WOULD YOU SEND

[Guest IB]

might just send 6 hopeing to get them away in the morning.

 

Fell into this trap myself this week.   12 hens trained up for Saturday's race, others not yet started; today, 12 cocks had 1st trainer @ 20 miles, but these birds are not for this Saturday, they are for next Saturday's race, at the earliest.

 

If you are training tomorrow, then think of that as their 1st trainer for next week's race, you'll get another 2 in this weekend, that's 3 and hopefully more next week. But make the most of those 3: get them out to 40/50 miles.

[slinky slitheroe]

I missed the first race 80miles due to no training,this weeks race is from 118miles, and still no training due to weather, if i dont send the third race will be 154miles, my birds are mostly yearlings flying strong for one hour morning & night & ranging well, would you send ?.

mate if ur yearlings have raced as ybs and are fit then give them a few 30 mile tosses and send them with confidence

 

[jimmy white]

mate if ur yearlings have raced as ybs and are fit then give them a few 30 mile tosses and send them with confidence

 

yip, would agree here, i would much rather send , to 154 miles with a couple of trainers in good weather than send to 80 miles  in bad weather,,

i cant understand these hammering training at this time of the year ,these  birds will never last the season

[Fife_pigeon_wife]

I missed the first race 80miles due to no training,this weeks race is from 118miles, and still no training due to weather, if i dont send the third race will be 154miles, my birds are mostly yearlings flying strong for one hour morning & night & ranging well, would you send ?.

 

would an athlete compete in a race? NO.

gotta be trained, everyday

why use guys not been training ?

also waste of money paying dues to miss races

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

 

would an athlete compete in a race? NO.

gotta be trained, everyday

why use guys not been training ?

also waste of money paying dues to miss races

 

 

nowt but sea frett on the coast so couldnt take them down the road  

[Fife_pigeon_wife]

ours where libbed at north berwick at 6pm tonight flew back to rosyth nae bother, flew rite through it.

[OLDYELLOW]

ours where libbed at north berwick at 6pm tonight flew back to rosyth nae bother, flew rite through it.

 

only yearlings   long season to have birds knocked back there was zero visabilty supposed to clear by tomorrow we shall see in the morning

[Guest]

forecast for scarborough   18th   3% cloud 12 mph ne wind  dry

forecast for scarborough 25 th  91% cloud  19 mph north wind light rain

 

this is off met check

with this forecast i would send a few as the following week looks worse

i know the forecasts are not very accurate but this week seems a better option

 

dave

 

 

 

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

forecast for scarborough   18th   3% cloud 12 mph ne wind  dry

forecast for scarborough 25 th  91% cloud  19 mph north wind light rain

 

this is off met check

with this forecast i would send a few as the following week looks worse

i know the forecasts are not very accurate but this week seems a better option

 

dave

 

they aint been in a basket since last year , its up to him ill wait and get mine well trained then get them to 86 miles then jump them in

 

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

i have 12 widowhood cocks myself i might send 6 as said above race week after is 154miles then 189miles so if im gona lose any id rather lose them closer to home. 14 hens will be used later.

 

 

If your pigeons are flying round the loft 1 hour morning and night then i would be sending this week, as with this amount of time on the wing they are more than fit enough for a race at 111 miles, a couple of tosses would have been handy to sharpen them up but if they are widowhood cocks then this will have them motivated enough to have them head straight for home.

 

 

[kirky]

weather this morning worse than yesterday :'(

[boxer]

I missed the first race 80miles due to no training,this weeks race is from 118miles, and still no training due to weather, if i dont send the third race will be 154miles, my birds are mostly yearlings flying strong for one hour morning & night & ranging well, would you send ?.

throw them in m8 if its a nice day some might take all day but thats not a bad thing they will get pulled back most of the way anyways goodluck. :) :)

 

 

[kirky]

throw them in m8 if its a nice day some might take all day but thats not a bad thing they will get pulled back most of the way anyways goodluck. :) :)

 

its given good weather at race point peterborough its the home end thats iffy cloud for the last 20/30miles, think i might pick out 6. the problem is our comeback race between channel races is 189miles.

 

 

[boxer]

its given good weather at race point peterborough its the home end thats iffy cloud for the last 20/30miles, think i might pick out 6. the problem is our comeback race between channel races is 189miles. how far can u train them up to in between if u can get them up to 80 or 90 mls u should b fine   ;)

 

 

 

[Wiley]

if theres no swallows keep em home, alot alot of federations got a kick up the rolloxs last week, do urself a favour send when those swallows and bees are around, if your going to send send some spare pigeons,

[pigeonpete]

i would advise to send a few, and get em trained properly, im in a similiar position to you, but im not going to take my own advise and im banging all mine in tonight! :-)

[just ask me]

ì would send they should at least come come have mine only gone too 18 mile just few  times and they are going this week if u think its going to be a tough race ie weather conditions then my opinion might change but other than that id work away as u say there flying well and in good health i really cant see the problem my own personal belief on training is not to really make them fit but to get them back into the hampers again and back into the swing of it  id send with not expecting any great things in the way of results but then as we all know there is no other sport to surprise u like racing pigeons

[The Navigator]

I am not racing until 135 miles next week with my widowhoods.. I will have had five 30 mile tosses by then, so I do noit think there will be a problem at 154 miles if you train them before.

[OLDYELLOW]

racing pigeons have to be 100% fit if not fit they have more chance of not homing , a athelete wouldnt go to an event without no training nor would i send a bird thats not been trained if a bird cant be jumped 100 mile then no good to me a fit bird can be jumped an unfit bird wont do owner nor bird any favours its a long season to blow it early doors , this years yearlings are the back bone of the loft next year when two year olds  

[kirky]

racing pigeons have to be 100% fit if not fit they have more chance of not homing , a athelete wouldnt go to an event without no training nor would i send a bird thats not been trained if a bird cant be jumped 100 mile then no good to me a fit bird can be jumped an unfit bird wont do owner nor bird any favours its a long season to blow it early doors , this years yearlings are the back bone of the loft next year when two year olds  

next week mark will be a 154mile jump.

 

[OLDYELLOW]

next week mark will be a 154mile jump.

 

not if get them to Sleaford / Newark

[TonyW]

I will start training this week mainly yearlings not raced as ybs thier first race is 9th May 222 miles from fourgeres

[OLDYELLOW]

I will start training this week mainly yearlings not raced as ybs thier first race is 9th May 222 miles from fourgeres

 

is this the norm for you Tony ?

[Roland]

Yep Wiley and Tony W. Both right as far as I'm concerned.

Also remember when you get up in the morning, early about 11  30 (lol ) and there are hardly any wild birds flying around.... Not a good day for flying.

Further, when you see Seagulls Milling, just gliding around  in circles, and even attaining great hieghts, my birds do even go out, let alone tossed - yes 99% of time ok to let out old bird, but I still never chance it.

Some say it is because the electricity in the air sents the nits, bacteria, whatever high up and is starting to kill them. Lighten will often not be long coming often. But it is needed rain etc. then as the Bacteria falls to the ground to feed the plant / grass / flower life.

[kirky]

well i have picked 5 cocks out and sent to race will let you no how i get on, good or bad,