Looking To start up

[Tony-P-]

I think you will mate lots of good fanciers there that race rather than breed to sell
North Liverpool fed and Liverpool Amal are the two to look for

Thanks Neil, I will start looking for contact details for me to get in touch with them.
Would you have a rough idea of cost to join a club and also the cost to put birds into race, just roughly

[Tony-P-]

My clubs 30
Fed 60
Rpra fee 38
All once a year

We pay .85p a bird a week I think there’s a few cheaper

That's not to bad and do you need to be in the 3 clubs to race

That's good 85p per bird to race

[Tony-P-]

My clubs 30
Fed 60
Rpra fee 38
All once a year

We pay .85p a bird a week I think there’s a few cheaper

That's not to bad and do you need to be in the 3 clubs to race

That's good 85p per bird to race

Yes as a club is part of the fed and part of the Rpra
I’m not sure how the north west honing union or north east works or costs

Ok great Neil, that's not to bad for a year in 3 clubs.
Would I need to find a local club first or join the RPRA first what's the best way to go.

[Tony-P-]

Join a local club they will fort out your Rpra
But if it’s just to get rings join the Rpra

I'd like to join a club.
would I get the rings of the club or RPRA if I joined both

[Tony-P-]

ok thanks for that

[Tony-P-]

thanks for getting in touch Mike very much appreciated and any advice right now would be a blessing.
You and Neil have both said to get Y/Bs and work with them for next year so it looks like that's the way I'll be going forward.
I will be following as many result sheets as I can this season to try and plan to get some young birds from a winning team to give me a good start.
Really not sure on the racing to do, will I be governed by the club I join if they are racing up to say 250 miles this would then be sprint racing would it not ?
Plus I would need the birds in to either race long distance or sprint so I have a lot to work out and find out which would be the best way to go.
Going back to the loft I can only fit a 12ft x 6ft in the back garden with out upsetting the boss (Mrs) don't want to puss my luck to far at the beginning haha so you think spit it into 2 sections would be the best way to go.
Thanks again Tony

[Tony-P-]

Split that 12 foot in 3 Tony
Your regret not having anywhere to split your pairs during the season and if you sprint where you are your need them split
Distance your be ok

ok Neil, I will look at splitting in to 3 sections, thanks

[Tony-P-]

Box's floor to ceiling ?
are these for breeding ?

[Tony-P-]

Ok Neil, again thanks for the info very helpful
should I go for wood or plastic V perches ?
should I go for wooden floor like Plywood for scraping out or shavings on top of the floor ?

[Tony-P-]

The set up I have at the moment for the birds I have kept for many years, I have always had plywood floors and they have always been fine never get any damp but I know what you mean mate