RPRA Oneloft Update 19/8/22

Hot Spot 1 is taking place today from Bath Walcot RFC (41m 1714yds).

The 797 birds were liberated at 08:00am and cleared very well.

just read elsewhere 750 birds went to hot spot 1, and they started with 1500 birds ......

David wrote:

just read elsewhere 750 birds went to hot spot 1, and they started with 1500 birds ......

Yes your point being etc David .

Knackered wrote:

David wrote:

just read elsewhere 750 birds went to hot spot 1, and they started with 1500 birds ......

Yes your point being etc David .

point being half the birds have disappeared before the first race knackered, either through illness or poor training , not good is it really .

half gone before first hotspot and racing at 41 mile has to be the worst year yet ,that heatwave will have ramped up any disease eh

seems to be a regular thing loosing half before the first hot spot, strange thing is people still keep entering every year ......

David wrote:

seems to be a regular thing loosing half before the first hot spot, strange thing is people still keep entering every year ......

Maybe so But loosing half, before the first hot spot race at 41.9 miles really puts them in a special class of their own I somehow suspect David sadly. What's next     60 miles, then 80 maybe & then 100 miles with a strong tail wind for the final one there    . .

Tis strange to be loosing so many pigeons in any case.

If a fancier lost (and we know no one has all good pigeons) half his/her birds before reaching anything like a decent race distance they would think something seriously wrong.

To my way of thinking anything around 70/80 miles is no more than a training toss.

I would not like to attempt to motivate so many pigeons, however, they should all be capable of returning from such short distances.

Think a lot has to do with unhealthy pigeons, from so many different lofts.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

Tis strange to be loosing so many pigeons in any case.

If a fancier lost (and  we know no one has all good pigeons) half his/her birds before reaching anything like a decent  race distance they would think something seriously wrong.

To my way of thinking anything around 70/80 miles is no more than a training toss.

I would not like to attempt to motivate so many pigeons, however, they should all be capable of returning from such short distances.

Think a lot has to do with unhealthy pigeons, from so many different lofts.

Regards.  

Nothing strange here about the loses etc Misty with these type of races on average, it's sadly just part now of their general DNA so to speak unfortunately. Talk the talk is fine I suggest but when the welfare issue of the pigeons come under consideration in the final dash for cash Cash wins out in the end no matter how many are lost to achieve the final outcome by my way of thinking. Now     you know I've mentioned my local hot spot race here recently when comparing apples with apples. Like     you know, 41.9 miles compared to 240 odd miles for the first race scenario. Point here I didn't mention was that in money terms here they lost over a 100,000 odd dollars in general entry fees with the birds that just didn't in the end make it home for whatever reason     End of the day     these type of races are in general a total disgrace I'm   for the most part, always have been & they always will be sadly if thinking only in the general welfare & care of the pigeon term issue I suggest/suspect. 

Jeremy Davies
19 h ·
UPDATE 21/08/2022
August 21st, 2022
Good Evening
I managed to get a decent trainer in this morning but i was hoping to go to a 36 mile point but the further i went south the more the weather was closing in.
Tomorrow i will be attending my step fathers funeral who was such a character of a man and in my life for 40 years but he lived to 92 and had a succesful colourful life and family and friends will embrace that tomorrow.
There will be no training tomorrow but will be loft flown and given baths.
Tuesday weather permitting will be back training and then hopefully were mark on Wednesday for Hot Spot Two which will be from Wincanton at 65 miles , the long range forecast then is looking good with head winds.
I will update again on Tuesday.
Jeremy..

65 miles, not even a decent training toss.

Something sadly wrong with the whole thinking.

Regards.

seems to get worse every year misty, it seems they never learn from the previous year .........glad we gave it a miss this time .

it seems as though they are indeed racing south hope they dont race out of cornwall ...peregine alley and all that jazz ,thing is its not much of a test they just hug the severn all the way up to chelteham and do the last 30 mile over the hills

David wrote:

Jeremy Davies
19 h  ·
UPDATE 21/08/2022
August 21st, 2022
Good Evening
I managed to get a decent trainer in this morning but i was hoping to go to a 36 mile point but the further i went south the more the weather was closing in.
Tomorrow i will be attending my step fathers funeral who was such a character of a man and in my life for 40 years but he lived to 92 and had a succesful colourful life and family and friends will embrace that tomorrow.
There will be no training tomorrow but will be loft flown and given baths.
Tuesday weather permitting will be back training and then hopefully were mark on Wednesday for Hot Spot Two which will be from Wincanton at 65 miles , the long range forecast then is looking good with head winds.
I will update again on Tuesday.
Jeremy..

Wincanton appears I may just be right etc unfortunately. 40/60/80/100 miles type of thing Jeremy may be good bloke & has been doing his best there as such but maybe time now sadly to just throw the towel in the ring I suggest & retire to greener pastures .

Royal Pigeon Racing Association
22 h ·
The latest on the RPRA One Loft young birds:
Jeremy Davies
23 h ·
Good morning
No training today as low cloud and drizzle here but this birds are out open lofts with baths down and enjoying it.
Tomorrow late afternoon we will mark for Hot Spot Two and race from Wincanton on Friday.
Will update tomorrow mid morning with the latest.
Jeremy..