Famous Dutch racer Ad Schaerlaeckens is quite blunt about it. He describes the idea that youngsters taking a long time to fly a short toss being 'good for them' is utter nonsense. All that is happening is they are losing their confidence. He is a wise old head and makes the observation that years ag...

Trev's race Saturday, 3 hours 20 and 50 seconds

Cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Tomorrow, cool and clear heading to 19c.
Saturday, cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Sunday, cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Monday........

I did say people keep homers that I do know to be true they turn in 15 min after the winners and keep there perch there not racers That is the truth, Neil. Pigeons that reliably arrive 100 yards a minute after the winner, they are just homing. Or no good. As an old jockey I am certain that any team ...

Yep, they will do that alright, little rat bags :lol: Make sure your wires are close together and they can't push them apart. I don't use wires, I used a flap for a long time and now I use sputniks. They can't get back out of a sputnik trap, you would think. Wrong. :o I have a red stock pigeon that ...

Andy wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 10:23 pm Looking very nice Dev. I really like the mealy. I see all but the chequer have dropped their first flights. I hope they settle quickly into the loft.

In with a lot of other youngsters I should think they will bond quickly.
Great youngsters, you will be competitive with those, Devo.

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 11:37 am A little something for you Murray..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wx31x1yljo

Wow, THAT's a train set!

Thanks Devo.

I got a missed call at lunchtime from young Mick the builder, asking something about how the loft went together. I called him back and he said never mind, he'd sorted it out. I told him we were just getting in the car, I would see him in 20. When we got there, the loft was stood up and young Mick an...

I have given my pigeons fish oil for a long time, and not because someone told me it is a "golden bullet". I figured that a grain diet was likely to be deficient in Omega 3 amino acids. So I squeeze a fish oil capsule over the feed and shake it through. I do that every second day or so. My...