deep litter or bare floors

Hi Don, thats the best reason to be out of the sport for a while.
They grow so quick, your doing the right thing mate.
Family first.
I bet as soon as your son ( name please ) is ready, he'll be at the loft with you.
And no buying he a scraper for his birthday eaither
When your ready to start again, like David id be only to pleased to help you out with some young birds, if you like.

Many thanks for the offer which i may take up one of the years

Will still keep up with the methods and still buy the DVD's which come out

On holiday tomorrow collect the weekly books early in the morning and read them with a nice cup of tea

same here don, every morning i have my brew i read through the rp weekly or an old pictorial, thing is ive rea them a dozen times before........

Only problem is once it's in your blood it is hard to lose it

Must say it's great getting the weekly books and looking at the new news

like i say don, my whole life revolves round them........not right really, but if i dont put the time into them i cant expect them to do their part....

only just started getting the rp weekly again don, was buying it every week and not even reading it....just waisting mo ney.

I have both the weekly books

But here i am saying get the balance between the pigeons and the family life

its hard to do tho sometimes isnt it don, if the birds need to be fed or exercise/training other things seem to get pushed aside.....

Must say i have known top flyers who have worked and have now retired and spend more time with there pigeons

Having more time with there pigeons has made there results reduce in numbers and they say this is becauce when they worked they had limited time with there birds and the pigeons were better for it

If you can get the balance between pigeons a family life you am on your way to a good life

I understand were you are coming from

funny you should say that don, the other day a local fancier who comes round to see me every few weeks or so told me that when he retired he thought he would have more time with the birds, but he said he has even less time with them now.......

I'm sorry to hear that for your friend

yes, hes a decent bloke but i think he and some others have lost a bit of incentive as its always the same fanciers who win every week and i think they are a bit disheartened by it.....

This is were thet need to take a break from racing a get a new team of pigeons around them to beat the top fancier

yes don, thats what he has been telling me........some of his stock birds are 11 years old and hes having a clear out and buying some staff van reets i think he said......

Thats the only thing for him to do

if your birds are not doing it then youve got to move on and get rid start from scratch

yes ian your right, i bred a few ybs for fanciers this year hoping to get an idea of if they will race ok or if i need to invest in new stock before i start next season......ive not heard much of how they have done so far so its not looking too good i dont think. i know the highest prize winner in the local midweek club is packing in and having a clearance sale at the end of the season so i might take a trip along and have a look.......

might be worth your while david thats when you get good birds at clearance sales

yes ian, thats providing he puts them all in the sale..... ill have a look and see if there is any with proof of performance in the sale, there should be if its a genuine clearance sale.....

yes your right hope youve got plenty of money to spend you,ll need it