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janik wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:10 pm H i I am from North East Scotland and fly with the North of Scotland fed. I kept birds for 15 years but gave up 45 years ago. I started racing again a couple of years ago with a two section twelve foot loft .As i only have a small loft i have to fly natural and can not keep stock birds or fly widowhood so i can not compete with the sprinters but hope to be able to compete at longer distance.

Good luck with it all

janik wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:10 pm H i I am from North East Scotland and fly with the North of Scotland fed. I kept birds for 15 years but gave up 45 years ago. I started racing again a couple of years ago with a two section twelve foot loft .As i only have a small loft i have to fly natural and can not keep stock birds or fly widowhood so i can not compete with the sprinters but hope to be able to compete at longer distance.

45 years is a long time away Janik. Welcome back!

You’ll find a lot has changed

The most worrying part is the huge impact that BoP now has on the game. It’s literally killing it. On a positive note you’ll find that fit, healthy birds with a desire to get home are the ones that win races, and thats the same regardless of distance really

You’ll find there’s been huge changes to pigeon feed too, and you can feed a thousand different ways. Just remember whether you sprint or do distance you have to fuel the pigeon for the task in hand

Being short on room is no bad thing. Hopefully only the best survive and in turn they will be breeding the YB team. Because you are restricted on room there’s naturally less likelihood to carry those that don’t pull their weight / pets

Good post Mike very well explained

Thanks Neil

Just common sense really - but in this game especially I've long since discovered that "common sense aint so common"

Thanks for your welcome lads and all the tips you give on here

Always a pleasure

Hi Janek, thanks for the introduction.
I'm in the same situation, I have always been a small loft man and my current loft is very small. It works fine if you concentrate on quality.
I wish you the very best and look forward to news on how things progress.