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- Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:51 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: 2 Day Out
- Replies: 25
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Re: 2 Day Out
Been a few weeks since an update but unfortunately had to deal with alot of personal issues over the past few weeks. The past few weeks have been nothing to special pretty average results but finally this weekend on 400km we had the results that me and my uncle been looking for this season. Winning ...
- Wed May 28, 2025 3:10 pm
- Forum: Health & Feeding
- Topic: Your thoughts please.
- Replies: 16
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Re: Your thoughts please.
As you might remember when you was over here we have been starting last year with the addition of p40 for our youngsters from day 1 until about 1 1/2 months out from the first race. The difference in growth for the youngsters since the addition of p40 is immense in our opinion. Some of the youngster...
- Tue May 13, 2025 7:47 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: End of an era
- Replies: 4
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End of an era
Today at afternoon when i went into the loft i was sad to see that our oldest pigeon and best breeder we ever had from 2006 has passed. He was a grandson from the famous de kannibaal that we breed ourself and kept back then. he became a super breeder in our loft having breed several winners includin...
- Tue May 13, 2025 12:59 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: WRONG ADVICE
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Re: WRONG ADVICE
I am sitting here now totally gutted thinking that the advice I have received from you guys maybe wasnt the best. I am not blaming anyone directly and know that at the end of the day anything I do is my own decision and I am always the first to say that "shit happens" - get over it and mo...
- Sat May 10, 2025 5:41 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: 2 Day Out
- Replies: 25
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Re: 2 Day Out
2nd race is done with. 246km with slight head winds. This time it went way better then last time for me personally atleast after 20 minutes from the first bird dropping i had 7 out of 9 at home 2 hours later the last 2 also arrived within 10 minutes of each other Was a very tough race once again but...
- Tue May 06, 2025 2:40 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: How much Grit
- Replies: 7
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How much Grit
Been having a bit of a dispute with my father the past days over the feeding of grit and minerals. Some of the grit and minerals that we use say to only give about 5% of the whole pigeons intake due to its trace elements etc. My father argues the point tho that they should have as much as they want ...
- Mon May 05, 2025 1:20 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: 2 Day Out
- Replies: 25
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Re: 2 Day Out
Got the last one back yesterday unfortunately she had a massive hole in her crop which we sewed together. We think shell make it but probaly wont be raced again this season. And it had to be the one that won 1st age pigeon club youngsters for me last year. But thats how it goes id assume a hawk got ...
- Sun May 04, 2025 5:56 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: Feeding on return
- Replies: 8
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Re: Feeding on return
Well i wish i could give a proper answer to this on why light feeding is good after a race but unfortunately this is where my vocabulary ends since theres certain words for the whole process within the pigeon in german that i dont know in english that happen. But ill try to explain to the best of my...
- Sun May 04, 2025 10:01 am
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: 2 Day Out
- Replies: 25
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Re: 2 Day Out
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 fir...
- Thu May 01, 2025 12:00 pm
- Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
- Topic: 2 Day Out
- Replies: 25
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2 Day Out
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 an...