East Winds

[Guest stb-]

well the wind east nor east here just now aboot 20 mph and gusting easily to 40 mph

 

trees weel bent over and same for tommoz and sunday they say

[sapper756]

Quite a few posts lately have been commenting on the fore casted East winds for this week end.

 

What are the members views/experiences/thoughts on East winds, and does an East wind have an effect on the number birds you send to a race?

 

I have read qoutes such as;

 

"I won,t be sending any"

 

"I will only be sending a few"

 

"I won,t send my chanel birds"

 

which bids the question, WHY?

 

thank you

 

Will be interesting to hear folks opinions and experiences, after tomorrows raceshttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0126-nerd.gif

 

 

 

[kirky]

mine are staying at home, only 28 miles further next week.

[Roland]

Snap Kirky.

Same lib South Rd. and a come back race on the North.

Was toying with the idea, and handling the birds this afternoon - like everyone else I want them to be racing and going - then saw the trees bending a mite and cold gusts... thought it will be a darn site worse tomorrow, so they are staying put.

 

Misses says to me 'Weer we have to go out in all weather, come rain or shine, snow and what not'! I said 'Agree most do ... you don't, but many do ...' then added 'Then we hear the moans and groans and whinges because you have the sniffles or colds, or flu and curse going out'! lol.

Now having just reread this post I think 'Whatever processed me to even consider sending in the first place.... I'd be better of buying a pkt of Kellogs and cutting me own cards out, with the money I have saved by not sending lol

[Guest BRYANBROCK]

well my whole team will be going 24 hens 23 cocks on saturday, regardless of weather, thats why we put trust in our race controller and convoyer, and we are lucky to have two good lads davie hay and davie barrie in that roles

 

john

 

Aberdeen Fed want to swap our race controller for yours

[JohnQuinn]

i don't like East winds, ma Da before me didnae like them either. For that reason i only sent 13 instead of 45ish, i'd rather jump them into 100mls next week when hopefully the wind will have changed.

Edited April 29, 2011 by JohnQuinn

[Guest stb-]

i don't like East winds, ma Da before me didnae like them either. For that reason i only sent 13 instead of 45ish, i'd rather jump them into 100mls next week when hopefully the wind will have changed.

me tae so a just sent 12

[sapper756]

i don't like East winds, ma Da before me didnae like them either. For that reason i only sent 13 instead of 45ish, i'd rather jump them into 100mls next week when hopefully the wind will have changed.

 

What will you do if it is an East wind next week? Johnhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gif

[sapper756]

Well folks, what affect did the East wind today have on you?

[just ask me]

all back home and sound so doing good think i might have done ok

[dal2]

Well folks, what affect did the East wind today have on you?

Birds returned frae the wrong direction Brian so that canny be good! on other hand 20/20 frae a fast one cant be bad. Lots sayin at the club that it was a waste of time/money as birds have no time on wing but I think they might have learned a lot especially the later ones?

[clockman]

Birds returned frae the wrong direction Brian so that canny be good! on other hand 20/20 frae a fast one cant be bad. Lots sayin at the club that it was a waste of time/money as birds have no time on wing but I think they might have learned a lot especially the later ones?

well done,

[dal2]

well done,

Cheers mate up tae 7th this week so will be putin buntin oot shortly

[blaz]

no comment as some kids come on hear

[budgie]

no comment as some kids come on hear

Blas sun you are right what a load off wind and -ish they ken nothing aboot f---all

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Birds returned frae the wrong direction Brian so that canny be good! on other hand 20/20 frae a fast one cant be bad. Lots sayin at the club that it was a waste of time/money as birds have no time on wing but I think they might have learned a lot especially the later ones?

 

The doos would have had more time on the wing and a night less in the basket if I took them to Glasgow this afternoon

Its always nice to have a race though,even it was quicker than the last two weeks from Coldstream which is 20 miles closer to home

 

Can't complain too much really-smashing returns and the doos were back out a couple of hours later as if it was a normal day

[andy Burgess]

well 6 years has passed . do we have any more views on East winds ??

[greenbar]

I don,t think the birds like it,your vels say that,winning races with 950 ypm etc from just over 100mls,

[aye ready]

I don,t think the birds like it,your vels say that,winning races with 950 ypm etc from just over 100mls,

??????bannocburn 1712 velocity

[greenbar]

The north west had great vels yesterday,but there were a lot under 1000ypm winning races and as low as 700ypm getting on the result for just over a 100 mls,