Keep those colors flying!

The Young Bird Team 2009 are doing great so far. They love to fly and have been routing - except the last three. Two are still in the nest boxes. They should be weaned next week at the latest. I hope to train these last three out in time for the 2nd leg of YB season in October. So, I have 3 in reserve plus 19. Of the 19, four are not banded.

I really like breeding the prettier birds. There is a saying "Colors don't fly". My mentor told me I will find, at the end of the race season, I'll have mostly blue bars and blue checks left. WELL!, I thought, I can fix that! So I sent 5 blue bars/checks to a race in Louisville and gave another club member 6 blue bars/checks. So, I am racing almost entirely "colors". That way I'll HAVE to have colors at the end of the season. Of course, the next problem will be diluting. They have a strong tendency to produce blue checks, it seems.