East V West

[jonl6280]

looks like the east got a battering yest! and the west got it a bit easier !! thoughts

[dal2]

looks like the east got a battering yest! and the west got it a bit easier !! thoughts

I got muredered frae the west this week!!!! BUT I HAVE BEEN MURDERED FRAE THE EAST!!!!

[sammy]

was not in favour of going west but i think we have to give it a good try no point in jumping all over the place we need to stay west for a couple of years and if everyone played there part we would all be back down the west :001:

[ALF]

South Lanarkshire had another great race from the east again yesterday

[andy Burgess]

have had it tough here yes ,am still 8 away from 33 sent ,heard some bad ones too 18 from 38 ,a 2 from 21 and many other combinations that were shocking ?? but in my opinion it wasnt the route as the main reason .

[tiger]

av fed had a good race east

[frank-123]

plenty guys in Lanarkshire got hammered yesterday out the west wont matter what way you fly all down to luck if your batch get's a free run

[tiger]

plenty guys in Lanarkshire got hammered yesterday out the west wont matter what way you fly all down to luck if your batch get's a free run

true

[Novice]

Ayrshire took a battering in the east from Otterburn.

Too many federations liberating in a small window due to the doubtful conditions in the morning.

Being candid the Ayrshire birds should not have been basketed till Saturday for a Sunday race.

If we all decide to go east next year then we need to consider Sunday racing.

Ayrshire birds home into a westerly location so common sense dictates they should race west to avoid young birds clashing.

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

James burnside had a good race from otterburn yesterday winning the club and getting full returns on the day well done mate.

[Delboy]

According to Lanarkshire and Midland returns from the west this year, its the right route to fly.Mind ye, maybe we are just hearing the good stories???

[ALF]

According to Lanarkshire and Midland returns from the west this year, its the right route to fly.Mind ye, maybe we are just hearing the good stories???

 

Aye if everybody told the truth Del we could maybe get a better picture of what the returns are like...Re saying this yin and that yin have great returns when some in the club huvnae but we dont hear about the poor returns from some as they dont seem to want others to know about it.....

[geordie1234]

i wont be going west next year

 

there is pros and cons each direction bt i decide were my doos go qnd tuey wont be going west

[frank-123]

Lost 10 birds racing down the west route all my birds have been two every race bar two hens that went eggy

[Delboy]

Aye if everybody told the truth Del we could maybe get a better picture of what the returns are like...Re saying this yin and that yin have great returns when some in the club huvnae but we dont hear about the poor returns from some as they dont seem to want others to know about it.....

 

But I suppose thats the same on the east Alan, folk not telling the truth about their returns.All I can say is there will be about 10000 at the yb National this year because nobody seems to be losing lol.

 

Lost 10 birds racing down the west route all my birds have been two every race bar two hens that went eggy

 

Not too bad Frank

[eastcoaster]

I have had 3 yb races if we are talking about returns on the day of race

Eaglesfield 66mls sent 25 - 12 home on the day 8th in club

Appleby 1 110 mls sent 12 - 11 home on the day 3rd in club

Appleby 2 110 mls sent 21 - 9 home on the day 2nd in club

total sent 58

birds home 32

birds lost 26

my stats are some of the better in club and my results are just to show my birds are in decent nick

but i blame no one other than 2012 racing ,

(Midland Fed)

[peter pandy]

Old bird racing down the West I lost the largest bulk of the team racing with an East wind. Young bird racing down the west so far losses have been acceptable to date, however first young bird race I entered was an East wind and I dropped 1/3 of my team, with virtually west winds since I have been getting 100% returns. Have we all short memories and forgot the East winds we have had to contend with this past year regardless which route was taken.!!.

[Delboy]

As you all know I lost my ybs in an horrific toss before the season but Ive had a few work back, some hawked, some burnt( jet I presume).I sent 4 to Dunbar with Forth/clyde, 4 home

sent 6 to Haddington/Dunbar , 6 home

sent 6 to Otterburn Almond Valley 6 home

sent 11 to Otterburn A/Valley 10 home

 

TOTAL SENT 27 TOTAL HOME 26 96% RETURNS ON THE EAST, by the way, my birds have alot of the journey to do by themselves.

[frank-123]

lot of the problems must be a hidden illness We could all help each other if we spoke up and admitted they were sick the cure might be sitting in your neighbours loft

one loft in my club has been closed until the 1st of september by defra although to be fair to the guy he never sent them to a race

[Delboy]

lot of the problems must be a hidden illness We could all help each other if we spoke up and admitted they were sick the cure might be sitting in your neighbours loft

one loft in my club has been closed until the 1st of september by defra although to be fair to the guy he never sent them to a race

 

why involve defra expletive remove

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Aye if everybody told the truth Del we could maybe get a better picture of what the returns are like...Re saying this yin and that yin have great returns when some in the club huvnae but we dont hear about the poor returns from some as they dont seem to want others to know about it.....

 

Alan for every season i have known, there has always been fanciers that have terrible returns at the shorter young bird races(usually the same fanciers) though not always. There isnt a mechanism in place to get exact returns for every member. So all fanciers can do is report there own returns on here and readings can be taken from there.

 

Longtown 1 - 12/13

Longtown 2 - 57/61

Appleby 1 - 53/53 - this after getting the last one back in stray basket today. Same way bred as two others that i lost.

Appleby 2 - 44/50 - A little disappointed

 

Sent 177 Home 166, dare i say it that that is the best returns that i have had over the last 14 years after the first 4 young bird races. West is best..lol...JMO

[frank-123]

why involve defra expletive remove

 

Went to Tom Pennycott guess it was a notable disease so under law Tom has to report it. He does tell you that before he performs the tests

[Delboy]

Alan for every season i have known, there has always been fanciers that have terrible returns at the shorter young bird races(usually the same fanciers) though not always. There isnt a mechanism in place to get exact returns for every member. So all fanciers can do is report there own returns on here and readings can be taken from there.

 

Longtown 1 - 12/13

Longtown 2 - 57/61

Appleby 1 - 53/53 - this after getting the last one back in stray basket today. Same way bred as two others that i lost.

Appleby 2 - 44/50 - A little disappointed

 

Sent 177 Home 166, dare i say it that that is the best returns that i have had over the last 14 years after the first 4 young bird races. West is best..lol...JMO

 

93%, thats very good but I still say it would be 95% on the east

 

Went to Tom Pennycott guess it was a notable disease so under law Tom has to report it. He does tell you that before he performs the tests

 

 

FOR FEK SAKE

[ALF]

I have been sending my yb's with South Lanarkshire as trainers this year

 

1st race Kelso i got 20/26

2nd race Kelso i got 23/26

 

After the 1st 2 races i thought something might have been wrong with them as they were looking great sh!t was A1 training well etc but after the guy i am training with got 80/80 the 1st week and 108/108 the 2nd race i was getting paranoid about mine so last sunday morning i handled every yb in the yb loft and as i did so i gave every 1 a 1/4 of a 500mg Flagyl tab at the same time but honestly never seen and sign of anything and on the monday & tuesday i gave them Adenosan on the feed and then back to normal feed and clean water the rest of the week

 

3rd race Alnwick the 20 i got home from the 1st race all went back again as i have been splitting my team all 20 are home but i have a younger team that have had 7 tosses and i put 6 of them away aswell but only got 4 of them home

 

3rd race i got 24/26

 

So i have lost 11 so far not too happy about it but hey that is pigeon racing for you

[JohnQuinn]

Mine so far are, Longtown 1 didnae go. Longtown 2, 22/24, last week 29/30 and this week 20/25. 79 sent 71 home. roughly 90% returns.