500 mile prize winners

[jimmy white]

ive asked b4 but didnt get much of a reply,,,,,,anyone thats had prize winning pigeons from 5 to 600 miles,, how many races had the bird had, and at what distances :)

[PIGEON_MAN]

PROBABLEY BECAUSE THERE AINT MANY ON HERE THATS HAD A WINNER AT THAT DISTANT JIM,MANAGED TO CLOCK ON THE DAY ONCE FROM 561 MILES BUT THEN WAS ONLY SECOND,AND THAT WAS ABOUT THIRTY YEARS AGO.

[ribble]

we clocked a hen from nfc bordeaux  600m+  last monday 7.30am.she had two 120mile and two 220 mile (from the coast) inland races then a channel race from 330mile,the last three races where back to back.she then had three weeks rest apart from a 50mile single up on the tue prior to basketing on the thur.we also clocked another at 9am and got four from four.they all had the same programme.

 

on saturday we clocked a cock from 560mile nfc saintes in 11 hours he had 7 inland races three at the coast then 330m channel race two weeks rest then 360m channel race two weeks rest,one 50m trainer on the tue prior to basketing on the thur.they scored high in the section and won a few pennys also..........

[Matthew]

had an hen fly out as a whidowhood hen for 3-4 races then i paired her up in passage gave her 434 miles on a chipping egg, she came and got 3rd club flying 11 hours on wing, (that was a sunday lib) then sent her to the drop bak race on the friday 144miles, and on wedneasay we sent her to saintes 536 miles on a 10 day old youngster again these were u on sunday she came at 7.20pm on the nite to win 1st club 31st fed just missing out by 4 ypm to take the £5 pool, the following year i lost this hen training :'(

[pender]

depends on the bird, my sec winner from 500 mile had 4 races up to 130 mile she then had in a 6 week period 1at180m 1at250mile 2 350 mile then won sec at 500 mile. then again iv had them had 3 races up to 250 mile then there 500 mile race, can remember j little good hen she had 1 race 220mile then nantes 600 mile and won the nat.

[mickmcgrevy]

Hi Jimmy, to answer your original question, I am realy only interested in channel racing, and I don't believe that the birds have to built up gradually through the inland programme before you send them over the channel.

 

My bird's first race, which would be with one of my local clubs, would be from about 140 to 170 miles, they may have two, then they would be sent over the channel to the first race with one of the classic / national clubs.

 

To give you some idea of the distance, Nantes is 434 mile to my loft, once the birds start racing over the channel, they will have a race at least every two weeks, provided that they have not dropped on a bad race, I have in the past sent birds to 500 plus mile races two weeks on the trot, and had good results with them.

 

At the end of the day it all depends on the bird and the type of race it encounters, I have timed on the day from 605 miles twice but it was a hell of a tail wind    

 

All the best

Mick    

[ken]

hi jimmy i still have my old bourges cock he flew it 5 times for me 15 th 23rd 24th 33rd & 44 comb he got 3 races evrey year  93 ml then 183ml then 250ml then into bourges 581ml cracking old bird

[Chris Little]

The pick of the bunch of our distance winners is our 2005 SNRPC Cholet national winner , a distance of 557 miles.

 

This 2 year old hen was raced in the local club every week , she won a 1st from 220 miles then a week later 35th National 260 miles from that point she was rested from racing for a month and she recieved an extensive amount of road work.

 

She was the only bird timed on the day winning the national and for good measure she scooped up an RPRA award for her performance

 

Her picture is on the left  ;D

[jimmy white]

great feed back and very interesting,, my own veiws are much the same as above, lewisis hen scored[ i think] 6 times over 500 miles with 3 races b4 hand, but raced right out as yb, my own sir colin only had 3 or 4 races up to 280 miles, each time he scored, so basicly would say that the breeding has to be there, and they must still have the fuel for the job , and set up for the job in hand   [easier said than done ]

[pender]

what people got to remember 200 mile to me is diffrent to say 200mile to unc loft or midland loft. it harder fly here, and lot other people will be the same so it not just down to distance. it down to area you fly in to as well.

[Chris Little]

Where you from Pender ??

[pender]

burnbank hamilton, if you been to j hannah loft i about 900 yds from it.

[Chris Little]

Yeah , been to Jim Hannah's house before getting our SNFC winners photographed

 

Cheers

 

Chris