racing this week

anyone racing this weekend ...we go to Pontefract 165 miles to me ,sending my 3 cocks good luck to all members racing

Hope you have a good one, oldstrain, I just hope the hot weather does not adversely affect them in the transporter, hot weather is often not in the best interests of the pigeons.

But if you wait for ideal conditions, you will have a long wait.

Regards.

yes spot on misty not happy with the temperatures we use wicker baskets and have a central corridor also birdage has been hammered in the Scottish races so don't expect a great turnout be lucky to get 500 birds on board for 75/80 members ...would not like to see us get loaded onto the top of the transporter its probably not the best place nearest the roof will have a good look at it so will be on basket duty as well as clocksetting tonight atb

good luck Darren, and all members who are racing this weekend .....

Our national this week .262 miles I think..sent 21 but another testing day ahead

Sent 9 cocks to 205. Only their 2nd race. 13 to 250 miles. Again all cocks. Will fly widowhood next year. So have to send them, weather not the best. Birds coming from the East. 40 kmph S.W. wind. Forecast for high humidity and 35 plus C degrees. Crunch time for what stays. Hens to 320 miles next week all going well.

we liberated at 8.15 from Pontefract ….good to hear as we will be racing the coolest part of the day,the lerwick birds were up at 5.45 and will have a difficult day ,good luck to each and everyone of them birds

5.20 am. Thunderstorms in both release area at present.

Open loft system will only work if you have an open loft all weathers, that is the whole point.

Not to mention disregarding all the treatments the widowhood and darkness systems appear to need to keep the pigeons alive.

Good food EVERY day just as a car would not work on low grade fuel on an on off basis, which would ruin the engine, very similar to todays pigeons being useless after the yearling stage in many cases.

The more the experts and scientists become involved along with the commercial boys the more the actual pigeon suffers.

Regards.





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oldstrain wrote:

we liberated at 8.15 from Pontefract ….good to hear as we will be racing the coolest part of the day,the lerwick birds were up at 5.45 and will have a difficult day ,good luck to each and everyone of them birds

Your lerwick birds might get a little bit help on ENE  wind  up here 21 degrees clear sky with excellent visibility near durham

thanks for that barnie...Pontefract birds were just over 3 hours for 165 miles so quite quick today not much wind down here though 66 was our first bird who got 3rd club last week see what transpires at clocks tonight atb

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23 sent. Cocks. 3 home after 8 hours. Did not clock them. Needed to cut down but done now. Hens next week.

we got 3/3 and was 6th and 8th club ,that's it for the old birds they had 10 races this season and gave us a lot of pleasure ,cocks will get their hens for the rest of summer

Well done oldstrain, you cannot beat 100% returns and they should be ideal for next year.


Regards.

oldstrain wrote:

we got 3/3 and was 6th and 8th club ,that's it for the old birds they had 10 races this season and gave us a lot of pleasure ,cocks will get their hens for the rest of summer

That's the main thing O/S I suggest, having the pleasure of the pleasure factor etc . Now unfortunately I'm not happy as my old faithful STB was just pipped, by one of those electronic things in our first race etc in our centre yesterday. Thinking of firing in an objection as its just not fair I'm    for an old fella, with the shakes     who has BIG, BIG trouble putting the rubber in the thimble as such    .

wont they let you just drop the rubber in ...used to in my old club ,well done on yer result oz nice start eh

Ozzie get a better clock! Why bitch about it?

halcanada wrote:

Ozzie get a better clock! Why bitch about it?

Why because I can all part of the enjoyment factor etc Hal I suggest. Even after getting 2 gold cards & 1 silver so to speak & also knocking off many of the chook farmer types a man still has to have a wee bit of fun come race day as such, grumbling .

No result yet but terrible race for us .20 mins behind so took clock out which is very rare. Plus 5 missing..Terrible

No comparison between shaking hands and all the excitement, dropping rubber amongst the deep litter etc; and being out shopping or down the pub whilst the pigeons, often from a treble figure entry, time themselves in.

It takes all sorts but some present day fanciers do not nor ever will understand what the sport should be all about.

Is there any wonder very few are interested.

Regards.

peel bros wrote:

No result yet but terrible race for us .20 mins behind so took clock out which is very rare. Plus 5 missing..Terrible

Don't feel too bad Ray been there done that etc at the end of the day as such it just makes us stronger I suggest, for when it happens again so to speak .

oldstrain wrote:

wont they let you just drop the rubber in ...used to in my old club ,well done on yer result oz nice start eh

Not in my back yard O/S Some are even trying here to ban the old type manual clocks as such I tell them I'm my own man & I will never be beholding to those that control the electronic clock scenario as they have you by the balls I'm I suggest, with how they can manipulate the system for their own advantage as such.

Yes. Eclocks can be manipulated. Were this is a will there is a way.
Last weekend. Top bird in Fed was 1000 meters plus. Thinking I should have clocked. No matter. Quit old ones for the last two races on the schedule. August 4 young birds start.

MCC for me sent 7 to sainted 480mls see what happens