Consett Race Point

[HOMER49]

Hi

Talking to a fancier who had a bird reported in Consett from Saturdays

race from Consett (Lanarkshire Fed)

This fancier who reported the pigeon says that Consett is ringed

with windmills and the birds will not cross them

Anyone know anything about this ?

Note the bird had 3 previous races to Sedgefield which is 20+ miles more

Cheers

Homer 49

[airdrie2]

hope thats no right as i have 2 behind me and there is plans for seven south and east of me

[rpt]

IT IS FACT THEY WONT GO NEAR THEM. I LIVE ABOUT HALF MILE FROM THE ONES AT FORTH AND HAVE NOTICED THIS SINCE THEY WERE ERECTED.

[REDCHEQHEN]

They've plans to put them all over the place

Including just off the coast at Redcar

 

http://www.edfenergy.com/about-us/energy-generation/renewable-generation/wind-turbines.shtml

 

It mentions Tow Law in the article

[frank-123]

http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/operational.asp

 

well if thats what stopped ours birds we may aswell pack in now the biggest wind farm in the uk is in east kilbride(eaglesham moors and another massive wind farm in abington hills is proposed

[rpt]

http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/operational.asp

 

well if thats what stopped ours birds we may aswell pack in now the biggest wind farm in the uk is in east kilbride(eaglesham moors and another massive wind farm in abington hills is proposed

frank,it wont stop them they will go round them

[TOMMY R]

Hi

Talking to a fancier who had a bird reported in Consett from Saturdays

race from Consett (Lanarkshire Fed)

This fancier who reported the pigeon says that Consett is ringed

with windmills and the birds will not cross them

Anyone know anything about this ?

Note the bird had 3 previous races to Sedgefield which is 20+ miles more

Cheers

Homer 49

nearest windmills to consett are at towlaw which is 5 miles away

[gulkie]

nearest windmills to consett are at towlaw which is 5 miles away

lanarkshire

if my memory serves me right had a stinker at tow-law a few years back,

and that was before there were windmills.

[mac1]

Hi

Talking to a fancier who had a bird reported in Consett from Saturdays

race from Consett (Lanarkshire Fed)

This fancier who reported the pigeon says that Consett is ringed

with windmills and the birds will not cross them

Anyone know anything about this ?

Note the bird had 3 previous races to Sedgefield which is 20+ miles more

Cheers

Homer 49

not sure about windmills but ive never seen as many strays on consett front street,the front street is not far off the site,most off us train at a place called toft hill near where the windmills are

[Rebus]

Hi

Talking to a fancier who had a bird reported in Consett from Saturdays

race from Consett (Lanarkshire Fed)

This fancier who reported the pigeon says that Consett is ringed

with windmills and the birds will not cross them

Anyone know anything about this ?

Note the bird had 3 previous races to Sedgefield which is 20+ miles more

Cheers

Homer 49

Where were the windmills when Almond Valley liberated?, didnt stop theirs.

[Delboy]

Where were the windmills when Almond Valley liberated?, didnt stop theirs.

 

 

Aye it did, just back from club and returns last week were horrendous. I was the only one with full returns

[gulkie]

Aye it did, just back from club and returns last week were horrendous. I was the only one with full returns

how is it one man in a club can have such good returns [of which I have no doubt]is it he or she is

a better manager-better birds -healthier birds or fitter birds? <_<

[frank-123]

how is it one man in a club can have such good returns [of which I have no doubt]is it he or she is

a better manager-better birds -healthier birds or fitter birds? <_<

 

i think it is all three

i think to myself how come i had 6 birds within 17 mins ended up with 9 from 13

why could the rest not make it on time were they followers or sick but not showing signs or were they just not up to the job

[Rebus]

I am sure there was a good part of the convoy birds that were there for their first race and maybe not had the training required, plus birds which have returned in the stray basket from earlier training and racing which can hinder part of the convoy from leaving the liberation area.

[Delboy]

how is it one man in a club can have such good returns [of which I have no doubt]is it he or she is

a better manager-better birds -healthier birds or fitter birds? <_<

 

HEALTH, FITNESS AND BREEDING, which all comes down to Management, I suppose. I have had 9 races this year with my ybs and have lost 6 birds in total. I also think that most folk ration there ybs too much and they have no reserves to get home when they have a hard race.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

HEALTH, FITNESS AND BREEDING, which all comes down to Management, I suppose. I have had 9 races this year with my ybs and have lost 6 birds in total. I also think that most folk ration there ybs too much and they have no reserves to get home when they have a hard race.

 

 

very good point , we always make sure our birds had plenty to eat on basketing day so if it gets tough they do not go down because of lack of stamina,out of our 8 races we dropped 3 birds and all of them were in the one race

[Guest IB]

very good point , we always make sure our birds had plenty to eat on basketing day so if it gets tough they do not go down because of lack of stamina,out of our 8 races we dropped 3 birds and all of them were in the one race

 

It's interesting how opinions differ on here. (and I for one don't disagree with you) there's been more than a few claimed that those that feed their youngsters on basketing day are the cause of all the sickness about as they will be sick in the basket and others will eat this and spread sickness.

 

Mine are fed Friday am., I believe that to be too early, and next year I intend their last meal to be 1/2pm.

[frank-123]

It's interesting how opinions differ on here. (and I for one don't disagree with you) there's been more than a few claimed that those that feed their youngsters on basketing day are the cause of all the sickness about as they will be sick in the basket and others will eat this and spread sickness.

 

Mine are fed Friday am., I believe that to be too early, and next year I intend their last meal to be 1/2pm.

 

i think if your birds crops are full or half full they should go in a separate basket then

if they puke it up the other birds will not devour it

[JohnQuinn]

A mate of mine just had the season (yb) of his life, the man he trains with had a very good season too, they were training their young birds in MAY this year along with the old birds, up to about 40mls. They both had heavy losses early on but when the chaff was gone they hardly lost a bird in racing, my mate Aldo go 21/21 in the first Consett and 19/19 in the second one, both races were nothing short of a disaster yet he got all of his both times. You might have thought it was good fortune the first time but the second time confirms his methods were superior to most, including myself I handled his doos through a couple of the races and they were built like Tanks, not BIG doos though they are of medium cast, all were on the darkness and i am looking forward to next year to see how they perform as yearlings

[mac1]

the main street in consett is full of su strays

[Delboy]

A mate of mine just had the season (yb) of his life, the man he trains with had a very good season too, they were training their young birds in MAY this year along with the old birds, up to about 40mls. They both had heavy losses early on but when the chaff was gone they hardly lost a bird in racing, my mate Aldo go 21/21 in the first Consett and 19/19 in the second one, both races were nothing short of a disaster yet he got all of his both times. You might have thought it was good fortune the first time but the second time confirms his methods were superior to most, including myself I handled his doos through a couple of the races and they were built like Tanks, not BIG doos though they are of medium cast, all were on the darkness and i am looking forward to next year to see how they perform as yearlings

 

Ive been to 3 Consetts John and havent lost a bird. Ive been to 10 yb races and have lost 7 in total providing I dont get my last one back from todays Catterick ( 21/22 ) My point here is, I didnt start training until July

[JohnQuinn]

Ive been to 3 Consetts John and havent lost a bird. Ive been to 10 yb races and have lost 7 in total providing I dont get my last one back from todays Catterick ( 21/22 ) My point here is, I didnt start training until July

 

Excellent flying Derek, excellent. You are in the MINORITY though along with Aldo, your methods are working too, better than most Including ma self

[frank-123]

Ive been to 3 Consetts John and havent lost a bird. Ive been to 10 yb races and have lost 7 in total providing I dont get my last one back from todays Catterick ( 21/22 ) My point here is, I didnt start training until July

 

if you dont mind telling us derek what sort of training did you give your birds ?

i know someone as well who trained his youngbirds with his old birds as he see's no point training twice and he doesnt pussy foot around with short tosses

 

one toss 20 mile then 45 milers with his national doo's

[Delboy]

if you dont mind telling us derek what sort of training did you give your birds ?

i know someone as well who trained his youngbirds with his old birds as he see's no point training twice and he doesnt pussy foot around with short tosses

 

one toss 20 mile then 45 milers with his national doo's

 

 

Ive tried all the different training Frank, ybs with obs in May,tried it,leaving it till one week before yb racing, tried it. Single up, tried it. The best training I think you can do is this, 7mls, 12mls, 25mls x 4, back to 12 mls 3 times a week.CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE All the above training works but the last one won me best performance ybs in Midland fed. ( thats hard to achieve where I am located ) May I also say, in the last 10 years of the Kirkintilloch club I was maybe once out the top 3 in yb racing. None of the above without HEALTH . CAN I JUST ADD, MY BIRDS HAVENT HAD A TRAINING TOSS FOR TWO WEEKS. Another key ingredient- Rest

[frank-123]

Ive tried all the different training Frank, ybs with obs in May,tried it,leaving it till one week before yb racing, tried it. Single up, tried it. The best training I think you can do is this, 7mls, 12mls, 25mls x 4, back to 12 mls 3 times a week.CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENCE All the above training works but the last one won me best performance ybs in Midland fed. ( thats hard to achieve where I am located ) May I also say, in the last 10 years of the Kirkintilloch club I was maybe once out the top 3 in yb racing. None of the above without HEALTH . CAN I JUST ADD, MY BIRDS HAVENT HAD A TRAINING TOSS FOR TWO WEEKS. Another key ingredient- Rest

 

funny you should say rest derek my birds never had a race but were trained all over

peebles,edinburgh abington elsrickle the thing is they were getting split on most tosses so i would leave them the following day as i thought the birds would be tired

consett race i won four fed tickets food for thought?