Conditions in which pigeons should not be released:
1. Visibility is less than 5 kilometers.
2. While it is raining.
3 Heavy overcast conditions with low cloud cover, fog or thunderstorm-activity.
4. Strong headwinds in excess of 36 km/h(23 mp/h).
5. Extremely high temperatures 35C+ for old birds and 30C+ for youngbirds.
6 Strong winds with heavy rain on the line of flight.
7. Extremely calm conditions indicating something is not right.
8. When the pigeons inside the transporter are very quiet and indicate something is very wrong.
9. When inversion is present.
10. When the earth's magnetic field is very disturbed and at the same time other negative effects are present.
11. When the pigeons did not have sufficient time to rest after arrival at the release site.
12. If the release time is too late in the afternoon.
13. If the birds do not have a reasonable chance of making it on the day except in the case of long distant races.
The most favourable racing conditions are:
1. Tailwind.
2. Temperatures between 10-25C.
3. Dry weather
4. Good visibility 20km+
5. High and moving clouds with big areas of blue.
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