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by Anthony webster
Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:46 am
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?
Replies: 36
Views: 6398
Great Britain

Re: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?

My pal in Africa told me that the best 500 mile flyers birds handled like feathers in ya hand just feathers he said they sent 4 teams of 25 so 100 total to 500 miles 835km think he said They clocked over 50 birds in 10 mins from 500 miles after 60 minutes they had 96 back from 100 birds and some lof...
by Anthony webster
Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?
Replies: 36
Views: 6398
Great Britain

Re: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?

I tell novices if they don't understand A table tennis ball is light n buoyant A new potato same size round but heavey Can't keep it much simpler Light buoyant with muscle like a pumped up bike inner tube. Yep, I'd agree with that. I can tell a "light" pigeon the moment it hits my fingert...
by Anthony webster
Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?
Replies: 36
Views: 6398
Great Britain

Re: Are Your Pigeons Too Heavy For The Race?

I tell novices if they don't understand
A table tennis ball is light n buoyant
A new potato same size round but heavey
Can't keep it much simpler
Light buoyant with muscle like a pumped up bike inner tube.
by Anthony webster
Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: Introduction
Topic: Late breed
Replies: 16
Views: 4284
Great Britain

Re: Late breed

Iv asked best late bred flyers in uk each one said to me it's the weather why you loose em They said you drop em at 65 miles in April but clock on day at 400 in summer, So I looked further n most best channel flyers in ire race late breds but in summer then in USA n south africa there late breds but...
by Anthony webster
Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: Introduction
Topic: Late breed
Replies: 16
Views: 4284
Great Britain

Re: Late breed

Thing is we need them to win regular and straight away as yearlings in sprinting and be in the early birds in the fed I just don’t think they are worth it I can breed enough homers early in the year without the hassle of late breds I agree they are not much use in a sprinting loft. when I raced I c...
by Anthony webster
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Introduction
Topic: Late breed
Replies: 16
Views: 4284
Great Britain

Re: Late breed

I done brilliant with June bred baby's carrying 3 old flights but late breds iv not had much luck with
But June bred baby's sprinting as yearlings 10 months old were unbelievable and they won mnfc combined averages carrying 3 old flights,
by Anthony webster
Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Feeding racers once a day
Replies: 15
Views: 3234
Great Britain

Re: Feeding racers once a day

What club ? I thought he was in the Stevenage area now Most of Stevenage is in north London fed radius now so he can come to my club anytime we have two stevenage members now I thought he was looking for a bit of land that way first No mate he lives in stevenage but still races with he's dad in eas...
by Anthony webster
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Feeding racers once a day
Replies: 15
Views: 3234
Great Britain

Re: Feeding racers once a day

Connolly and son use to have them out twice but feed once I read in Ryan’s write up from years ago I only loft fly once a day and if they did it twice once should be ok was my thinking Yes pal me n Ryan still very good friends He wanted to go bk north Rd but got knocked bk again at club Sport is fa...
by Anthony webster
Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:12 am
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Feeding racers once a day
Replies: 15
Views: 3234
Great Britain

Re: Feeding racers once a day

Iv done it with hens pal but never cocks Hens done well tho Connolly and son use to have them out twice but feed once I read in Ryan’s write up from years ago I only loft fly once a day and if they did it twice once should be ok was my thinking Yes pal me n Ryan still very good friends He wanted to...
by Anthony webster
Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Feeding racers once a day
Replies: 15
Views: 3234
Great Britain

Re: Feeding racers once a day

Iv done it with hens pal but never cocks
Hens done well tho