Lucky Or Unlucky

[lanarkshire lad]

Let the laterbred ybs out today at 1.30 never seen a feather until 3.00 when the first ones appeared with six missing they came throughout the afternoon one at a time, with one at 5.30 with a hole in its crop with water pouring from it as it tried to drink and another one at 6.30 badly injured.Theres no doubt in my mind they met percy on there travels.The good thing is they are all home for a change.

[sapper756]

I would say unlucky m8http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

 

 

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

I had a very similar thing this morning with my latebreds but from a training toss.

 

all came back eventually.The 2nd last one minus a tail and the last one back at half 7 with the remains of this morning's breakfast falling out of it horrible to see doos like this

its stitched up now tho so will see if it picks up ok in the next few days

[lanarkshire lad]

I had a very similar thing this morning with my latebreds but from a training toss.

 

all came back eventually.The 2nd last one minus a tail and the last one back at half 7 with the remains of this morning's breakfast falling out of it horrible to see doos like this

its stitched up now tho so will see if it picks up ok in the next few days

Yep mine was the same some small grains falling out.I held it and my daughter stiched it up.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Its amazing how they can get back in that condition

 

they bounce back quick so hopin the wee man will be fine

[just ask me]

i like think when this happens u are lucky it could be worse mate

[micko and jack]

unlucky for it to happen mo chara

luck to get them back

there could be a winner there

i hope it works out ok

thinking of you chara

[eastcoaster]

I had a very similar thing this morning with my latebreds but from a training toss.

 

all came back eventually.The 2nd last one minus a tail and the last one back at half 7 with the remains of this morning's breakfast falling out of it horrible to see doos like this

its stitched up now tho so will see if it picks up ok in the next few days

 

i had 15 ybs at armadale this morning approx 9 mls got 3 together 1 3/4 hrs later i still am 5 missing it had to be percy as the last one home has lost most off its tail.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

i had 15 ybs at armadale this morning approx 9 mls got 3 together 1 3/4 hrs later i still am 5 missing it had to be percy as the last one home has lost most off its tail.

 

Armadales not far from me

 

Aye its gutting to say the least from a fanciers point of view but it really knocks the stuffing out of the birds

[Guest IB]

Armadales not far from me

 

Aye its gutting to say the least from a fanciers point of view but it really knocks the stuffing out of the birds

 

Thought that you might both be training over same area. Lanarkshire Lad's birds maybe ranging so could have run into bother elsewhere. Also a visit here yesterday while my birds were out. I think you can stop training them, maybe safer, but you can hardly keep them in, they've got to go out sometime, and they will range.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Thought that you might both be training over same area. Lanarkshire Lad's birds maybe ranging so could have run into bother elsewhere. Also a visit here yesterday while my birds were out. I think you can stop training them, maybe safer, but you can hardly keep them in, they've got to go out sometime, and they will range.

 

Nah I took them to Stow.You never know if all my breaking point trainings paid off they might have flown over Armadale

[Guest IB]

Nah I took them to Stow.You never know if all my breaking point trainings paid off they might have flown over Armadale

 

Well, when I train in hermiston gait / dreghorn / ratho area, birds always seem to track along this side of pentlands, towards bathgate and home.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Well, when I train in hermiston gait / dreghorn / ratho area, birds always seem to track along this side of pentlands, towards bathgate and home.

 

If i have a good one they usually come out of Armadale direction

[Guest IB]

If i have a good one they usually come out of Armadale direction

 

Jogged memories:

 

Used to train from Curriehill station, near Balerno. Lost a few birds from there, including one that landed up at Aberdeen and was picked up off a road by a fancier. Problem I think was that a pair of peregrines nested at Kaimes quarry.

 

Last year was thinking of going to Stow or Galashiels. Angela (67ghirl) warned me amd others on here, of a pair nesting on a tower in Gala town centre, and a further 2 pairs nesting north of Stow. There was also a post on the hits fanciers were taking training from various border towns, e.g St Boswells and Kelso. Went to Peebles instead, think I'd only the one 'iffy' trainer, when last of my birds homed late at night (after 9pm).

 

This year, training 7 National pigeons from Dunbar, 1 home late minus 2 tail feathers (didn't stop him flying Reims) but another missing, presumed dead. So Dunbar crossed off my list.

[JohnQuinn]

I view training as risking ma doos lives every time i send them, so when i get a couple of races under their belt i stop training altogether. If they get done when out ranging it usually ends up like a bad toss anyway!!!

Problem is i think its getting worse every year.

[frank-123]

your lucky if your birds miss the peregrines on training but if they missed yours someone else is getting it

 

hope all they winter late breds are lucky and do the job they were bred for