HOW MANY prize winners

how many prize winners do members have in there lofts to numbers kept

birdy2011 wrote:

how many prize winners do members have in there lofts to numbers kept

i rekon around 3% on average

out of the 24 cocks i raced last year i have 9 left that have scored through the season from 1st to 4th club positions, next year might have none lol you never know with pigeon racing mores downs than ups but we keep trying

5 out of 21 but 12 of them are ybs who only had 1 race

lol

prize winners what are they ? dam I just glad if my pigeon gets home haha

the thing is prize winners don't mean anything you could fly in a 3 member club I like to go on where I finished in the open a much better marker ...even though I was not flying to a favourable location in my organisation... I am sure a lot of birds are sold on with these sort of results

must agree daz some reuskts aint worth counting and many who sell birds nnever put how many members or birds they beat in there adds

i got 3 all hens one hen got 2nd at norte sur erdre over the channel 250 miles , one hen got 3rd at littlehampton 125 miles , and i got my good blue hen who has been over the channel 11 times now scored in the NFC cholet race 90th open 2 season ago but this season just gone she as flown well over the channel but just missed out on a prize every time .

oldstrain wrote:

the thing is prize winners don't mean anything you could fly in a 3 member club I like to go on where I finished in the open a much better marker ...even though I was not flying to a favourable location in my organisation...  I am sure a lot of birds are sold on with these sort of results

i fly in a club with 20 members and birdage of 600 plus daz  so to get on the sheet is a task in itself

yeah same here 30 members I know where yer coming from ian but I was talking in general as not many clubs carry these amount of members these days ...in my previous club 2 seasons ago we only had 8 members and that would be average nowadays from what I am seeing atb

kev d wrote:

i got 3 all hens one hen got 2nd at norte sur erdre over the channel 250 miles , one hen got 3rd at littlehampton 125 miles , and i got my good blue hen who has been over the channel 11 times now scored in the NFC cholet race 90th open 2 season ago but this season just gone she as flown well over the channel but just missed out on a prize every time .

I am sure she will come good kev sounds like she been knocking on the door atb

Funny thing every year I write this down in the new loft book at the back in Notes, and I did it only last night, I have 2 section winners and multiple wins, 4 birds with multiple wins up to 5th, and 4 birds with prizes, so that's 10 winners, out of 33 racers.
So that's about a third of my racers have won something.

Rudderfett wrote:

Funny thing every year I write this down in the new loft book at the back in Notes, and I did it only last night, I have 2 section winners and multiple wins,  4 birds with multiple wins up to 5th, and 4 birds with prizes, so that's 10 winners, out of 33 racers.
So that's about a third of my racers have won something.

that's a good ratio martyn fair play...section winners and the like

interesting eye in your new avatar martyn....

Thanks david, not 1 of mine wish it was..lol

My clubs the smallest in our town but its the hardest to win....

no offence meant ray their are exceptions m8 I appreciate that atb

But i myself still have a few winners in my loft.so before i get put down i mean birds that have done well in fed sections and combine apart from the club results

Sorry the answer to the question is i have about 10 winners in my loft at present

I think the answer to this question, doesn't reflect the quality in the loft if answered correctly.
I will explain...When I first started back anything which did well went into the stock loft because I had un tested stock, the better racers I bred with the more chance I had of breeding better birds. As time goes by you often stock a brilliant racer, that way you end up with more prize winners in the loft because they are not raced and ultimately lost.

A good flyer in our area and a good friend who wins more feds, sections and firsts than anyone I know has less winners in the loft than I do.
And If asked this question he would fair far worst than anyone, why? BECAUSE he races everything week in week out wins lots and looses lots?

I care less for cards and more for good pigeons that's why I stock the best pigeons and concentrate on breeding. He wants to be at the top every week what ever the cost so breeds lots races lots and looses lots.
So although this question gives a clue to who has good pigeons it isn't the whole story and can be misleading.

the question was how many do you have in your loft not them thats been lost we can all add the winners we have lost me included

hi g unfortunatly there is more pigeon keepers than pigeon racers, but not many will admit it.

edgie wrote:

hi g unfortunatly there is more pigeon keepers than pigeon racers, but not many will admit it.

Very true in what you say Steve etc in regards to many of us being pigeon keepers. Especially       when you get old like me. Sad as it is many of the pigeon racer types, forget unfortunately that its the pigeon keeper brigade that is the backbone of our sport, at least in my view & as they chase the glory/money at any cost, us battlers unfortunately are left to drown & as such the sport is dying "Big time" in most areas.
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Knackered wrote:

edgie wrote:

hi g unfortunatly there is more pigeon keepers than pigeon racers, but not many will admit it.

Very true in what you say Steve etc in regards to many of us being pigeon keepers. Especially       when you get old like me. Sad as it is many of the pigeon racer types, forget unfortunately that its the pigeon keeper brigade that is the backbone of our sport, at least in my view & as they chase the glory/money at any cost, us battlers unfortunately are left to drown & as such the sport is dying "Big time" in most areas.
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well said totally agree with you 100%