weather today

overcast here in the west but forecast to brighten up...hope so just put my 15 ybs on training wagon for the first time for a 48 mile toss with 300 club birds almost like a midweek race one could say but they been trained to 23 mile beforehand ,I may just toil with the training wagon a few times and then put the ybs away for next season as losses seem very high around the country in the races...do members think this would be enough experience for ybs

good luck with the training Darren..........weathers fine and dry here for now, a bit of wind but nice enough.

all 6 ybs will be out for a flutter shortly   

Nice and sunny here we had the young birds at there usual spot today same again tomorrow.They should be ok Oldstrain good luck with them hope they all get back for you.

just got me last one ...well happy with that don't know how they came as the mrs let the dog out by mistake and we been hunting about the estate for her and luckily I spotted her with some council workers she just had a major op on her leg so we are very lucky but she is safe and sound after a bollocking   yeah all birds home and got a call from me m8 a few hundred yards down the road and he got 6 away from 20  and they have had 2 races   pigeons eh they do yer swede right in   

a bit cold here today

oldstrain wrote:

overcast here in the west but forecast to brighten up...hope so just put my 15 ybs on training wagon for the first time for a 48 mile toss with 300 club birds almost like a midweek race one could say but they been trained to 23 mile beforehand ,I may just toil with the training wagon a few times and then put the ybs away for next season as losses seem very high around the country in the races...do members think this would be enough experience for ybs

Sounds OK to me O/S    the above. If you really what to give them an experience etc & sort the chaff out     toss them 50 miles north type of thing & then the next day 50 miles south into a head wind, like I did last weekend. I will just about guarantee     they will not all land in the one bunch, but if they any good, they should all make it home thou some may be a wee bit slow.   
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Another nice and sunny day here take the young birds again later on.

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

overcast here in the west but forecast to brighten up...hope so just put my 15 ybs on training wagon for the first time for a 48 mile toss with 300 club birds almost like a midweek race one could say but they been trained to 23 mile beforehand ,I may just toil with the training wagon a few times and then put the ybs away for next season as losses seem very high around the country in the races...do members think this would be enough experience for ybs

Sounds OK to me O/S    the above. If you really what to give them an experience etc & sort the chaff out     toss them 50 miles north type of thing & then the next day 50 miles south into a head wind, like I did last weekend. I will just about guarantee     they will not all land in the one bunch, but if they any good, they should all make it home thou some may be a wee bit slow.   
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yeah would certainly sort um out oz hope yer racing is going well......overcast here at present ,gonna take the birds to the training wagon shortly but theirs about 6 liberations in and around us today so may not all be plain sailing   

VanReet Man123 wrote:

Another nice and sunny day here take the young birds again later on.

We got the young birds to the usual spot they came fine.Gone really cloudy here now looks like it could rain.

ybs been arriving in the rain ...got them all but some were late ,that's it now just loft flying until Saturdays 1st race about 60 miles

oldstrain wrote:

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

overcast here in the west but forecast to brighten up...hope so just put my 15 ybs on training wagon for the first time for a 48 mile toss with 300 club birds almost like a midweek race one could say but they been trained to 23 mile beforehand ,I may just toil with the training wagon a few times and then put the ybs away for next season as losses seem very high around the country in the races...do members think this would be enough experience for ybs

Sounds OK to me O/S    the above. If you really what to give them an experience etc & sort the chaff out     toss them 50 miles north type of thing & then the next day 50 miles south into a head wind, like I did last weekend. I will just about guarantee     they will not all land in the one bunch, but if they any good, they should all make it home thou some may be a wee bit slow.   
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yeah would certainly sort um out oz hope yer racing is going well......overcast here at present ,gonna take the birds to the training wagon shortly but theirs about 6 liberations in and around us today so may not all be plain sailing   

I'm a wee bit like a Yo Yo I'm   O/S     with my racing here at the moment "Up & down & Up & down etc"    . We start Thursday night basketing here today & with a wee bit of luck "God willing" the peas under glass blokes/men ??? will come back to me now.  
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yeah I am the same as yerself oz ....feed to get them home no racing to the tin here ,good luck for the race .
weathers grim here today thick cloud and rain on the way

Dull and grey here with showers and not warm see of we get a break if we do we will let the young birds out for a fly.

bit overcast here today and cold   

grey and overcast here too, looks like rain at some point today.......  

David wrote:

grey and overcast here too, looks like rain at some point today.......  

Utter crap down here, unfortunately    today            "typical winters day"
20 plus degrees & bright sunshine etc "Lifes a real B***h, at times".   
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nice and fine here today, suns out and clear skies, looks like a painting day..........   

yeah been a lovely morning here too ...  don't mention the paint brush david her indoors will make a dash to b&q for the fence paint   

ive painted the garage door 2 coats already Darren, and its still patchy.....another coat of undercoat and the top coat should do it..........  

its hard work painting a 16ft x 7ft door with a 1 & 1/2 inch brush........  

 mrs just been out and bought one of these jap acer plants in a sale nice too so will have to re-pot that not as bad as painting the fence though so will settle for that   

bit nippy out but gonna be a clear and sunny start to the day in the west country...you may get a early lib ric as the weather will be there for one its a wnw wind ...good luck

thanks daz light rain to start here this morning but clearing now .about time we didn't have a blow home will sort them out lol

been a nice sunny day here today, got the final coat of weathershield on my garage door while I got the chance, wont be long now before the other loft is going up

sun mad a appearance here today gonna be dry for the rest of the week

David wrote:

been a nice sunny day here today, got the final coat of weathershield on my garage door while I got the chance, wont be long now before the other loft is going up

Still using     the inch & half brush are we David etc . I would love to see you painting your house, at the pace your been working on your garage type of thing.
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