sheppy27

here is the start of my loft for 2015

i would agree with Paddy finding someone who races close by is the easiest way of gaining knowlege i am starting racing next year but have spent the last 6 or 7 months going to a friends and asking and watching his birds arrive home on a weekend

welcome and good luck

thanks

went to buy a couple of baskets off a guy selling up due to pigeon lung came away with 2 nice baskets then he gave me 4 van loon and a pair of camphuis janssen to get me started for next year over the moon what a great offer.

As a new fancier i like the sound of racing both cocks and hens i will only have room for 12 cocks 16 at a push what i want to know how many hens will be needed to race along with the cocks ? what happens if say i lose a couple of hens would that not effect the cocks that are paired to the missing hens having no hen to race home to or are you meant to have surplus hens incase this happens thanks

great right up and brought back some fond memories

thanks mate

now a member of the rpra all materials bought for loft hopefully should be built in a couple of weeks ready for some feathered friends

welcome all

so next year is going to be my first be starting with young birds hoping to have around 40 how would you go about your first season if you stated again ? race the full program and see what is left over and buy extra in if things dont go to well or race all to say 200 miles then save for yearlings or should i just take each week at a time and see how the team holds up. posted in wrong area lol

i know it will probably vary but what would the average cost of joining a club be thank you

Cheers guys I'm going to local club tonight have a chat with some of the fanciers

im in hull

Can anyone tell me what I need to put I'm letter when applying to join a club please

thanks mate much appreciated have not decided on north or south yet 2 clubs within a mile lol although not huge clubs they have good experianced flyers in both

i had pigeons when i was around 12 years old the guy next door raced them i used to jump over the fence on a saturday to watch him time in then in 1987 i got my own house with the lass im still with built a shed and kept a few pigeons bred a few youngsters with a view to racing in 1988 then my other half became pregnant with our first son and pigeons for me had to stop we where both 20 and a baby meant goodbye pigeons.now the guy i used to watch back when i was 12 i have been watching time in again this y/b season and that burning desire to want to race pigeons is now back although it never really left just brining 3 kids up over the last 20 years has meant i have had to wait a little longer anyway that my brief story of why i want to race and keep gods superb creatures that are homing pigeons.

good luck Gav new starter here aswel soon as loft is purchased or built im itching to get some birds doing my head in.A couple of old fanciers have said i must be mad wanting to start up there reason everyone is losing birds,,there is no money to be made blah blah blah

morning all wood shopping today

nothing about 2nd hand unless bhw has some i have not started getting that but will next week onwards thanks for replies guys

So I have been on the lookout for a loft 24x8 to 30x8 without any look can't afford a brand new one I have someone who can build one for me but have no idea how much timber I would need so can't work out the cost to build my own

any lofts for sale

morning all safe returns for all that have sent