How many you racing ?

As you know I am a mob flyer and this year is no exception. We will have about 75 old uns , the most ever...we ended up with a lot of ybs from last year and I like to give all my birds a chance. I still have a few spare as well which is a Shame

How many are you racing ?

8/9 cocks and 5/6 hens so 13 - 15 old birds

We will have 20 cocks and 31 hens this year to go at the club MCC and BBC going to race about half of the club races this year and the rest over the channel

I race all mine on roundabout now

peel bros wrote:

As you know I am a mob flyer and this year is no exception.  We will have about 75 old uns , the most ever...we ended up with a lot of ybs from last year and I like to give all my birds a chance. I still have a few spare as well which is a Shame

How many are you racing ?

75 been culling of late Ray etc it appears. Seem to remember a loft full of blue bars as such     being posted here recently from your end I suggest    .
*****

Yes had to cut down eventually but still a good team

peel bros wrote:

Yes had to cut down eventually but still a good team

May just have to get you down here Ray     & do the same type of thing etc Running about double      what you quoted & I need help fast I could suggest maybe.

20cocks, 20 hens roundabout, week behind at moment still not separated weather been awful last week or so

About 70 thats way to many.
About 65 of those are bred for 400+ so won't be going every week.
Think il have to take washing in for the channel races .

We got 16C..13H .to race starting to build a team up now
Finally...

I’m racing
7 hens
6 clocks
10 youngens

Boosey wrote:

I’m racing
7 hens
6 clocks
10 youngens

I see Boosey you have taken no notice     what's so ever of our Ray as such here & his management methods I suggest .

Whatever I have. Many.

just checked my rings, have rung 31 so far, with more in the nest still to ring...........

I'm racing 7 cocks and my first yb have hatched today.

Birds out first time since last November. Race birds. Joy to watch! More hawks around than usual but that is life. Eliminate all predators some thing else will eliminate some of them. Live trap not sprung last night but dead birds gone and feathers in the grass. Froze to the ground the live trap and did not trip. Nothing to put in there really. So used a piece of home made Pizza. Suspended plastic mesh and tied. Anything trying to pull it down has to put more  pressure on the trip portion.
Young birds 8 of them out in the aviary observing the raptors and old birds flying. Learning by watching before they go out. Barn pigeons nesting and raptors try for them. But they have survived here for many years so inherent danger signals get passed on. I assume so anyway. One could look at the eyes of the barn pigeons to try and determine "signs". But why? Most barnies have a regular eye. Nothing to see. Has to be in the brain, genetic capability.
Worth the watch.
https://youtu.be/TWdW71Pn_HU