Longest?

[chubs]

What's the longest race you've known or heard of? What do you think the limit in miles of a top notch well conditioned long distance bird would be?

[lawrie]

i have heard of a bird that got lost in a race. the bird was from cuba and ended up in england. it flew over 3000 miles.

[REDCHEQHEN]

thread from last year

 

http://www.pigeonbasics.com/forum/blah/m-1179467185/s-0/

[chubs]

1173 miles Palamos to Wick  1976 Rosie & Bruce

 

How long did that take?

 

 

[Guest shadow]

i have heard of a bird that got lost in a race. the bird was from cuba and ended up in england. it flew over 3000 miles.

probably got a lift on a boat they usually do

 

 

[Guest WINGS 04]

probably got a lift on a boat they usually do

 

 

HOW DO THEY NO WHAT BOAT TO GET   :D

[chubs]

 

HOW DO THEY NO WHAT BOAT TO GET   :D

 

;D ;D ;D

[PIGEON_MAN]

5400 miles,Ichabo Isle,West Africa to Nine Elms,London.Actually dropped dead one mile from loft after 55 days,liberated 1June 1845.Owned by the Duke of Wellington.The distance was a approximate airline distance,but as the bird could not have crossed the Sahara Dessert the probable distance would have been about 7000 miles.

[murphy]

Unsure of the distances but fanciers in scotland have some of the best distance birds,they cross the water and then have all the land obsticles to face, hawks, weather and the hilly land as they come up the country.

 

Murphy

[Roland]

Unsure of the distances but fanciers in scotland have some of the best distance birds,they cross the water and then have all the land obsticles to face, hawks, weather and the hilly land as they come up the country.

 

Murphy

 

Not knocking your post, or it's content, just that 'Hawks' and Hills don't really belong in the equation. And what 'land obsticles'? :-/

[carlsberg]

once had a bird reported from saintes 512mls on a fishing boat in the north sea 250mls off land in 1986 after the chernobyl disaster sent it back yr later pooled to the hilt won the club only bird in race time winning 700 pounds pool money in fed still wish we had birds like that now but my dad packed up in 89  then started again in 91 some birds you can never replace

[carlsberg]

5400 miles,Ichabo Isle,West Africa to Nine Elms,London.Actually dropped dead one mile from loft after 55 days,liberated 1June 1845.Owned by the Duke of Wellington.The distance was a approximate airline distance,but as the bird could not have crossed the Sahara Dessert the probable distance would have been about 7000 miles.

 

it was actually liberated on the 8th of april and died on 1st of june

[mark]

 

Not knocking your post, or it's content, just that 'Hawks' and Hills don't really belong in the equation. And what 'land obsticles'? :-/

 

hello roland try  electric pylons as a obsticle they run the length of the country north, east, south, and west.

[Merlin]

My own opinion on first part is,for it to be a fair and equal race,it should be capable of being flown in daylight hours,when birds have a night out for whatever reason,enforced or weather etc,there has to be a good deal of luck involved.

 

My Ideal distances for these would be North Road 400/500 and for South Rd something around 500/600 with to days birds capable of same. Conditions and Weather Permitting on Day.