UkPigeonRacing

Rain this morning all fed in
Hens out 40 mins
Cocks out 40 mins
Yb let out 1 hour about 50 percent just started going all over place .

Neil I've retired early 4 year's ago so I think to myself how did I ever find time to go to work. I'm up about 07.30 feed the dog out for a walk with him then back & breakfast for me. Pigeons out at 9.30 weather dependent, scraped out exercised then in & fed, they don't go out in the afternoon as it's not viable ( peregrine's). I haven't got any old race birds as I culled them ( not good enough) I decided nothing that can't be bothered to put a shift in when I ask then I'm not tolerating passenger's full stop, done that for to many years.
So it's just concentrating on ybs this season.
So just to add to this my m8 is out & out distance flyer has about 150 ft of loft down 1 side of his garden I think his racing partner has got 1 sprint loft that's it . He's up early tells me he's doing a 10 hr day all pigeons from the time he gets up until he goes to bed & his only ambition is to win Barcelona think he was 2nd BICC last year with a hen, that his day spent with pigeons, oh forgot to say he runs a corn shop & trainer as well .

Listening about your race results I think you more than hold your own.
Yes it is hard when work gets in the way shift etc & a rushed routine .

I get up 4am Mon to Fri, 5,30am Saturday Sunday the whole season to try n compete with the rich and retired flyers I race against.

Iv seen the reverse as well lads retire n there never out the loft disturbing birds n they can't see why they can't take a prize ,there in out loft all day long .

Wow thats total dedication from you guys which is to be applauded. You deserve everything you get out of it.!
I couldnt keep up with that level of commitment so not for me Im afraid.

I brought in birds as part of my breeding for this year's yb (sprinter's) 1 st round up & away been in the basket 6 times already from 1ml away will move them on when the weather improves.
2nd round just bunching up around home so going alright at the moment all are darkness this year.
Cheers Dave.

Neil would you do 4 races with your ybs depending on there feathering same as last season.

NeilA wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 12:03 pm That’s why I have my ybs so late.
First team I weaned last week of April to the 10th of May. there now running
2nd team I weaned this week still on the loft floor apart from 7 older ones

So with it now coming to near the end of the old bird season it’s only really hard for 6-7 weeks a year

I couldn’t really do it if I bred earlier

I weaned few 19th April so I didn't bother getting them going everything is weaned now they had toss from other side garden the older ones there not batched yet but seem eager to fly ,,I'm bk foot by 3 weeks this Yr do most mine will be 12,13 weeks first race ,,there training will be a bit intense n there young but I'm loving pigeons again look forward to racing each day

Mine are on darkness until 1st July they gone in to body moult fast