Pigeon men have a funny way of "adapting" (for want of a better word) We have far fewer members now than say in the 1980's but far more Clubs! It'd be fascinating to wind the clock forward 50 years and see what the sport looks like then I can remember what the sport looked like 50 years a...

Raining and very cold.

Age doesn't matter at all. For both cock or hens. There have been countless great pigeons bred from old pigeons. As one post has already been said longevity is a good thing, especially if staying fertile. Many don't ever get the chance to breed from older birds as many modern families of today are o...

Result just through Van Den Bulck was 1st Noyon 9,026 birds at weekend sending 4 Will upload more shortly 134 miles? Sounds about right to me Dave I can appreciate its not your "thing" at that distance, but for sprint men like me 134 miles is alovely distance to be sprinting from Whilst y...

MIL wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:32 pm Result just through

Van Den Bulck was 1st Noyon 9,026 birds at weekend sending 4

Will upload more shortly

134 miles?

I agree - and with distinction too Best example I can think of is "King Arthur" of Colin Lloyd Was 1st Federation Saintes 485 mls on a blistering hot day (only bird on the day in the Fed) 7 days later he was 1st Section J, 1st Open NFC Saintes. Ha Yes Trev had them out of 'King Arthur' hi...

I think the further the distance the more likely you are to find a pigeon with a bit of age about it appearing in the results. When you're getting to 550 miles and beyond you quite often see "older" pigeons appearing. In part I think that this is often because the pigeons have been brough...

I think the further the distance the more likely you are to find a pigeon with a bit of age about it appearing in the results. When you're getting to 550 miles and beyond you quite often see "older" pigeons appearing. In part I think that this is often because the pigeons have been brough...

Not for me. Either scrape out or have deep litter. Floor slats/floor grills are just making harder work down the line.

While on a loft visit in Germany, we were chatting about Blue Tongue on the race birds, Leon brought up the subject of the size of the pigeon rings. He said the German rings were smaller than other European rings, the blue Tongue can be from blood circulation. and also the birds diet of too much pr...