PIGEON TRAINING COSTS

[DOVEScot]

How much do you think is a fair price for taking pigeons on training exercises, cost per bird/10mile away from set pickup point any day

I may even organise pigeon delivery as well if it was feasible

 

For example

 

10p/10miles would be 50p/50miles each bird, sending 10 birds for a 50mile training exercise would be £5.00

 

[rembrant2coo]

there is a chap from ballingry takes the birds for training they go to soutra  and sometimes carfrae mill he takes £3 for 25  over that is 10p a bird pick-up at lomond centre,thornton ,cluny,c/beath and x/gates he is very busy   ;)

[DOVEScot]

there is a chap from ballingry takes the birds for training they go to soutra  and sometimes carfrae mill he takes £3 for 25  over that is 10p a bird pick-up at lomond centre,thornton ,cluny,c/beath and x/gates he is very busy   ;)

 

How many does he take altogether and roughly the distance, is that carfrae haddington

[Tony C]

I think 10p per mile per pigeon is good value for those that have only a small team, works out pretty expensive though if you have a large team that needs to be trained 2 or 3 times a week. I'd charge the 10p per mile but would give the big senders a little something back

[rembrant2coo]

 

How many does he take altogether and roughly the distance, is that carfrae haddington

 

i,ve seen him with about a thousand birds  then some weeks he has less it all depends on the weather or if boys are working or different reasons (carfrae mill is between soutra and lauder)

[DOVEScot]

I think 10p per mile per pigeon is good value for those that have only a small team, works out pretty expensive though if you have a large team that needs to be trained 2 or 3 times a week. I'd charge the 10p per mile but would give the big senders a little something back

 

I am only looking at a base figures and then demand for a service. I could make this viable for all, but only if people were interested in a service.

[Tony C]

 

I am only looking at a base figures and then demand for a service. I could make this viable for all, but only if people were interested in a service.

 

Make your reputation on the old birds and you'll cash in on the young birds

[rembrant2coo]

 

I am only looking at a base figures and then demand for a service. I could make this viable for all, but only if people were interested in a service.

 

i ment to say the distance would be about 30 miles from soutra hill and about 40 from carfrae mill

[DOVEScot]

 

i ment to say the distance would be about 30 miles from soutra hill and about 40 from carfrae mill

 

Basically looking for groups of lofts in a 30 - 120 miles radius it would be feasible to pick birds up at that distance and release on the way home, this would cover the most of Scotland

Aberdeen is 120 miles, if I could pick up in fife and release in aberdeen, then pick up in aberdeen and release in fife on the same day. I could really cut the costs organising similar throughout Scotland.

 

[Guest karl adams]

i beleave you must have a licens and a insurence to carry birds tho

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

A club in our fed charge £3.00 per person if you have 1 bird or 100 birds it's only £3.00 which is fair and they train 50miles twice a week

[Guest shadow]

you have to have a convoyers licence and carry certificates of vaccination too cover the birds you are transporting. I used to do it for our club and gave up in the end as you could never get copies of the vaccination certificates of some members mind you I was only stopped twice by DEFRA officials ??)

[DOVEScot]

you have to have a convoyers licence and carry certificates of vaccination too cover the birds you are transporting. I used to do it for our club and gave up in the end as you could never get copies of the vaccination certificates of some members mind you I was only stopped twice by DEFRA officials ??)

 

Thanks

Vaccination certifcates re ring numbers could be kept on a laptop to verify they are vaccinated. Is this not done when racing birds as well

Everything would be done to meet regulations, but no point if nobody is interested in the service.

 

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

 

Thanks

Vaccination certifcates re ring numbers could be kept on a laptop to verify they are vaccinated. Is this not done when racing birds as well

Everything would be done to meet regulations, but no point if nobody is interested in the service.

 

ppl would be interested if it was free. I tried to offer a delivery and collection service from Newcastle to Aberdeen but again it was going to cost people money and the responce was a joke. I for one would take you up on your offer for sure give the birds a good rumbble up with birds from all over lothians and fife

[DOVEScot]

 

ppl would be interested if it was free. I tried to offer a delivery and collection service from Newcastle to Aberdeen but again it was going to cost people money and the responce was a joke. I for one would take you up on your offer for sure give the birds a good rumbble up with birds from all over lothians and fife

 

Lothian, Fife, Tayside and Strathclyde would be a great possibility for a service,50 mile radius of me takes in a huge area, but as you say it has to pay.

Anyone wants to do it for free, dad on don't let me hold you back ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

If you do start it up give me a pm and I might get a few other guys round here to send aswell

[Guest]

some guys in our club train our birds,£3 for any amount of birds ...25ml toss.

and that comes with a phonecall to say birds liberated.

[DOVEScot]

some guys in our club train our birds,£3 for any amount of birds ...25ml toss.

and that comes with a phonecall to say birds liberated.

 

Is that £3 a basket or £3 no matter how many?

 

If I am going to another area with my van, as a favour I release an old guys pigeons for him and text him the time I released them, He does not race anymore due to illness but loves timing in his birds he has left

 

[madmaxlofts]

i train on the transporter about 25 ml toss

10p per bird great value

[GREENGRASS]

all of the prices above are reasonable, when you work out how much you spend yourself just on youngsters in one season taking them out to 30 miles not just on fuel but time involved etc...

 

3 tosses a week from say 30 miles is a total of 180 miles which is a good half tank of fuel for most also would take approx 6 - 7 hours of your time. so if you were sending 40 youngsters at 20p each = £8.00 x 3 =£24.00 almost the cost of half a tank of fuel but with 6 hours saved for something else, also no wear and tear on your own vehicle. there are plenty of clubs and private individuals offering good service and convenient pick up points so my advice is to make the most of these services as they really do save you and not just ££££

[Roland]

£2 a basket... and then just see the members sharing and cramming them in the baskets!

No price is or will ever  be deemed fair,  more like 'Can't be that dear'!

Then watch them train seperately again hoping  to steal a march.

[sammy]

train me own pigeons always have and always will take great joy in it costs dont interest me its me hobby and if anything goes wrong only me self to blame none else ,enjoy what yi do  ;D ;D ;D

[DOVEScot]

train me own pigeons always have and always will take great joy in it costs dont interest me its me hobby and if anything goes wrong only me self to blame none else ,enjoy what yi do  ;D ;D ;D

 

Not everybody has the time, plus some people like to see the birds come in, where as you obviously like to see them released.

[DOVEScot]

£2 a basket... and then just see the members sharing and cramming them in the baskets!

No price is or will ever  be deemed fair,  more like 'Can't be that dear'!

Then watch them train seperately again hoping  to steal a march.

 

I was hoping to buy a trailer that released all the birds at once, then text everyone the time they were liberated :-/

[Roland]

Yeah I perfer to see them released too ... and am way back before them Lol. : : :'( ;D