Racing Pigeons

[Arborist]

Grizzle

[Goaty]

I've shot one or two....or is this not the best place to mention that.....

 

If it still stands. Its illegal to shoot racing pigeons.

[Arborist]

I don't know about that, I would have thought it would be like shooting someone's cat in your garden.

[Tonythetree]

Tony,

 

How many YB did you start with and how are you doing with losses?

 

I generally start the young bird season with 30 and finish with between 5 or 10.

Just keep the best no point breeding from duffers

Tony

[Tonythetree]

If it still stands. Its illegal to shoot racing pigeons.

 

Shooting racing pigeons is still illegal.

[Tonythetree]

I'll get some pics up but I don't think I'll be racing, maybe send to Yeovil third from last race.

 

Hi Arborist you need to get a few races into em as young birds or you stand a good chance of losing em as yearlings

Tony

[Arborist]

Win canton was the nearest to me at about 80 miles but has been moved to Yeovil which is a bit further.

 

The Yeovil race is in two weeks and I have only started training today, have I got time to get them going?

[Arborist]

I fly with the BBO Fed

[Tonythetree]

Win canton was the nearest to me at about 80 miles but has been moved to Yeovil which is a bit further.

 

The Yeovil race is in two weeks and I have only started training today, have I got time to get them going?

 

You should try to take em every day or as often as you can. Mine get 5 @ 10mile, 5@ 20 mile, 5@ 35 mile with a few single or double ups so they learn to navigate solo and then take em as far as you can 50, 60 or 70 mile. Does your club/fed have a training van/trailer? Ours charge 20p a pigeon they take em as far as we want

Tony

[Arborist]

I started them today at a couple of miles, but I will do it as you have.

 

We don't have a trailer for training.