Loft Flying

[geordie1234]

Now that the doos are heavy into the moult do they get any loft flying

[gulkie]

me personally no

[andy Burgess]

out for a bath ,once a week weather permitting , but in a few weeks time will close the doors for the winter . ...... and sharpen the scraper up

[Guest Owen]

My birds have been to every race this year. Today one lot went to Saisbury and the other lot went to Eastbourne. I will close the loft tonight and leave them to rest and complete the moult. I reckon that loft exercise will delay the moult which is the last thing they need at this time of the year. Besides there is nothing to be gained by having them out flying about in bad weather. If I was worried by the risk of them putting on wieght I would include barley in their diet. My aim is to have them ready for next year's racing and to have them hanging about in the bad weather will certainly not help them do that.

[OLDYELLOW]

end of racing mine are locked up , no point in feeding bops around loft during winter , falling to bits , quite agree that flying birds moult slower

[just ask me]

once or twice a week

[JohnQuinn]

My lot are out every day and as you can see the doos are moulting very well

[geordie1234]

My lot are out every day and as you can see the doos are moulting very well

Has your sexes been split John m8

[JohnQuinn]

Has your sexes been split John m8

 

Aye George as soon as the season finishes every year.

[geordie1234]

Aye George as soon as the season finishes every year.

cheers m8

[DJWa]

mine still get out at least twice a week and will do through the winter

im in the lucky position that i dont get bothered around the loft by bop

[frank-123]

seen the hen sparrowhawk one day right over the loft then the next night the cock had a look mine not been out since

although my aviary comes in very handy at this time of year can get plenty bath's into them

[geordie1234]

seen the hen sparrowhawk one day right over the loft then the next night the cock had a look mine not been out since

although my aviary comes in very handy at this time of year can get plenty bath's into them

can i bring my doos doon for a bath lol

[just ask me]

seen the hen sparrowhawk one day right over the loft then the next night the cock had a look mine not been out since

although my aviary comes in very handy at this time of year can get plenty bath's into them

 

 

 

there a brilliant idea frank would not be without a aviary thinking of making the stock loft smaller and a bigger aviary on it

[Guest Owen]

The Welsh South Road Fed and National flew two races at the same time on Thursday last. There were a pair of Peregrines floating about high above my loft when the birds were due back. They are around here all the time these days. I would very much like to let my birds have a leisurely fly a couple of times a week weather permiting. If I took the risk and did that you can be sure that these evil gits will take my birds especially if the birds are impaired by the fact that they are moulting. So reluctantly I will have to keep them inside for their safety. I know that I will face problems next Spring when I will have to let them out but with a little luck other people will have their birds out at the same time and this ought to help to spread the risk of peregrine strikes over a lot more pigeons. I reckon that this is modern pigeon racing and there is not much we can do about it.

[just ask me]

The Welsh South Road Fed and National flew two races at the same time on Thursday last. There were a pair of Peregrines floating about high above my loft when the birds were due back. They are around here all the time these days. I would very much like to let my birds have a leisurely fly a couple of times a week weather permiting. If I took the risk and did that you can be sure that these evil gits will take my birds especially if the birds are impaired by the fact that they are moulting. So reluctantly I will have to keep them inside for their safety. I know that I will face problems next Spring when I will have to let them out but with a little luck other people will have their birds out at the same time and this ought to help to spread the risk of peregrine strikes over a lot more pigeons. I reckon that this is modern pigeon racing and there is not much we can do about it.

 

 

 

i found by keeping them locked in all winter when i left them out i got 6 cocks i think it was taken in a week a few year back i believe it was due to them being a little stiff and not being street wise so i leave them out now once or twice a week

 

 

rock and a hard place comes to mind :cry-blow:

[frank-123]

can i bring my doos doon for a bath lol

 

just take them in the shower with you

 

the aviary is a benefit at this time of year the picture was taken when it was just built at the start of the year

it has a perspex roof and sputnik on it now

[geordie1234]

m8 i tried but the misses didnt like it lol

[frank-123]

m8 i tried but the misses didnt like it lol

 

tried what with the misses

this is a pigeon forum

[geordie1234]

tried what with the misses

this is a pigeon forum

 

lol widnae have thought its like loose wumen aw youz blouses oan here lol