pairings...

David i would say as soon as you get things your way and management right you will only be a novis for a short time mate

For me if i can help someone to improve there racing and winning then i am very happy and this is how it should all working together

Totaly agree with you Don we should help each other shared Knowledge is worth its weight in gold, and many good friendships are formed
Ken

Yes Ken if i can ever help you then just send me a message but as i always say i know nothing it is just my opinion

like you say don will only be a novis for short time with help from members on this site

Thanks Don i will hold you to that and like you what i say is what i do right or wrong, it my opinion but with help from others my opinion gets bigger lol
Ken

friendsloft wrote:

David this may sound daft but why are you waiting for y/b racing dident you say you have 22 birds to carry over this year
Ken

yes, your right ken....i do have 22 birds, 6 are stock which can never go out, 6 are yearlings who have never been trained and 10 are 09 ybs....5 of which are latebreds. with this motly crew i wouldnt be able to race them as obs and also if i did i wouldnt be able to manage to breed 30-35 ybs to race next year.....

Pair up xmas u will soon have ur younguns lightly train the yearlings and late breds on nice days over the winter months and they will be ready for ob racing
Ken

yes ken i breed of my race team pair up boxing day still have plenty time to train them ready for racing

Same here pair the stock up xmas but with what i have in mind a couple of the race team will be paired same time, young birds all out of way before racing starts, repair 2 weeks before first race so they are sitting eggs for that race, send birds to race clear all eggs away when birds come back they are on the roundabout system
Ken

never flew roundabout only fly widowhood havent got the time

Used to fly widowhood, but realised too many good hens were going to waste
Ken

yes i agree ken, when we raced widowhood i often thought it was a waste of maybe good hens......but in those days we didnt know about roundabout.

yes your right ken some of my best timeins have been with young hens

Round about is very good for hens, but if anyone can get a copy of the Henry Gonzales of Bristol he shows you how he raced 2 cocks to 1 hen

How about racing 2 hens to 1 cck something to think about

Must say a lot of my wins were done with hens also

dont know if i put this pic on before but its the oldest card i have which i won a first prize racing, i won this when i flew on my own for a season before i went into partnership with my brother. cant put any pics of birds on at the moment as im not fully able to work this new laptop properly.

1981, long time ago.....28 years.

it is a while ago david,havnt seen one like that for quite a few years.

Something to be proud of.............. , You did it then, you will do it again .

hi niel, good to see you back on....well done with your birds racing, glad they did well for you. hope i can do as well as you have done and ill be happy.

Its the best feeling i have experience so far, feel like walking on sunshine.
Im sure you'll do it .

keep your fingers crossed niel, but to be honest i think ill need to invest in some better birds if i want to do any good.

You would know David, if you look at your birds, and you have any doubt in them, then you have a problem. Ill make this following statement my best advice " Without the horses , you are lost."

niel can you explain without horses (please)

What i mean is, the pigeons is the "horses" , one must be absolutely sure you have the right birds for the distances one want to fly.
They must be 100% selected and tested with absolutely no doubt about their ability.