Why Why Why - Why these losses?

[Guest stb-]

This topic was put up by myself.... NOT to blame race controllers, but to ask the question why do they not communicate, and even suggested setting up a system that would indeed help them. My thread was merged with another one, which i dont like as it tars the controllers as the ones to blame, and that was definitely not the case. Sorry for any confusion, not caused by myself.

 

regards alex.

got to aggree with you there m8 was stupid to merge them as they were about 2 different subjects tottaly .. and now its all getting mixed up .. obviously no thought went into merging them

[alex wight]

no my fault...sorry alex. what i should have said is not to blame 'clashing'....during ob races clashing is not blamed for losses...yet it must occur. all the best jim

 

No harm done jim

 

alex

[duncandoo]

does the guys who all stay on the east coast and race up it in west winds get all there birds drowned every week , i wouldnt think so , what race points are you at thats right on the coast

all the lanarkshise races are on the east coast the problem is when you get out a bit further if a bird is blown a hundred yards per mile to the east then it does not take long for them to be several miles offshore the stronger the wind the more this mutiplies,the longer the race the more fatigued the bird is and the harder to make shore,i cannot comprehend how hard this must be for young birds that have never seen the sea before,must be frightning

[Guest stb-]

all the lanarkshise races are on the east coast the problem is when you get out a bit further if a bird is blown a hundred yards per mile to the east then it does not take long for them to be several miles offshore the stronger the wind the more this mutiplies,the longer the race the more fatigued the bird is and the harder to make shore,i cannot comprehend how hard this must be for young birds that have never seen the sea before,must be frightning

most of yer races are 50 ood miles inland they might be slightly to the east of the centre but no where near the east coast otterburn and consett are nowhere near the coast

[big blue bar]

why are we worring . when the old bird season comes round the young birds that we are speaking about are going to encounter old bird racing with the same clashing . maybe we look to much into the birds we loss , they have to make a decission to come home on there own even if there is clashing. look at the birds that u still have from prevous years did they fly the full program as y/birds . i m not saying that every bird we lose are bad , i myself have had heavy losses since the start but the ones i have left seem to come home ok . clashing does nt help it just weeds them out. the strong from the weak

[Guest spin cycle]

why are we worring . when the old bird season comes round the young birds that we are speaking about are going to encounter old bird racing with the same clashing . maybe we look to much into the birds we loss , they have to make a decission to come home on there own even if there is clashing. look at the birds that u still have from prevous years did they fly the full program as y/birds . i m not saying that every bird we lose are bad , i myself have had heavy losses since the start but the ones i have left seem to come home ok . clashing does nt help it just weeds them out. the strong from the weak

 

 

i see the point you're trying to make....but i'd have to disagree. once the birds are older/more mature i think they've more chance of untangling themselves from a clash. i don't believe that birds home first from a bad race are neccesarily the best. i believe in alot of yb races the main 'kit' is comprised mainly of the fittest cocks...fired and ready to go they 'blast out' and run...this is fine if they've got it right, fast glorious races with traps full quickly. however if they get it wrong they're off course very quickly and the savy hens in the next bunch are the winners...if they encounter big trouble thats when big losses occur.