UkPigeonRacing

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 01, 2025 9:34 am 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.

Thanks Devo.
Yes I am pleased with them. They are fit and healthy and improving with the training.
Young George, the little grizzle pigeon who was just coming out of the nest when you were here, he went today, and was one of the first 4 pigeons home from the toss.
Not bad pigeons, these.

Murray wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 1:49 am I said to Catherine that I wanted to get the young grizzle cock paired up and just on eggs for the first race.
Et voila, this morning he's in a corner box with the little dark hen. I popped a nest bowl in and hopefully they'll stick. Not always the case with young birds the first time.
I'll try to get her to lay and put dummy eggs under her, then remove them so she's laid again just before the first race.
That's the plan, there's a lot can go wrong yet

I've been flying and tossing Ronnie the dark grizzle youngster. We had a bad toss yesterday, first one on the board, in mile a minute time, Ronnie.
The little dark hen has caught on that she doesn't get trained and I only let her out when she wants to.
She's been shredding her nest felt for a couple of days and this morning there's an egg, Very tiny, but perfectly formed. Ronnie the grizzle was busting to show me. He was all over my back, yodeling away,
I've noticed another pair of older youngsters snuggled up on the floor behind the door. Our first race is 5 weeks away. We might have several motivated young birds by then.

Showing all the signs of their love for home, well done Murray it is you who creates that.

Good to see all going well Murray

Buster121 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:23 am Good to see all going well Murray

Thanks Buster.
Yep, mustn't grumble. Birds are fit and healthy, all tucked up nice and warm.

After many years of faultless service, our toaster toasted it's last slice and pottered off to where old toasters go.
We went down to the appliance store in the town and bought a brand new one. I suspect that it will be no better than the old one.
It came with what seems a very comprehensive instruction manual. Making toast is not a complex concept. It does have some interesting instructions. For instance:
Remove appliance from packaging.
Never immerse appliance in water.
Do not allow children to play with toaster!

I know people are having the common sense educated out of them, but, really?

Murray wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:42 am After many years of faultless service, our toaster toasted it's last slice and pottered off to where old toasters go.
We went down to the appliance store in the town and bought a brand new one. I suspect that it will be no better than the old one.
It came with what seems a very comprehensive instruction manual. Making toast is not a complex concept. It does have some interesting instructions. For instance:
Remove appliance from packaging.
Never immerse appliance in water.
Do not allow children to play with toaster!

I know people are having the common sense educated out of them, but, really?

The old one will probably have been better as well, I think the newer ones don't work as well either to light or to dark

P.S have sent you a pm mate

Good to see our youngsters, at the meadows OLR, have had their first training toss Murray. Things should move on from there now. Good luck to out team.

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:41 am Good to see our youngsters, at the meadows OLR, have had their first training toss Murray. Things should move on from there now. Good luck to out team.

Wishing you both all the very best

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:41 am Good to see our youngsters, at the meadows OLR, have had their first training toss Murray. Things should move on from there now. Good luck to out team.

Yep, and our two, Free Beer and Devos Zillion, were among the first half of the arrivals, all within the first 5 minutes.
I am pleased.
I see some were taking over an hour, and there are one or two missing.
It's only a start, but ours appear to do things right.