andy Burgess Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 have done a "head count" earlier , and surprised to find i am Wintering 88 birds . how many do you have this Winter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbar Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 104 here, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie1234 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 34 race birds 5 or 6 pair stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 121 racers here plus bout 80 stock will thin the stock out when i go tae pair them up tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenlands Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Five pair of stock and thirty three race birds,soon to be sorted,only want twenty four racers and possibly a few spare hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maricelbill Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue pied Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 40 that's including stock pigeons and latebreds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRAHAM MITCHELL Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 50 in total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal2 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Never had as many 46 racers 30 stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymac Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I've 78 to winter, not sure of the ratio yet as regards to hens and cocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossgiel Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 62 total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg50 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 41 for me 10 stock doos soon to be cut by 4 and 30 to race and one thats floating backwards and forwards between me and some body it will have to go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex young Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 28 birds including a couple of spares to cover any bop attacks etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeboah Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Racing cocks 14 x 2yo. 34 x yearlingsRacing hens 3 x 3yo. 11 x 2yo. 27 yearlings 40 pair Stock And 50 bags o feeding in the spare room lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 have done a "head count" earlier , and surprised to find i am Wintering 88 birds . how many do you have this Winter ? 36 widowers and their hens of which 24 race, although I'm a wee bit overstocked with youngsters if anyone interested!! Also I keep 8 pairs of stock birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 55 racers 12 late breds due to start training and 8 pair of stock doos that should be cut to 5 pair shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 How things have changed over the past 50 years !! In 1965 their were 43 lofts in the club sending 400-450 birds weekly averaging 10 birds per loft and 20 youngsters were reared in 2 rounds. Nobody could afford to keep more and a 14ft loft was a big one. Now if you dont winter 60 birds upwards you are classed a small team fancier.. SO I will always be a small team fancier with no chance of competing against the MOB fanciers. Its no wonder the game is f££ked and we cannot get people to join. :emoticon-0179-headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mac 31 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 36 widowhood cocks , 43 widowhood Hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal2 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 How things have changed over the past 50 years !! In 1965 their were 43 lofts in the club sending 400-450 birds weekly averaging 10 birds per loft and 20 youngsters were reared in 2 rounds. Nobody could afford to keep more and a 14ft loft was a big one. Now if you dont winter 60 birds upwards you are classed a small team fancier.. SO I will always be a small team fancier with no chance of competing against the MOB fanciers. Its no wonder the game is f££ked and we cannot get people to join. :emoticon-0179-headbang: We were small team fanciers ending 10 every week.......you got your turn but its very hard to sustain channel racing these days on a small team so you have to adjust or accept that you will need a bit of luck to get yer choosen one at the gold cup etc............people were clocking more pigeons at the shorter channel races than i had in the loft???? They must have set them up well?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeboah Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 How things have changed over the past 50 years !! In 1965 their were 43 lofts in the club sending 400-450 birds weekly averaging 10 birds per loft and 20 youngsters were reared in 2 rounds. Nobody could afford to keep more and a 14ft loft was a big one. Now if you dont winter 60 birds upwards you are classed a small team fancier.. SO I will always be a small team fancier with no chance of competing against the MOB fanciers. Its no wonder the game is f££ked and we cannot get people to join. :emoticon-0179-headbang: First raced in 1972 into 16 ft loft Rung 30 youngsters raced the programme could be left with 22No such thing as stock Fast forward 2015If you bought 30 rings raced the programme you would be left with a couple if you were lucky If you did not have stock and raced everything you would end up with zero pigeons flying into this location in a very short number of years Never thought of myself as a mob flyer but certainly need a team to compete nowadaysAtb mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleakin Lofts Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 18 stock, 16 racers and 42 late-bred YB's still to train.76 in total over the winter, but they are still being let out at weekends, so that number could reduce, especially once the training starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdooman jnr Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 15 racing cocks 20 racing hens 12 pair of stock birds And still hope to compete over the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 34 Hens and 35 cocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 24 (12 pair of stock)14 old birds33 yearlings for next year 3 spare unraced hens total 74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIK Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 94 all in prisoner stock 8 cocks and 6 hensfly out stock 24 hens and cocks equal racers2 x 3yr olds5 x 2yr oldsyearlings 28 raced and 11 trained 10 late breds most i ever had, normally only winter 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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