YB season.

Starts in about 5 weeks. flew some old bird races with yrlgs and 2 year olds never raced previous. Mid sheet. 320 miler this weekend. Any way, couple of pics. Young first.

Simple system for loading YB's.
Flap to load from inside loft.

Some stock birds.

Mint is going good!

great for digestion that mint hal ...them reds look special hal

halcanada wrote:

Mint is going good!

birds look great, blood red in the stock looks a cracker,.


the plant (mint ) looks a bit dodge to me. I had to look twice, thought it was a canib's plant.

Having 40 young of different ages, I spray tails with Raidex. Animal marker. The older ones, then they are simple to catch.
Older hen.

sjrw wrote:

halcanada wrote:

Mint is going good!

birds look great,  blood red in the stock looks a cracker,.    


   the plant (mint )   looks a bit dodge to me.    I had to look twice,    thought it was a canib's plant.  

I think you be feeling good after having some of that mint hal

johnnorm2 wrote:

sjrw wrote:

halcanada wrote:

Mint is going good!

birds look great,  blood red in the stock looks a cracker,.    


   the plant (mint )   looks a bit dodge to me.    I had to look twice,    thought it was a canib's plant.  

I think you be feeling good after having some of that mint hal

I will second that

halcanada wrote:

Having 40 young of different ages, I spray tails with Raidex. Animal marker. The older ones, then they are simple to catch.

Older hen.

MMMMMmmmmmm "Raidex" is that normally done Hal before or after, you have your mint tea there etc.

Marking the birds saves catching them all. Red marker for the blues. Supposed to deter hawks but not sure about that.

Hal I do like the lock for the loft door brilliant love it good luck with the racing george

birds look in excellent condition hal...........nice and healthy

Yeah I will second that they look healthy Hal

nice looking birds hal like the blue pied cock in second photo

rainbow wrote:

Hal  I do like  the lock for the loft door brilliant love it  good luck with the racing  george

Our Hal George, is a real craftsman I suspect of the highest order. He could even write a book 100 ways to use a brick    & also how to make mint tea     .

think it should be patent as the brick has to be this shape

The reason behind the cement block. The door is half inch plywood. Bolt top and middle. However, plywood tends to warp. There is, without the block, a 2 inch gap at the bottom. A Raccoon can possibly force it's way in. With bad results. I could put another bolt at the bottom. Good for Summer but in Winter would be snow covered and frozen. The block is hard for a 'coon to move. I hope. Of course, I could reinforce the door. May do so, but this works for now. Creative engineering? Any way, that's my story and I am sticking to it!!!!!! Sounds better than 'lazy bugger!"
I grow a few mint plants. Never use the stuff myself. Can sell each plant for a few hundred dollars. Pay's for some pigeon feed. Probably makes some one happy eventually. See? I am in the service of my fellow men!!

please don't take me serious hal

No problem.

rainbow wrote:

please don't take me serious hal

I don't George "serious post" so rest easy. Many here may speak with a folk tounge at times, which many may have trouble understanding etc . But fortunately our emoticons here allow us to get away with blue murder type of thing as it all falls under the banner of friendly banter, at least to this litte Duck .