My first ever race

no Jamie not me lol don't do club trainer races haha  

Well lads to say I'm chuffed is a understatement provisional results r 2nd 3rd and 5th I got5 in the top ten so I should get 3 cards  the lad who took first I got 5 b4 his second so the hard work paid of this time but plenty more to come I no that lol just want to thank the lads for all there help and advice cheers no I'm getting pissed tonight  

O yes I got 100% returns that's the icing on the cake now where's my Budweiser pmsl

well done rick im over the moon for you great first effort

Thx for or ur help and advice g didn't get that winner for u but I will be trying hard for u mate that's for sure

excellent news rick, your hard work and dedication paid off for you, its a great boost for the rest of the yb season........well done rick  

Thx mate

well done Rick hope its the beginning of many prizes for you keep it going great result sean

well done Rick maybe 5 in result ?

mufc rick wrote:

Well lads to say I'm chuffed is a understatement provisional results r 2nd 3rd and 5th I got5 in the top ten so I should get 3 cards  the lad who took first I got 5 b4 his second so the hard work paid of this time but plenty more to come I no that lol just want to thank the lads for all there help and advice cheers no I'm getting pissed tonight  

Well done Rick only 1 better now next week well done and enjoy your racing

stewhit wrote:

no Jamie not me lol don't do club trainer races haha  

Our Fed start next week @ Stafford but it isnt a fed race we wont be sending as every man and his dog will jump them all in and think oh they will stick together thats when the problems start we will wait for the 3rd race.

well done ric I am chuffed for ya ...keep up the good work

VanReet Man123 wrote:

stewhit wrote:

no Jamie not me lol don't do club trainer races haha  

Our Fed start next week @ Stafford but it isnt a fed race we wont be sending as every man and his dog will jump them all in and think oh they will stick together thats when the problems start we will wait for the 3rd race.

lol Jamie to many idiots send untrained pigeons and this is were gd pigeons get dragged all over the place if im gonna loose them ide rather loose them competin against a few thousand pigeons in the fed lol  

fletch wrote:

send them all

we can get cleaned out here at that distance , one percie strike in the hills and 1000,s can go awol never to return , best to send half unless you get the type of racing they all home in a batch . dont get that here can be 5 and 10 mins between 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th in races
depends what valleys they come up .

We have huge networks of valleys here in the Algarve portugal and when we begin to train the Youngsters in January (latebreds with old rings on them bred in July, August) so 6  months or so of age.
I make sure that eventually they are all tossed from 60 miles as the crow flies 2 or 3 times on the otherside of the Monchique mountains in small groups of 5 or less colour coordinated 5 to 10 mins apart to cut down on the chance of attack and make them think for themselves.
This puts the birds in good stead and they also get 3 trainers with the Federation birds in Feb and March,a few thousand in the lib going all over the Algarve from 100 miles or so. They are ready for anything after that and their 1st race is 170 miles. Any birds that are put in untrained or unfit are left for dead and never seen again they will not and do not affect the well prepped pigeons.