RPRA Hotspot ....

Jeremy Davies
7 h ·
Good Morning
The Rpra One Loft Race.
Birds will be marked this evening and will be racing from Bubwith tomorrow 137 miles.
Marked list on around 8pm tonight on Benzing with a list of birds that won’t be marked on my evening post tonight.
Jeremy..

David wrote:

Jeremy Davies
7 h  ·
Good Morning
The Rpra One Loft Race.
Birds will be marked this evening and will be racing from Bubwith tomorrow 137 miles.
Marked list on around 8pm tonight on Benzing with a list of birds that won’t be marked on my evening post tonight.
Jeremy..

Do not think pigeons up yet, just had a look.

Should think they should do it in around 3 1/2 hours when they are up and hope they have good returns.

Regards.

Apparently up at 10.40am.

Regards,

Just returned from having lunch out, sat outside, couple of batches of racers went  over flying North  apparently having a hard time not scooting along.

Depending how far they are from home some will not make it, just hanging on the back.

Looked in on the RPRA and they have a few back, roughly in what time I
thought they would take.

Hope they get most back.

Regards.

404 home from 559 over 700 birds now down

George & Morgan wrote:

404 home from 559 over 700 birds now down

No distance to lose so many pigeons from George.

Most racing pigeons, even the dummies should fly that distance with no problem, even if they are a little later than the better ones, we all know dummies are bred from what fanciers think their best breeders but the vast majority of reasonable fanciers pigeons will fly that distance with no problem, maybe not in good time but they would return.

Something amiss with OL races.

Regards.

the corn bill misty

Hard to understand just what goes on in the OL events.

Some club and fed races have very bad returns on regular basis.

Although fanciers enter from what they think are the best breeders, the best breeders can breed their fair share of rubbish and most only enter a few speculative entries more in hope than anticipation.

The fancier I read about who sends 10 to OL events ( all he deals in) is very pleased if he has 3 in the final.

Although I feel there could be many improvements to OL races and more information given to the participants, it an't sraight forward.

Regards.

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

George & Morgan wrote:

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

Suggested that George several times.

It would be costly but the RPRA could finance such an event to find out just what happens to those lost, you would know where every one was at any one time.

Those lost before training could be for several reasons, some may never actually settle in the loft and find pastures new, maybe some are culled, and maybe for good reason, but not a good idea to broadcast.

Very difficult subject George without all the facts.

Would not like to have the responsibility myself.


Regards.

George & Morgan wrote:

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

no because then people would know the black bag count

that's what i mean the black bag

oldstrain wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

no because then people would know the black bag count

That would be the whole point, what happens to them.

Could easily be done, that is the point.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

no because then people would know the black bag count

That would be the whole point, what happens to them.

Could easily be done, that is the point.

Regards.

good grief i know its the point but it wont happen because then it will be FACTUAL thats my point ,its like pulling teeth here

George & Morgan wrote:

could all olr be fitted with a tracker misty there are just too many birds lost before training even starts

The answer George is YES.

Also I feel it should be done.

It would be enlightening in many ways.

Small birds, moths etc; are tracked over thousands of miles, they know where they are at any one time.

There also may be the possibility of getting funds towards doing so from a Government Department.

I had a video of China testing pigeons through nuclear zones.

Loaned it out never got it back.

All it needs is the RPRA to get some backbone and sort matters out.

Regards.

Jeremy will not be loft manager next year should have happen sooner

George & Morgan wrote:

Jeremy  will not be loft manager next year  should have happen sooner

He could write a best seller, HOW TO LOSE RACING PIGEONS WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.

Even so a new manager will not solve the problems involved.

We have no idea exactly what goes on and why so many are lost.

Regards.

seems rpra own the lofts there will be a advert in next weeks BHW for new venue and loft manager

[quote="George & Morgan"]seems rpra own the lofts there will be a advert in next weeks BHW  for new venue and loft manager[/quote

So it would mean transporting the loft to the new site.

Come on David you could take this on in your spare time and lose less pigeons.

Bet the retiring manager could write a book, HOW TO LOSE RACING PIGEONS WITHOUT EVEN TRYING.

Regards.

David would need to buy a bigger bin

HOT SPOT 4 MARKING
September 4th, 2023
Jeremy will be marking today for Hot Spot 4 from Richmond, North Yorkshire (167m 566yds), for tomorrows semi-final.

Jeremy Davies
2 h ·
Rpra one loft birds have been liberated at Richmond 167 miles at 8am
Duncan’s phone cut off as he picked it up so two videos they cleared excellent online into a very light NE wind.
Good luck to all.
Jeremy..

483 birds sent from 1170 birds

Appears a nice day for them, should do reasonable time.

Far too many lost without any reasonable explanation nor any apparent concern.

Regards..

he knows how to loose em doesn't he ......