RPRA Hotspot update

Jeremy Davies
1 d ·
Good afternoon
The training went pretty well this morning into a moderate head wind.
I have pencilled in Hot Spot 3 for Weymouth on the south coast a distance of 95 miles but this is provisional depending on the latest forecast on Sunday morning.
I will update midday on Sunday with my decision on if we are racing Monday.
Jeremy..

David wrote:

Jeremy Davies
1 d  ·
Good afternoon
The training went pretty well this morning into a moderate head wind.
I have pencilled in Hot Spot 3 for Weymouth on the south coast a distance of 95 miles but this is provisional depending on the latest forecast on Sunday morning.
I will update midday on Sunday with my decision on if we are racing Monday.
Jeremy..

I must be missing something here again etc David I'm Moderate head wind in Jeremys view/words & the first birds there were doing around 1400 yds/min apparently by what I see    Most Feds here this weekend     were all also just pushing into a moderate type head wind & most flyers were lucky & just thankful to crack 1000 metres/min from around 300 to 400 odd miles with their youngsters    .  

One Loft Young Birds Hot Spot 3 is on for tomorrow from Weymouth:
Jeremy Davies
3 h ·
Good afternoon
We will mark later today and try for a race tomorrow from Weymouth Hot Spot 3.
If anyone can give me online weather info tomorrow around 7am will be appreciated.
A marked list etc will be online just after 8pm.
Jeremy..

i wonder where next hotspot will be ,is truro penciled in for the final

David wrote:

One Loft Young Birds Hot Spot 3 is on for tomorrow from Weymouth:
Jeremy Davies
3 h  ·
Good afternoon
We will mark later today and try for a race tomorrow from Weymouth Hot Spot 3.
If anyone can give me online weather info tomorrow around 7am will be appreciated.
A marked list etc will be online just after 8pm.
Jeremy..

Just had a look here etc David as where Weymouth actually is to the home loft type thing next race point there thou could be rather interesting I suggest if on line with Weymouth as Jeremy could just be hiring a boat maybe & a few sea sickness type tablets for the birds .

they will race into cornwall next so them ybs are not on the correct line ,the line they are racing is for the channel races ie guernsey ,there is the chance they may go isle of wight which would be far bettter for the ybs given the line they have been raced on

thought the rpra olr raced north road sure the final was NR few years ago

that was the plan for this year to george but for some reason they went south,i really cannot understand why other than easier access to race points

i like to buy from the auction not so sure this year

even with the way the rpra one loft is run, i still think some good birds can be bought in the auction ........lets face it,if they survive to the end they arnt too bad .

your right may buy in a few

ive bought a couple of the forums birds back over the last few years when we entered the rpra, also when we entered the midland national one loft .....must say all the birds i bought were in good health when i received them .

were you in mnfc olr when we were conned

George & Morgan wrote:

were you in  mnfc olr when we were conned

Conned surely your talking about the RPRA one of ours etc George .

George & Morgan wrote:

were you in  mnfc olr when we were conned

yes george we entered the midland national one loft, i think it was the first one they did a few years ago ......our bird was bred by darren /oldstrain and he came 30th in the final from over the channel (as a young bird)

i bought the bird back, but there was some skullduggery going on with selling the birds  ......

a lot went in the bin to save on corn

sounds like the rpra too george, strange how 1,500 enter, and 750 get to the first hot spot, either mad management, bad luck or purposely reducing numbers ......

David wrote:

sounds like the rpra too george, strange how 1,500 enter, and 750 get to the first hot spot, either mad management, bad luck or purposely reducing numbers ......

mad management not quite the words I would use etc David but one does but wonder thou     what actually does go on there at times when you take an interest in the race towards the final result from where ever the mystery point this year may be as such .

George & Morgan wrote:

a lot went in the bin to save on corn

Certainly hope not George would be interesting to know thou I suggest what actually does happen to many of them there sadly, when many don't even make it to the first toss type of thing.

Knackered wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

a lot went in the bin to save on corn

Certainly hope not George would be interesting to know thou I suggest what actually does happen to many of them there sadly, when many don't even make it to the first toss type of thing.

With so mamy pigeons involved from so many different lofts  the possibility that initially there is a widespread outbreak of diseases is probable.

The pigeons today are dependant on medication to a greater degree than at any time previously.

To sort out health problems involving so many pigeons is no easy task.

Many fanciers find it hard to keep a handful healthy.


Read in the Old book barnie provided, the more liberty a pigeon has the less problems, health and otherwise.


The OL birds are kept in 80% of the time giving ideal conditions for problems.

If you flock treat you may be harming healthy pigeons as well as curing the ill.

The biggest issue as far as I can see is that no explanation is given for any of  the losses, which I feel fanciers are entitled to.

I actualy feel no one can look after so many pigeons and give an equal chance to all.

Regards.

in the mnfc olr the loft manager if my memory recalls was there race conveyor and due to a long holdover i think 9 days he was away and a young lad was left in charge they did refund entrance fee to those that got back from the final i thought we all should have had our money refunded

I don't know if they have a vet at hand with regular visits, or if it's a case of treat the lot for everything programme of medication in place?
I think the one lofts are running out of steam, few years ago they were fully booked months in advance but some have now folded and others seem to having to advertise more often to fill the perches.
That won't worry the winners though, always the lure of big £££Money.

another one i was in that folded was Somerset olr he was another con man

Think that is part of the problem barnie, no one knows anything about what actually happens once you drop your birds off.

Regards.

that's why i prefer a test loft to a olr the problem i now have you gift birds out and if your lucky the best you can hope for is a few races that's why i won't be gifting any more free ybs