Lanarkshire

[airdrie2]

george we had 32 to a basket one week mate because they were short of baskets then old shearer asked for 26 birds to a basket the following week complaining there were to many birds to a basket

diffrent between a race and training jamie but remember some of the doos could be in basket training for 3 to 4 hrs first pick up to release this heat and there will be no water in transporter during training

[geordie1234]

Aye but we are no racing this is just training for a couple of hours

[HOMER49]

Jamie they are racing from the west apart from the otterburns

 

Hi

Since when was Appleby in the west

In case you don't know you branch of the M6

at Penrith and travel 22.8 miles EAST to Appleby

Cheers

Homer 49

[geordie1234]

[peter2010]

Are you a geography teacher homer the quicker the schools go back the better

[Guest chad3646]

keep them right homer lol

[Guest chad3646]

Aye but we are no racing this is just training for a couple of hours

 

 

use are aye on about this great transporter now you are wanting to put 50 pigeons in a basket

 

as the gentleman said some could be in there for 4 hours or more especially in this heat and no water think about it

[HOMER49]

keep them right homer lol

 

Hi

I don't have the answers when I first started in 1960

the program was Annan, Penrith, Shap, Lancaster, Preston

returns where good but during the 1980s they were getting

dismel and a switch to the east route seemed the answer

and it was. Have to say that 2013 racing the east route has been a

disappointing year for me lost a lot of birds

I blame our controller for Leicester in which I did not get 50%

returns but apart from that not good returns at all

There comes a point when you have to say is all this worth

the effort

Cheers

Homer 49

[Delboy]

50 doos in a crate expletive remove, that's like 6 folk in a phone box. No matter how long they are in it, expletive remove, its completely wrong and would stress your ybs to fek.

[geordie1234]

As alan says he knows a guy who does it with an old wicker basket with no probs...

Regardless of what amount goes in a basket I will go with the fed and myself

[Guest bigda]

what numpty has proposed training from Crawford , as young birds kick of at otterburn yet when we kicked of at otterburn with the old birds we went to places that suited the line of flight, that being meldrum or pebbles , now we are jumping over 7 valleys away from the line of flight, and to add on the days of training and RACING, it CAN BE PREDOMINATELY WEST IN THE WIND I COULD SEE THE POINT IF WE RACED FROM LONGTOWN LOCKERBIE CRAWFORD WOULD BE THE PLACE TO GO,

some people just open there gub and let there belly rumble, is this training

giving some the idea it will suit larkhall, can any one on here see birds heading up the M 74 from otterburn , the trucks coming from the races would not even come home that way

[Guest stb-]

50 doos in a crate expletive remove, that's like 6 folk in a phone box. No matter how long they are in it, expletive remove, its completely wrong and would stress your ybs to fek.

more like 4 elephants in a mini Del just shows ye 2 miserable tae buy another basket :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[Guest bigda]

more like 4 elephants in a mini Del just shows ye 2 miserable tae buy another basket

 

 

training should be subsidized from the lanarkshire accounts, we have no need to go with any other mob again, if we cant stand on our own two feet, we should call it a day, we are a non profit making organization. and it should be explained that if we cover our costs, then that should be all that we should be banking. a few sales will pick up the slack this year, i reckon we should have made over 20k profit this year

this needs to be thinned out so as the members get a we bit back from the racing they have supported. there is cases of guys buying baskets yet it is frowned appon if you tried to buy it on a race day in our club

[peter2010]

Hi

I don't have the answers when I first started in 1960

the program was Annan, Penrith, Shap, Lancaster, Preston

returns where good but during the 1980s they were getting

dismel and a switch to the east route seemed the answer

and it was. Have to say that 2013 racing the east route has been a

disappointing year for me lost a lot of birds

I blame our controller for Leicester in which I did not get 50%

returns but apart from that not good returns at all

There comes a point when you have to say is all this worth

the effort

Cheers

Homer 49

How do you blame the controller for Leicester? imo I think that's a stupid snd unfair what's your reasons anyway loud mouth

[Guest bigda]

REMEMBER WE HAD 32 BIRDS TO A CRATE IN ONE OF THE OLD BIRD RACES JAMIE

 

 

what club had 32 birds in a basket, and what race was this can you confirm this happend

[Guest stb-]

what numpty has proposed training from Crawford , as young birds kick of at otterburn yet when we kicked of at otterburn with the old birds we went to places that suited the line of flight, that being meldrum or pebbles , now we are jumping over 7 valleys away from the line of flight, and to add on the days of training and RACING, it CAN BE PREDOMINATELY WEST IN THE WIND I COULD SEE THE POINT IF WE RACED FROM LONGTOWN LOCKERBIE CRAWFORD WOULD BE THE PLACE TO GO,

some people just open there gub and let there belly rumble, is this training

giving some the idea it will suit larkhall, can any one on here see birds heading up the M 74 from otterburn , the trucks coming from the races would not even come home that way

Will agree way ye on this one , seems a funny place to train from when the start is from otterburn and appleby shurly the doos will not cut 30 to 40 miles acroos country from otteburn to come up the 74 valley , this would have them over moffat and as mick currie said youd need your head looked to have your birds comming through there :wacko:

[Guest bigda]

Will agree way ye on this one , seems a funny place to train from when the start is from otterburn and appleby shurly the doos will not cut 30 to 40 miles acroos country from otteburn to come up the 74 valley , this would have them over moffat and as mick currie said youd need your head looked to have your birds comming through there

 

 

glad you can see the problems that we have with EGM, and turkeys now voting for Christmas, yes applby be is right smack in the middle of the m6 and A1 just in time for the glorious 12 shooting to start all moorland all the way home from there

[TheHigg]

Are you a geography teacher homer the quicker the schools go back the better

YOU ARE AN AWFY CHEEKY BHOY BOB

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Many can we put in a crate?

Realistic number is 35 for a short toss.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Hi Gareth

No tossing up the east ??

Cheers

Homer 49

sorry Alex but only one route, considered mixing it up, but then the vehicle could be going down the road half empty each day for training. Also it's more cost effective going to Crawford than in it is to go to Elsrickle / Meldons.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Too expensive for me Gareth.... No way could i afford £8 a toss mate

 

I've supported the fed most of the old bird season training but i'm afraid that's me out...

To have two crates which can carry 70 doos in total is not expensive for 8.00, remember 2.00 of this goes to the man in charge of each collecting club, now if you could organise your club and reimburse the 2.00 back each fancier then training becomes more affordable, don't forget that the price of the second crate has been dropped down by 2.00 from 10.00 to 8.00 since the old bird season, so we are trying to accommodate all the Lanarkshire member's, yes there is cheaper training clubs around, but do you get a crate to yourself which helps stopping cross contamination, especially with Paramaxy kicking around.(NO)

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

30 GEORGE

Hi Charlie

All races were 28 doos to a crate, except for the second Otterburn were clubs were asked to put 30 hens in the crate.

Cheers

Gareth

 

if there training out of there will the ybs be racing from the west this year

All racepoints are still South East of Lanarkshire.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

george we had 32 to a basket one week mate because they were short of baskets then old shearer asked for 26 birds to a basket the following week complaining there were to many birds to a basket

At no time should there have been 32 in a crate.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

I hope I have corrected, clarified and answered your points within this thread, of course there is the exception where it doesnt warrant an answer.

 

No doubt training from Crawford will give us one or two tricky ones at some point (due to the BOP) but overall I'm hopeful that in General training will be as good as it was from the meldons earlier this year.

 

Will inform later today what day it will be starting.

[geordie1234]

No matter where we train we will be dived on it is purely our luck.

 

 

Wish every single member the very best for the coming young birds season all the best guys