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hi guys our birds were libbed at 10.15am this morning at falaise france,in a strong NW wind 341 miles to me.can anyone tell me how long it will take them to get home,if i get any home that is.lol.

please anyone

hi mark, as you know im only a novice but at a vauge guess i would say 8 hours plus............?????

thanks david thats what i was thinking lol didnt know if i was way out lol

DAVID wrote:

hi mark, as you know im only a novice but at a vauge guess i would say 8 hours plus............?????

i let you know how i get on. i hate over water racers i lost meny a bird at falaise i sh.tting myself here lol.if didnt send over water the most i would race is 200 miles.

hi mark, hope they come well for you, let us know how you do........... i dont think ill be racing over the water as id be up all night worrying about them, inland will be enough for me.....good luck

yeah david im worried about them flying over water specaily today with this wind it wont be easy.i think i will stick to inland as from now nice short sprint racers.

strong NW wind doesnt sound too good, sounds to me like it will be a hard race.......??? get the electrolytes/glucose/honey ready for when they get home......

yep all sorted and ready for them mate hope i get them ok i cant wait to see my first bird arive home

hi mark, i would work it out about 40mph today mate if not a little bit less , you say a strong nw wind
the birds will have to work realy hard today i would start looking out round about 7.1/2 hrs .
i think the winners will be more like 9 hrs today but you never know good luck .

our club basketed thursday for lessay 290 mile another holdover today10-30 am they said both sides of channel rain and mist

don,t it make you wonder why some feds let go and some hold
when there all heading into yorkshire , mind boggles .

just been on another site and there is a lot of libs from france today
they say the fog is on the west side of the channel but no early libs
there all going round about 10.am so a long wait i think .

i think its wrong all this time in basket thursday race day saturday, they should be released on day closer home, some convoyers are scared of stick if they release in poor weather,

its a long time in the basket for them, hope they know how to eat and drink in there............

thats what you get when you race the channel the longer the birds are rested
the better they home don,t forget the pigeons have been tossed about a bit on transit
to the race point then the ferry crossing , i would rather my birds are libbed in good conditions then
in not so good conditions . when you race the longer races with the classic and nationals they can be in the basket up to 7 days .

sounds hard on them kev, think ill be sticking to inland during my spell at racing............

my birds are well basket trained they eat and drink from them ok. its now 8.30pm and still no birds home if i had known the weather was going to be as bad as this i wouldnt have sent but there you go we all get it wrong from time to time,i just feeling bad i sent birds to get home from all that way in this crap weather.

hi david , yes it is hard on them but they get used to it when ive been helping out
at the marking station for the national the older birds are laying down resting
a few years ago the nfc had a race from saintes and brought them back to messac they were
in the basket for 9 days , i sent 4 and got 4 none the worse for there ordeal , but you can,t beat the feeling
of clocking a national bird in win or lose .

DAVID wrote:

sounds hard on them kev, think ill be sticking to inland during my spell at racing............

thats what i going to do now david i not sending over water anymore

barlbylofts wrote:

my birds are well basket trained they eat and drink from them ok. its now 8.30pm and still no birds home if i had known the weather was going to be as bad as this i wouldnt have sent but there you go we all get it wrong from time to time,i just feeling bad i sent birds to get home from all that way in this crap weather.

hi mate , still time yet , been on a other site and there clocking in barnsley just after 6 pm from a 10,am lib and the west yorkshire fed libed at 10.15 i think and there clocking in between 6and 7 pm so a good steady race but there are still plenty missing .

yeah i know there is lots missing at the moment not that meny clocked in at our fed

have you heard if anyone in your club has one yet mark.......?

know what you mean kev re clocking fron a national but id be upset at them having to go through all that..........maybe not cut out for racing pigeons eh...... too soft with them

don,t let it put you off just cos you haven,t got any this time
if there good enough they will be there , i know how you feel ive been there many a time
and will be again but it does not stop me from trying a gain just work harder with them .
just poping out to check on my birds ive still 4 missing from a 74 mile race so it,s not just you peed off
it,s me as well back on later to night , cheers boys

cheers kev, hope they come back for you.............