Strain = Distance??????

[scottym7]

Hi Guys

I am breeding my racers for the first year and hopefull of racing this season, I was kindly given birds from a friend and when trying to train them last year i lost a few (hooky beak i think), howeve i was left with 7 and my freind gave me a loan of some of his stock birds to even up the pairs, I bought a pair at B/pool and was also gifted another pair, then another gent from the site has loaned me 2 pair so i have 9 pair to breed of so fingers crossed.

 

The reason for my post is that i was wondering if anybody can give me an idea of what strains fly what distances as it is all new to me and i am not quite grasping it as i bought birds in Blackpool and i dont think they are suite for pairing (to late now tho lol).

And what the distances are i.e sprint = ???miles, middle =????miles.

 

Scotty M

[north wales novice-]

potentialy a hundred diffrent answers to these questions Scott . and the many combinations of the same . ask those who youve had the parents off what they think the distance is for those specific birds . as to those you dont know about , could send them till they start to come home slow and theyve probably reached their peak . and very best of luck .   andy.

[Novice]

Do you know the breeding/ background of any of the birds you have and ask the question again stating this info

[Guest stb-]

The problem you have there i that in some familys you get both in them

 

e g  busschaerts  some are outstanding sprint birds   like tarzan etc

 

on the othr hand in the same family you hve shamrock taskforce    500ml plus birds

 

justgot to send them and see m8

[scottym7]

Cheers guys.

 

I no i have Gabbie vandenbeeles, camphus janssen, janssen, Jan aardensxvangeel and possibly a koopman i think, just wanted to get an idea of what distance the youngsters of these woul fly from.

 

But av got them so they will be tried and fingers crossed i have the same amount at the end of the season.

 

 

[Guest youngzimmy]

I THINK THE ANSWER MAY BE ON THE GRIZZLES POST

[Guest stb-]

I THINK THE ANSWER MAY BE ON THE GRIZZLES POST

 

;)MABY SOME HAVE CHANGED FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER   ;)

 

HENCE YOU GET A SUPRISE OR DISSAPOINTMENT WHEN TRIED :)

[Guest casbri]

j/a and van geel will fly the distance dont know about your other breeds ....i fly j/a...van geel ...lowiks

[Tony C]

Don’t look at them as strains but more as individuals. Take a look at the link below, read what they have to say on structure and wing.

 

http://www.racingpigeondigest.com/archives/featured_articles/101

[dwh]

The problem you have there i that in some familys you get both in them

 

e g  busschaerts  some are outstanding sprint birds   like tarzan etc

 

on the othr hand in the same family you hve shamrock taskforce    500ml plus birds

 

justgot to send them and see m8

 

GOOD ANSWER RAB FEEDING MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DON'T YYOU THINK

[adam owen]

Cheers guys.

 

I no i have Gabbie vandenbeeles, camphus janssen, janssen, Jan aardensxvangeel and possibly a koopman i think, just wanted to get an idea of what distance the youngsters of these woul fly from.

 

But av got them so they will be tried and fingers crossed i have the same amount at the end of the season.

 

 

gabbys will do 500miles camphus are short to middle jan ardens and van geels are distance with those fams you could compete a race program

[Guest stb-]

 

GOOD ANSWER RAB FEEDING MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DON'T YYOU THINK

 

YES DAVY FEDING IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THEM AT THERE  ALLOCATED DISTANCE AND MORE ;)

[scottym7]

 

gabbys will do 500miles camphus are short to middle jan ardens and van geels are distance with those fams you could compete a race

 

program

 

 

Cheers for that.

 

 

[kingbilly2]

pigeons that fly 50mls to 150mls rollen jansens in a sw wind or ronny dds the thing you have to ask yourself is what doo i whant frome my race team to sit at the loft for up to3 or 4 hours or to be thare all day and up early the next day at some of the distance races then look for the pigeons that fit that criytearer you will always hear the experts say you can time it to be at the loft 1 hour before the birds are home and then hear the tails of the one that they missed ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest stb-]

pigeons that fly 50mls to 150mls rollen jansens in a sw wind or ronny dds the thing you have to ask yourself is what doo i whant frome my race team to sit at the loft for up to3 or 4 hours or to be thare all day and up early the next day at some of the distance races then look for the pigeons that fit that criytearer you will always hear the experts say you can time it to be at the loft 1 hour before the birds are home and then hear the tails of the one that they missed ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

AYE ITS ALL IN THE FISHERMANS JOURNAL ALWAYS LOADS THAT GOT AWAY ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest youngboy]

Cheers guys.

 

I no i have Gabbie vandenbeeles, camphus janssen, janssen, Jan aardensxvangeel and possibly a koopman i think, just wanted to get an idea of what distance the youngsters of these woul fly from.

 

But av got them so they will be tried and fingers crossed i have the same amount at the end of the season.

 

 

vandenbeele are sprint/middle distance!

i amfaid i dont no much but i belive there sprinters??

jannsen they could be sprint-distance depands wat lines of blood they have!

jan aardenXvan geel are great distance birds

dunno enough about koopmans

[JAS]

The birds don,t now if they are sprint or distance its all on the feed you give them. We have janssens that were on the Alencon result 557mls. A SVR hen on the Falaise result 531mls. If you feed them right some familys will do it but you wont find out if you don,t try them.

[ritchie1]

one thing you dont want to do is pair sprint to long distance birds mate it will be a disaster for you to start off with try and find out whats your sprint doos and distance doos and keap them away from each other