started training

hi all here is a pictre of chelsea training a late breed to fly from the loft to a rattle of the corn and the shead is now a sitting cabin till the end of the raceing season thengoing to be young bird loft

cracking picture Phil, Chelsea has the knack lol
Ken

yea she as ken only just with the old birds she crys when the yb r out as there strating to fly about and she thinks coz there babys they will get lost ....

yes i agree ken, a natural "pigeonman"....... like the shed phil, hope your training goes well.

phil my garndaugter chases them up she says they lazy lol
Ken

Great photo, thats one for the album!

pat

we hope to start training tomorrow, 'weather permitting'

pat

im glad im only racing ybs this year because i wouldnt be able to manage with training old birds as well as settling my ybs..........

well i flag me old birds and then the guy over the way asked me if i want them in the basket as he training his for weekend ... but i try to have yb out every morrning if poss even if its for 5 to 10 mins .... even if they get on the front and then in im happy .... just we have a few lads that havent had there out yet so when it there day there up and away ....

i have mine out every morning phil come rain, wind or shine......every time they go out and look around and walk around the garden they are taking note of their surrounds and getting to know where home is........for me it doesnt matter how long they do this before they take off flying as all the time they are learning and homing.dont be in too much of a hurry to get them up like some fanciers do, they will fly when they are ready......

this is just my way anyway....

thats me david old bloke said even in rain get them out no good locked up but he as his open door all day .... and they have corn in the bowl ... he said dont rush them let them do there bit ....only thing i do wrong is have a pair of old birds out with them ... but today i had a few o/b out and the y/b went straight back in there section ...

Good picture Phil is that the secret weapon for this coming season

his just one that i wont race he to daft to even try with but when he come to me he was always well away in the corner and now he like a parrot when he out no matter who is in the garden he will come to u ... he was one tht was breed from strys from the town ....

if he isnt going to race phil and hes very tame, how about him being your flirt bird on race days.....?

Your right there David

Phil the greatest sprint racing pigeon "Breakaway" his mother was a stray and his father was a racing pigeon

So the pigeon may have it in him to be the next big thing, you don't know mate anything can happen in this game

my trainings on hold until weather breaks, and the first race is less than 2 weeks.

Best to keep them in the loft than waste your season by pushing them to early trying to keep up with everyone else