pigeons returning with muddy feet

dont know about anyone else but this heat is too much for my ybs, as soon as they get in from morning exercise they go straight to the water and get a big drink.....

yes david same here gaping when they get down going to get hotter

ian, remember when i lost a yb for 5/6 days ?we said it would be hard to loose now ?
well ive lost it again today.... to be honest i dont care, im not going to loose any sleep over it.....it must be crap anyway.

not only lost it but lost it twice takes some doing

it could only happen to me ian.... bleeding thing will turn up in a weeks time, if i could do it i would bin it....

yes bet it turns up again

wonder why its gone missing again ian? it was a bit misty again this morning but i let them"all" out togeather and it just never came back......waited all day checking on the loft and its still not here now. most likely with the strays in the farmers field where it was for the 5 days it was missing....

rest asure david it,ll be in the same place as it was last time bin it david no good

youre right ian, the bins the best place for it.....

never prove you wrong once its gone

could have been got by hawk but i doubt it, its too much of a coincidence that its that one thats missing isnt it ? it will be sat out on a roof hunched up most likely planning on coming home in the morning....

yes, it was on the loft early this morning.....had a look at it and its very thin and no meat along the keel, birds in good health by the looks of it but after it was missing for 5/6 days i think it has took a lot out of it and it hasnt recovered since.....i think what ill do is keep it in a while and build it up as i dont think ive helped it by making it go out every day and fly. any thoughts on what to give it ie vits etc?

david give it a brewers yeast tablet and plenty rest it will be ok

must have really took it out of it when it was out for the 5-6 days but although its thin it seems pretty healthy....i remember at the time it went missing it was heavy rain and wind so its had it rough while away......

Rest the bird for a few days and give it time to get back in shape may take time but the pigeon will pay you back

Remember an old fancier who had a young hen keep going into everyones loft and would spend nights out

But as a yearling this hen was never out of the prize cards when racing inland midweek and saturday and as a two year old she won from over the water

Make sure you have electrolites in the water due to the hot weather

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Make sure you have electrolites in the water due to the hot weather

yes don ill put some in....last year when settling my ybs i lost one and a bloke in the next street got it in....i took it back and most times when it went out it would go back to him....in the end i give him it and when he raced it the bird got a third prize....dont know what happened to it since but it just goes to show doesnt it.

The biggest thing with young birds is if they are down and low and get feed in a different loft they tend to make that loft there new home

That is the reason for checking your team before you feed them just in case you have a different bird in your team

so far since i restarted last year i have not let any stray or bird into my lofts at all....they have only to get in and have a drink and it could go through the loft if they had any deseases......so thats why i dont allow it, mybe some might think im wrong and should let it in and feed it or report it but my birds health comes first im afraid.....

Totally agree with you David

to be honest don ive had a few land on my loft but like i say they never get in......but there doesnt seem to be as many around as there used to be years ago, evry day i had starys around the loft but now its just now and again.....i hear of loads of birds missing from racing but where do they all go ? also ive lost a few ybs this year and never got one reported, where do they all go ?

Sometimes i go thinking they go back to living in the wild.

a lot must do, and either fanciers get them in and keep them, or kill them.....i know every fancier has a duty to recover a bird with his ring on, but how many of us want to pay 30 pound to get every bird sent back....?