Starting Up

[Guest langley lad]

Before I commit to starting a loft I would like to know costs of joining a union, club, fed,etc.

I have the shed to work on and can use tools . also a local club I live in sandal Wakefield west yorks.

I have other sports golf crown green bowling so tight budget as I am a wrinkly or twirley

[Guest bigda]

Before I commit to starting a loft I would like to know costs of joining a union, club, fed,etc.

I have the shed to work on and can use tools . also a local club I live in sandal Wakefield west yorks.

I have other sports golf crown green bowling so tight budget as I am a wrinkly or twirley

 

having pigeon i think you would have to give up the bowls as most of that is played in the pigeon season and also when birds are due home, but if you would like a average cost for say 20 birds for the whole season, this would include feeding

and fees £600 minimum extra costs can be vets £50 per year buying a clock,£100 but for the whole year once you are up and running £600 per 20 birds play golf and you have to find this kind of money for fees before you play,but pigeons can be spread throughout the year, you can be lucky and get the clock for free, and help with your birds health

cheaper, hope this dose not put you of your misses will be happy at times to see more of you instead of the 19th hole

but pigeons can bring its own problems, as you soon develop the rubber ear, when asked to go shopping or on holidays when the birds are at a race. but if your neck don't go red, with a blow torch you would be ok with the pigeons

Edited November 14, 2013 by bigda

[1967]

It costs me £44 each bird a year based on 30 birds inland racing only at 35p per bird and that's just for the basics no training vets or any of the miracle bull sh$t products oh you've training on top of that

[Guest bigda]

It costs me £44 each bird a year based on 30 birds inland racing only at 35p per bird and that's just for the basics no training vets or any of the miracle bull sh$t products oh you've training on top of that

 

my cost would work out a lot less i have it at a pigeon will eat one bag of feed a year, thats 640 0z at a rate of 1 @3/4 oz per day = 20 bags 20 kilos at £10 PER BAG =£200 fed and club fees+ £120 + 20 races at 45 p per bird =£9 per race x20=£180 adds up to

£200.00 feed

£120.00 fees

£180.00 per 20 races

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£500

£100 for sundries

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£600 £30 per bird per year,

Edited November 15, 2013 by bigda

[gulkie]

Sorry mate but if you have to think of costs then don't keep

Racing pigeons ,on a brighter note if you were good enough

At it they would keep them selfs .costs me a bloody fortune.

[1967]

Sorry mate but if you have to think of costs then don't keep

Racing pigeons ,on a brighter note if you were good enough

At it they would keep them selfs .costs me a bloody fortune.

In 2011 I kept an eye on what it cost to race pigeons in our club because we had 1 9 year old boy looking to join our club and 5 oaps in club and thought that it was getting a bit expensive for them ie club fees fed fees shu fees membership to main club ets rings £30 carriage to transporter feeding etc .I find that the most asked question from the public now is how much dose it cost to race pigeons Now I have a figure of £44 per bird per year as an answer.Now in our club if you pay £2 per week and sell a football ticket the fees are covered + we are the only club in Scotland you don't even need to send to a race and you get prize money . One prize per loft based over 18 races last prize £3 so even if you don't send you'll get £54 back over the year.Every little helps.I can assure you I have won more than my fair share of pools,prizes,over the years and still do for the birds to pay for themselves.

[1967]

my cost would work out a lot less i have it at a pigeon will eat one bag of feed a year, thats 640 0z at a rate of 1 @3/4 oz per day = 20 bags 20 kilos at £10 PER BAG =£200 fed and club fees+ £120 + 20 races at 45 p per bird =£9 per race x20=£180 adds up to

£200.00 feed

£120.00 fees

£180.00 per 20 races

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£500

£100 for sundries

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£600 £30 per bird per year,

I tend to spoil my birds though jags,ets ring, life ring, straw, shavings,vykil,I can only say what it costs me per bird per year its not a competition as who could keep them the cheapest,Could go back to how ma oldman kept them turn the drinker over the day after the last race give them an open bowl and save 22 weeks of feeding

[blue pied]

our fed fees are £105 per year so averages alot cheaper than you guys per bird! send as many as you like! obv got national fees and RPRA fees plus national birdage and pools... then feeding

[Guest bigda]

I tend to spoil my birds though jags,ets ring, life ring, straw, shavings,vykil,I can only say what it costs me per bird per year its not a competition as who could keep them the cheapest,Could go back to how ma oldman kept them turn the drinker over the day after the last race give them an open bowl and save 22 weeks of feeding

 

as you can read i never included vet bills, medicine the guy asked how much it costs to keep never asked about luxuries, so basically £30 per bird per year in most feds is the figure he can work on

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

I don't know where your local club is i live in hemsworth not too far away and theres a club in kinsley, thomlinson pet suppliers in outwood might be able to guide you on a local club they sell pigeon corn and what have you.Get a few birds see how you go, you dont have to race to start off with .i would be happy to bread you a pair

of young birds next year if you wish.All the best what ever you do .

[geordie1234]

I try not to think about how much it costs me lol frightening sometimes especially for a hobby

[1967]

as you can read i never included vet bills, medicine the guy asked how much it costs to keep never asked about luxuries, so basically £30 per bird per year in most feds is the figure he can work on

At what point did I include vet bills?I am talking about the basics life ring, ets or rubber over the year its the same price, jags, measurements,etc etc... all things that seems to be missing from your post but all of which you need to race pigeons. If you can do keep them for £30 a year all fine and well but it costs me £44 as for feeding 3/4 oz per bird a day mine would move out

[Guest bigda]

At what point did I include vet bills?I am talking about the basics life ring, ets or rubber over the year its the same price, jags, measurements,etc etc... all things that seems to be missing from your post but all of which you need to race pigeons. If you can do keep them for £30 a year all fine and well but it costs me £44 as for feeding 3/4 oz per bird a day mine would move out

 

again you are having trouble reading it says 1 and 3/4 oz per day. sorry 20 life rings come under sundries ie clock ribbon £2, clocks set £20,

[walterboswell59]

for f k sake guys we are trying to get guys to join our sport not frighten the s t out them thank goodness you guys were not recruiting officers during the war we would aw be speaking german lol

[Guest bigda]

for f k sake guys we are trying to get guys to join our sport not frighten the s t out them thank goodness you guys were not recruiting officers during the war we would aw be speaking german lol

 

sorry walter

[geordie1234]

To be honest its as cheap as you want it to be you can keep few pigeons and have a bit off fun

[TheHigg]

In 2011 I kept an eye on what it cost to race pigeons in our club because we had 1 9 year old boy looking to join our club and 5 oaps in club and thought that it was getting a bit expensive for them ie club fees fed fees shu fees membership to main club ets rings £30 carriage to transporter feeding etc .I find that the most asked question from the public now is how much dose it cost to race pigeons Now I have a figure of £44 per bird per year as an answer.Now in our club if you pay £2 per week and sell a football ticket the fees are covered + we are the only club in Scotland you don't even need to send to a race and you get prize money . One prize per loft based over 18 races last prize £3 so even if you don't send you'll get £54 back over the year.Every little helps.I can assure you I have won more than my fair share of pools,prizes,over the years and still do for the birds to pay for themselves.

any chance of youre club opening their boundry stevie i could take that 54 quid every season mate PS dont enter into conversation with bigda [HES NUTS] :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[paullock]

I love my Pigeons but I dislike racing, but I am crap at it so there you go!

[peter pandy]

SHU, Federation, Club fees + 50 life rings = £120. Feed with supplements = £3.92 yearly per single bird.

[philg50]

Considering the amount it takes to feed a large dog + vets bills etc keeping pigeons is not so expensive a hobby look at golf,fishing etc ,are you a smoker look what they cost a day ,do you drink 3 pints =bag doos food ,try not to put a cost on it keep as many as you can afford ,this could be something that gives a great deal of pleasure so go on enjoy.

[Guest langley lad]

Thanks for the info my plan is to start small and see how it goes .as for racing maybe later it;s just an hobby but it seem expensive .

I have been getting the B.H.W.for a couple of months its all doom and gloom and appears to be a rich mans sport now I had a few pigeons when I was a boy and helped out at local fanciers with training and scraping the loft he used to put a couple of my birds in his racing basket

for free and most club members was flat cap and muffler working lads how times have changed by wot I read in the B.H.W.

O and the golf as to go I need two knew knees

regards to all

[gulkie]

Considering the amount it takes to feed a large dog + vets bills etc keeping pigeons is not so expensive a hobby look at golf,fishing etc ,are you a smoker look what they cost a day ,do you drink 3 pints =bag doos food ,try not to put a cost on it keep as many as you can afford ,this could be something that gives a great deal of pleasure so go on enjoy.

Stopped smokin x drinking gave up golf an shot the dog to keep my doo,s it's no that dear.???

[geordie1234]

Stopped smokin x drinking gave up golf an shot the dog to keep my doo,s it's no that dear.???

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