2012 Young Bird Season Reflection

[sapper756]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team?

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season?

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year?

 

How many do you have injured/hawked?

 

How many have you had reported?

 

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[blue pied]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team?

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season?

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year?

 

How many do you have injured/hawked?

 

How many have you had reported?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies

43 or 44

 

36

 

27 (stopped alot after otterburn)

 

0 injured or hawked

 

5 reported ( 1 reported twice)

[blackdog]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team?

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season?

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year?

 

How many do you have injured/hawked?

 

How many have you had reported?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies

 

59

 

58

 

28 most stopped after 141 miles and the rest after 164 miles

 

0

 

3

[kirky]

started with 27 ended up with 10, none hawked or injured.

[Poppy Loft]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team?

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season?

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year?

 

How many do you have injured/hawked?

 

How many have you had reported?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies

 

31 bought/given to me

14 after shocking 2nd training toss

17 (3 back after weeks away) plus 17 late breds, bought and given

2 not injured but returned minus a few tail feathers

3 reported

 

Cant wait for next season!

[andy Burgess]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team? 60

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season? 42

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year? 26

 

How many do you have injured/hawked? 3

 

How many have you had reported? 3

 

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[buster151]

35 at start only raced 8 lost 2 racing 14 lost off loft in fly away none reported so 19 for yearlings

[b.massey]

Its the most pigeons I have had reported or turn up within weekd of racing\training before. I ended the season with 39 yearlings for 2013. All of them had either a race or hard training. Have 10 late breds also that are getting trained when the days give me a chance next few weeks

[geordie1234]

I bred 50

 

After training I had 27 pigeons left plus 8 injured unable to race

 

After 3 races I had 21 pigeons left

 

One week bottom of the sheet next week 4th 5th and 6th club and 5th 6th and 10th fed then the week later middle of the sheet.

 

My target next year is to breed from my new stock and to try and be more consistent, in my opinion those pigeons got themselves right that week it's my job to get them right every week! Learnt a lot this year

 

about 4-5 hawked but lost a few so they have prob been done in and had 3 in the strag basket

[blaz]

Now that the 2012 young bird season is behind us, and considering some of the horrific tales of massive losses, I thought it would be interesting if members shared the following information;

 

How many 2012 youngsters did you breed for your race team?

 

After training, how many did you have left for the 1st race of 2012 season?

 

After the final race of 2012 season, how many do you have for yearlings next year?

 

How many do you have injured/hawked?

 

How many have you had reported?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies

 

44 birds in race team start of training

 

23 left after race program 60 miles out to 216 10 of which went to yb national 243 miles all home.

 

3 i know of injured by hawk

 

18 lost or killed

 

only 1 reported flying in and out of non fanciers garden

[greenlands]

The season started off as per usual,got a hammering by percy just as the youngens were finding their wings .Had 32 till that happened,ended up with 20.

Trained up never lost another youngen

First race sent 20.>>1,2,3 and 4th,140 birds away,I dropped 1.

Second race sent 19.>>3 and 5th. 119 birds bad race big losses all round I dropped 6+1 hawked.

Didn't send to next race weather forecast was terrible,got that wrong had a good race.

Fourth race sent 12.>>1,2,4,5 and 6th,92 birds.all home.

Fifth race sent 12.>>3,4,6,7 and 8th,94birds all home 1 hawked.

Sixth race,first fed race, sent 11.>>1st club,9th fed 19th two feds amal.91 birds in club,two feds3443 birds,dropped 1.

That's them to 145 mile and 12 left.Stopped them.

Forgot to mention 2 reported one was dead.

[TheHigg]

bred 45 for racing after training left with 45 29 left up untill young bird national stopped 4 later bred falling to bits now left with 26 for yearlings since starting 6 years ago and only managing 3 wins 2 years with no wins a couple of seconds though i would say this has been my best season with a 1st 1st 2nd and 3rd a couple of seconds and scoring in 2 channel races with the national with the same hen i am realy looking forward to next season

[Guest Owen]

Bred 46

Peregrine had 5

Lost 3 racing and training

Lost 8 off the loft

I have 30 left all of which have fled the programme except Guernsey

 

I now have the problem of selecting which ones to keep.

[alec guinness]

bred 45 for racing after training left with 45 29 left up untill young bird national stopped 4 later bred falling to bits now left with 26 for yearlings since starting 6 years ago and only managing 3 wins 2 years with no wins a couple of seconds though i would say this has been my best season with a 1st 1st 2nd and 3rd a couple of seconds and scoring in 2 channel races with the national with the same hen i am realy looking forward to next season

 

well done the higg and looking good for next year. :)

[TheHigg]

well done the higg and looking good for next year. :)

i can but live in hope john cheers mate

[alex young]

Bred 46

Peregrine had 5

Lost 3 racing and training

Lost 8 off the loft

I have 30 left all of which have fled the programme except Guernsey

 

I now have the problem of selecting which ones to keep.

Owen,get an eyesign expert to evaluate them for you.

[Guest Owen]

alex

your getting to be a very naughty boy. You should'nt cheek your elders like that.

[alex young]

alex

your getting to be a very naughty boy. You should'nt cheek your elders like that.

Sorry Owen,couldn't resist it.atb.

[WulDon]

ceratinly been a tough old season with some of the worst 'pigeon weather' on record, young bird losses ceratinly not improving... imo the one and only way forward would be for all smaller feds to start convoying together, this would improve racing with bigger birdages and cut the crippling costs faced by members with levies as we struggle to keep old transporters on the road which are becoming 'heart breaking' to repair!

 

it will come one day so why not start now... if not fanciers will be forced out the sport purely on finance reasons, never mind PERCY!

[robbiedoo.]

ceratinly been a tough old season with some of the worst 'pigeon weather' on record, young bird losses ceratinly not improving... imo the one and only way forward would be for all smaller feds to start convoying together, this would improve racing with bigger birdages and cut the crippling costs faced by members with levies as we struggle to keep old transporters on the road which are becoming 'heart breaking' to repair!

 

it will come one day so why not start now... if not fanciers will be forced out the sport purely on finance reasons, never mind PERCY!

 

good post willie i think they should start the amagamation again

[The engineer]

Started with 61

2 died, 3 reported, 2 injured

Have 26 currently left

10 missing from today's race

lost 12 from another race

So losses very high

However second YB season ever 1x1st, 2x2nd,1x3rd, 3x4, 1x5th and 2 x 6th club. 3rd 14th 28th 42,43,45 Fed in the east cleveland fed which is an extremely competitive one.

Still one race to go a short 50mile so fingers crossed. I hope some of the 10 turn in tomorrow.

[WulDon]

good post willie i think they should start the amagamation again

 

 

best racing we ever had with minimal losses, birdages in excess of 10,000 some weeks! that reduced the clashing for starters... percy would still have a stab but i reckon the impact would also be reduced... costs on saving fuel and wages would be slashed... a very common sense approach for the fuure of pigeon racing here in Scotland! :scotland:

[blaz]

good post willie i think they should start the amagamation again

 

i will 2nd that

[robbiedoo.]

 

 

best racing we ever had with minimal losses, birdages in excess of 10,000 some weeks! that reduced the clashing for starters... percy would still have a stab but i reckon the impact would also be reduced... costs on saving fuel and wages would be slashed... a very common sense approach for the fuure of pigeon racing here in Scotland! :scotland:

 

willie i never flew in it but going on what the peterhead lads say it was magic

[WulDon]

willie i never flew in it but going on what the peterhead lads say it was magic

 

 

best racing we ever had...