Old Birds First Time Out Since Lock Up

[OLDYELLOW]

Well sun breaking through and as planned birds having a fly round , and flying better than I had expected

[OLDYELLOW]

Only two complaints chased off two cats already and the grass could do with cutting anyone got a pygmy goat to loan lol ^_^ ^_^

[philg50]

I would like my birds out as well fine sunny day here but i am scared the yearlings dont go back on their eggs so we will wait another week ,mine have only been shut up for 3weeks ,the yearlings wouldnt go down on eggs .Gave them a few nuts the day and they are lookin real good .

[harry h]

Had mine out for the first time today Hawk attact within the first 10 mins,

it took a yearling hen to ground managed to save it,I the pigeon.

[grdkeith]

Had mine out for the first time today Hawk attact within the first 10 mins,

it took a yearling hen to ground managed to save it,I the pigeon.

 

 

mine too harry, out 3 times attacked 3 times , scared s/hawk off one today

[harry h]

Feckers o things, will try again tomorrow.

[Walter swanston]

I would like my birds out as well fine sunny day here but i am scared the yearlings dont go back on their eggs so we will wait another week ,mine have only been shut up for 3weeks ,the yearlings wouldnt go down on eggs .Gave them a few nuts the day and they are lookin real good .

[Walter swanston]

I have the same problem,birds have laid not too bad but some refuse to sit their eggs,I have tried shutting them in the box but they only stand about looking miserable and totally ignore the eggs in the bowl, this has gone on for a week now?..

[philg50]

I have the same problem,birds have laid not too bad but some refuse to sit their eggs,I have tried shutting them in the box but they only stand about looking miserable and totally ignore the eggs in the bowl, this has gone on for a week now?..

I made up my mind just cause im real short of breath etc to let them pick their own mates, well the yearlings have taken the best part of a month to get laying and i will need some of the young off them ,so they have been a bluddy pest to say the least.

[Walter swanston]

Yeah,well I am sick of the b******** and I will probably buy in young birds this year.

[OLDYELLOW]

Well managed to swerve the bops only thing I've seen was a male spar late night , but dam bloody kitten dabbed one of my birds twice no damage to bird but one nighting out tonight , a mealy cock , he's only over road wont harm him . I thought this was quiet good for first time out since settling them last year They flew quiet well Hope tomorrow goes better

[OLDYELLOW]

Aint updated for a while , so here goes think lost one cock around loft to bop bad weather high winds great start to the season not . Had real bad training then they started beating me home then sent them with training trailer bang ended up with loads missing many visiting old house still . Many came back with holes from aerials , one had a hole in bottom of crop just as was about to go up north for weekend . Couldn't stitch it or glue it so was stumped , observed thought for a while , so decided that as one piece of wheat passed through it the best plug / stopper would be a tic bean so locked him in his box put a turned over pickstone as a perch in middle a full pot of tic beans in corner then a trough of water at front of his box after weekend let him back out healed , he has been trained again since was coming ok then boped this time just missing a few feathers which will grow back no other damage , but out of commision for now . So anyway birds recovered trained again another two Hulls last Tuesday and Thursday . Then Saturday got up early morning basketed birds up and was away for 7 am heading towards first race point with the 24 hawk dodgers as I've called them . The photos are of the site I liberated at at Newark Devon and Sconce Park and the NEHU wagon as passed going home

[OLDYELLOW]

22 of the 24 hawk dodgers all home present and correct , I imagine with the amount of pigeons in the area the other 2 should work there way back they may of got into a batch , the basket will decide which one's I'll keep Next race is At the channel which be a bit far after 86 mile toss , but there's another 86 mile race from Newark next weekend which will be my birds first race they will be trained from Hull Tuesdays and Thursdays weather permitting Then another inland race then Clermont , it's a bit of a sh1t or bust plan but I will be starting off with a new team of yearlings next year . Broken birds are more work than I anticipated but will get me a few races this year with the old birds . Sundays always young bird day , I only let them out for a few hours at night so gives them more time to wander out of loft and batch up . Hope you enjoyed reading this , and hope our season is good now that we have hit a bit of proper weather , Regards Mark

[andy Burgess]

22 of the 24 hawk dodgers all home present and correct , I imagine with the amount of pigeons in the area the other 2 should work there way back they may of got into a batch , the basket will decide which one's I'll keep Next race is At the channel which be a bit far after 86 mile toss , but there's another 86 mile race from Newark next weekend which will be my birds first race they will be trained from Hull Tuesdays and Thursdays weather permitting Then another inland race then Clermont , it's a bit of a sh1t or bust plan but I will be starting off with a new team of yearlings next year . Broken birds are more work than I anticipated but will get me a few races this year with the old birds . Sundays always young bird day , I only let them out for a few hours at night so gives them more time to wander out of loft and batch up . Hope you enjoyed reading this , and hope our season is good now that we have hit a bit of proper weather , Regards Mark

 

 

a good read , good luck for the up-coming races

[OLDYELLOW]

Cheers Andy I plan to enjoy my season this year , might hit a few surprises on the way , I'm looking forward to future channel races the most with the up and coming team ( me ybs ) , most from my recent stuff and added Grandchildren of Champion Clapper of Treble D via a direct son , and great great grand children of Mini Me and red Emperor of Armstrong of Wheatley's.

[kirky]

broken birds never seem to race the same again mark going by the times ive moved, you get the odd good one and you have a good chance when thay get to the distance as times are more spread out to come from old loft if thay go there first,all the best with your ybs mine are all over the place a the moment but getting there,

[OLDYELLOW]

broken birds never seem to race the same again mark going by the times i've moved, you get the odd good one and you have a good chance when they get to the distance as times are more spread out to come from old loft if they go there first,all the best with your ybs mine are all over the place a the moment but getting there,

I could of taken the easy option and got shut but have learnt from doing it , so wasn't a complete waste of time I aim to have a bit of fun with these for rest of old bird racing it could be all over at first channel race , but I imagine I'd still get a few back even from there lol Guess the question should be Would I break birds again to race guess the answer be no lol but even that could change as the season unravels