one loft pairs

heres a few candidates for the one loft ybs

its the biue hen in this pairing she bred one loft ybs last 2 years with 2 different cocks and with a new cock this year to

lets talk about pigeons for a while eh

I for one am not going to talk behind their backs.

So I will give a honest opinion as always.

They look very good.

Just hope this perishing weather does not have an 
adverse affect on them.

Just glad racing is getting nearer providing the
virus problem is dealt with.

With a bit of luck it shoud be at least ass goodas ladt year.

Regards.

What happened to the dark cheq cock we both liked
in the left hand side of the photo last year oldstrain ?.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

What happened to the dark cheq cock we both liked
in the left hand side of the photo last year oldstrain ?.

Regards.

it was sent to a national flyer he got a 1st and a 3rd for him the nest mate also won a race for him....regards weather look at the topic i did called "the beast from the east meh" should give a little helping hand for next week at least , id ont like to dabble with heat but these babies are not even feathered up yet

They do look well Darren what is the little pied out of in the first photo

markevans wrote:

They do look well Darren what is the little pied out of in the first photo

no pieds mark ? the first pic is a lefebre dhaenen cock who has raced well ,was my 2nd bird from crieff 350miles also 10th open the cheq ck in the last pic was 6th open in the same race he is lefebre dhanen x de rauw sablon paired to a zwol hen (one loft hen)

Now O/S they are three lovely pigeons!
A great all purpose eye has the chequer sitting the nest. Both a racer and a breeder ...
Would grace any loft I believe.

oldstrain wrote:

markevans wrote:

They do look well Darren what is the little pied out of in the first photo

no pieds mark ? the first pic is a lefebre dhaenen cock who has raced well ,was my 2nd bird from crieff 350miles also 10th open the cheq ck in the last pic was 6th open in the same race he is lefebre dhanen x de rauw sablon paired to a zwol hen (one loft hen)

that yb does look like its gonna have white flights and white head, maybe it's just the way light is shining?

Good luck with them, plenty grub and clean water they come on ok regardless of temps.

sire has 1 w/f dam is the cheq below that strain does throw the odd cheq slightly pied ,last year the sire bred a w/f ,new hen this year atb

Very nice them

looking good darren, birds are in nice condition,and tbs in nest look to be coming on well .........

If if was an 'Eye man', which I'm not, I would be on the lookout for an 'Orange' or even a Green eye to mate that chequer to O/s. Maybe you have as such in your loft!

Now a bird like that in my lofts would have the first year piddling about on open loft. As A yearling a couple of 100- 150 mile races -- first time in basket.

then mated and races chosen as a three / four year old. then stock if it lived up to expectations.
That would be the plan... but of course best made plans and ... etc.

oldstrain wrote:

MISTY wrote:

What happened to the dark cheq cock we both liked
in the left hand side of the photo last year oldstrain ?.

Regards.

it was sent to a national flyer he got a 1st and a 3rd for him the nest mate also won a race for him....regards weather look at the topic i did called "the beast from the east meh" should give a little helping hand for next week at least , id ont like to dabble with heat but these babies are not even feathered up yet

Thanks oldstrain, he looked the way I like, in particular he had a very tight one feather tail, funny how you remember certain pigeons.

Hope we have a chance to see how our yearling does.

Regards.

oldstrain wrote:

lets talk about pigeons for a while eh

Ok But just remember I'm a real tight **** type here etc O/S      so what's it going to cost me now, to buy the little smoky hen in the 2nd photo as such     .

If I had a choice it would be  the last cheq cock.

Although every one is a credit to oldstrain, no wonder we do well in the OLR.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

If I had a choice it would be  the last cheq cock.

Although every one is a credit to oldstrain, no wonder we do well in the OLR.

Regards.

True been very fortunate here I suggest etc Misty with what the pair here have sent to the O/L Races  on our behalf as such Not speaking for everyone but I've well & truly got my monies worth in enjoyment, even if at times     I did have the odd grumble or two along the way    .
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Knackered wrote:

MISTY wrote:

If I had a choice it would be  the last cheq cock.

Although every one is a credit to oldstrain, no wonder we do well in the OLR.

Regards.

True been very fortunate here I suggest etc Misty with what the pair here have sent to the O/L Races  on our behalf as such Not speaking for everyone but I've well & truly got my monies worth in enjoyment, even if at times     I did have the odd grumble or two along the way    .
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Only grumble I had Knackered was the way the pigeons were trained.

Think more would have been in the final if a different method had been adopted.

Got more than my monies worth in enjoyment.

Things looking good so far.

Just keep our fingers and everything else crossed me thinks.

Regards.

i remember the early days of our forum syndicate, trying to get members to breed a bird or two ...was always a struggle to get candidates, then we advertised tumley lofts for them, in exchange for ybs sent to the rpra, yes the first year the birds did well, but the second year they didnt............hence our darren taking up the challange of breeding for us, and his birds have done us proud ever since .

darrens birds have brought us great success and results over the last few years, and this year im sure they will continue to do so

thanks darren

thanks for the kind comments lads hopefully this year we can improve again ,learning all the time ....have 2ybs being bred in the spring for me selected from his best ,swings in roundabouts as i look after his pigeons when he is away not easy to find someone you trust to do that eh so i scratch his back and he breeds me what i want good flyer to ...always looking to add 1 or 2 to the stock team will never have more than 8 pairs and a few spare hens ,keeps things nice and easy ,really looking forward to the one loft this year and what the ybs will be like as i wont be racing myself this year atb

Looking well there Oldstrain, in good Health, All the best for Your Breeding Season .

Mick .

Looking good Daz

Hopefully some winners