A Reason For Yb Losses?

[Guest youngzimmy]

its all a bit of fun in saying that its a pity a bit of downfield friendly racing pigeon club did not rub off on you that is the friendly bit wuldon

[Guest bakes]

1. birds of prey

2. clashing

3. birds not up for it (rubbish)

4.not fit

5.lack of training

6. un healthy

list goes on and on ive lost a lot of youngbirds this year my self but when the birds have had more than enough training full of health crop dropping coming back clear and so on makes you think whats going on were they all end up shorly all of them cant be crap

[WulDon]

CAN YOU GET READING SICKNESS WHEN SOME PEOPLE ARE TALKING A LOT OF CRAP

 

 

comments like this is what we dont need when trying to resolves problems and come up with ideas on the forum for our young bird racing, nae hard feeling buddy musta been the hangover eh... lol

[Guest mick bowler]

the only peregrine bother i have witnessed was at my own loft as mentioned earlier, but percy was only interested in the odd young bird not flying with the pack, and it eventually did single one out and strike away with it... not once did it bother the pack nor did the pack seem to bother either, apart from gaining some height.

 

agree it probabaly would scatter a team of birds training, wots the average team these days 50-70 young birds, but couldnt seen it having that effect on a convoy of 1500 upwards?

 

has anyone witnesssed a strike on a convoy? if so what happened?

 

I witnessed it twice, once when we are the lib in Portland and once from a distance.

 

The lib we were at the Percy knew what was going on, i swear as soon a they started to cut the strings 4 appeared over head. I think they libbed 2000-3000 birds, they came out in the usual swathe, and then there was just what can only be described as pandemonium, as the first of the percy made for a successful strike. The birds coming from the transporter knew what was happening and a lot even refused to exit the transporter.

 

We had seen many libs at Weymouth and other places and usually the birds come out in the usual swathe and vanish in seconds. In this case what birds that did come out just tryed to get height right where we were and were being "scythed" apart by the other percies. Gradually the groups of 100's became groups of tens, until they had what they wanted an dissappeared. Birds were everywhere, in tree's, bushes, under cars in the car park, on the transporter and the other transporters. we helped move them and and clear the baskets, but there were still birds going half an hour later.

 

The lib from a distance, was slightly different, and the birds had all exited and were gaining height and bearings when 2 dots appeared and again just "scythed" thru them. This time we saw maybe 3, 4 or more tumbling from the sky injured, obviously the male, apparently his hunting technique, hit as many as he can and then takes the pickings. within seconds they had gone and pigeons vanished.