Flying Partner - Pros And Cons?

[andyyy]

do you fly alone or have you got a partner? what are the pros and cons? I fly on my own at the min but finding somewhat of a struggle...

[buster151]

I'm same as you and finding it a bit of a struggle as well

[sob555]

i fly with my old fella, there are alot of pros with being partners as many hands make light work, money because we split the feed bills birds that we buy and the cost of petrol for training and so on, 2 pairs of eyes in the loft are better than one for picking up on stuff that one might miss, nearly all of the members in our club have partners or helpers.

 

the cons are arguing over which bird we are going to nom!

[Guest TAMMY_1]

My wife and me are partners,we discuss everything together but have decided she will do all the breeding and I will decide what goes to any given race,we never argue over any of it,she takes the birds training so that is a big bonus,Liz and her mentally handicapped sister have taken to the racing and wait each week enthusiastically for birds

[andy Burgess]

similar to Tammy . we fly as Mr & Mrs ,i usually do the majority ,yet , since recent health issues , Mrs Burgess has taken over completely

[philg50]

I am a bit like you Andy if it wasnt for the wife the birds would have to go ,i would think about a partner but not so easy getting some one in small town thats interested.

[geordie1234]

I'm on my jack jones It would be good to have a partner

[bibendium]

I have two partners, both of my sons, both a great help in different ways, dont think I could have a partner who wasnt closly related.

[GRAHAM MITCHELL]

I'm in partnership with my now retired dad.He comes down first thing to either let them out or train them,clean them out and feed and water as I am away to work at 05.30.I see to them at night when home from work.He dosen,t interfere in any decisions I make on what,s going to races or matings.We also put £10 each by every week of the year towards expenses.Could not do it without him.

[kingbilly 1]

am on my owen havent found someone to do as thare told yet got close to it when on holiday this year with budgy looking after them he done a grait job not much tweeking to do when i got home i would defo take a parner to help out am constent nht shift and work frome home alot so any one in lanarkshire who can doo as thare told give me a bell lol

[geordie1234]

am on my owen havent found someone to do as thare told yet got close to it when on holiday this year with budgy looking after them he done a grait job not much tweeking to do when i got home i would defo take a parner to help out am constent nht shift and work frome home alot so any one in lanarkshire who can doo as thare told give me a bell lol

On yerself Tam lol

[greenlands]

I've flown with my father,flown with my uncle and it was OK.Rather be on my own but health and age is slowly catching up,would love some bloke or lad to knock on my door and ask if I needed any help.

[moscow master]

i would like a partner just to keep my stock someone that likes to rear young birds but ca nt be bothered with the racing side of things my old man used to do this when he gave up racing and it was a great help i just raced the doos and the auld yin reared them at his old racing loft and he would turn up every saturday way a handful of squeakers and best of all he bought the chuck for them

[dal2]

Always flew wae my dad. Always will cos when hes gone there is no way I could keep them

[andyyy]

thanks for the responses! i have flew with my dad last year and its safe to say it didn't go to plan, ended up ending after one season so i think thats a no go

Currently thinking of a flying partner, But it's not the easiest person to find.. Just have to hang on in there til someone pops up

[William Reid]

The situation I'm in now with work ( shift ) I would jump at the chance of going into partnership .

[dwh]

I've flown with 2 different partners it's ok while your reading off the same page it's better taking in a new starter b4 racing so you have your system down

and he's learning off you or your partner is a winning experienced fancier and your flying to his system or you'll find problems arise very quickly

My advice reduce your team and fly hens

 

JMO

[andyyy]

I've flown with 2 different partners it's ok while your reading off the same page it's better taking in a new starter b4 racing so you have your system down

and he's learning off you or your partner is a winning experienced fancier and your flying to his system or you'll find problems arise very quickly

My advice reduce your team and fly hens

 

JMO

 

thanks for you advice Mate, old birds season has gone almost to plan for me, winning 6/8 inland races, and 2/3 channel races its the young birds what i found to become hard with working, Exersicing the cocks, Plus having young birds training has got on top of me, ive had won 2/4 yb races so far so me method is there just find it a struggle at times so i had thought about a flying partner

[ALF]

My good pal and me(John Mann) went into partnership a few weeks ago no cons only pros as we get on well talk everything through and with me being a shift worker we work week about with the pigeons tae although the both of us are there as often as we can be

[sarg]

Wish you lot were closer to me, I'd be jumping at the chance to learn and help a local fancier, no one closer than 10miles keeps pigeons.