Continental racing

[David Swain]

Just read the RPRA press release on the lifting of the ban on continental racing and the restrictions that go with it. If all birds returning from continental racing have to be isolated immediately (even if they take just a couple of hours from liberation and clearly haven't touched down anywhere) and kept away from all other birds (including their mates and widow hens etc) for a week isn't it ging to make life very difficult ! We won't be able to race the same birds each week, it will make widowhood and roundabout racing practically impossible because you won't be able to let the returning race birds in with their mates when they return and getting natural birds back on their eggs will be right out of the question, not to mention the need for a couple of spare lofts for isolation purposes. Or maybe I'm reading it all wrong. What do others think ? :-/

[PIGEON_MAN]

These are just the same restrictions that we had last year, our club decided to race north so we had no problems, but some members sent abroad when the restrictions were lifted,not to sure how they coped though.

[Guest]

Agree with Pigeon_man, these restrictions are the same as last year and I did point out the pitfalls then, so agree with David too. Don't think our negotiating team fully realised the affect the 7 day rule would have on normal racing, particularly those who race the channel every week in a Fed programme.

 

Sales of lofts are bound to go thro the ceiling tho, because I reckon you'll need at least another Loft to keep all these birds in single isolation pens.  

[PIGEON_MAN]

Think it would be very foolish to try and send a bird back the following week but as for everything else i think everyone knows the answear there.

[PIGEON_MAN]

No problem for our club Tony we just race every other week across the channel

 

Same  with us in the club racing Rose but it will be the national clubs that will cause the problems,trying to send to those races aswell.

[THE FIFER]

not as straight forward as a lot think.

[Guest]

Note that there are similar posts in 'Just in from Peter Bryant' thread on General Pigeon Board, perhaps merge later?