Lanarkshire Breakaway

[sammy]

flew his old birds out to 200 mile alex and only lost one i think in the early races ,he had good returns from yb racing although they had plenty time on the wing for it ,think back to season 2000,2,3 cant remember when but we were down the west side qnd the first couple of races were great and had good returns ,everyone is racing from east and think there is more clashing than what hawks which are not restricted to one area they have supposedly feeding areas of forty miles so how much of the country does that take in  

[sammy]

Hi Sammy

The RSPB have a loft in the Lead Hills to feed them( true ) They are feed but not watered so they have to seek water

Is that 1 or 2 or half Was that y/bs this year for I know they had 3 races from Crawford and thats not 200 but 30

Cheers

Homer 49

 

wel if thats tue then the cruelty people should be involved in it then

 

 

[Guest]

Wot are they going to do ,just train the y/bs 30/50miles thats up to them.mine will be tested,If i have 15 out of 50 that have experienced national competition to 240 mls that do for me.

[ALF]

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR Y/B'S VINNY BUT I WONT BE SENDING MINE DOWN THAT ROUTE NO CHANCE

[Guest WINGS 04]

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR Y/B'S VINNY BUT I WONT BE SENDING MINE DOWN THAT ROUTE NO CHANCE

 

ALF ARE YOU JUST BEING A WEE BIT OVERE THE TOP ON THIS DO YOU WANT TO KEEP ALL THE BIRDS THAT YOU BREED AS ONLY 5% OF WHAT WE KEEP ARE ANY GOOD ANYWAY I HAD THE BEST RACING I HAVE HAD FROM THE WEST IN 2004

[Guest]

So what ur saying is we are going to get slaughtered as far as the y/bs are concerened.Experienced birds ,if that is the case will also be subject to this threat,wots the difference,and wot would be your solution.If we all go down this route with no divides surely there is safety in numbers.

 

We [North West Fed] went down the west with the Midland, our last OB race was Stratford-upon-Avon when we got wiped out. After that we reverted East for remaing OB races.

 

There was also a petition put in asking for the YB route to be changed back to East and it was; after that NW flying west coast kinda died a quiet death.

[ALF]

 

ALF ARE YOU JUST BEING A WEE BIT OVERE THE TOP ON THIS DO YOU WANT TO KEEP ALL THE BIRDS THAT YOU BREED AS ONLY 5% OF WHAT WE KEEP ARE ANY GOOD ANYWAY I HAD THE BEST RACING I HAVE HAD FROM THE WEST IN 2004

 

DONT THINK I'M BEING OVER THE TOP AT ALL RAB AND AT THE END OF THE DAY NO ONE IS BEING FORCED TO RACE THEIR PIGEONS DOWN THE WEST ROUTE THATS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR FED ARE CHOOSING NOT TO SEND THEIR DOOS THAT WAY THIS SEASON

[Guest WINGS 04]

WE WILL SEE WHEN THE RACING STARTS HOW WILL NOT RACE ALF AS IT IS OK TO SAY WE ARE NOT RACING FORM THE WEST BUT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 18 WEEKS FOR RACING AND 34 WHEN YOU ARE SHOVELLING  SH$T RACING PIGEON IS  WHAT WE KEEP SO IT WILL BE HARD NOT TO GO RACING  AND A LOT OF PPL WILL BE LOOKING AND SAYING IF THIS ONE AND THAT ONE ARE NOT GOING I WILL SEND A COUPLE AND WIN OR GET THE AVERGES SO THEY LOOK GOOD AT THE END OF THE YEAR AT THE PRIZE NIGHT ALL CLUBS HAVE THEM IN IT

[ALF]

WE WILL SEE WHEN THE RACING STARTS HOW WILL NOT RACE ALF AS IT IS OK TO SAY WE ARE NOT RACING FORM THE WEST BUT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 18 WEEKS FOR RACING AND 34 WHEN YOU ARE SHOVELLING  SH$T RACING PIGEON IS  WHAT WE KEEP SO IT WILL BE HARD NOT TO GO RACING  AND A LOT OF PPL WILL BE LOOKING AND SAYING IF THIS ONE AND THAT ONE ARE NOT GOING I WILL SEND A COUPLE AND WIN OR GET THE AVERGES SO THEY LOOK GOOD AT THE END OF THE YEAR AT THE PRIZE NIGHT ALL CLUBS HAVE THEM IN IT

 

THAT WILL BE UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DECIDE WHAT HE WANTS TO DO RAB BUT I'M QUITE WILLING TO TAKE MY Y/B'S EAST MYSELF AND TRAIN THEM OUT TILL NEARLY 100 MLS AND LET THEM GO IN LITTLE BATCHES RATHER THAN SEND THEM DOWN THE WEST ROUTE

[Guest WINGS 04]

OK ALF IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO THAT IS UP TO YOU BUT MY BIRDS ARE THERE FOR RACING AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING

[DOVEScot]

OK ALF IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO THAT IS UP TO YOU BUT MY BIRDS ARE THERE FOR RACING AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING

 

If Alf is right and you lose them all, what then?

I have bought some birds for Cabin Boy and for a 15 year old this would be devistating to him :-/

[frank-123]

wait and see is my motto i will miss the first two races because i am on holiday but i worry just like alf

[Guest WINGS 04]

 

If Alf is right and you lose them all, what then?

I have bought some birds for Cabin Boy and for a 15 year old this would be devistating to him :-/

 

I AM NOT TRYING TO TELL ANYONE WHERE TO FLY FROM BUT YOU CAN STILL GET WIPED OUT FROM THE EAST AS WELL BUT THAT IS FLYING IN TO LANARKSHIRE YOU WILL NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS YOU ARE SITING IN THE EAST

[sammy]

 

ALF ARE YOU JUST BEING A WEE BIT OVERE THE TOP ON THIS DO YOU WANT TO KEEP ALL THE BIRDS THAT YOU BREED AS ONLY 5% OF WHAT WE KEEP ARE ANY GOOD ANYWAY I HAD THE BEST RACING I HAVE HAD FROM THE WEST IN 2004

 

what were your returns like then rab,i have ckecked back on me records for that  year and only lost one pigeon by the 200 mile mark  

[harky]

i dont really care where i race my pigeons from as long as i get racing them thats where the enjoyment lies .pigeons will home from anywhere so a think i will not be to bothered east or west .more pigeons have been lost down the east due to clashing than predation so iwill take my chances down the west so heres hopin we all have a good racing season ahead of us all .

[Guest WINGS 04]

SAMMY I WILL HAVE TO LOOK BUT I HAD A SEASON THAT WILL LIVE WITH ME FOREVER

[Guest TAMMY_1]

i dont really care where i race my pigeons from as long as i get racing them thats where the enjoyment lies .pigeons will home from anywhere so a think i will not be to bothered east or west .more pigeons have been lost down the east due to clashing than predation so iwill take my chances down the west so heres hopin we all have a good racing season ahead of us all .

 

My sentiments exactly Harky.

[HOMER49]

 

ALF ARE YOU JUST BEING A WEE BIT OVERE THE TOP ON THIS DO YOU WANT TO KEEP ALL THE BIRDS THAT YOU BREED AS ONLY 5% OF WHAT WE KEEP ARE ANY GOOD ANYWAY I HAD THE BEST RACING I HAVE HAD FROM THE WEST IN 2004

 

Hi Rab

Your memory needs a refresher course

2004 racepoints included UTTOXETER -LEICESTER-HUNTINGDON-MAIDSTONE

NEWBURY (SNFC) Where you won 1st section and 1st LSC

I was 3rd section and 2nd LSC

None of these racepoints are remotely near the west of the country You are looking through rose colored glasses

Cheers

Homer 49

 

 

[ALF]

THE LAST TIME THE FED WENT DOWN THE WEST ROUTE WAS 2001 WHEN IT REVERTED BACK TO THE EAST ROUTE AFTER 5 OR 6 RACES BECAUSE OF THE FOOT & MOUTH OUTBREAK

[HOMER49]

Hi

My y/bs racing 2004

31/07/04 Gretna did not send

             Longtown did not send

            Appleby 1  did not send

           Appleby 2 sent 44 lost 12

           Charnock Richards sent 23 lost 12

04/08/04 Longtown sent 23 lib at 11 am after 1 day holdover into Lt West

had only 8 birds that night 7 more next day lost 8 Thats 32 in 3 races SHOCKING

Lot of you guys have short memories

Cheers

Homer 49

[harky]

a think we need to worry about getting a transporter first and then we can worry about the racing .

[ALF]

Hi

My y/bs racing 2004

31/07/04 Gretna did not send

             Longtown did not send

            Appleby 1  did not send

           Appleby 2 sent 44 lost 12

           Charnock Richards sent 23 lost 12

04/08/04 Longtown sent 23 lib at 11 am after 1 day holdover into Lt West

had only 8 birds that night 7 more next day lost 8 Thats 32 in 3 races SHOCKING

Lot of you guys have short memories

Cheers

Homer 49

 

MAYBE IT'LL NOT BE AS BAD THIS YEAR THOUGH ALEX : : : WELL A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK SO I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY GET IT FROM THOUGH :-/ :-/

[ALF]

a think we need to worry about getting a transporter first and then we can worry about the racing .

 

NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANY TRANSPORTER HARKY 8) 8) 8)

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

MAYBE IT'LL NOT BE AS BAD THIS YEAR THOUGH ALEX : : : WELL A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK SO I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY GET IT FROM THOUGH :-/ :-/

 

they are maybe getting it from the same place as everybody else who says the birds will be wiped out down the west, only time will tell as nobody knows for certain.

[harky]

maybe after the season is over we will all be able to decide wether this was a good idea or not .remember the good racin down the east this year was all down to the lib control team with the excellent decisions made when releasing the birds in the right weather conditions :)