Training yet

[Diamond Dave]

First for me today for the cocks, just 12 miles. East wind and only 13 degrees. No drama.
Hope to take the hens tomorrow but they are all just going back down to nest again - is that a good idea to take them? Still not got the 1st round babies away yet either???

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Mike, I would agree but I was hoping to get a few of the yearling hens into the 1st Bicc Guernsey and to do that I would prefer to get the 1st two inland races which start on the 12th.
Bicc start too early imo.

[CHARLTON34]

Looks a good place to train from Neil, how far distance is it.

[CHARLTON34]

Always difficult if you have to get to work & nobody to get pigeons in, I'm retired but have the same sort of problem, if my pigeons get a clear run back I'm usually pulling up on the drive, I'm not back before them because of traffic .
I don't like the pigeons pecking about in the garden & trying to get them in asap but it's difficult I don't like leaving the trap open either so I can't say how long they have been back before I get them in. I'm clocking in on a T3 on race day's, would be easier on ets I could set up a training flight & clock themselves in that way to get some ideal time wise on training times.

[CHARLTON34]

I'm just glad that they make it back from training, with Peregrine's close by it's always run the gauntlet every time, just got to enjoy the pigeons while I still can but it's hard on your own training, think you tend to worry if any are going to be taken at home before you actually get back, a lot to be said for partnership's in pigeons.

[CHARLTON34]

Hello Mike, the club that I used to fly in had a lottery grant at the time & used the money to purchase Bricon ets this must have been more than 10 years ago, I had a problem when taking the pigeons for marking for NFC race, when the clock was plugged in it just had a high pitch sound & couldn't use it nothing on the screen.
The pocket clock had a fault & after 10 year old clock I think the battery have had it's day, so have used T3 ever since, to be honest Mike my pigeons haven't performed how I would of liked them to, you now all this so think that's down to me/ mindset, health of pigeons in previous year's making the same mistakes.
Regards Dave

[Buster121]

First team came well 34 min 27 miles
2nd team 4 at 45 min then split all singles but 1 pair everything late was straight off the line of flighy where they should be on Saturday
I can only guess went up with south roaders then turned and held the line
Both teams didn’t even half circle when liberated which was good just strange why the 2nd messed it up
No injuries
No training tomorrow late working day and weather looks poor at first light

Good to see going well

[Albert]

Always difficult if you have to get to work & nobody to get pigeons in, I'm retired but have the same sort of problem, if my pigeons get a clear run back I'm usually pulling up on the drive, I'm not back before them because of traffic .
I don't like the pigeons pecking about in the garden & trying to get them in asap but it's difficult I don't like leaving the trap open either so I can't say how long they have been back before I get them in. I'm clocking in on a T3 on race day's, would be easier on ets I could set up a training flight & clock themselves in that way to get some ideal time wise on training times.

So at the risk of asking the obvious question Dave, why not go ETS ?

I don't know Dave's position but with a lot it's the cost of the rings.

[CHARLTON34]

Afternoon Neil, yes going to go this afternoon at some point, they've been out this morning to take the sting out of them, had a light feed of barley to get them in, just got to basket them up & will be away hoping for a clear run back.

[Albert]

At last I've had the birds out without a hit, I've only been letting them out just before evening feed, about half 5. The first evening very few came out, those that did were very nervous and didn't go far, last night quite a few more came out, they are starting to look more confident and actually flew for a bit. I'll give them longer today and tomorrow, all being well they'll be back on an open loft Monday.

Too early for an open loft Trev, keep them restricted for a bit longer.