Never ending

[Buster121]

Not good at all hope the missing ones return safely, he looks good in that pic after winning fed

[goose1]

Been like this up our neck of the woods for best part of 30 years. Percentage wise first light training is what we've found safest but even then you will get hit from time to time. Seems like their just about everywhere now.

[Buster121]

Had a yearling back at 6am looks like he may have gone to ground as his condition isn’t great but least he got home

Good he is back, hope others get home as well

[goose1]

Been like this up our neck of the woods for best part of 30 years. Percentage wise first light training is what we've found safest but even then you will get hit from time to time. Seems like their just about everywhere now.

Had the odd hit but this has destroyed me you do well to keep going
How do you take 4 of the first 5 in the fed send them back next week and never see 2 again it’s all new to me
If I have 18 cocks normally I get 15/16 to pick from in July
This year I had 21 cocks I have 14 left 2 of them are finished 4 fed winners gone before 150 miles

Ive often thought lucky you when I read you select from so many at the end of the season, up here unless their exceptionally poor your just happy to keep what ya left with. We've lost some very good pigeons training and around the loft over the years I feel for you because I know what it's like. Very few if anyone trains on their own up here now during the day. I'd say we're about the only loft who still train our youngsters on our own to 40 miles. There's no doubt the peregrines will be what finishes this sport. At the min we've 6 hens finished for the season all in single boxes with hawk injuries. Dust yourself down and keep going, you seem a good fancier you'll get a performance out of what you have left. ATB.

[Anthony webster]

I've had it this Yr Neil as well, I've never trained so short now ,chin up pal it's part of pigeons now ,,

[Anthony webster]

I've had it this Yr Neil as well, I've never trained so short now ,chin up pal it's part of pigeons now ,,

What’s done me is only the 2nd toss since April mate not like I’m up the road daily
I thought miss a race and train twice / treat in the 14 days all ready for Berwick as that’s the one to win here as you know
It would be crap to happen at any time but the day before marking does me in I still have my hens but the big hitters are in the cocks team and 58 the main boy
The hens are something of trial for me this year
Like Goose says just got to get in with it and the one thing I have is that he got home and escaped so he will go to stock now
I will send two old cocks and two or three yearlings cocks that need to do something or there gone anyway plus the yearling hens and see what’s there for Perth in 2 weeks

I've had brilliant races after a bad toss that's why before a big race I go different direction, make em think put there head gear on .u be OK pal .

[Steve Howells]

Took my 15 cocks tonight for only there 2nd toss since April
3/15 when I got home still 13/15
4 hours later all in tne eve of marking for what I think is the best north rd race I to London 930a2531-8a01-4073-8a1d-0e889a670023.jpeg

Chin up!! It’s unfortunately part of the game now so frustrating. Hopefully he will repay you in the stock shed.

[Anthony webster]

I love hens and in these big wide feds I race in I prefer them massively, I've raced hens for a long time n if I had to choose it would be hens every time for my self.

[Buster121]

Nice bird, thankfully a lucky escape