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Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:58 am
by Anthony webster
Iv exercised all winter won 1st race then been carried away hunting started exercise 2 weeks before first race had 2 tosses n won first race but think as a team the team exercised in winter flew better as a team the whole season but team I started late flew unbelievable in July like they found unreal form but was two late by then.

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 10:08 am
by Bowbroom
We’re back to the same thing, each to their own

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:13 pm
by Bowbroom
Open hole for a few days then onto the flag and then down the road.
Yes Ronnie was a character, ex bare knuckle fighter sold his birds to Louella

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:45 pm
by king
Mine are shut up now until February/March, can't see the point letting them out. Never had any problems with wing lock ect.

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:33 pm
by chrisroscoe
always let my birds out over winterdidnt seem to care tomuch they didnt do tomuch darting about but they seemed happy lol

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:37 pm
by PeteDerby
Won’t they have to stay locked up until next year anyway due to bird flu?

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 7:28 am
by Anthony webster
PeteDerby wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:37 pm Won’t they have to stay locked up until next year anyway due to bird flu?
No mate u can normally exercise for 1hr around home and private train just can't mix with others I think .

Re: Pigeon's out or not over the winter months

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:07 am
by PeteDerby
NeilA wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 9:09 am
Anthony webster wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 7:28 am
PeteDerby wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:37 pm Won’t they have to stay locked up until next year anyway due to bird flu?
No mate u can normally exercise for 1hr around home and private train just can't mix with others I think .
That’s what I did although I was told after there different levels of zones with other restrictions
I never really understood it mate
Personally I find the whole thing insane. Doncaster yesterday you could only take birds into the venue if they were registered. Like registering them included any kind of health check? Of course it didn’t. Just the usual DEFRA pointless bureaucracy.