All very interesting points, thank you. It’s a steep learning curve!

Murray wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 11:31 am I saw this and thought it very good illustration.
I try not to make my pigeons do what I want. A try to let them do what I want. Subtle but infinitely important difference.

Like that Murray.

How much are you feeding Pete now is it nice and light ? The older ones are getting an ounce a day, the babies all they want for 15 mins then trough taken away. Once training starts I’m planning going depurative mix, right now it’s champion mix 90% plus some safflower. They trap pretty well on the ...

How much are you feeding Pete now is it nice and light ? The older ones are getting an ounce a day, the babies all they want for 15 mins then trough taken away. Once training starts I’m planning going depurative mix, right now it’s champion mix 90% plus some safflower. They trap pretty well on the ...

It's frustrating Pete. I had the same problem this year. In Bendigo I would leave the babies with the parents and they would copy them. So they were taught to fly and come in on the call. Here they went out on their own, and there are trees in our back garden. So they landed in them. I've solved pa...

Just back from a week away and the birds haven’t been out. Let a section out, same old thing - fly around, land in the trees. Not all of them, just some regular culprits teaching the others bad habits - almost landing on the trap, hovering around then up they’ll go into a tree and others follow. It’...

Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the yo...

Pete If you feed handful to 6 or 7 morning and ounce at night but include 40/50 percent barley They should fly well in the morning and trap well to your call as Murray says Are you feeding a bit heavy or lots of peas in your mix as that will stop them wanting to get up and fly Depurative once a day...

Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the yo...

Hi all. Had the YBs out 4 times now and, fingers crossed, so far so good. One thing that has struck in is some of the birds have been bombing around then landing in trees. I’m quite lucky in that I’ve got no buildings or houses near my loft, but there are a load of trees. Is this common that the you...