how many birds

how many birds are members gonna take through the winter I have 24, 12 cocks and 12 hens all racers for next year ...no stock all gone earlier this year to a new starter just kept me racers and got new blood in the form of ybs to concentrate solely on distance racing but all were trained and had 1 race and will be raced next year

ive far too many pigeons Darren, ive only 8 2014 ybs but around 40 old birds......im trying to decide weather to try get rid of half of them, or to just race them next season and see what happens, if I loose them I loose them........

Ive got 9 ybs,
Theyve been in a small kit box for months but moved them into my new loft 2 weeks ago.
Theyve not raced yet but theyve been trained, and im looking forward to next year racing them as yearlings.

Less is better.

17 7 hens 10 cocks

seems like you have been busy George atb with them m8

may add a few more flown500 ml birds only bringing in birds that have flown from now on

42 racer for next year and 9 pair stock.

ill be racing what ever I can get my hands on

rainbow wrote:

may add a few more flown500 ml birds only bringing in birds that have flown from now on

sounds like you've got a good plan there George..........

We have 15,young cocks and 14,young hens for next season we are only flying inland so hopefully we will have enough.

hi terryp here we started the season with 49 young birds we have raced them upto 213miles time to stop them most now well into the moalt 2 more races but as i have said its time for us to let them rest and go threw the moalt. we have 34 left which is really good compaired to some havent split them yet so really dont know how many cocks and hens yet but looks like we should have a good team for next season cheers for now terryp...

Bloody frightened to count mine..sorted a few out but lots more to do....

19 hens 9 cocks and 3 latebreds

got about 36 left 26 will be moved  to widdowhood loft the other 10 will  be going to caranton this weekend and they aint going for the ride ie sort chaff from wheat so see what happens

peel bros wrote:

Bloody frightened to count mine..sorted a few out but lots more to do....

Easy, problem to solve Ray don't count them etc as long as your happy with the feed bill.
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hope so david when dad took me as a young lad to the auctions in the 50s as we walk past the birds in the the pens you could hear the comments if a bird was unflown no one wanted it ( think these were the one's dad bought lol ) come the end of the season you had so many left you had to dig a big hole also there were few cars, training was a trailer would come over easter and that was it but the birds then could win from 100-500mls there was also very little money around but the club had 140 members not like to-day

how times have changed George, some might say for the better and some may say for the worse..........

Well took stock today. Eye balled everything. 6 pairs of old birds going to retire. Have some late breds I want to try plus others not raced. 1 and 2 year olds. So 3 sections 8x8 10 or 12 pairs in each will race them all next year. Loft? Can replace some panels and just add boxes in the YB section. Should be good, have hydro (electricity) in there any way. Space for young birds? Will breed very few. Basically for one loft races. Will lose quite a few unraced older birds so should be enough space. Thinking that way now anyway.

tried to upload pics. Never had so many problems as here.
That worked! Corn getting high!

smashing dog hal

Young fella. 130 lbs few weeks ago. 2 years old next June. English mastiff. Son has the parents. Had a helluva time lifting him on the scales. I am only 175. Hope he does not get more than 150 or so. his father is 220 lbs. ahem, he does not think he is a dog. Jack Russell in the background bosses him. So far. trained dogs for attack work and stuff like that when I was younger. Alsations. this guy is just a natural protector needs very little direction. Good with kids, everything. I used to poach on the estates in the UK and these were the guys patrolling. Leave fast! No contest!

think it's for the worse david reading were a club sent 10, 12 , and10 birds to there last 3 races here the local club had only 10 birds going to there last race know someone who had 100 rings he is still breeding trying to make up the numbers and he don't race or train ybs most were lost off the loft

rainbow wrote:

think it's for the worse david reading were a club sent 10, 12 , and10 birds to there last 3 races  here the local club had only 10 birds going to there last race know someone who had 100 rings he is still breeding trying to make up the numbers and he don't race  or train ybs most were lost off the loft

Sad, but it's happening every where I'm afraid Rainbow. For what I see, in what you say above. Worse for us old timers I'm   like me, as our memorys still allow us to remember the glory days of when distance racing was the be all of everything.
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halcanada wrote:

Young fella. 130 lbs few weeks ago. 2 years old next June. English mastiff. Son has the parents. Had a helluva time lifting him on the scales. I am only 175. Hope he does not get more than 150 or so. his father is 220 lbs. ahem, he does not think he is a dog. Jack Russell in the background bosses him. So far. trained dogs for attack work and stuff like that when I was younger. Alsations. this guy is just a natural protector needs very little direction. Good with kids, everything. I used to poach on the estates in the UK and these were the guys patrolling. Leave fast! No contest!