jimmy white

on good days i would let my w,hood cocks out [probably a bit unorthodox ] just put that big word in for speck ;D ;D ;D,,,,no but my cocks were out every morning at 6 am if i didnt do this on a friday,as well ,found they were restless all day ,, a fly a bath and they settled all day [[saw this with my wee camera in the loft ;D],, rest goes with excercise and excercise goes with rest , or without proper excercise you dont get proper rest,,,only my opinion

i should agree with what you say, but would advise to go cautiously and patiently ,and concentrate on a good yb team for next year ,,but the best of luck to you, and wish you success

fly spray

very well done harky [had to make sure it was true first ]

well done billy ,,great going

it would be great if it was yes great to be helpfull a bit , good on you ian

as a young lad [not so long ago ;D ;D ;D] we kept chickens and pigeons in the same hut ,,,,again, long b4 all this flu carry on :-/

do they do wellies,chat ;D ;D ;D as the weather in the lothians lately has been very wet ,slippers would be to damp ;D ;D ;D

it seems by shu rules anyway that ,you can," quote shu race rule3,",,,all birds must fly to members loft ,and be shown, if requested to two members of the committee at any time within 3 days of the race date, said parties have the right to toss the bird 100yds from the loft,and to see that it re-enters owners loft," unquote"

congrats rick on your other result as for the decision now,,,well i would go with your own instincts

sitting overdue on dummy eggs, then when loosing interest , put a pair of wee yb,s under it ,, but as the above poster says, its finding out what they race best to,as they are all individuals

i agree with pigeon scout,as when the feet are warm or even quite hot ,the bird is in better condition

;D ;D ;D no he hasnt laid yet ;D ;D ;D,, no the pair havent bred,, my brother is a big time breeder and shower of the red canaries,,quite successfull

in good weather liked to give w,hood cocks a bath friday morning , found they rested better in the loft during the day ,nothing usualy added but have used condies crystals

absolutely well done to mcleods ,,fantastic racing

seperating the sexes can make a big differance in racing pigeons, and can be used in many ways ,ie ob,s and ybs, by separating ob,s then repairing them you can condition them for certain races ,then again all birds are differant some race better , driving [some ob,s] some w,hood, some sitting , hatching a,separated cock with a big yb all depends on knowing the best racing condition for your own birds

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on about salt,,why does a pigeon dive at salt whilst feeding young, ??remember theres salt in most pickstones minerals and grits etc , put a lump of rock salt out [or coos lick,as we would call it ], when their feeding young,and see what happens??,,,they know what they want and when they want it, [theres even bleach in black minerals, if you look at the ingredients]

good peanuts a winner

have fed cheese b4, when they get the taste of it they quite like it,its obviously full of protein , i have used it as a tit bit ,,for me :)and for them , it certainly did them no harm

,,,,,quote "after a long term flight [the energy source muscles prefer to burn over long periods of time] metabolism is slowed, and destructive ketone bodies and lactic acid build up in the muscles and joints,and act as antagonistic poisons, crippling the possibility of neuro-biochemical refreshment" unquote,,, ; phew ;D written by a dr warren r. sheradon, d,v,m, [whatever that means ;D]

he was a brilliant whistler,,,,until i bought a hen for him :)

timbarra,, if you read my post i didnt say i used this theory,in fact i said i found this to be of no advantage,,but i allways proove things for myself b4 i comment,on them youll see this on my last post on this subject its really just a discusion on theories ,,,some right , some wrong,,,some downright crazy ,this is really the gist of the thread

yes , so do i ,,the weather here today has been dismal,to say the least,weve had a full day of mist ,rain and very cold n,e, winds,,,,,,, so lets hope the sunshines in face it with a grin, smilers never lose , and frowners never win ;D ;D ;D ;D nearly burst in to song their ;D ;D ;D