Disaster race

Please keep your eyes out for WHU pigoens, today has been the biggest disaster race I have ever seen in all my years racing, only last week I posted about having 15 out of 16. What a change in fortunes, birds were up at 7.00am in Hullavington fair weather nothing dramatic.

However I have had 4 pigeons out of 17, some 2 out of 15, 6 from 24, and 15 out of 45...massive losses and no idea why, my first bird took 4 1/2 hours from 125 miles.

So please look out for our birds and report them as they must end up somewhere?

Sorry to read this sad news Martyn fingers crossed mate the rest get back home

Usually Don when they are missing like this they are gone mate, I suppose that's pigeon racing you take the rough with the smooth.

I understand were you are coming from mate if you go back 30+ years and this happened they always got back

But that's how things have changed in todays racing mate

Hi Martin you had any more back tend to agree with you when birds go missing without any obvious reason it seems the last you see of them as very few tend to make their way back
Ken

sorry to hear about your losses with the young birds we have not had anything from messac 331miles today nothing in club yet

sorry to here your news martyn.
I hope you get some back.

Sounds like a bad day all round.
I had a good young bird toss from 40 miles, but I let them go at 17:45 tonight when it was cooler.

wise move their boosey

I'll second that Mark

Rudderfett wrote:

Please keep your eyes out for WHU pigoens, today has been the biggest disaster race I have ever seen in all my years racing, only last week I posted about having 15 out of 16. What a change in fortunes, birds were up at 7.00am in Hullavington fair weather nothing dramatic.

However I have had 4 pigeons out of 17, some 2 out of 15, 6 from 24, and 15 out of 45...massive losses and no idea why, my first bird took 4 1/2 hours from 125 miles.

So please look out for our birds and report them as they must end up somewhere?

Sorry to hear that type of news Rudd . Does your head in trying to work out why sadly I'm that these type of things just keep happening etc. Being who I'm I will say it's nothing that you had control over inside your front gate type of thing, that caused the outcome.

Rudd did you have any waiting on the loft this morning

Thanks for comments, There is one thing for sure pigeons are a mystery and just when you think things are not too bad and going your way you get a shock.
Im not a fancier to dwell on things and get disheartened Just move on and next week when it hopefully will be better.

Nothing in loft so far today, which is what happens, in this sort of race very few come back although bound to be a couple, lets hope they are mine.

gone are the days where they work back in ...alot are feeding lighter mixes these days could this be part of the reason either way martyn I hope a few more work in for you

sorry to hear the bad news martyn. Hope you get a better race next week

johnnorm2 wrote:

sorry to hear the bad news martyn. Hope you get a better race next week

So do I John (BRNW etc) or it may be a cliff senaro or even take up canary's maybe for our Rudd     here, just to find a bit more pleasure at the weekend type of thing.

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

we have a friend in wales martin raced yesterday he has none from 24 not sure of where he raced as yet hes to gutted to talk his mrs said 0nly 8 from 234 home on day
hope you and all the others get more back it must be heart breaking all that work and looking to future prospects just gone in one hit cant be easy for ya hope they work in

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad you got another one back Rudd I have a strange feeling etc tho, I know how it feels .

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Don Webb wrote:

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Most of us know Don disaster can lurk close by, once we put our birds in the basket etc for a race or toss as they say, especially for the fool hardy if they get it all wrong. Now !!!, the little fat bloke   is keeping me up to date with one of my club mates here at the moment. I will just call him the Van Duck man & in his wisdom ??? he decided on the coldest wettest day of the year here yesterday, to tune his birds all up with a toss from a place called Warragul, 50 odd miles to him etc into a head wind. 6 hrs after he released them & at  dark he had 16 home from 48 birds & his first took 4 hrs to find it's little perch in the sh*te weather as such. So, what does this all mean ???, not much     but it may make Rudd feel as if he is not the only one, feeling like jumping of a cliff at times     when things go all belly up.  

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Most of us know Don disaster can lurk close by, once we put our birds in the basket etc for a race or toss as they say, especially for the fool hardy if they get it all wrong. Now !!!, the little fat bloke   is keeping me up to date with one of my club mates here at the moment. I will just call him the Van Duck man & in his wisdom ??? he decided on the coldest wettest day of the year here yesterday, to tune his birds all up with a toss from a place called Warragul, 50 odd miles to him etc into a head wind. 6 hrs after he released them & at  dark he had 16 home from 48 birds & his first took 4 hrs to find it's little perch in the sh*te weather as such. So, what does this all mean ???, not much     but it may make Rudd feel as if he is not the only one, feeling like jumping of a cliff at times     when things go all belly up.  

Kanackered its good to see you talking sense for once mate

Don Webb wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Most of us know Don disaster can lurk close by, once we put our birds in the basket etc for a race or toss as they say, especially for the fool hardy if they get it all wrong. Now !!!, the little fat bloke   is keeping me up to date with one of my club mates here at the moment. I will just call him the Van Duck man & in his wisdom ??? he decided on the coldest wettest day of the year here yesterday, to tune his birds all up with a toss from a place called Warragul, 50 odd miles to him etc into a head wind. 6 hrs after he released them & at  dark he had 16 home from 48 birds & his first took 4 hrs to find it's little perch in the sh*te weather as such. So, what does this all mean ???, not much     but it may make Rudd feel as if he is not the only one, feeling like jumping of a cliff at times     when things go all belly up.  

Kanackered its good to see you talking sense for once mate

I'm learning Don if I keep improving etc I may just score a silly hat like you wear, to boost my ego here.
*****

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Most of us know Don disaster can lurk close by, once we put our birds in the basket etc for a race or toss as they say, especially for the fool hardy if they get it all wrong. Now !!!, the little fat bloke   is keeping me up to date with one of my club mates here at the moment. I will just call him the Van Duck man & in his wisdom ??? he decided on the coldest wettest day of the year here yesterday, to tune his birds all up with a toss from a place called Warragul, 50 odd miles to him etc into a head wind. 6 hrs after he released them & at  dark he had 16 home from 48 birds & his first took 4 hrs to find it's little perch in the sh*te weather as such. So, what does this all mean ???, not much     but it may make Rudd feel as if he is not the only one, feeling like jumping of a cliff at times     when things go all belly up.  

Kanackered its good to see you talking sense for once mate

I'm learning Don if I keep improving etc I may just score a silly hat like you wear, to boost my ego here.
*****

Kanackered I would not bother it hasn't helped me

Don Webb wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

Rudderfett wrote:

Just an update birds reported every where from Bristol to the Valleys of Wales which is 100 miles from us although we are welsh, but most birds have gone left at 7 bridge and seem to have ended up in Cornwall area.
so many in fact our transporter van might be arranged for all local fanciers sometime next week to collect them, so lets hope more turn up before it goes, I haven't had any reported yet so heads up, but did get another back today at dinner time Knackered so probably flew from cornwall brave little bird.

Glad to see one bird returning Martyn fingers crossed others make it mate

Most of us know Don disaster can lurk close by, once we put our birds in the basket etc for a race or toss as they say, especially for the fool hardy if they get it all wrong. Now !!!, the little fat bloke   is keeping me up to date with one of my club mates here at the moment. I will just call him the Van Duck man & in his wisdom ??? he decided on the coldest wettest day of the year here yesterday, to tune his birds all up with a toss from a place called Warragul, 50 odd miles to him etc into a head wind. 6 hrs after he released them & at  dark he had 16 home from 48 birds & his first took 4 hrs to find it's little perch in the sh*te weather as such. So, what does this all mean ???, not much     but it may make Rudd feel as if he is not the only one, feeling like jumping of a cliff at times     when things go all belly up.  

Kanackered its good to see you talking sense for once mate

I'm learning Don if I keep improving etc I may just score a silly hat like you wear, to boost my ego here.
*****

Kanackered I would not bother it hasn't helped me

Maybe, maybe not Don But at least you didn't have a life time of working in sh*te like myself etc as an old plumber .