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- Tue May 14, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Tail Feathers
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Re: Tail Feathers
Hmmm. Its one of my Bicc Pau candidates (6 weeks) and 600 plus miles. Wouldnt want to send it if hes not in good feather. I guess I'm lucky that the feckin hawk only got a couple of feathers!!! If just a couple of feathers they should be fairly well grown again by Pau and shouldn’t affect his perfo...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Members or birds
- Replies: 33
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Re: Members or birds
The pools in the nationals is rarely won by the winner of the race. Pool money is often a lot more than the prize money for winning the race. We have a nom in our club. It’s for £10 each week out of club funds. One nom per member.
- Tue May 14, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Tail Feathers
- Replies: 14
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Re: Tail Feathers
I would think it would help with streamlining and possibly balance but have had pigeons with very little tail due to the moult still fly well so not sure.
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Tail Feathers
- Replies: 14
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Re: Tail Feathers
I was told just this last weekend by a fancier who has won most of the big races that as long as the tail feathers are a couple of inches long the bird will fly fine. They only use the tail when stopping.
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Height.
- Replies: 9
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Re: Height.
Look at the difference in the sky. The liberation from the boat was terrible. Dark skies and birds going all ways, looked like some even flew into each other. Are these sea liberations from a ship that has anchored up for a couple of hours or so before release? I doubt it.
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: German classic OLR 2024
- Replies: 22
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Re: German classic OLR 2024
Looks like the winner was well out in font. The rest of those in the first 10 must have come together . Yes it is quite slow.
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: Chit Chat
- Topic: Life in Bealiba.
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Re: Life in Bealiba.
Good to hear all going to plan Murray.
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Funny Stuff
- Topic: Guess the time
- Replies: 157
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Re: Guess the time
The 3 lofts this week for the comp, please members only use Hours and minutes for your guess please. Andys loft Brighton 102mls 579yds. East to West. Trevs loft. We are at Wetherby this weekend Devo if you want it 216miles 1758yds. Good luck all. Trev 37 Mike 29 Devo 26 Murray 26 Niel 25 Buster 24 ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Chit Chat
- Topic: Good Morning
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Re: Good Morning
Good morning all.
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Today's Weather
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Re: Today's Weather
Cloudy and damp this morning. Cold.