Hot Spot 3

Jeremy Davies
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Well done today to the Hot Spot 3 prize winners.
Heavy rain at the lofts since 1pm and around 40 miles below us this is looking to clear through around 3pm which I think they will start working in again
I think we made the right choice to race today with the winners doing the expected time.
The weather the rest of the week looks very unsettled but looking at the long range forecast we can get Hot Spot 4 semi final in the early part of next week but we’re see how it all looks.
Jeremy..

semi and final to go yet ....why race on a day with such poor visibility ,ok for the front runners but what if things go awry ....surely you have to consider that ,especially when you can race when you want ,its not a club race when you have to race sat/sun eh ,it just dont stack up for me ,boy oh boy am i glad we never entered

oldstrain wrote:

semi and final to go yet ....why race on a day with such poor visibility ,ok for the front runners but what if things go awry ....surely you have to consider that ,especially when you can race when you want ,its not a club race when you have to race sat/sun eh ,it just dont stack up for me ,boy oh boy am i glad we never entered

Why on earth keep things simple when you can completely cock things up ?.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

semi and final to go yet ....why race on a day with such poor visibility ,ok for the front runners but what if things go awry ....surely you have to consider that ,especially when you can race when you want ,its not a club race when you have to race sat/sun eh ,it just dont stack up for me ,boy oh boy am i glad we never entered

Why on earth keep things simple when you can completely cock things up ?.

Regards.

At least it appears Jeremy was true to form Misty he just let them all go again     apparently with a tail wind up their **** etc    as normal general practice .

logic doesnt seem to come into it knackered, nor does any planning or thought of weather conditions etc , plan seems to be bundle them into the transporter, take them to the destination ........then liberate regardless .....

i think you will find it's to do with the auction date may have been set so it's get the final over and sell the birds

pretty much on the money there george play it again sam

2 years ago i bid on a cock knew the owner  my opening bid £40 it went to £65 and i decided to stop it then had a phone call from rpra that the winning bidder did not want the bird and it was mine for £60 i know it was not the owner and could smell a rat as they say so i said no thanks keep it had another phone call to say i could have it for my opening bid of £40  i said thank-you the owner of the cock said he would gift me a hen  for him  which had 2x2nd one 3rd and a 4th racing as a yb got the hen only for the rpra cock to arrive and it was a hen so ended up  with 2 hens  so would need them to confirm the sex now of the bird again will pair better cocks to them next season one other thing the owner was the loser here as he only got £20 for the hen

got to always be on the ball george, always got to do what you feel is right, stick with gut instinct ......

the owner does very well in olr last year rpra olr he enter 2 birds and won best 2 bird award he races north road and his birds handle short but very nice birds

have you told him what happened with the 2 hens george, he might let you have a cock .........

yes David but got 2 good hens lol thing is courier costs

yes around £50 ,and getting a courier has just got harder with walkers packing in collecting/delivering within the uk

rpra is about one hour drive give my son £20 to collect

George & Morgan wrote:

rpra is about one  hour drive give my son £20 to collect  

best way george, i dread to think what those fanciers racing are paying to get lost birds home..........imagine if you lost 10 ybs in one race and had to send for them all back

youd be talking £500 ish

think David it's going to come where fanciers say i don't want it back now suspend me i don't care like the bird i had still heard nothing back from rpra

Do like the Whitby lads have done for years.

Have a lost bird centre, they have returned thousands over the years.

Fanciers have to help each other under present circumstances.

Most fanciers just cannot be bothered a long as they  are not affected, goes for all aspects of the sport, I'm Alright Jack..

Regards.

i will collect a injured bird but not a stray and i would never keep one

George & Morgan wrote:

i will collect a injured bird but not a stray and i would never keep one

Just not sure what you mean.

Do you mean your own that go astray or one that is reported by a none fancier?.

If you keep animals you are responsible for all aspects involved.

There will be countless strays that have been returned and later won races.

Regards.

my birds don't go astray as they don't fly out and i see it a stray is always a stray twice i have collected injured birds and owners did not want them back what do i do get them banned that last one that died 2 emails to rpra and   no thank-you from them one i collected he did not want it back ask what distance was the hens breeding no reply

You are too kind.

If a fancier cannot be bothered about an injured pigeon he/she should not keep them and deserves to be banned.

Regards.

it cost is just too high think rpra should subsidise couriers and bring the cost down

MISTY wrote:

You are too kind.

If a fancier cannot be bothered about an injured pigeon he/she should not keep them and deserves to be banned.

Regards.

Not quite the words Misty I would have used etc Kind but I'm in full agreement with your general thoughts & the responsibilities one has when keeping race pigeons or the like as such & especially more so if somehow the general public somehow are/become involved.

David wrote:

logic doesnt seem to come into it knackered, nor does any planning or thought of weather conditions etc , plan seems to be bundle them into the transporter, take them to the destination ........then liberate regardless .....

Logic what could be easier etc David I suggest take a bunch of pigeons from the one loft & then let them all go with a gale up their backside from 90 odd miles Yesterday here the local O/L/R had their 3rd hot spot race, from 360 odd miles into a head wind & rain by all reports & I suspect in the end here they will have more birds home in the end than Jeremy will somehow maybe have to auction off come his final race from wherever there as such    .