pair my birds up today, 6 pair in the stock shed went back to their old mates, so was easy with no problems.........the other 17 pairs of stock and racers were just let loos to pick their own mates, couldnt be bothered with all the locking in boxes and selecting pairings.........

so if any ybs do well racing its not down to my selections, its down to luck........

Well done David, at long last.
I don't like to do it that way, as it always leads to all kinds of trouble, dominant cocks bullying the others, taking more than one box. Ram raiding boxes when there's eggs in the nest.
It's maybe ok, if they are all the same breed, but am not a lover of indiscriminate breeding, because you never know who has treaded what.
This can be a bummer if by chance you have bred an outstanding pigeon and you cannot repeat the pairing.
But each to his own as they say.
Best of luck mate, hope they breed you some gooduns.

always chosen the pairings gary, and locked them in a box till they accept each other and guard the box........this time i couldnt be bothered to be honest, 17 pairs is the most ive ever had so just left them to it.

im only breeding one round so any that dont lay on time will be smashed, however many ybs i get thats it...thats my team.

i paired my racers today,most have taken but a few have,nt yet....stock tomorrow

so soon earlier than last year

yes 2 weeks eariler

next year you,ll be before me

no about the same time,its just i finished treating eariler this year

Best of luck David and Ray...

thanks

best of luck guys hope every thing goes well for yous sean

thanks gary and sean, i will see how they do over the next couple of days and then decide if they need locking in the boxes with chosen partners............hopefully they pick their own.

david if your having bother just lock the hens up in the boxes ,they will soon show to the cocks,if a cock is knocking seven sorts out of a hen i seperate them and just leave the hen in its box

happy breeding david and ray its all go from here on in

yes all go from now on darren