If I have natural baby's they seem to really roam but even spring bred baby's on darkness don't roam for me so at 6,7,8 weeks old they get little tosses at 9 weeks old I toss as many times as I can from 1 mile bk to very little food after that it's 1x 5 mile toss 4 different directions after that i...

I was converted to metric long ago, so 120 miles X 1.609 = 193 kilometres plus about 750 metres.
193750 metres.
Flying with a not quite tail wind, shall we say 1350 metres per minute. Thats 140.90 minutes
2 hours 20 and 54 seconds.

MIL wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:10 am Murray - Frome in Somerset to Hilton in Derbyshire - so the birds look to have a Lt SSW wind behind them for 120 mls

Thank you Mike, that is most helpful,

I'll have to have a look. I dont know where Phil's loft is in relation to Frome, or even where Frome is. Need to look at the expected wind direction etc.
I'll do it in the morning. I am sick as a dog and I'm going to bed.
'Night all.

Hey guys, don't worry about me. If it makes better sense to have the comp on Phil's loft this week just do it.

Famous Dutch racer Ad Schaerlaeckens is quite blunt about it. He describes the idea that youngsters taking a long time to fly a short toss being 'good for them' is utter nonsense. All that is happening is they are losing their confidence. He is a wise old head and makes the observation that years ag...

Trev's race Saturday, 3 hours 20 and 50 seconds

Cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Tomorrow, cool and clear heading to 19c.
Saturday, cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Sunday, cool and clear, heading to 19c.
Monday........

I did say people keep homers that I do know to be true they turn in 15 min after the winners and keep there perch there not racers That is the truth, Neil. Pigeons that reliably arrive 100 yards a minute after the winner, they are just homing. Or no good. As an old jockey I am certain that any team ...

Yep, they will do that alright, little rat bags :lol: Make sure your wires are close together and they can't push them apart. I don't use wires, I used a flap for a long time and now I use sputniks. They can't get back out of a sputnik trap, you would think. Wrong. :o I have a red stock pigeon that ...