WulDon

Who are planning to enter one loft races this year, and what ones?

THANKS AGAIN LADS... CHEERS ANDY, BIT OF FUN THIS TIME OF YEAR, GEORGE BEEN POPPING UP DURING HOLS.. WE BOTH SIT IN KITCHEN ROOTED TO THE LAPTOP FOR THE FIRST DROP! HAPPY WITH THERE PROGRESS UP TILL NOW, BUT NOT KIDDING MYSELF ON... MANY BIG HURDLES YET TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. LOOKING AT LAST YEARS RESULTS THE FIRST RACE FROM GRAN CANARIA SORTED THEM RIGHT OUT WHERE RETURNS WERE ABOUT 50%... BIT LIKE OUR RACING LOL... HA HA

ANOTHER SUPERB TRAINING RACE TODAY FROM 32KM A HEEP OF BIRDS LANDING TOGETHER AND ALL DOWN TO THE TRAP, MY FIRST ENTRANT WAS 243RD BEING ONLY 36 SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNER! LOOKS LIKE THE YOUNGSTERS ARE LEARNING THE GAME AND TRAPPING IS GETTING BETTER... JUST HAPPY TO SEE MY THREE HOME AGAIN ALL WITHIN COUPLE MINUTES.

next training race is tomorrow from an approxiamate distance of 30km the pools are on so here hoping for a bit of luck and a quick trap, i sent a wee bag of peanuts out to tenerife for them to use on mine ha ha!

ye a friend of mine just returned on saturday, 25 degrees most days... then back to minus 5, aarghh!

no luck today, there were a few english entrants in first drop also that scooped the dosh... all on the trap today, so i've asked the organisers to give mine a half feed the day before next race.. ha ha! will try again on thursday though, the pigeon that was 285th won the 5 & 10 euro pool and won 119 euro's...

cracking training race today from 26km.... first 1000 birds timed in less than 5 minutes! result on line within 8 minutes, superb... my three all home sharp, there to fight another day.

thanks lads

usually between 12.00 - 13.00 hours

pooling starts for tomorrow training race... just put 3.00 euro on each of my entrants, hopefully some early blackpool dosh! ha ha...

had four youngsters from jimmy last year, three of which made it to the race basket... then two of which scored at club & fed level, beat by loftmates.

Next Training Race 5th January 2010... 25km

no prob mate, pm you... all the best for 2010

a bit more split up today... 20km, lib @ 1.10pm glad to say my three entrants all home once again, phew!

next training race is tomorrow, 31.12.09

PM'd u mate

Hi Jimmy Pieter Olberholster is the UK agent for this one loft race, send your initial deposit... get the birds down to him and he does the rest, then pay balance... its about £120.00 per bird. Go onto there website on 25th January, there may be some unactivated pigeons up for grabs at 120 euros each... Have just sent my registration form off for the Emerald Classic 2010, they are £125.00 per pigeon.

update on website tonight... 1356 due to be lib at 1230 hours tomorrow from 15km

thanks lads... keep youz posted next training race 29th december... lib usually about 12 noon

spanish drivers for you, they'll get used to it... lol paul cameron tosses our doos so i've seen worse... ha ha ha

had this before, sometimes this actual feather is not white at the root so it regrows in the normal grey colour... we sometimes see this in feathers that are half white, but in these cases it is just right at where it grows from the wing...

i think some are missing a wee point here, some lofts are not treating because there pigeons are sick but purely using some form of medication to enhance racing abilities... nothing wrong with that if you have that kind of knowledge... lets face it most top lofts throughout the UK are using something that gets those extra few yards a minute on a race day! back to basics, try feeding your birds tic beans and fresh water these days and i'm quite sure bitter dissapointment will follow on a saturday. if a pigeon falls sick then knock it on the head??, if one your family contracted the flu virus would you be so keen to knock them on the head, i think not! i always believe in giving a pigeon one chance and one chance only to make a recovery and this is purely based on my own findings. in 2007 i purchased a blue cock at the SNFC YB sale, he was introduced to my YB loft... after a few weeks he went light and almost skeletol whilst all my YB team remained perfectly healthy, he wasnt isolated as i believe this only knocks them back further and like young children if you are going to have a problem, let them all have it (nursery scenario). i mixed up some baytril in a small jar, the blue cock was syringed 2ml twice per day down the throat... after 7 days the pigeon bounced back. as a YB he flew the programme 204 miles, as a yearling he went right down to Eastbourne 418 miles and scored 1st Club, 7th Fed, 11th Combine, 27th Sect., 82nd Open SNFC, this year as a 2yo he once again went to Eastbourne then over to Falaise winning 4th Club, 13th Fed. 541 miles. i realise this is probably a one off but fanciers shouldnt be to ready to pull out the 'black bag' when a pigeon looks a bit off, with todays knowledge and medication i'm sure most pigeons could be put right, ask yourself one question... how many times have we been to the docs with a complaint that required a prescription drug?

Check out this one loft race lads... www.derbyarona.com This is the first international one loft race that i have entered, to say i'm chuffed to bits the way my pigeons have been cared for is an understatement... updates via text and email about my pigeons, you tube films on libs.. general condition.. exercising.. etc. An absolute first class establishment, now that training has started it keeps you rooted during these boring winter months when nowt much happening at home. The first two training races where on 22nd and 26th December from 5km & 10km. The result appears on screen within minutes, bit of fun searching through the hundreds of birds timed and the hope that your pigeons appear in the list. The next training race is due to take place on 29th December, have a look lads and see what you think... maybe next year we can get a Scottish Team put together to compete with the 'BEST IN THE WORLD'... food for thought?

bin the likeliest classes then? flown classes only? okay some will race the crosses also and then there entitlement to these classes will be valid.... create classes to entice show doo's only? these lads keep there birds all year like we do... difference being we have 20 plus races to compete from, lucky if there are six major shows in scotland now, so dont knock them not there fault who decides the classes, lets face it without there support there wouldnt be any shows in scotland... jmo.

he has just delivered to me