Life in St Arnaud

[Trev]

The joys of free flying, youngsters racing across the sky. Finding out about what flying is about, in different winds and conditions.

I agree Devo, as you know my youngsters and old birds all run together on an open loft, my youngsters are now becoming quite adventurous and are up and down like yo yo's it is lovely to watch. Often the old birds go up with them too so it stops them from getting lazy.

[Trev]

I saw something pleasing.
The first national race in Belgium was last weekend and was won by Nico Reynders of Sluizen.
The winner is a Jos Thone' pigeon, quite closely related to my Grizzle Thone' cock. Good to know the pigeons are winning today, not just generations ago.
The winning pigeon was first of 18,000 pigeons and flew 1810 mpm, (1979ypm) over the 300miles.
The youngsters from the Grizzle cock and the Billion Dollar Baby are very good. I like them.

That's good to hear Muzza, our club Secretary has some nice Jos Thone's, he brought them in last year. They are coming quite well for him from the shorter races so far so it will be interesting to see how they come as the distances get further.

[Trev]

I've got to go to Bendigo again today and have a tooth extracted. Not looking forward to it.
So I flew the youngsters this morning, they did their hour, and I've fed them well, I might not be up to much this afternoon. I'll chop up some veggies for them this morning, keep the nutrition up to them.
I've started playing with Ronnie, the big dark grizzle youngster. He's paired up to the little black hen, and sometimes I dont let her out with them. After their fly he almost flies through the bars of the sputnik
I'm not doing it much, I don't want him fired up too much just yet, but it seems to work.....

Good to hear that all is going well mate, long may it continue.

[Andy]

Great to hear all going well Murray.

[Murray]

I saw something pleasing.
The first national race in Belgium was last weekend and was won by Nico Reynders of Sluizen.
The winner is a Jos Thone' pigeon, quite closely related to my Grizzle Thone' cock. Good to know the pigeons are winning today, not just generations ago.
The winning pigeon was first of 18,000 pigeons and flew 1810 mpm, (1979ypm) over the 300miles.
The youngsters from the Grizzle cock and the Billion Dollar Baby are very good. I like them.

That's good to hear Muzza, our club Secretary has some nice Jos Thone's, he brought them in last year. They are coming quite well for him from the shorter races so far so it will be interesting to see how they come as the distances get further.

The Jos Thone's are very effective out to about 400 miles. Crossed with the speed pigeons they will sprint 300 miles. I'm very keen on them.

[Murray]

We had a nice day, the pigeons were out twice today
They are,
As quiet as a whisper
Eating like horses
Flying like rockets
Trapping like lightning
Bringing me immense pleasure.

I'm away, hope to see you all tomorrow.

[Buster121]

Good to see going well

[Trev]

We had a nice day, the pigeons were out twice today
They are,
As quiet as a whisper
Eating like horses
Flying like rockets
Trapping like lightning
Bringing me immense pleasure.

I'm away, hope to see you all tomorrow.

Good to hear that all is going well Muzza, and it's great to hear that you are getting so much enjoyment from it, that to me is the main thing.

[Murray]

There was a certain inevitability about it.
I live out in the west of Victoria. A massive grain growing area, and heading west it gets flatter and more open.
I've been training a team of young birds, deliberately paying no attention to the very large number of falcons out here. Wishing will not make them go away.
Today they got hit.
I went out to the second bend in the road, its not far, about 20 miles. We've been there several times.
I let them out, they did one loop and away!
I threw the boxes in the car and took off after them. I may have exceeded the 100 kilometre per hour limit once or twice and was home little bit before them.
When they arrived there were
ONE, TWO, three
Four?

Oooh.

They arrived in ones and twos over the next 2 hours, I'm missing two tonight. I reckon I might see one tomorrow morning, I'll be surprised if the hawk hasn't has one.
But, despite that I'm well pleased with them. They obviously had a fair old chasing, but the training they have had stood to them. They kept dropping in all afternoon.
We might just have a quiet, resty day tomorrow.

[Devo1956]

I would say a good education for them, learning to bob and weave. Knowing how to remove themselves from danger, then heading straight home. I would say it is all apart of their lives. a strike can come anytime,
so well done to them. I hope the others return safe and well. You have them healthy enough Murray.