Returns yesterday

[Pompey Lad]

does anyone know how the returns from lillers were yasterday

[REDCHEQHEN]

For the UNC?

 

Some had good returns - some not so good

From a personal point of view - although returns good - it was not a good race - very gappy - pigeons dehydrated

 

1 missing - 1 reported 100 miles west - 1 injured from 12 sent

 

but some have only 50% of their birds back

[Pompey Lad]

i was suprised to see they had gone up

[REDCHEQHEN]

i was suprised to see they had gone up

 

we weren't - it was the only chance of a race

 

the weather was fine at that time - the East wind did the damage

I believe the convoyer had a half hour window in which to get them up

[Pompey Lad]

i'm in the solent fed we're up today at 9am into variable winds. its the same thing there a couple of hours break in the weather down here should be enough time to get the birds through i hope

[REDCHEQHEN]

i'm in the solent fed we're up today at 9am into variable winds. its the same thing there a couple of hours break in the weather down here should be enough time to get the birds through i hope

 

Good Luck !!

[Pompey Lad]

thanks

[Pompey Lad]

yeah the channel looks pretty clear from where i live in portsmouth.

fingers crossed it is a good race we have had some really quick velocities in the fed this season

[Pompey Lad]

lookin at the wind though it has turn to a SW wind

[Pompey Lad]

so it could be a quick race then if thats the case

[Guest Paulo]

the wda were at Arras and we had a crappy race with experienced pigeon men dropping 9's and 10's. I sent 7 yearlings and got 5 back. 3 on the day and 2 the next morning was a bit disappointed at not being anywhere near the result but as its my first ever channel race  must be doing something right to get most of the birds back depsite it being a crap day