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by Andy
Tue May 07, 2024 8:14 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 38
Views: 250
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Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

I could race this program with fantails Neil, 😂😂. I am racing basically with what were my distance pigeons from a couple of years ago when I was only flying in the Nationals and Classics. I would like to fly North but there is no interest in that down here. The only club I could possibly join for th...
by Andy
Tue May 07, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 38
Views: 250
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

I've had birds since the early 1980 of 1 description or another & pigeons since 2006, so to be onest I don't know any different with losses etc as this has been a regular part of this hobby for me . To Andy I think the race program isn't forward thinking enough & doesn't do anything for the...
by Andy
Tue May 07, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: Weather
Topic: Today's Weather
Replies: 923
Views: 14369
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Re: Today's Weather

Cloudy start here this morning.
by Andy
Tue May 07, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Good Morning
Replies: 614
Views: 10773
Gender:
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Re: Good Morning

Good morning all.
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Weather
Topic: Today's Weather
Replies: 923
Views: 14369
Gender:
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Re: Today's Weather

Apparently we had a big thunderstorm while out.
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 9:07 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 38
Views: 250
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

Andy I think the Combine race program isn't good 4 times @ Chale with the peregrines on the island what chance have we got. With the lack of distance going E to W it's not a good program in my mind but with a falling membership year on year because of a range of issue's etc age,health, BOP it's not...
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 38
Views: 250
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

I agree with your point NeilA that all liberation site needs to be checked for everything before agreeing it's use. It will only turn out to be a mobile feeding station for the peregrines, so in my area I have Weymouth, Yeovil, Wincanton, Bath, Mangotfield Frome all these have local population of p...
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 38
Views: 250
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

Sorry to hear that Neil. I have only lost one so far but that was my best young bird last year and we haven’t been any distance yet.
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Health & Feeding
Topic: Fats / carbs
Replies: 24
Views: 326
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Fats / carbs

Look very well on a bit of wild bird seed.
by Andy
Mon May 06, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: Weather
Topic: Today's Weather
Replies: 923
Views: 14369
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Today's Weather

Although we only had a shower while out in Wells and the Cheddar Gorge there was a lot of water on the roads back nearer to home. So there must have been some very heavy showers while we were out.