marky2611 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 old birds Coldstream 17.4.21 Alnwick 24.4.21 Catterick 01.5.21 Rippon 08.5.21 Wakefield 15.5.21 Leicester 22.5.21 Huntingdon 29.5.21 convoyed with snfc Alnwick 2 05.6.21 Maidstone 12.6.21 convoyed with snfc Alnwick 3 19.6.21 Alnwick 4 10.7.21 Roye 16.7.21 convoyed with snfc young birds Coldstream 1 31.7.21 Coldstream 2 07.8.21 Alnwick 14.8.21 Catterick 21.8.21 rippon 28.8.21 Wakefield 04.9.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee1888 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Good racing if we get it surprises me that we are going back to Coldstream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky2611 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Good racing if we get it surprises me that we are going back to Coldstream adee I would rather go back to Berwick than Coldstream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee1888 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Aye so would I mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 adee I would rather go back to Berwick than Coldstream Why would you rather go back there. The Fed programme has been made up for 2021, we need to run with it for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapri 07 Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Don't no much about Coldstream guys but I do no for certain their is 5 nest sites from Alnwick upto Dunbar so if we get a wester well the birds are running the gauntlet.....maybe thats why they head out to safety and come in roughly crail again its .Anstruther again its just my personal opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee1888 Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Dougie yi ken why coz we got slaughtered there last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodview Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Fife has historically had some really bad races from the first race points over the years. Excuses ranging from birds not been trained , hawks, weather, race points,and more. Probably true in a lot of cases ,definitely true in most. The BOPs are more prevalent now than ever before and I personally have seen as little as 2 hawks turn a liberation of 1500 doos in 3 batches ,and 1 batch headed totally wrong direction at break kneck speed. It’s impossible to do anything to change that after the doos are libbed. So why not at least try something before liberation. Fife’s first couple of races are short enough distance to be able to basket on morning of the race , lib around 2/3/4 in afternoon . Maybe some of the BOPs will have been fed ,maybe not . Another advantage is less stress on the doos first time in transporters and does away with the need for putting in the drinkers . The transporter only has to sit for 30/45 mins after reaching race point. Will it work ..maybe ,maybe not . Only guarantee is if you change nothing ....nothing changes .. What is there to lose? ..a couple of Saturday nights at loft instead of the pub etc. Fife did this many years ago and it was a great success ....was it luck ? Maybe ,but we all need a bit of luck nowadays . With a smaller fed ,less pick up points nowadays this isn’t hard to try ...and anything is wurth trying to help the doos in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Many Fife fanciers currently cannot let their birds fly out from their lofts, due to the current local Bird Flu.Not easy to prepare birds for racing next month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodview Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Many Fife fanciers currently cannot let their birds fly out from their lofts, due to the current local Bird Flu.Not easy to prepare birds for racing next month I was really meaning more for the young birds Brian , I know it’s not a good situation for the doos at the moment . In today’s racing flexibility is the name of the game , things will never suit everyone ,but they never have . If races have to be missed due to weather ,then surely a shorter race can be fitted in as soon as it’s ok to go . Like you I don’t race anymore but, things ,and the doo men must change . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 I was really meaning more for the young birds Brian , I know it’s not a good situation for the doos at the moment . In today’s racing flexibility is the name of the game , things will never suit everyone ,but they never have . If races have to be missed due to weather ,then surely a shorter race can be fitted in as soon as it’s ok to go . Like you I don’t race anymore but, things ,and the doo men must change . I agree with what your saying big fella. Mare chance winning the Euro Millions, doos men can even agree on the colour of shete nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbigbaws Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 I agree with what your saying big fella. Mare chance winning the Euro Millions, doos men can even agree on the colour of shete nowadays. its brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 its brown A don't no, you may need to ask another pigeon man, you may want to check on your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbigbaws Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 naw its broon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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