How Are Your Return From Today

[andy Burgess]

I am chuffed at my returns 12/13 with the Midland Fed from Stafford ,

my first pigeon was almost nailed by percy ! he went to land then suddenly shot away not to be seen for 15 mins only to return minus half his tail , tall story ? he was the only cheq i had away , my neibour saw him arrive and so did my mate who was waiting . but he lives to fight another day .

your Brother Dougie told us this story today at clock checking .we had 2 hawks less than 6ft from the roof today at 10.20 when a blue hen came and trapped like a bullet (it was a stray we had liberated yesterday) they were both chased away by a crow and a seagull thank goodness.

[yeboah]

5 out of 17 with the solway fed at wollaston ,club mates the same with more than half missing ,very strong east here all day the midland birds were fighting and really struggling past brave wee buggers,we convoy the sw stranraer doos with us and liberate together they had them home before us and its 100 plus miles from dumfries sums it up went straight over the water prob in ireland now ,back to the drawing board expletive remove

[WEENANN1]

18/39 *expletive removed* disgrace

[dava]

12 home from 26 sent gutted the same as everyone else waiting on doos.and i can honestly say the best doos in the dookit are amiss dont know what happened the day sometimes you wonder if all the effort you put into this game is it worth it am sure there will be plenty of doo men thinking the same and we are only at 220 miles crap

[JohnQuinn]

13/19 from Uttoxeter which seems to be about par for most lofts. Some of course got better than that and some got worse but most of the guys around me are about a Third of their team down.

Silver lining is the doos seem to be working their way home the next day better this year so i'm sure there will be plenty sitting waiting to get into their respective lofts in the morning. Here's hoping anyway

[frank-123]

on this thread 141 birds home from 271 sent

west or east the game is finished

[dava]

13/19 from Uttoxeter which seems to be about par for most lofts. Some of course got better than that and some got worse but most of the guys around me are about a Third of their team down.

Silver lining is the doos seem to be working their way home the next day better this year so i'm sure there will be plenty sitting waiting to get into their respective lofts in the morning. Here's hoping anyway

a 3rd of the doos to come just read the posts john as far as i can see there are at least 50% to come you are maybe lucky with a 3rd to come but you cant hide the fact the lanarkshire got scudded the day and thats fact im no wan for getting into debates about things this race will have a snowball affect on the rest of the season unless the doos turn up in the morning

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

I am chuffed at my returns 12/13 with the Midland Fed from Stafford ,

my first pigeon was almost nailed by percy ! he went to land then suddenly shot away not to be seen for 15 mins only to return minus half his tail , tall story ? he was the only cheq i had away , my neibour saw him arrive and so did my mate who was waiting . but he lives to fight another day .

Noticed another post from another Midland fed fancier that had good returns from the apprx the sane area and distance that Lanarkshire raced from and yet Lanarkshire got a terrible race in comparrison to Midland. Mmm ???? Bloody doos, they would drive you crazy.

[Guest KING BILLY]

37/50 good ridens to bad rubish

[gulkie]

i its great to get a first but at what cost 19 of 32

1 this morning not flown out .am quite sure its no awe

rubbish you dropped tam.

[tiger]

got 41 from 47 yes hopeing two get some the day , you never get a good race when there is no cloud cover , jmo

[bigjamie]

tam there birds missing from this race thats scored from the nationals mate were the .*expletive removed* are they a lot of folk will be finnished for the season after this one well the small team fanciers like myself

[slim45]

I am chuffed at my returns 12/13 with the Midland Fed from Stafford ,

my first pigeon was almost nailed by percy ! he went to land then suddenly shot away not to be seen for 15 mins only to return minus half his tail , tall story ? he was the only cheq i had away , my neibour saw him arrive and so did my mate who was waiting . but he lives to fight another day .

exactly the same thing happened to my first bird today bad enough at rce point but at the home end

[Guest IB]

19/27 from Wakefield with North West Fed. Got my last pigeon yesterday 1525, and not a feather since.

[knoxjn]

got 5 from 7 from selby although late going what i have seen on here am doing really well

[Guest KING BILLY]

tam there birds missing from this race thats scored from the nationals mate were the .*expletive removed* are they a lot of folk will be finnished for the season after this one well the small team fanciers like myself

its always the same ones wee get to 200ml bang if its not this week wee lose our sh** it will be next week doos are starting to strech there wings and to be onest alot of our doos are not up for it with that strong east wind turnd a 215ml race into 300ml race alot of the doos just let there self go to far east and got into truble and then face the wind to get back

[Guest lambrechts31]

VERY SAD TO READ THESE STORIES ABOUT ALL THESE PIGEONS GOING MISSING, DO THEY EVENTUALLY GET HOME ?? WHATS THE REASONS FOR SOME BIRDS MAKING IT, WHEN OTHERS DONT, WHERE DO THEY ALL END UP, ANY IDEA,S, IM JUST INTERESTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS.

[budgie]

You canny keep them all and dont ever forget the 98% rule which has well and truly kicked in.Nae excuses EAST or WEST ROUTES ,CLASHES,GOING UP FIRST the answer is staring you in the face only 2% in any loft are any good.

Edited May 27, 2012 by budgie

[airdrie2]

7/20 lanarkshire west is best

[geordie1234]

2/4 from uttoxeter

[WEENANN1]

You canny keep them all and dont ever forget the 98% rule which has well and truly kicked in.Nae excuses EAST or WEST ROUTES ,CLASHES,GOING UP FIRST the answer is staring you in the face only 2% in any loft are any good.

 

 

Good pigeons missing you pair of eejits in the shooty in part of fed that think different are up yersel

 

got 41 from 47 yes hopeing two get some the day , you never get a good race when there is no cloud cover , jmo

 

good returns considering it was a disaster..

[AR]

Got 13/18 fae Wakefield. I knew this race was gonnae happen as we've been going along steady wi nearly full returns every week so the weak have to drop sometime and it's not all bop to blame

[JohnQuinn]

Well am stuck on 13/19 as i never got any more today. From those that are missing 1x 2009 3x 2010 and 2 yearlings. I had hopes for the 2010 birds in particular. However for whatever reason they didnae turn up when a 2011 latebred who has only been in a basket 4 times in its life was home before 2pm, my timer was unraced/trained as a Yb and only had 1 toss fae Lanark race course before racing started this year.

Suppose my point is that just because I fancied these doos to score and they are now MIA, simply means i over estimated them in the first place, a Trait VERY prevalent in this game!!

[WEENANN1]

Got 9 today, 27 fae 39

[Guest bigda]

You canny keep them all and dont ever forget the 98% rule which has well and truly kicked in.Nae excuses EAST or WEST ROUTES ,CLASHES,GOING UP FIRST the answer is staring you in the face only 2% in any loft are any good.

 

if over the years and your 2% rule was kept surely by now budgie, you would be in a position by now. to never loose a bird as all them 2% that you keep each year cant get lost eh