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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:24 pm | |
| our bird came 74th in the one loft final, that means we`ll get £50 prize money .....well donr to darren for supplying us with the bird, youve done us proud ..... |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16306 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:34 pm | |
| yes darren, thoroughly enjoyed it this year......at times things seemed to be taking a strange course with training etc, but then again its been a strange year anyway ........very pleased with how our birds performed this year, it makes me wonder how things would have turned out with all 5 of ours in the final . thanks darren and 93, you did us proud ....... |
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Don Webb Oldbird
Posts : 14926 Join date : 2009-03-27 Age : 51 Location : Tipton
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:41 pm | |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14506 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:19 pm | |
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barnie Youngbird
Posts : 3066 Join date : 2012-07-25
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:31 pm | |
| very good result, got to be happy with that |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:34 pm | |
| 316 birds back so far ......... |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:52 pm | |
| 369 back so far, 573 sent ........ |
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MISTY Oldbird
Posts : 9024 Join date : 2018-01-28 Age : 89 Location : SCARBOROUGH
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:26 pm | |
| After all the training etc ; think the returns disappointing.
Must be difficult dealing with so many pigeons I agree but I would bet that if they had complete open loft from day one and just a couple of training tosses the results would be far better in every respect.
Regards. |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:39 pm | |
| how many birds started, around 1,500 .......? if so around a 1,000 were lost after 4 hot spots anyway, besides that, ive enjoyed this years one loft.......i dont race my self so this has given me something to participate in , its a hard job running a one loft with 1,500 birds, i cant handle over 25, so the manager and his team have done well in uncertain times, and i reckon it was £25 well spent ........ |
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Don Webb Oldbird
Posts : 14926 Join date : 2009-03-27 Age : 51 Location : Tipton
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:25 pm | |
| - David wrote:
- how many birds started, around 1,500 .......? if so around a 1,000 were lost after 4 hot spots
anyway, besides that, ive enjoyed this years one loft.......i dont race my self so this has given me something to participate in , its a hard job running a one loft with 1,500 birds, i cant handle over 25, so the manager and his team have done well in uncertain times, and i reckon it was £25 well spent ........ Will se ons that David |
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MISTY Oldbird
Posts : 9024 Join date : 2018-01-28 Age : 89 Location : SCARBOROUGH
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:00 pm | |
| Pigeons entered in the OL races are obviously those the entrants think are the best,
To lose two thirds before they reached a distance one could call any test at all to my mind is not understandable, their must be something amiss.
WE also have no idea yet how many will be lost in the final, and also the distance of the final is not a real test, with a wind up their posterior.
No one has enjoyed the experience more than I have, like David I no longer race pigeons myself, and oldstrain has done a good job for us once more.
We all have our opinions and they are mine.
Regards |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14506 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:11 pm | |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16306 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:15 pm | |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:18 pm | |
| plus darren, our birds were among the youngest there i reckon, so did very well competing against older ybs who had been there longer |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16306 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:24 pm | |
| thing is with one lofters its always like a training toss and when they clash/hawk strike/go awry they lack experience of a small team alot of followers are formed so big losses will occur ,not sure what racing was on today ...more will turn in tomorrow and some will be good birds just gaining experience they should already have had ,to many blow homes is not good for them i dont think they had 1 headwind last 3 were tailenders 1 prior was a crosswind anyway done now and thats me whacked i have to be up early to take alfie over the park for rugby training ,brew and over and out atb lads |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14506 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:33 pm | |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14506 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:00 pm | |
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barnie Youngbird
Posts : 3066 Join date : 2012-07-25
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:22 am | |
| Hopefully it's on next year, for anyone like ourselves to have a chance at the end it's a success but there's a lot more disappointed fanciers each year who won't re-enter again. And it's not cheap. Tail wind yesterday and it was still a bad race with pigeons that had already had some experience. Maybe racing mid week so to miss Saturday clubs would have helped yesterday? Considering all the entries would have been bred off proven breeders you'd think, then something was never right this year. You wouldn't lose this many birds if they were fit, healthy and happy at home. Even trapping was a lottery, how can so many birds have so much training yet still fail to enter the loft at the home end? They didn't seem bothered or didn't want to enter for some reason which is strange with youngsters who once they know food is in trap like bullets from an early age.
Cant take anything away from Darren's protege though, great result and well deserved !! |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16306 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:20 am | |
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MISTY Oldbird
Posts : 9024 Join date : 2018-01-28 Age : 89 Location : SCARBOROUGH
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:51 am | |
| Hope you have a good game of rugby oldstrain.
Keep trying to find out where we were in the Ace Pigeon bracket.
Cannot see being out of the first half dozen.
Just a great pity the final was not a strong head wind.
Regards. |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16306 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:18 pm | |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 43226 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:58 pm | |
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MISTY Oldbird
Posts : 9024 Join date : 2018-01-28 Age : 89 Location : SCARBOROUGH
| Subject: Re: Pigeon World Forum 74th Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:13 pm | |
| Think the whole system needs a re-think.
The training in only blow homes is asking for trouble as is very short tosses.
There is very little incentive for the pigeons to fly back from adistance from which they can see their loft.
A lesson hard learned is never forgotten.
Regards
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