Kyleakin Lofts

Well done all.

They pay them to stop running them to prevent over-production, so why do we need more of them?

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Happy birthday.

Good morning all.

Excellent results. They are flying really well.

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Just a curious mind. Thanks for the info. Been a while since I first researched it.

Cannabis is derived from a species of hemp plant, but the stuff we give the pigeons comes from a different species of the Cannabis family, I believe.

Well done all.

Well done all.

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Again, sort of correct Ricky. The 9 pigeons to Birsay was a special race outwith the Fed averages as well as being a new lib point, thus the lack of support. The 71 to the Thurso race again indicates the difficulty and lack of appetite by the fanciers to race from the Highlands. Although it is a 200 mile race, the terrain can increase that distance up to somewhere ranging between 290 and 380 miles depending on the wind conditions, usually closer to the 380 miles. The Highlands & Islands fanciers have to cope with this every race and the North East fanciers around Inverness and Elgin have a similar problem. I believe our folks flying the east route call it the dogleg.

Yes Charlie, never realised that it didn't show as Valley result until you pointed it out, so edited it today after reading your comment. Sorry for the confusion. Mick's computer was down and done the result for him on the Fed programme asking it to print a club result. I didn't realise that it hadn't shown up as a club result apart from showing every member as a Valley one. Thanks for pointing it out.

This week's Fed result has not yet been worked out, I am still waiting on returns from the clubs, however, although your stats are incorrect, you are correct Charlie, we do lose pigeons on the route. The problems on the route are the coastal haar in areas like Arbroath, Portlethen and Fraserburgh. Montrose has the haar and is in a low basin. This year's route is back to where it used to be, more inland and closer to the hills, so we encounter mist pockets within the valleys. It can be excellent at the lib point, but if you go to early, then the valleys may not be fully clear. When you pass Fraserburgh to go to Thurso, you have the mountains and glens, so this is very inhospitable terrain. As to the home end, the best ones to comment on that are the Stranraer members, they have to fly the length of Ayrshire before reaching home. This points out the difficulties, but I am sure that the south route has difficulties as well.

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Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done.

Well done all.

Well done all.