Well ladies and gents, next weekend sees the last old bird SNFC race from Falaise. Would like to pose the following questions, and would be interested in your replies ;)

1. Are you sending to this race?

2. How many are you sending?

3. What are the sex of the birds you intend to send?

4. What will be the nest condition of the birds on day of basketing? Wednesday 16th July.

5. What is the distance to you from Falaise?


  THANX ;)

WOULD HAVE LOVED TO GO BUT NOT GOT ANY DOOS UP TO IT I THINK THIS TIME :-/ :'( :'( :'( :'(

Yes i'm sending , 2 x  2 year old hens , 1st hen has flown 2 races over 400 miles this year already and is sitting on a 10 day old youngster, the 2nd hen was at the snfc nebury race and is sitting 12 days on eggs , Falaise is 586 miles 546 yards to her , so will hope for the best and hope we get a good day for them.

Been training 5 cocks and 7 hens to choose from. Sitting eggs between 12 and 17 days on basketting night, 1x3-yold, 8x2-yolds and 3 yearlings 507 miles to me. Lets hope they get up early for a change. Good Luck to all sending.

1 hen yearling sitting 10 days 581 miles hope its a 14.00 lib  :P :P :P :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hope who is sending to the race, that it turns out ot be a good one, not like the racing yous have had.

the best of 5 cocks and 2 hens, cocks with one big yb and on eggs about 7 days

Been training seven, four cocks and three hens, all on eggs between 4 and and 12 days come Wednesday, one more toss Sunday, with i hope a straight run home.
Davie.

Been training, 7birds, 3 cocks and 4 hens.
all the hens will be 10/11 day eggs at basketing ;) as will 2 of the cocks, the other cock will be feeding a 3day old youngster.
Falaise is 523miles to me.  

Good luck to all who are sending ;)

one cock for me sitting 16 day eggs
flew eastbourne although it arrived next morning
three  single tosses from t in the park balado and one from armadale in the last week let it rest from now until wednesday
then hope for the best good luck to you all

Quoted from bart

one cock for me sitting 16 day eggs
flew eastbourne although it arrived next morning
three  single tosses from t in the park balado and one from armadale in the last week let it rest from now until wednesday
then hope for the best good luck to you all

Bart i thought you were an Cliff Richard fan so what are you doing attending T in the park. ;) ;) ;) ;D

cliff richard i will throw myself of a cliff if i don,t time from falaise ;)
anyway i heard about your singing last week for your wife's birthday  :P  :X

Quoted from bart

cliff richard i will throw myself of a cliff if i don,t time from falaise ;)
anyway i heard about your singing last week for your wife's birthday  :P  :X

Have a feeling that you will have no need to visit any cliff's next weekend from Falaise. ;)

Oh !  Boy i must of been very good if word has got round about my singing. 8) 8) I can see a new career in the music industry for me. ;D ;D

Sending 3 cocks and 3 hens all sitting around the 13 to 14 days.

Hopefully there will be a great entry from the boys in the west as Lanarkshire members have the chance to duplicate for the first time. :) :)

sending 8 4cocks 4 hens all sitting between 10 and 14 day eggs good luck everybody

sending 5 all sitting 10 to 15 day eggs, 541 miles, good luck to all that send.

Sending 8, 4 cocks and 4 hens all sitting between 6-9 day eggs at basketing.

Quoted from sapper756

Been training, 7birds, 3 cocks and 4 hens.
all the hens will be 10/11 day eggs at basketing ;) as will 2 of the cocks, the other cock will be feeding a 3day old youngster.
Falaise is 523miles to me.  

Good luck to all who are sending ;)

Decided to send 6, 2 cocks and 4 hens, the other cock just doesn,t look good enough tonight, so he will have to wait till next year ;)

Sadly not sending. Birds that were intended for Falaise went to Ypres. Best of luck to all who are sending.

4 or 5 to pick from, 1cock & 3 hens
cock sitting 12 days at basketting
2 lesbian hens sitting 4 eggs, been slipped 2 small youngsters today, their first of the year
1 4 year old hen 14 day eggs
My only predicament is whether to send a 2 year old hen, she was my 3rd bird from Alencon, homing on the Tuesday. Her cock got himsef lost from Hastings the same weekend as Alencon, and I was amazed that when this hen returned from Alencon she went straight on her nest and has sat those eggs tightly for over a week when I gave her a newly hatched y/b and now she is like a demon on that baby, her condition is good, but I am not sure how she is mentally. Do I try and take advantage of this situation or do I put her by for next year?
Any advice anyone?
Falaise is 601 miles to me, so at least its a short race this time ;D

Only you can decide although she seems keen and she certainly would have learned from her first trip at alencon.

The decision has been made, she has gone to the race, so time will tell if i've made the right decision or not :o

got 3 going, 2 hens, one is 2yo and one 3yo and a 2yo cock.

Quoted from Blue Tooner

The decision has been made, she has gone to the race, so time will tell if i've made the right decision or not :o

bet you get her good luck (ok)

Quoted from Blue Tooner

The decision has been made, she has gone to the race, so time will tell if i've made the right decision or not :o

Good luck with your hen. Strike while the iron is hot, if you didn't send her you would always wonder what if. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

Hi Stuart she wont get out of the basket until Falaise I watched Willie Davidson tying them

Good luck remember my young one.

Ian

look's a good turnout at the lanarkshire marking station at uddingston  don't know about the one at newmains
birdage could have a big lift with the mighty lanarkshire fed joining the snfc for the falaise race

I heard about 480 at Uddingston and 280 at Newmains. Not bad considering the poor racing we have had this year. :-/

Considering this weekends weather forecast, when do you think they will get liberated???????? :-/

GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPATING ;) ;)

Looks like a Sunday race just now but who knows maybe the weather will have changed by tomorrow morning for a lib. :-/ :-/

Have to agree Gareth, it looks likely to be a Sunday liberation, but fingers crossed it,s a good race whenever they get up ;)

Sent 9 Flying 508 miles.They are made up of 2-5yolds,2-3yolds,5-2yolds (5 hens-4cocks) sitting between 7-14 days with 3 of them back on the roundabout system.Lets hope the weather improves and everybody gets a fair crack of the whip.Good luck to all. ;) ;) ;)

Sent 11,  8 cocks 3 hens.  5cocks on big y\b and 3 day eggs. 2 hens on 12 day eggs. 1 pair on overdue eggs. and 1 pair on 15 day eggs. Best of luck to all who entered.

Sent 2

Good luck to everyone

Does anyone know the final numbers /members /birdage who sent and a breakdown of the sections.In our club (Newmains) sent 113 and Neighbouring club Carluke 31.

                     HOLDOVER

Quoted from clockman

                     HOLDOVER

SUNDAY LIB I RECKON ;)

Saturday 19/7.08 Holdover.

Quoted from sapper756

SUNDAY LIB I RECKON ;)

Looks like I was right again ;) anyway GOOD LUCK to everyone racing, ;)

Anyone willing to have a guess at what might be the speed ot 2days birds :-/ or the velocity????

I don't think there will be many home tonight but i guess 1000y/pm.It's going to be tough for all scottish birds in france

1050 ypm

1050.250

1054 ypm

Been reasonable here  for the last few hours not very warm at 16 and 14 mph nw winds though best o' luck. Falaise 244 mile to Rugby

1125ypm

Hey andy have you seen the golf ? all be it it's on west coast but it's still blowing quite hard .NO WAY 1125 not t'day

I guess 1010 to 1015 ypm.

Cheers

Rab

what time are use up sapper and good luck all

difficult race, itll take   good genuine pigeons  to fly this and be on result [which i think most will be tomorrow morning ]   but i think the winning  birds up this way will be in after 8pm [probably well after :)],,,best of luck to all [dig the overcoats out :)]

Quoted from FrankDooman

what time are use up sapper and good luck all

6am m8 ;)

first birds in about 7pm ::)

Good luck everyone ;)

Quoted from ALF

Good luck everyone ;)

I'll second that. The wind has been strong NW from Dundee north. Kinda glad I don't have birds at this one.

E Hodgson&Sons  Kirkpatrick Fleming  18.52  

What velocity is that, Clocky?

1021 ypm ;)

Quoted from peterpau

top flying in the proper scots national then

However it is top flying. Well done

Novice and peterpau, for christ sake get a grip, this thread is all about the guys and girls who are flying with the snfc, they are in a race and dont need to have it spoiled by tit for tat crap, leave it out. Start enjoying your sport instead of bickering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! make no wonder the sport gets a bad name with the likes of these poison comments.

C'mon you guys, leave the politics out of it for now and give credit where due. Excellent flying!  

Quoted from clockman

E Hodgson&Sons  Kirkpatrick Fleming  18.52  

Still the only bird reported so far :-/

Quoted from Catelae Lofts

Novice and peterpau, for christ sake get a grip, this thread is all about the guys and girls who are flying with the snfc, they are in a race and dont need to have it spoiled by tit for tat crap, leave it out. Start enjoying your sport instead of bickering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! make no wonder the sport gets a bad name with the likes of these poison comments.

You have my sincere appologies mate.

apology accepted m8, just want the sport to prosper, i realise there is politics involved, but we need to keep them seperate threads and let people(yourself included) enjoy our sport. All the best.

walker & wison st abbs 8.20ish, d norden langholm 9.01, snfc libline update a tad slow again!!!! :( :(

Looks like  areally hard one. Only 1 more bird on lib-line R.Renwick Creca 21:21. Brave birds those that have made it. Congratulations.

Quoted from rednyellow

walker & wison st abbs 8.20ish, d norden langholm 9.01, snfc libline update a tad slow again!!!! :( :(

A tad slow.Its bloody pathetic.A major question mark over the SNFC for getting rid of the last PRO

its an early rise in .....the morning...been a tough one

Quoted from Delboy

A tad slow.Its bloody pathetic.A major question mark over the SNFC for getting rid of the last PRO

he cant put them on lib line until he`s told they are timed in

anyway i hope there are a lot more birds tomorrow but its been a hard day for them no doubt about that

Quoted from JADE

he cant put them on lib line until he`s told they are timed in

He or she cant do nothing right, there is still no update on the main race of the year, Alecon gold cup on the snfc website.  There is still no report done on Tours in the fancy press, there is alot of fancirs who are not getting the right publicity as they do not ant nothing to do with this pro please please bring back Joe!!

Aye the updates are abysmal on the Web since they got rid o Joe. Mibe the New Pro is doin the job fi the Loony Bin he,s mean,t t be in cos o the stress o Keeping Pigeons. Or mibe folk dont wanna fone in just incase he wins another national even tho he aint got any Doo,s away

Well here we are again, not  a lot of birds reported last night, so the race is on again, GOOD LUCK ;)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU GUYS WHO SENT HOPEFULLY YOU GET THEM THIS MORNING EARLY

there might BE something in this thing that budgie talk's aboot ( pigeon nav)

J McNeill Broxburn 05.39
J&G Whitson Pentcaitland 06.59
A&A Frame&Cowan Newmains 07.06
Mr&Mrs Graham Ecclefechan 07.01
  
  
  

Quoted from wee_peg

J McNeill Broxburn 05.39
J&G Whitson Pentcaitland 06.59
A&A Frame&Cowan Newmains 07.06
Mr&Mrs Graham Ecclefechan 07.01
  
That makes a grand total of 8 birds reported via lib line :-/
  
  

norman orr as well 07.25
not on the libline

Lindsay & Henderson 6.35 newmains.

Timed at 08.01. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Quoted from Gareth Rankin

Timed at 08.01. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

well done Gareth m8 ;)

J&G Peggie Methil timed yearling 11-32.

T R Stevenson timed in 2 this morning, first one 9.59 I believe.

1.24pm (ok)

;)

Quoted from clockman

1.24pm (ok)

Well done clocky m8 ;)

cheers,same hen was 86th open eastbourne, bred by j.harcus st.andrews
                                                                                    cheers john

Well done clocky  ;D

Well done to all that have got birds, hope the N. sec times in shortly :) :) :) :) 8)

Well done to all that have got birds , weather werent brilliant for them

ANOTHER ONE 14.47 (ok)

Quoted from clockman

cheers,same hen was 86th open eastbourne, bred by j.harcus st.andrews
                                                                                    cheers john

My Harcus cock was away also, still waiting on him :'(

timed 2.55, doo came out the west???????

Finally got a hen at 16.20 ;)

Quoted from sapper756

Finally got a hen at 16.20 ;)

well done (ok)

got another 2 , 4.15 and 4.20

Now Delboy you're just being Greedy!!!!
Well Done.
1 in at 4.50 - pm that is lol!

Well done Delboy, no sign of anything in the North Section yet :(

J. WILLIAMSON  ABERDEEN  GOT SCABBY JOE  AT 13.52  WELL DONE  MATE.   DOD SMITH.

Well done John Williamson ,Aberdeen 13.52 :) :) :) :) :) 8)

Quoted from sapper756

Finally got a hen at 16.20 ;)

well done sapper

Well done to John Williamson Aberdeen.

Wondered what the other times in the North Section were? Seems awfy quiet?

Looks like Jim Donaldson wins the North section,he timed 3 birds yesterday.
His first vone at 13.41 ,601mls.

very well done to all ,gallant birds indeed

Result now on SNFC website:
http://www.snfc.co.uk/Result/22.htm

My 5 year old cock just dropped in, didnae bother timeing him ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

sapper,

They are still looking for birds to fill the sheet with only 35 timed in, get it in the clock.  ;D ;D

I just got one 2 day  :B reported in DEVON,  8) 8)

Youll be sending for it then Fifer, is it got any injuries or just flown out.

Quoted from cemetary

Youll be sending for it then Fifer, is it got any injuries or just flown out.

just a bit down, the fancier is going to let it rest a bit then if ok will lib it up the country a bit,

Quoted from cemetary

sapper,

They are still looking for birds to fill the sheet with only 35 timed in, get it in the clock.  ;D ;D

What result are you looking at? Obviously not the right one

It is good to see some great results, and more importantly the 'Lesser Mortals' indeed moving up the ladders. Be it a rung at a time, but up wards and steeling resauces for tomora's new challenges, hopes, dreams and us 'Wing and a Prayer hopers' too that may well besmiling on top some day soon. This is what the sport revolves around. The dreaming and planner, setting stools out in winter months, the hopes of 'Hit or miss' matings. Sure some seasons our hopes are dashed, and we become dispondant etc. ... till new dreams emerges and the 'Fire' is rekindles... year in and year out for some of us lol... but wouldn't have it any other way 'IT is what makes this hobby what it is'''

A great hobby!

Quoted from sapper756

My 5 year old cock just dropped in, didnae bother timeing him ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Another hen sitting on loft this morning ;)