chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 I want to train and race an old bird that has never been raced.he is flying about the loft and trapping ok.how far would his first toss be??
chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 JADE Less than a minute ago Quote Report to Moderator Chatters Posts: 191 Quoted from chris h see how he goes and take it from there.what distance should his first training toss be.hes been flying around the loft for a week if he`s never been trained before you should treat him like a young bird. two or three short tosses (3 to 5 miles) then increase the distance. watch the weather and dont train in east winds. good luck
OLDYELLOW Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 have to agree new broken pigeon treat as a yb
blaz Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 i would put him out with yb and he will range with them
chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 dont train in east winds.do you meen if the wind is blowing east or coming from the east?
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 dont train in east winds.do you meen if the wind is blowing east or coming from the east? ;Dif the wind is coming from the east Chris .its a good rule not to train then ,for future reference can expect a difficult race day if wind is coming from the east . andy.
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 if it coming from the east or northeast especialy with yearlings
chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 ;Dif the wind is coming from the east Chris .its a good rule not to train then ,for future reference can expect a difficult race day if wind is coming from the east . andy. fook get plenty east wind here :-/
chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 if it coming from the east or northeast especialy with yearlings whats the reason for that.and not a southwest wind?
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 fook get plenty east wind here :-/ ;D ;D ;Dnot all the time you dont , just pick yer days , remember how i treated my prisoner ,kindly ,not too hard and as others have said all being well ,he will reward you . andy.
blaz Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 dont know y it has been suggested not to train in east wind because come race day north south east or west if its clear up they go
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 whats the reason for that.and not a southwest wind? ;Dthe wind from any direction at any strength maybe say 30 mph ,you would think would affect the bird the same ,not so . you have to think of origin of the wind . eg an east wind probably originated in siberia ,so even tho its coming at same speed as other direction it will carry in it a greater wind chill factor , thus affecting man and beast(or pigeon) ,ever stepped out and said "blimey that winds cold today" . lesson over ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D andy.
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 whats the reason for that.and not a southwest wind? a wind from the east is colder especialy up here (off the sea) a lot of birds wont face a cold wind
chris h Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 a wind from the east is colder especialy up here (off the sea) a lot of birds wont face a cold wind got you now
blaz Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 ;Dthe wind from any direction at any strength maybe say 30 mph ,you would think would affect the bird the same ,not so . you have to think of origin of the wind . eg an east wind probably originated in siberia ,so even tho its coming at same speed as other direction it will carry in it a greater wind chill factor , thus affecting man and beast(or pigeon) ,ever stepped out and said "blimey that winds cold today" . lesson over ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D andy. as i race south to north old birds and ybs and winter race you soon find out which birds put the head down and race so their fore i train in any wind direction but not any strength
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 as i race south to north old birds and ybs and winter race you soon find out which birds put the head down and race so their fore i train in any wind direction but not any strength ;Dthats fine blaz ,but chris has the one old doo.he needs to tread lightly to start . andy.
blaz Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 ok i see what you mean andy. is angus not on west coast or is my geography wrong
Guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 ok i see what you mean andy. is angus not on west coast or is my geography wrong ;D ;D ;Dnothing wrong with geography blaz. and i know which way the wind tends to blow up there ,again just trying to help chris h understand . that little bit of knowledge about east winds i think will help him now , and once understood will know how to do it in future ,regards . andy.
joe61 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 dont know y it has been suggested not to train in east wind because come race day north south east or west if its clear up they go it is best not to train in east wind, or even lofts face north east due to the wind coming across from siberia and the northern part of the world, where the wind is so much colder. oh happy days
Guest pigeonboyno1 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 can anyone what is so dangerous about east winds would that not be good if you are flying down the east coast.
Guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 can anyone what is so dangerous about east winds would that not be good if you are flying down the east coast. ;)just read the above postings ,the reasons are there . any more question ,please ask . someone will have the answer . andy.
OLDYELLOW Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 because they pick up very cold fronts and can knock your birds off form , the Scotish have a saying : ' if the wind blows from north or east the weathers not fit fer man nor beast ' certainly too cold fer yearlings , but 2 / 3 year olds be fine as are much tougher
REDCHEQHEN Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Taken from an articcle: Easterly winds arrive from Europe off the continental land mass. On good days when no rain is present this airflow carries little moisture as its composition is dry. These winds to some degree can be polluted if they travel over the land having picked up minute particles from industrial regions. This is evident as when viewing the landscape from a vantage point when there is an easterly wind the view is often restricted as a white haze can be seen. As a consequence visibility is limited. These flying conditions do not create a friendly environment as pigeons racing in this dry air become dehydrated.
Guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Taken from an articcle: Easterly winds arrive from Europe off the continental land mass. On good days when no rain is present this airflow carries little moisture as its composition is dry. These winds to some degree can be polluted if they travel over the land having picked up minute particles from industrial regions. This is evident as when viewing the landscape from a vantage point when there is an easterly wind the view is often restricted as a white haze can be seen. As a consequence visibility is limited. These flying conditions do not create a friendly environment as pigeons racing in this dry air become dehydrated. ;Dwhat better scource to give info about an "OLD BIRD" but the opinion of an O .......... ;D ;D ;D ;D andy.
harky Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 when there is east in the wind my club always seems to do well in the fed,
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