured in one: two years ago opened doors thinking 'they'll not go out in this' except one did - even then thought it had 'just' gone up to the house roof - last I saw of it until next day, arrived home with the rung-leg broken behind the bloody ring;

 

Last year, small late bred hen 'overdue' from morning exercise - wind & rain - lady phoned me later on to say she had found bird dead in Grangemouth (2 miles away), she thought it looked as if it had flown into a wall or something.

[westy]

lost one today it was a bit windy just hope it is not hurt.

[MsPigeon]

Oh... think positive westy, it will be back!

[jimmy white]

im sorry westy i picked you up wrong and voted wrong, i thought you meant what weather you wouldnt let them out during a trainer, ;D ;D my fault, going a bit senile ;D ;D

when i raced them i would let them out on most days , but would be carefull with ybs just learning to fly if the wind was too strong, same if it was foggy but when their strong on the wing , theve got to learn about differant weather conditions , providing its not exeptionally bad. :)

[Guest]

Just as a matter of interest I put the old birds out yesterday afternoon for a fly. A thunder and lightening storm came out of nowhere which didn't phase the birds at all and they seemed to enjoy flying in the quite heavy rain.

 

The only person who suffered was me, got wet through to the skin standing outside the loft. lol

[westy]

 

 

Not so much worried about youngsters getting lost in a high wind, as being injured in one: two years ago opened doors thinking 'they'll not go out in this' except one did - even then thought it had 'just' gone up to the house roof - last I saw of it until next day, arrived home with the rung-leg broken behind the bloody ring;

 

Last year, small late bred hen 'overdue' from morning exercise - wind & rain - lady phoned me later on to say she had found bird dead in Grangemouth (2 miles away), she thought it looked as if it had flown into a wall or something.

 

well today had the yb i lost back home but injured it was windy the day i let it out learnt another thing now, fine now just a cut to the leg nothink major.

 

[Guest]

Probably caught on a wire martin

[westy]

yes that is what i thougth he had a plastic number ring on but that was off when it come back how did that get off? but still at least he is home safe now.