Going early incase I forget again and it looks north tail wind for Trev and a side wind for Andy
So Trev 4h 05 .30
Andy 2hr 12 .30

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 6:38 pm I would not get on a plane without a tail wing.

Never pool either king it doesn’t interest me to be honest I’m not really into pigeons for that
If we had a nom I would go in it as it helps the club but I would put no value to it

Even so Neil surely fanciers flying in these 2B noms in clubs will be sending their best birds? My old club had a 2B Nom and you had too card in the club to stand any chance of winning the 2B. The 2B Club did highlight those fanciers who could pick their best birds out. A few in my old club did say...

Andy wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 2:44 pm 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.

Is it not for balance Andy ?

We were talking about club races Even so Neil surely fanciers flying in these 2B noms in clubs will be sending their best birds? My old club had a 2B Nom and you had too card in the club to stand any chance of winning the 2B. The 2B Club did highlight those fanciers who could pick their best birds ...

We were talking about club races

king wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 12:20 pm

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 10:49 am They can take up to six weeks to grow.

They can grow on a YB in less than 3 weeks? I had a bird return from the 1st YB race one year missing her tail and she was sent again for the 4th race.

So 3 weeks king from it happening to fully grown that’s lively

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 10:46 am Anyone tell me how long it takes for tail feathers to grow back.

If pulled out suddenly you should see them in 7 days or so then a there grow about inch to inch 1/4. a week from
memory say 4 weeks

It's the same here in Australia. Maize maize and more maize for the long distance. They convert it and store it in the body. It's the same with sprint/ middle distance, they store fats from oil seeds and converted from carbohydrate. It's only my thoughts, so very possibly wrong, but I think they ne...