Small Team Flyers

[adam owen]

how many people fly small teams or have limited space to keep birds ??? pictures or comments would be good

[OLDYELLOW]

what do you class as a small team ???? my space is limited to 28ft x 6ft ( wish i went to 8ft )

[Guest peter4pm]

i only have a 10x6 split into 2 sections...

[adam owen]

16foot loft for ybs old cocks old hens and stock birds

[geordie1234]

2 12x6 hen huts about 40 - 50 doos thats enough doos for my pocket

[sapper756]

how many people fly small teams or have limited space to keep birds ??? pictures or comments would be good

 

after all the losses this year, we will all be flying small teams next yearhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0126-nerd.gif

[WulDon]

after all the losses this year, we will all be flying small teams next year

 

 

join a 2-bird club!

[sapper756]

join a 2-bird club!

 

that would mean I would have tae buy another doo Wulliehttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0126-nerd.gif

[Guest IB]

I think you need to put a number on it.

 

I have room for 40 pigeons, say 10 stock and 30 racers.

 

I'd like to keep less than that.

[geordie1234]

I think you need to put a number on it.

 

I have room for 40 pigeons, say 10 stock and 30 racers.

 

I'd like to keep less than that.

how many young birds to you breed m8

[adam owen]

well i can put a 16foot loft in my new house rather than travel 5miles to the allotment where they are know so i was thinking of keeping 6 short distance cocks and 6 short middle distance hens to go with them on roundabout keep the cocks for inland racing only and the hens to fly the over seas races every other week.have 6 stock cocks which will get paired with 6 distance hens thease will get paired later for the long races 450 plus .the hens will fly roundabout at first then repaired accordanlly for there long race .by doing it like this i can have fresh birds for all the races and by having not alot of birds it wont cost as much to keep and race and also i can have 120% attention with them.they can have the best of everything as well .ybs i will breed 25 to go in 8foot section and they will fly on darkness and all the cocks will fly every inland race hens will fly all inland and the channel race on programe .its harder as u dont have big teams but if you have quallity i thi k it can be done wat you think

[Wiley]

well i can put a 16foot loft in my new house rather than travel 5miles to the allotment where they are know so i was thinking of keeping 6 short distance cocks and 6 short middle distance hens to go with them on roundabout keep the cocks for inland racing only and the hens to fly the over seas races every other week.have 6 stock cocks which will get paired with 6 distance hens thease will get paired later for the long races 450 plus .the hens will fly roundabout at first then repaired accordanlly for there long race .by doing it like this i can have fresh birds for all the races and by having not alot of birds it wont cost as much to keep and race and also i can have 120% attention with them.they can have the best of everything as well .ybs i will breed 25 to go in 8foot section and they will fly on darkness and all the cocks will fly every inland race hens will fly all inland and the channel race on programe .its harder as u dont have big teams but if you have quallity i thi k it can be done wat you think

 

In my opinion you will have to specify your interest when keeping a small team, either race the sprints or distance, i feel to keep a small team theres no equilibrium if your looking to be successful.

[just ask me]

In my opinion you will have to specify your interest when keeping a small team, either race the sprints or distance, i feel to keep a small team theres no equilibrium if your looking to be successful.

 

 

i agree very few can win week in week out with a small team and compete at both

[geordie1234]

i agree very few can win week in week out with a small team and compete at both

this is why i am just going for distance not got the room for more so plan to have 12 pair of distance birds and thats it

[just ask me]

this is why i am just going for distance not got the room for more so plan to have 12 pair of distance birds and thats it

 

 

and plenty of patience along with it

[geordie1234]

and plenty of patience along with it

Were do i get that fae???

[just ask me]

Were do i get that fae???

 

 

comes with old age ask cemetary he has loads

[Guest IB]

how many young birds to you breed m8

 

I take 30 rings. Last year I wintered 20 YBs. Again, I'd like to get down to 20 rings.

[dal2]

i agree very few can win week in week out with a small team and compete at both

 

So you would not consider keepin two diffo breeds ie one sprint one distance?

 

A large team does give you an advantage at sprint but not the be all and end all!

 

Its the amount of time you put into either sprint or distance racin that is key not how much room you have!

 

Patience,faith,method and good DOOS?

[adam owen]

the cocks would be sprint the hens would be channell birds

[big blue bar]

think you ll find it hard to compete just in the distance . just have to read some of the posts about the national races this year . alot of good birds lost . but good luck

[fletch]

we started with 13 widdowood cocks at start of season

and we were verry competative won 9 races with hem and took high fed postions upto 5000 birds,

ony error was that we asked them to do to much so had a poor niort race but was in prizes every other water race

and there is 10 cocks left at end of season

its quality not quantity

[lvlasked]

i have 7 ybs and i will only be breeding about 15 next year thats all i will ever breed i think even know im in the midddle of building a bigger loft

[Guest chad3646]

well i can put a 16foot loft in my new house rather than travel 5miles to the allotment where they are know so i was thinking of keeping 6 short distance cocks and 6 short middle distance hens to go with them on roundabout keep the cocks for inland racing only and the hens to fly the over seas races every other week.have 6 stock cocks which will get paired with 6 distance hens thease will get paired later for the long races 450 plus .the hens will fly roundabout at first then repaired accordanlly for there long race .by doing it like this i can have fresh birds for all the races and by having not alot of birds it wont cost as much to keep and race and also i can have 120% attention with them.they can have the best of everything as well .ybs i will breed 25 to go in 8foot section and they will fly on darkness and all the cocks will fly every inland race hens will fly all inland and the channel race on programe .its harder as u dont have big teams but if you have quallity i thi k it can be done wat you think

 

you are having a laugh

[adam owen]

well time will tell i spose i no it be hard and it take time to build a good team of good birds but i really think it can be done there is many people who have done it and spect theres people doing it john halstead is a cracking small team flyer doing it at all distances