The size of the YB team is a huge factor. The smaller your team the quicker they will fly. My YB team was around 25 bred from 2 rounds. Weaned into TWO sections. They were loft flown separate, and trained separate. Rarely dropped a pigeon when training in the last 4 years I raced. True that. I only...

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:47 pm It's a pity the photos did not enlarge Murray, I would have liked to have seen the youngsters mate.

I sometimes find that with my phone for some reason.
I'll take the camera and get some good shots one day.
It's an hour's drive each way so we tend not to go there all the time.

When I went in the loft most of them just quietly pottered off outside into the aviary.

Here's another way of looking at it. Stop driving yourselves around the bend worrying about that is not your problem. A good mate of mine took some youngsters from me when our house sold. Ten with money race rings on and a few with club rings off the better old birds. Talking to him the other night ...

Phil 2 hours 30 and 20 seconds
Trev 2 hours 54 and 41 seconds

You might wonder what this has to do with me? Remember, I am a subject too.

And so the world takes yet another small step down hill. Queen Elizabeth was more than pleased to support a sport loved by so many of her subjects, and own a loft and compete with them. The message was pigeon racing is good, and so are those who are involved. In a couple of sentences, the new messag...

As has been said, it's not surprising, but very disappointing.
And I think it is a slight on the memory of the late Queen, who so gave her patronage to the sport so so long.

That is awesome!

Good morning all.