This Weeks Racing 29/4/2017.

anyone racing this weekend, how many and where from...?

Am racing from Newbury tomorrow 162 for me. Only sent the 1 hen so see how she gets on she was 10th last week

good luck john, I hope she comes good for you.........

Thanks David

All the best to everyone racing this weekend

johnnorm2 wrote:

Am racing from Newbury tomorrow 162 for me. Only sent the 1 hen so see how she gets on she was 10th last week

All the very best with you hen.

fingers Phil

Thanks Phil got a text to say they be up at 9 so hopefully have a good race

Our birds are still not up at 10:35 local time.

Goodness knows why - the frogs!

Phil

got a update at 12 for our. read the text wrong lol morning eyes haha

We heard about an hour ago that our birds were up at 09:20.

No idea why it took so long to get the email.

Phil in frogland

good luck guys n girls cloud is just starting to break up now in the west country

We've had 6 out of 10 back so far, first two within 2 minutes of each other but the rest quite split up.

The wind changed overnight so ended up to be a fast race. The last two or three to come back looks like they have overflown judging from the direction they came. I think that is what has maybe happened to the remaining four.

Progress report to follow.

Phil n Hil

ours up 10.45 86miles, first bird 12.08, caught me knapping a bit and poor trap so not hopeful

Just got back from doing the clocks and seems our lot have had poor returns, how's your lot down there John, I know they were up with our fed

sorry to hear about the bad returns Roy. I have not had my 1 hen back yet. clocking for us is at half 7 so i will know how everyone else has got on then. The weather down here now is black skys so might not see any today down here

There's a couple of our lads also fly in a south road club, and they've had really poor returns to, so no a good day so far

We have not had very good returns today either.

7 out of 10 back so far. Last one home just dropped in about half an hour ago - still 3 missing.

Not sure about anyone else yet as our clock reading is not until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

I will let you know how we got on then.

Phil

Weird race for us today, we were with the Essex and Kent Amalgamation from weyherby 280 miles.
The birds apparently split into 5 batches ant the liberation site and headed off in different directions,
I had 2 of my weaker birds home first so I had a feeling I'd done badly.
I was 30 minutes behind after being very competitive in the first 3 races, I'm not too disheartened as many had a funny race.

I know this can't be anything to do with your race Boosey - but we have three of our best birds still not home (it is now early Sunday morning).

These three birds have been there or thereabouts in the two previous races so far this year.

As you say 'Weird'!

Phil in frogland

Boosey wrote:

Weird race for us today, we were with the Essex and Kent Amalgamation from weyherby 280 miles.
The birds apparently split into 5 batches ant the liberation site and headed off in different directions,
I had 2 of my weaker birds home first so I had a feeling I'd done badly.
I was 30 minutes behind after being very competitive in the first 3 races, I'm not too disheartened as many had a funny race.

sounds like a peregrine strike at the liberation point maybe ...hope you get yer birds back lads

We got another bird back this morning around 09:00 hours local time, but nothing else since. We still have 2 away.

Our clocks have now been read, and although we don't have an official result yet, it looks like we were 10 minutes behind everybody else - at least.

No idea why.

Phil

blueskylofts wrote:

We got another bird back this morning around 09:00 hours local time, but nothing else since.  We still have 2 away.

Our clocks have now been read, and although we don't have an official result yet, it looks like we were 10 minutes behind everybody else - at least.

No idea why.

Phil

that's pigeon racing for you eh phil, some weeks are like this.........theres always next week

johnnorm2 wrote:

sorry to hear about the bad returns Roy. I have not had my 1 hen back yet. clocking for us is at half 7 so i will know how everyone else has got on then. The weather down here now is black skys so might not see any today down here

any sign of your hen john...?

David wrote:

johnnorm2 wrote:

sorry to hear about the bad returns Roy. I have not had my 1 hen back yet. clocking for us is at half 7 so i will know how everyone else has got on then. The weather down here now is black skys so might not see any today down here

any sign of your hen john...?

She come back hawked this morning David . she has abit of her side missing. 3 tail feathers left and a cut on the top of her body . Amazing she made it home when you look at her. shes in the recovery box now.

Bad news that John, look after her buddy, she's worth it after making it back hawked