Darnaway Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 just started training 9 broken pigeons that I moved from Glasgow to my new loft location in South Lanarhshire and decided to give the broken old birds along with 26 yearlings a trainer at 18 miles, birds started arriving after 40 minutes after being liberated at 1400 and at 1800 1 yearling to come and six broken birds missing oh the joys of moving house lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 1806 1 more broken old bird back lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 just started training 9 broken pigeons that I moved from Glasgow to my new loft location in South Lanarhshire and decided to give the broken old birds along with 26 yearlings a trainer at 18 miles, birds started arriving after 40 minutes after being liberated at 1400 and at 1800 1 yearling to come and six broken birds missing oh the joys of moving house lol best of luck , hope the others show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPETE Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Interesting subject. Something that will be on the cards for me in the next 5-6 years so curious as to how you get on. How long ago did you move? How long have they been broken as in flying around your new loft etc? Wish you the best of luck with it and hope you see them all later today once they have realized they have a new home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Still missing 5 broken birds that range from 3 to 6 years old they have been broken since October last year and I moved the loft with me and took a drive up to Gordon Geddes in Muirhead who lives opposite my old place and 2 of the birds having a fly around so fingers crossed they decide to head down to their new patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHigg Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 andy surely if they know the way from your new place to your old place the will find the way back [hunger is a good kitchen] good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 You would think so joe so will wait and see tomorrow as there is nothing for them at the old place now but love of home is a funny old thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 You would think so joe so will wait and see tomorrow as there is nothing for them at the old place now but love of home is a funny old thingWe are training a 7 yr old cock broke from the old place 1st toss he was the only 1 missing came home 3 hours after the rest 2nd toss an hour late but the last 4 tosses he has been in the loft when we have got back from training so hope yet for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHigg Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 We are training a 7 yr old cock broke from the old place 1st toss he was the only 1 missing came home 3 hours after the rest 2nd toss an hour late but the last 4 tosses he has been in the loft when we have got back from training so hope yet for them he will get them alf I would move into his lofts myself haha [cracking set up] only thing I wouldn't doo is pool them on race day ive had too many reports of broken birds homing to their old loft on race days jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Not a feather so far this morning despite the weather being reasonable so the wait continues but better to lose them now rather than the disappointment of not returning on race day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibendium Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Not a feather so far this morning despite the weather being reasonable so the wait continues but better to lose them now rather than the disappointment of not returning on race dayI would guess more chance of getting them when the weather turns nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 I broke my old birds other year went to old house every time trained them even on eggs was a complete waste of time , only have 4 broken birds in my team now as think they'll do well from the channel this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Andrew are your birds paired up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 They are indeed in fact they are feeding 20 day jold plus youngsters lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Not a feather so far this morning despite the weather being reasonable so the wait continues but better to lose them now rather than the disappointment of not returning on race daytry painting lofts green mate they dont like that shade of blue higg does thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHigg Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 try painting lofts green mate they dont like that shade of blue higg does thou naw he disnae tommy still a cracking set up though a credit to you andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue pied Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 naw he disnae tommy still a cracking set up though a credit to you andyYes Andy has a cracking set up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 naw he disnae tommy still a cracking set up though a credit to you andyha ha always done well with broken pigeons remember topping section twice with one fae kingbilly many moons ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHigg Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 ha ha always done well with broken pigeons remember topping section twice with one fae kingbilly many moons ago raced a few broken birds myself tommy I purchased a few from an old gentelmans entire clearance sale [sadley he passed away so I never got to meet him] anyway his name was jim callender from out polbeth way I was forever going back and forth picking up birds that had went back to theirold loft I sent one a wee blue hen to falaise xcuse the spelling and timed her the following morning I was up collecting a bird a couple of weeks later and the old lady mrs callender told me the wee blue hen had slept on her roof the night of the channel race makes you wonder mate that's why I say I would never pool a broken bird [oh the love of home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 raced a few broken birds myself tommy I purchased a few from an old gentelmans entire clearance sale [sadley he passed away so I never got to meet him] anyway his name was jim callender from out polbeth way I was forever going back and forth picking up birds that had went back to theirold loft I sent one a wee blue hen to falaise xcuse the spelling and timed her the following morning I was up collecting a bird a couple of weeks later and the old lady mrs callender told me the wee blue hen had slept on her roof the night of the channel race makes you wonder mate that's why I say I would never pool a broken bird [oh the love of home aye they always go home first like but they still win higg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnaway Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Tommy a wee update I have painted the two lofts a lovely colour of brown so now very neutral lol, got two more broken birds back via my Honda CRV as they had went into the pigeon loft across from my old place and yet they are out and about today quite the thing in their new surroundings lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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