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2 Day Out
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 12:00 pm
by Spieker-Loft
2 more days until my first ever Old bird + yearling Racing seasons starts. No experience with old birds yet maximum effort and trust. The small team of 10 hen's is looking very sharp and in great shape. Started to loose their down feathers at the start of the week which i been told is a good sign and their droppings look perfect. All of them were checked by a vet and they have no canker or any other type of disease. Its gonna be a tough race the winds are really not doing us a favor but there is no space for excuses in the sport. 862 Pigeons gonna be participating on about 120 miles. Now its a matter of if i can continue my success that ive been having the past 3 years with young bird racing with yearlings aswell.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 12:10 pm
by Murray
Very exciting, Leon.
You will be looking forward to it and I am sure they will do well.
However, if the hens are not quite as close on their first fly, try not to worry. It's only the first race for the season. They will be fine!
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 5:52 pm
by Silvercock
Good luck Leon hope they do well for you
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 6:07 pm
by Andy
Good luck with this weekend Leon. Hope all goes well for you. Yes plenty of down feathers is a good thing.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 10:44 pm
by Trev
Good luck Leon, have a little faith mate, I'm sure they won't let you down.
I look forward to hearing how it goes.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 10:01 am
by Spieker-Loft
After i had a night of sleep on it and some time to review back. I think i can call myself amongst the more lucky ones to even have 8 out of my 10 yearlings back.
The pigeons were released near france. Terrible weathers and storms and hails down at that area. Pigeons were released at 8:32 am and first pigeon arrived at 10:43. Everything normal so far.
But 5 hours after the release only about 40% of the whole Fed returned. I only had 2 yearlings back at that point and some people didnt even have 1 pigeon back at all.
I dont want to blame anyone But i do also think the race shouldve been delayed to today,
Despite that tho My uncle who i race together this year with. (Everyone with their own birds). Did pretty well. We had the Most % in the club and the 3rd and 4th in club and 16th and 20th in fed.
We are happy with the performance overall but sad with how the race went and the high amount of losses in the fed. Some people will probaly already have to stop due to 50-70% of their birds not beeing home and its only just the first race. But we move on from this and next saturday its on to the next race.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 10:19 am
by Devo1956
Spieker-Loft wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 10:01 am
After i had a night of sleep on it and some time to review back. I think i can call myself amongst the more lucky ones to even have 8 out of my 10 yearlings back.
The pigeons were released near france. Terrible weathers and storms and hails down at that area. Pigeons were released at 8:32 am and first pigeon arrived at 10:43. Everything normal so far.
But 5 hours after the release only about 40% of the whole Fed returned. I only had 2 yearlings back at that point and some people didnt even have 1 pigeon back at all.
I dont want to blame anyone But i do also think the race shouldve been delayed to today,
Despite that tho My uncle who i race together this year with. (Everyone with their own birds). Did pretty well. We had the Most % in the club and the 3rd and 4th in club and 16th and 20th in fed.
We are happy with the performance overall but sad with how the race went and the high amount of losses in the fed. Some people will probaly already have to stop due to 50-70% of their birds not beeing home and its only just the first race. But we move on from this and next saturday its on to the next race.
Troughout the day Leon, you kept me informed of your returns. I have to say a bad choice made by the controller to release the birds. They should have been heldover, the health and safety of the birds is Paramount.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 10:11 pm
by Andy
Despite the conditions not a bad result for the first race Leon. Hope you get more back.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 9:17 am
by Trev
That's a shame for your first experience at flying old birds Leon, I hope you get the others home and that you have a better race next time.
As they say, onwards and upwards mate.
Re: 2 Day Out
Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 9:55 am
by Devo1956
Well done to Leon, a very hard race. But a good education for the birds, for future racing. They done very good to get home in such bad weather.