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by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 63
Views: 472
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Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

The subject was based my losses due to our new race points I’m cool at understanding when a pigeon is healthy or not my pigeons went to the race fit to win . They fly a hour each night every gram of food is measured so they are healthy not all winners but kept to win . Any yearling without 3 top 3p...
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Breeding, Strains & Families
Topic: An Oldie but Good One
Replies: 2
Views: 9
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Re: An Oldie but Good One

MIL wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 10:22 am Just notified of another winner from the weekend coming down through "171"

He was one of my favourite Gaby's

Another "racer/breeder"

WO IHU09N24171 DE 171 Gordon Bros.jpg
What lines was he through Mike? loved the Gabys.
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 63
Views: 472
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

If you give an honest breakdown of why birds are lost on races or training, i am sure bad management of the birds will come out on top. Lack of training, birds not in good health due to some kind of virus in the loft. Overall birds were not prepared well to carry our their tasks needed. The health ...
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Hawks / peregrine lost birds
Replies: 63
Views: 472
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Hawks / peregrine lost birds

If you give an honest breakdown of why birds are lost on races or training, i am sure bad management of the birds will come out on top. Lack of training, birds not in good health due to some kind of virus in the loft. Overall birds were not prepared well to carry our their tasks needed. The health o...
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: King removes patronage from RPRA
Replies: 10
Views: 126
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Great Britain

Re: King removes patronage from RPRA

The Queens love of racing was not shared by the rest of the Royal family. they were into other sports. Considering how important it was to keep our country safe in war time, using pigeons to carry important life saving messages. I feel the Royal family has very short memories.
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: Funny Stuff
Topic: Guess the time
Replies: 124
Views: 1568
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Re: Guess the time

Will members start getting their times in, for this weeks comp please.

! st race for next Saturday from Mike and Phil, He's at Yeovil - a distance of 141 mls 438 yards back to his loft in Derbyshire[

2 nd race will be Trevs race, we are at Ilkston, 152miles 201yds.
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Weather
Topic: Today's Weather
Replies: 927
Views: 14558
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Re: Today's Weather

dry start to the day.
by Devo1956
Wed May 08, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Good Morning
Replies: 618
Views: 10934
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Re: Good Morning

Good morning all.
by Devo1956
Tue May 07, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: German classic OLR 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 219
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Great Britain

Re: German classic OLR 2024

I have been chasing down the pedigree for 6599 24 4051, The Cheq in the photo of the youngsters, it turns out to be from this pairing.
by Devo1956
Tue May 07, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Breeding, Strains & Families
Topic: "COBALT" - Leideman Bros
Replies: 1
Views: 41
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Great Britain

Re: "COBALT - Leideman Bros

Very nice indeed Mike, again great breeding from a very good pair of birds. THE WONDER COUPLE ARTURO X TILA Sometimes as a fancier you realize it when you are handling gold with a certain couple. This realization came to Leideman on the 7th of July 2019 at the race of Lorris, 597 km. A challenging N...