last years gb rings

went to pick out my pairings today and i noticed that 5 rings were cracked on the plastic coating , with some of these intended for racing would this deem them as defaced also has anyone else experienced this

Darren mate if you look at about 3 posts i put up on here were that the rings would crack, not eggs, and its proven me correctly.

would like to say my experience with cracking is with NL09's and as far as im aware they are defaced and the bird needs a wing stamp by rpra with details instead of ring

Alex wrote:

would like to say my experience with cracking is with NL09's

its a worry alex as if they do say they are defaced it will mean no ob raceing for me as i only have yearlings,i wonder if the rpra will take responsability if this is the case for there fiasco last year with these rings ,i doubt very much they will

hi darren, were they GB rings, and if so what year...?

Saw the new show racer rings for the first time today ! (as supplied by the RPRA) at Chris Perrys they are superb why they dont supply racing rings of the same calibre i will never know ? will ask Chris to post a close up photo of them , see what you think of them ?

maybe because the amount of show rings they sell is a lot less than racing rings, therefor bulk buying cheap rings for the racers which will in most ases end up dead or lost.

thing is david the supplier isnt a cheap manufacturer, yes they make them cheaply but that shouldnt make any difference I have birds with 03 and 04 rings and even after all these years look like they were just put on. think its the strain that gets placed on the plastic where the lugs join. As I have said, NL09's cracked end of last year I saw, don't know how long before but it's now been proven as a year with these.

the numbers are on paper inside the plastic arnt they alex...? if this fades or gets wet there will be major problems id guess.

DAVID wrote:

the numbers are on paper inside the plastic arnt they alex...? if this fades or gets wet there will be major problems id guess.

the rpra show rings are all metal with the numbers stamped into the metal, no need for paper or plastic coating

DAVID wrote:

the numbers are on paper inside the plastic arnt they alex...? if this fades or gets wet there will be major problems id guess.

yes david, printed onto a peice of sticky label, will run/stain almost instantly.

chris perry wrote:

DAVID wrote:

the numbers are on paper inside the plastic arnt they alex...? if this fades or gets wet there will be major problems id guess.

the rpra show rings are all metal with the numbers stamped into the metal, no need for paper or plastic coating

like they used to be chris, best idea if you ask me.

chris perry wrote:

DAVID wrote:

the numbers are on paper inside the plastic arnt they alex...? if this fades or gets wet there will be major problems id guess.

the rpra show rings are all metal with the numbers stamped into the metal, no need for paper or plastic coating

well thats totally mad then isnt it chris, why cant they do this with the racing rings....?

cristiaens 09 wrote:

Saw the new show racer rings for the first time today ! (as supplied by the RPRA) at Chris Perrys they are superb why they dont supply racing rings of the same calibre i will never know ? will ask Chris to post a close up photo of them , see what you think of them ?

there you go guys much better i think

so are these plastic coated like the race rings...? they dont look as tho they are.

They look perfect to be on racers chris, surely thats a cheaper option for them too without having to have plastic fitted ontop...


they are full metal david

DAVID wrote:

so are these plastic coated like the race rings...? they dont look as tho they are.

no david just plain metal with the numbers engraved/ stamped in , and then infilled with a black to show the letters and numbers off

i wonder what their reasons are for doing them different for show birds and racers then.........?

DAVID wrote:

i wonder what their reasons are for doing them different for show birds and racers then.........?

i can see with combi rings for ets but not for origianls,
if you ask me if the ets companies went with micro chips simular to the ones in dogs and cats, what would happen then, someone will develope a micro chip small enough to put under there skin one day.

that is an idea there chris, may well happen (who knows with the spies on this site )

In my opinion, I would much rather the all metal rings making a comeback.

If YoU look at the old rings pre 1980 they are aluminium with raised embosed letters lighter and better than any rings today, why they changed them I will never know. Often progress means a step back, those fancy pigeon rings look far better than the race rings we get.

If YoU look at the old rings pre 1980 they are aluminium with raised embosed letters lighter and better than any rings today, why they changed them I will never know. Often progress means a step back, those fancy pigeon rings look far better than the race rings we get.

DAVID wrote:

hi darren, were they GB rings, and if so what year...?

they are 2010 rings mate and i could not have put it any better martyn ,why dont they leave things alone at the rpra if it aint broke dont fix it ,well there certainly broke now

must say the few gb rung birds i have off last year are ok the rings are fine

ian wrote:

must say the few gb rung birds i have off last year are ok the rings are fine

i have to say mate having had a good think about it that the ones that have cracked all belong to hens which were housed this winter in a section that is more open to the elements of bad weather i can only assume its the cold weather and will bear this in mind for the future