Lanarkshire

[gulkie]

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

Still don't make it the east.Alec.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

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

Correct George, luck is required these days to avoid the BOP, though there is something that every member can do to help limit these attacks, BUT WILL THEY ??

[gulkie]

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

A lot of us in the same boat Alec I don't kid myself on for a minute that the centre

Route will solve our problems but we have to be seen to be trying to make it better

It ain't going to get any better .i don't think it's fair to blame the controller either as

He has so many obstacles to overcome in to-days racing .

[gulkie]

Correct George, luck is required these days to avoid the BOP, though there is something that every member can do to help limit these attacks, BUT WILL THEY ??

Thought we had exhausted everything Gareth.

[William Reid]

Well done Gareth for all your good and hard work :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[geordie1234]

Well done Gareth for all your good and hard work :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Second that

 

Gareth has worked round the clock to provide US with the best facilities possible whilst working full time along with having a family the guy deserves a medal .......

[bigjamie]

so the hell do we it never fails a certain club cry help all the time and always get there way what happens if we get a bad yb race from the west and this club cry to go back east are they going to get there own way as a member of lanarkshire fed i think for the size of us we are a joke what happens every year east west no wonder there so many losses the birds are getting messed about with all this carry on

[Delboy]

so the hell do we it never fails a certain club cry help all the time and always get there way what happens if we get a bad yb race from the west and this club cry to go back east are they going to get there own way as a member of lanarkshire fed i think for the size of us we are a joke what happens every year east west no wonder there so many losses the birds are getting messed about with all this carry on

 

Spot on Jamie, PANICSHIRE is the word.

[Delboy]

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

 

 

*expletive removed* stress on the poor ybs, poor show and unnecessary.

[Guest chad3646]

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

 

 

and turkeys are now voting for christmas, brilliant bigda lol

[geordie1234]

*expletive removed* stress on the poor ybs, poor show and unnecessary.

That's up to the fancier to decide what he want's to do, me personally when I've been going training lately I've split 42 over 3 large baskets not because I can't get more in each basket but because I can fit 3 baskets in my car and more room the better ofcoarse however not everyone can fit 3 large baskets in there car

[geordie1234]

so the hell do we it never fails a certain club cry help all the time and always get there way what happens if we get a bad yb race from the west and this club cry to go back east are they going to get there own way as a member of lanarkshire fed i think for the size of us we are a joke what happens every year east west no wonder there so many losses the birds are getting messed about with all this carry on

Would agree with you Jamie I think regardless of route we should stick it for three years atleast

[JohnQuinn]

John Dougal, Aldo Thompson (before he started driving the Newmains van) , Hugh (Shug) Harkin, All 3 fanciers have won out of turn in club and Federation racing. Winning multiple trophies in both organisations and on both routes.

 

Common Denominator??? Training out of CRAWFORD, regardless of race points.

 

Ask them if ye don't believe me and while yer at it ask them were their losses worse from Crawford or Meldons, bet you London to an Orange neither Lib site was any better than the other.

 

Another thing while am here, there will NEVER be 50 doos in one crate on our transporters for training or otherwise and i don't care who that upsets. We're no into cruelty to birds and imo 50 would be just that...... For once my opinion/position counts here !!!

 

 

Gareth, could you post pick up points and approximate times for us please. Cheers John.

[geordie1234]

How many youngbirds to a crate John? I think 35-38 would be fine but again whatever the fed chooses I will be training regardless with the fed...........it offers great education for the youngsters and you don't get a second chance educating them after year off birth

[JohnQuinn]

How many youngbirds to a crate John? I think 35-38 would be fine but again whatever the fed chooses I will be training regardless with the fed...........it offers great education for the youngsters and you don't get a second chance educating them after year off birth

 

I think Gareth called it right with Max of 35 per crate for training.

[geordie1234]

I think Gareth called it right with Max of 35 per crate for training.

That seems fair

[walterboswell59]

A lot of us in the same boat Alec I don't kid myself on for a minute that the centre

Route will solve our problems but we have to be seen to be trying to make it better

It ain't going to get any better .i don't think it's fair to blame the controller either as

He has so many obstacles to overcome in to-days racing .

i had 11 birds injured in leicester the race controller did not injure them they were attacked and got away or dived into trees for cover and were injured imo

[walterboswell59]

John Dougal, Aldo Thompson (before he started driving the Newmains van) , Hugh (Shug) Harkin, All 3 fanciers have won out of turn in club and Federation racing. Winning multiple trophies in both organisations and on both routes.

 

Common Denominator??? Training out of CRAWFORD, regardless of race points.

 

Ask them if ye don't believe me and while yer at it ask them were their losses worse from Crawford or Meldons, bet you London to an Orange neither Lib site was any better than the other.

 

Another thing while am here, there will NEVER be 50 doos in one crate on our transporters for training or otherwise and i don't care who that upsets. We're no into cruelty to birds and imo 50 would be just that...... For once my opinion/position counts here !!!

 

you can add my name to that list to john i get as good training from crawford as going east

Gareth, could you post pick up points and approximate times for us please. Cheers John.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Pick up times have been posted on new thread.

[JohnQuinn]

Correct me if i'm wrong but didn't nearly all of Scotland suffer 2 weeks running, the weeks we (Lanarkshire) were at Newark and Leicester???

I lost 7 pigeons from an average sized team in the first 5 races of the program, 6 of them (mix of Yearlings and 2 yr olds) were in a basket for the first time this season.

 

If your own losses in those first 5 races were SIGNIFICANTLY worse than mine then you ought to spend more time at the mirror. jmo.

 

To point the finger of blame away from yourself is futile and ruinous to reputations, YOUR reputation that is!!!

[budgie]

Guys just back from vacation can you update me on the Status without having to go through al the usual 98%.

[delboy74]

Guys just back from vaccination can you update me on the Status without having to go through al the usual 98%.

Mmmm think you mean vacation either that you went on holiday to get vaccinated

[budgie]

Mmmm think you mean vacation either that you went on holiday to get vaccinated

Awright Big man just in the Door and well done on your latest Snfc Sect win fantastic.

[delboy74]

Mmmm think you mean vacation either that you went on holiday to get vaccinated

Awright Big man just in the Door and well done on your latest Snfc Sect win fantastic.

Pmsl wrong delboy lol think you've been drinking the medicine all the way home

[Delboy]

Mmmm think you mean vacation either that you went on holiday to get vaccinated

Awright Big man just in the Door and well done on your latest Snfc Sect win fantastic.

 

Cheers Andy, im sure it was meant for me