what a nice day

most anouying thing is tho that i risked sending them to their first race last week with very little training, now this week they have had no training and very little exercise around the loft, so sending them 99 miles is out of the question.........another season wasted

there's always tomorrow mate

its loverly here now but it was,nt this morning when we went training,but we had a excellent chuck again today even though we did,nt go as far

Well done Ray, weekend will be here very soon mate.

been a funny day here had sunny, windy, a storm and rain, now sunny again

David wrote:

most anouying thing is tho that i risked sending them to their first race last week with very little training, now this week they have had no training and very little exercise around the loft, so sending them 99 miles is out of the question.........another season wasted

Chin up mate at least you did not loose the bird in sunshine to turn to the bad weather you exsperienced but i understand

Here you go David 1997 Vanrobaye Gold Ring Classic Race Weymouth 133 miles to my loft, brought 10 rings only trained the birds 15 miles no more and never raced them come the race still had 6 left

Timed 2 birds and had 5 home on the day and finished in the top 50 and won money must say them 5 birds were the best birds for the rest of the season and were even sent to cherboug were all 5 were timed in

So there is hope David

get them away,the experience will do them the world of good,but check the forecast first,if its a tail waind get them away...they,ll do 99 miles no bother if the weather is in their favour

oppps....sorry the weathers horrible here this morning,its pouring down

Lovely sunny morning nice blue skies

just stopped raining here, been pouring down all night, a bit of a wind getting up so undecided weather to risk training............?

windy and cloudy here, not a bird in the loft at the mo, so obviously they have took themselves off enjoying their open hole freedom.

Gaz b wrote:

windy and cloudy here, not a bird in the loft at the mo, so obviously they have took themselves off enjoying their open hole freedom.

Richard Boylin who wrote in the homing world always let his youngster have an open hole and always like them out on a saturday so they could get mixed in with different feds which would make them back work home plus make them use there brains the ones left at the end were his best

But i don't think he trained them either Gaz they got there training from the open hole mate

they are not doing anything now Don so rather than see them couped up I just decided to put um on open hole.
They have gone on to natural light as well now.
But they are still fed fed by hand at feed times.
Maybe it will just help to keep um happy.
Their work will start next year.

Gaz b wrote:

they are not doing anything now Don so rather than see them couped up I just decided to put um on open hole.
They have gone on to natural light as well now.
But they are still fed fed by hand at feed times.
Maybe it will just help to keep um happy.
Their work will start next year.

Great mate but can not see anything wrong what you are doing mate they are still learning there area were they live and developing well and having no stress either pure quality Boss

I'll find out next year mate if I have done right, when they race as yearlings, one thing with light birds Don, they never suffer from stress as the light seems to have a calming effect on them.
They are flying well though, I keep seeing um every now and then flying past.

Gaz b wrote:

I'll find out next year mate if I have done right, when they race as yearlings, one thing with light birds Don, they never suffer from stress as the light seems to have a calming effect on them.
They are flying well though, I keep seeing um every now and then flying past.

Remember John McGee of france when they did the pigeon film of him he had his youngsters on the light system then think (23 hours light) and that film was done some time back mate

That's what I have um on Don, I first used it back in 2001 during the breeding the season and every season right up to 2004.
I even raced yearlings on it with great effect.
Once you know the ins and outs Don the system is great.

been a cracking day here

Gaz b wrote:

That's what I have um on Don, I first used it back in 2001 during the breeding the season and every season right up to 2004.
I even raced yearlings on it with great effect.
Once you know the ins and outs Don the system is great.

Looks like i shall have to obtain the John McGee film then

Gaz am i right by saying that the light can stimulate the birds and make them more active

Apprentice asking Boss

it does mate, plus it encourages feather growth, which makes them go through a full moult, body and wings. But feeding is of the essence get this wrong the whole system will go to pot.
Its more effective with early bred birds, but I can say these later ones I have had have done extremely well.

Gaz thats what a lot is about with this game the feeding get that right then your on the right track