birds flying well round the loft

birds are coming in to condition well now flying 2 hours 30 minutes in the morning
only out the 1 time aday now . hows yours flying

nice one. good luck with them, as long as your not flying against me

What birds do you have

Sounds good mate, well done, best of luck this weekend.

didnt get mine out today, rain and grey skies, they will be ok till tomorrow........

Just had mine out again, Ive never seen them as lively.

got them right gary, bet you cant wait while all40 of them are up bunching eh...?

They are coming along now nicely.
That's when I know I have their diet spot on, when they fly high, because they are that full of energy they can't even stand still.
That will make me happy when I see them all up and bunched together, then it will be time to go to work with them.

yes, for some reason i prefer yb racing to old birds........maybe because its easier eh

Give me YB any day, I think it's because you never lose the enthusiasm with youngbirds, although OB can be very rewarding, with the right team.

hi my main stock are ritchie/white long distance pigeons .
and there like dots in the sky when there out . flying well tried to get them in after 2 hours but they went off so just left them. that's three days on the trot 2.30 mins flying so there fit that's for sure. 200 miles still up against sprinters at that . but my vandabelles should be coming in to play now . hoping for a good weekend . good luck to all this week lads all the best

It's good to see them like that.
Flying like that makes me a happy chap.
You know everything is right with them.
I hope they do well for you mate. keep us posted.

YBs do my head in i prefer the calm of old birds

My YB are calm mate, I just love the buzz of working with them. I don't know what it is, maybe it's the challenge.

mine wil be 1 day Gaz when ive learnt to be calm

It's all about patience mate and control.
They learn from you, you learn from them.
I think sometimes, I spend too much time with them.
But when I see the end result, it always seems to be worth the effort.

well im here to learn Gaz,
I got a real old book that my grandad left it really goes into long distance flying, its really in depth and interesting, but i prefer sprinting

well the proof will be in the pudding when they start going to 300 plus . but the way the hens are flying am very very happy .

well good luck

plus gary.
you tip you give me with the young birds.
the tea giving to them once a week.
john.

John, people snigger sometimes when I come out with my crackpot ideas, but done right, it's dynamite mate.

The husbandry is all the same mate, Sprint, Middle, Long distance. The only difference is , obviously the breed of pigeon and the feeding.
I suppose old books are more in depth, than the newer ones. TBH mate I don't seem to derive any benefit from them. I have learned much from articles by Alan Wheeldon.
I suppose at the end of the day, you will finally find and adapt a system to suit you.

this book is so old the language is funny, like The fancier you the purchasing the birds from will enjoy assisting one select the stock you reqiure.

It's not by Dr Barker is it?

dunno i will have a look when i get home