Distance Racing

[Guest CS]

IS IT POSSABLE TO BE SUCCESSFULL WITH AN SMALL TEAM AT THE DISTACE BIRDS

 

 

[Wiley]

yea you can be successful,you dont need to be a big team man to win the distance races mate!I know a guy and i know personally he races natural pigeons and he only houses 4 pairs of birds and 10 young birds.But come thurso race i can guareentee he aint to far behind

[Guest]

;D Only 3 years racing no great success but have 3 natural hens i use for distance racing , paired to stock cocks after they have reared  8) have been on the result sheet many times but no cards ( yet)

[schouwman71]

use to have a janssen hen GB90 bird just used to send her to the distance races as a widowwhood hen aswell as paired to me,i always clocked her in and score with her,she used to come like a sprinter,in 1992 clearmont was her 1st race that season 337 mls and she was 2nd club 12 fed.Sadly i lost her in 1993 on a training toss. ??)

[birdman55678]

I believe the defination of small team is the catch here, what maybe small to one flyer is a large number to others, but in answering the question I think the true distance pigeons are better if rested every other week and only raced once every two weeks.  So if this way is used then it would take more birds. Ed

[blackjack]

David Posey Flys approx 24 pigeons old and young he has had a great record over the last 10yrs. John Horler of Reading about 20 birds a great record John Wills and quite a few others.

[ken]

yes indeed many times iv sent 1 bird and won i sent 1 yearling cock bird to 4 channel races the first race he was 2 nd the next he was 2nd the last 2 he won that bird had 1 race as a yearling lost him the next year at bourges i still have an old cock bird he flew bourges 5 times and won 4 onley sent him so yes you can have a small team and win  

[JohnS]

what is peoples opinions on training and getting birds fit to do the 500 mile races. is flagging them for 1 hour or more a way that people use? what r peoples opinions on the best preparation for these races that go to 10 hrs plus

[mac1]

good corn i bit training the odd short race and exersize thats ,my opinon