racing this weekend

oldstrain wrote:

johnnorm2 wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

just got word we basket Thursday for a Friday race from Ilkeston about 120 miles to me new race point

Where racing friday from swindon aswell daz mate. 141 to me. good luck all racing this weekend

are you on the same transporter as lofty john and the bridgend lads

Yea be on the same lorry mate hopefully we get a good race but looks like rain and head wind on the way down

They should be away early John, I hope, some showers around especially down you end

Hopefully mate get them up early and hopefully miss most of the showers

Been training mine to tailgate the far west pigeons John

haha we sent the pace makers when we get to swansea they tail off then. good luck for tomorrow mate atb

Lofty wrote:

Ours are away, 251 club birds on they’re way to Swindon, forecast looks ok maybe catch a shower wind westerly so on their noses, should sort the men from the boys

Men/Boys waiting to see the numbers here Lofty of the chook farmer types in our race on Sunday etc at around 250 miles. Some can send 160 odd birds as such but my bones tell me some how some will be placed in the wimp class unfortunately, seeing as it's looking like a header type wind here .
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Going ahead as normal this week now after last week's farce..they wanted a race today but went back to a Saturday one now..you couldn't write it

Can’t see us getting libbed this morning, chucking it down at the minute forecast is getting better this afternoon

johnnorm2 wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

johnnorm2 wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

just got word we basket Thursday for a Friday race from Ilkeston about 120 miles to me new race point

Where racing friday from swindon aswell daz mate. 141 to me. good luck all racing this weekend

are you on the same transporter as lofty john and the bridgend lads

Yea be on the same lorry mate hopefully we get a good race but looks like rain and head wind on the way down

thanks m8 we are in Derbyshire Ilkeston not been libbed yet theirs a few organisations going today some jeavy showers and a wsw wind on the nose turning more westerly through the afternoon

oldstrain wrote:

johnnorm2 wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

johnnorm2 wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

just got word we basket Thursday for a Friday race from Ilkeston about 120 miles to me new race point

Where racing friday from swindon aswell daz mate. 141 to me. good luck all racing this weekend

are you on the same transporter as lofty john and the bridgend lads

Yea be on the same lorry mate hopefully we get a good race but looks like rain and head wind on the way down

thanks m8 we are in Derbyshire Ilkeston not been libbed yet theirs a few organisations going today some jeavy showers and a wsw wind on the nose turning more westerly through the afternoon

All the best to the pair O/S with your race there. About to go & pick my team out here might not send as many as the chook farmer types down here but then     I won't loose as many as they do either etc hopefully.

thanks oz hope yer race fairs well for ya m8 atb

we are coming back to Coventry from Ilkeston due to weather,we should get a liberation in the afternoon

still dithering, looks alright for tomorrow from Monmouth so probably send a few

we went at 2.15 from Coventry 84 miles birds brought back 35 miles winds really picked up wsw down here on the nose

we was 6th 10th and 12th club this week and returns 7/8 well happy with the whole scenario but the icing on the cake would be to see the last bird drop in it was out 1st yb last week …...still time yet as we look over the loft ,hope our welsh members had a good race today conditions would have been difficult if liberated atb

Nice one Darren, Great going.

Tough racing in this neck of the woods, birds up at 1-15pm and had a strong westerly on their nose all the way home, sent 16 and up till dark we’ve had 14, birds knew they were in a race today, same race point last week we were clocking 1hr 49minutes, this week we were clocking 2hr 28 minutes and the birds were wrecked, wings down and lost a fair bit of body, but at least they’re home, time to build them back up so a bit of r&r for the weekend, won’t know how we did in the club till next week

Lofty wrote:

Tough racing in this neck of the woods, birds up at 1-15pm and had a strong westerly on their nose all the way home, sent 16 and up till dark we’ve had 14, birds knew they were in a race today, same race point last week we were clocking 1hr 49minutes, this week we were clocking 2hr 28 minutes and the birds were wrecked, wings down and lost a fair bit of body, but at least they’re home, time to build them back up so a bit of r&r for the weekend, won’t know how we did in the club till next week

Different beast required I suggest at times Lofty when the wind is on their nose etc. Hope you get your last 2 there, but if not      you have 14 it appears that were prepared to put in by my standards & so you survive hopefully for better times down the track, maybe .
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I had to cancel out this weekend. 30 unflown to send. Wind up their backsides. Any thing can win. Weather forecast for a tough weekend next race. So did not ship. Also change of plan. Will train 40 miles am. Then again whatever good day. Maybe 2 next week. Cannot get more than an hour and half fly out of them. So next week 155 miler. First race for 30 plus. More dependable on what to keep than a blow home.

Monmouth 85miles, sent 19 got 20 back , keep this up and have them all here at end of season, still trying to work out which one it is

good luck everyone........

redrog wrote:

Monmouth 85miles, sent 19 got 20 back , keep this up and have them all here at end of season, still trying to work out which one it is

must be some thing in your water I suggest Rog maybe, Local Fed here today could do with your help sadly. Hit the panic button "losses" went 100 miles west of the chosen race point today because of a header type race on a type day here. Strange thing is one Fed, went up as is at the chosen race point. Best way to describe the situation from my perspective, is one mob has balls & the other Fed unfortunately tend to hide under a log by there recent record I'm when the going get's some what tough .
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Got mine up and away early morning. Heat and humidity were harsh. Had to cut back to 20 miles. Came in good time. But finally ticked off numbers of what is here. 38 left to race. (8 out of 15 from last week included.) Checked all their flights. All can go next week. 155 miler. Looking good so far. Thunderstorms every day for next four or 5 days so was happy to get them on the road. Hate catching so many though!

Lofty wrote:

Tough racing in this neck of the woods, birds up at 1-15pm and had a strong westerly on their nose all the way home, sent 16 and up till dark we’ve had 14, birds knew they were in a race today, same race point last week we were clocking 1hr 49minutes, this week we were clocking 2hr 28 minutes and the birds were wrecked, wings down and lost a fair bit of body, but at least they’re home, time to build them back up so a bit of r&r for the weekend, won’t know how we did in the club till next week

great returns roy on a very difficult day

Beats me why fanciers only train in ideal conditions and then expect the pigeons to contend with the unexpected.

Some of the best fanciers I have known train in almost any weather.

Common sense being the deciding factor.

I never trained other the on the very odd occasion and that was to suit me and that was when the fed trained in their transporter, which was like a little race. or with a friend who trained the North Road birds. Complete open loft and there is no need to train.

Never actually raced many, most ever 20 and that was testing the young birds..


I would agree that to breed only a few when we are all aware that only a small minority of those bred are potential winners is a gamble but if you have an established family and know their peculiarities it is far easier than breeding hundreds from hopefuls you have to feed and look after them all and a few you can know them as individuals

Catching them for racing, just shut the loft up the night before and with a handful of peanuts, they were easy prey, I never sent a pigeon to a race starving.

What I have always said, " Fanciers for several reasons have turned a very simple and easily participated in sport into a seemingly minefield that needs bottomless pocket and degrees in several sciences.

Sad so very, very, sad.

Regards.