big birdage (mob flying )

[Guest gladdo]

this in my eyes is a very big subject on pigeon racing i think ... what do you all think ...i think its a big massive advantage ... is it that people cant stand when one bird comes back and then they are waiting on the next one that if they have big tumbling team ..id say its a great buzz..i personally race a small team and i think it would be nicer to fly a few more..sent 25 saturday ...if there is a bad race you can bring replacements in if you have big team and plus you can bring in fresh birds aswell ... i seen big fliers race the open this week with 80 odd birds and they are late... i suppose its hard wor aswell but the more the better the chance espiecally for the big prize ...just a thought all .... mikey (dublin ireland ) what do you think ??????? id like to try more of a team against these people ...

[gooner]

its the mob flyers that are keeping alot of feds and clubs afloat, it only takes one bird to beat them, i have been in clubs where people have sent 50-100 birds but still beaten them and taken their money in the pools IMO the more the merrier

[grizzal]

its the mob flyers that are keeping alot of feds and clubs afloat, it only takes one bird to beat them, i have been in clubs where people have sent 50-100 birds but still beaten them and taken their money in the pools IMO the more the merrier

 

totally agree as we always say it only takes 1 bird to win

[Guest gladdo]

yeah i understand that ... i suppose its up to you how many you send hey and also the more you have the more it will cost you plus the more time you have the more birds you could have time for ....  ...mikey

[TACK3727]

At the end of the day if somebody has 100 birds to send let them crack on, it generates money for the club and lucks good on results when the winning bird has won against an extra 100 on the race result. One bird, one winner thats all it takes, the birds are all coming back to the same area and you will usually find the race is won on the trap, also think of it this way, safety in numbers, the more birds in the racing flock the better the chance of survival if percy strikes a any point.

[BLACK W F]

i never seen in all my time racing pigeons numbers winning races its birds in form that win not numbers  

[cowman]

i spent the last 5 races of old birds sending 1 bird as that was all i had left normally i send 3 or 4 yb as i only have a team of 9 ybs left so spread it out.

[blackdog]

you can manage a small team of birds better, also its easier to keep an eye out for any ailments that may arise, mikey mate, what breed are them blues.

[mark croker]

this year i raced 26 young birds, i am the farest flying member in the club in the worst position and have the smallest team bar 1, that didnt stop me taking the first 2 places and  the third if i wanted it(but 2 more than you need) in the shortest race of the season against some of the best flyers in the north west combine, one that has just got a gold medel from the rpra for being at the top of the combine for the past five years and flys 70 young birds,  a small tgeam are easy to handle and pick ya pool bird

[JOHNO DSLL]

i had 50 youngbirds 1 year when i raced b4 n ended up with 4 i wont do that again  ;D ;D ;D

[mark croker]

and i would rather win with a small team against a big birdage

[Guest gladdo]

no sorry just like to say thats maybe to over crouding but what im saying is that with the space it would be very nice...you could be very selective then and you ever here some people sending there birds the channel race ,... they send the ones that are not doing well at all the land but what i never understand is why not send the best ones and try towin the race .... mikey ... just few points here ....

[Taylorsloft]

in aberdeen we all pay the same £115  it dosnt matter if you send 10 or 70 the guys up here still dont race em  :-/ :-/

[alex wight]

concentrate on your own team, and dont bother about others. As mentioned before its the on-form birds that will win not numbers, and you will have a better chance at keeping a small team in order, than that of a big team. imo.

[kirky]

ive flown 15 ybs and not been out of the first 6 each week flying against teams of 40 & 50 its just everyones choice.

[pigeonscout]

I started with 31 young birds same way bred as the birds in the pic as that was my first round now own by Glado and my 2nd round have won the first 5 races. So you do not need 100 young birds to win a race as the man says there is only one winner.

[REDROCKET]

I started with 31 young birds same way bred as the birds in the pic as that was my first round now own by Glado and my 2nd round have won the first 5 races. So you do not need 100 young birds to win a race as the man says there is only one winner.

 

what breed are they there stunning birds and a credit to you both,

we're flying a team of about 65 this season most weeks we're in the result somewhere but there's always fanciers with less than half that in there to quality not quantity.

[Guest spin cycle]

if racing a big team holds no advantage why do fanciers do it ?

[jonl6280]

if you can afford to breed, race, feed then why not????????

[Guest spin cycle]

if you can afford to breed, race, feed then why not????????

 

because everybody says 'it only takes 1 to win' etc.....so whats the point ?

[pigeonscout]

 

because everybody says 'it only takes 1 to win' etc.....so whats the point ?

 

It only takes one to win a race but more than one to win all races.

[Guest j.bamling]

I think the biggest advantage a big team has is in a bad race or smash

he then has law of average on the small teams

[Guest peter.j]

this in my eyes is a very big subject on pigeon racing i think ... what do you all think ...i think its a big massive advantage ... is it that people cant stand when one bird comes back and then they are waiting on the next one that if they have big tumbling team ..id say its a great buzz..i personally race a small team and i think it would be nicer to fly a few more..sent 25 saturday ...if there is a bad race you can bring replacements in if you have big team and plus you can bring in fresh birds aswell ... i seen big fliers race the open this week with 80 odd birds and they are late... i suppose its hard wor aswell but the more the better the chance espiecally for the big prize ...just a thought all .... mikey (dublin ireland ) what do you think ??????? id like to try more of a team against these people ...

 

so what would you do if your club was huge or the only one for miles around mob fliers sending 80 is just like flying against 80 members i personally think 25 is mob flying ive only sent 8 max....pete

[Guest spin cycle]

 

It only takes one to win a race but more than one to win all races.

 

so therefore a big team does have an advantage over a smaller one over a series of races...and so thats why it is done ...to gain advantage by weight of numbers

[Guest gladdo]

petr the reason i ask the question is there is 3 fanciers in my club that send aprox 80 birds every race and when they lose say 15 like last week they still have 80 maybe more the next ...they must have 150-200 youngbirds each ...id like to be selling the rings !!!! nice thing is when they lost 15 birds otr 20 birds ive obly lost 1 which is maybe down to numbers mate ...just thought id mention it as there is many fliers at our station ( some have won opens etc good fliers but they send 100 at least ) ...ive beaten these with 25 birds easy ...i know you dont need a massive team...i had 9 cocks last year and did famtastic but its nice to give birds a break and bring in fresh birds as it can be tough ...hens no problem but widowhood birds cock s do not like it and you cant hammer these i think .....mikey