Pigeonbasics Forum: Diamond dave - Viewing Profile

Whenever there is a Light East wind, there always seems to be a very heavy haze with it. It seems to restrict the visibility considerably.
The temperature is up to 17 degrees and the sun is trying to break through the haze but it lasts all day. The question is -
is it ok to train latebreds or yearlings in these conditions......?

D.D.

Do you loft fly your birds in fog - are they likely to injure themselves on TV aerials and wires etc.?

D.D.

I've just bought a couple of bags of Tic Beans and it has about 15% of the beans affected by Weevil. I only paID £7.00 per 25 kilos but I don't know whether to give it to them or not now I have seen these weevil. Will the affected beans harm the birds in any way......?

D.D.

- AMAZING this - Itook my birds for a 12 mile chuck today. One of them, a 5 year old mealy cock was a little bit slow out of the basket. The birds circled a couple of times and then they was hit by Percy! It singled out the Mealy who turned like a spitfire doing a nose dive into the ground closely followed by Percy. I think the mealy must've spotted him soon enough cos he appeared to hit the ground before the Bop although they had just gone out of site behind a spinney.
I took off accross the field, expecting to see Percy on top of Mealy eating him alive and what I found was the mealy scampering through bracken and undergrowth with the Bop in hot pursuit. After shouting abuse at the Bop he scurried off but the mealy kept scampering through the undergrowth.
I tried to call him to settle him down but he just kept going - no sign of blood so I guess the BOP didn't get him. I caught up with him and was just about to make a grab for him when he disappeared down a rabbit hole - clean out of site.
I waited for about 1/2 an hour calling him but he didn't come out, so I had to leave him.
If you are reading this do you think he will come out of the hole and do you think I will ever see him again.......?

Can anyone help with setting up a 2nd hand Tauris Compakt ETS. I picked it up off e.bay but havent got a clue how to set it up. I cant even get into the instruction disc - do I need a code or something?
- Be grateful for any help or advice.
Frustrated D.D.