Rpra One Loft YBS 14/07/2021 six mile training point.

about 70 ybs missing ...our remaining 3 all timed in

oldstrain wrote:

about 70 ybs missing ...our remaining 3 all timed in

Ouch!!!

From 6 miles? Hope this isn't going to be a repeat of the yearling fiasco.......not a good start.

Does not make any sense losing so many from a distance the pigeons can see the loft.

Think it will turn out another sad tale.

Think quality of  pigeon has little  effect, treatment from start to finish may be the problem, if all are being given treatments it could adversely affect the  healthy ones.

The short tosses in my opinion are a complete waste of time.

Better results would be when the pigeons have  to think and be concerned about getting back, not in sight of  the loft.

Just hope I am wrong.

Thanks for the update.

Regards.

350 ybs missing from the original 1512 entries and that was before todays toss ,still over 60 missing from todays 6 miler ....HEALTH eh

oldstrain wrote:

350 ybs missing from the original 1512 entries and that was before todays toss ,still over 60 missing from todays 6 miler ....HEALTH eh

So have 350 gone off the shed top type of thing Darren ? Unbelievable if that's the case

yes thats right colin ....off the shed or in the shed they also had a few 2 mile tosses shocking losses eh ,last year 400 were gone before training i think we are doing well to still have 3 left in the game

i think either way, this rpra one loft is becoming very worrying, as for entering next year i`d be thinking twice ..........

David wrote:

i think either way, this rpra one loft is becoming very worrying, as for entering next year i`d be thinking twice ..........

My mind's already made up

still over 60 ybs away from yesterdays toss of 6 miles ffs take um 15 miles and have a decent toss my motley crew of 30 ybs max were given 1 toss at 5miles 3 or 4 at 12miles then onto 25miles for 4/5 tosses then into first race ,surely letting the ybs go in bigger numbers at longer distance for training is the way to go ,the first race is 70miles so the best of the best should be able if my motley crew did it ,i just dont get it having 6 tosses at 2 miles ,the local bop must be having a field day ,nice little spar hawk ambush to from those trees just behind the wagon maybe its just me being pedantic but at £125 a go its not cheap ,yearlings were over £200 ...i cant be the only one comparing to their own methods strange if you ask me the whole affair ,maybe its time to move on from this one loft
because for me its not being run properly

wouldnt it be better to liberate in one big group .......? after all they`ll be liberated as one group in the hot spots.

Think from start to finish no real thought has been given to the whole  thing, hit and  miss been used  and more miss than hit as a result.

No sense nor reason in the short tosses.

Losses so far unreal under any circumstances.

Feel sorry for the fanciers taking part but even more so for the pigeons.

Dread to think how many more will be chucked away.

Regards.

another 6 miler today ,40 missing at present...luckily all our 3 remaining entries are there