UkPigeonRacing

Look at amount of grizzles for sale in the auctions not gonna rubbish them but if members can tell us about the ones topping feds in there areas be great ,,I see the Internet sellers win with them but they change there pants each season to what's in fashion 2 yrs back was cheq white flights best kittles now its blizzard king kittles and grizzle, but here in local clubs n feds iv not heard of any grizzle ripping the results to bits each week.

That’s about the odds Anthony, the majority of birds are blues, Cheqs or reds that’s why the majority of winners Are from those groups there are people that for commercial reasons breed to colour type but it’s up to us to be smart enough to realise that

Bowbroom wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:39 pm That’s about the odds Anthony, the majority of birds are blues, Cheqs or reds that’s why the majority of winners Are from those groups there are people that for commercial reasons breed to colour type but it’s up to us to be smart enough to realise that

I love reds meleys and odd grizzle in team for my youngest son but here with falcons they are harder to keep for some reason each Yr I'm left with smokey blues ,blues ,cheqs ,and darks odd red or meley makes it but not many now days .

I remember a chap in Wales set up with whites blacks cheqs reds etc blues
The falcon and goshawk took all the whites and grizzles first then reds etc
Once there gone on to the other colours
So I guess the colours were easy to fix on and the darks harder
But when the colours were gone they took the cheqs and darks

I just don’t have Grizzles they remind me of plodders that blokes had who won nothing when I was a kid just old distance birds sprinting and getting smashed each week against the then modern day sprinter
So it’s in my head from about 13 years old it doesn’t make me right but it’s not going to change what I like to see each morning
Now I couldn’t open the loft and see a load of them looking at me be like I took up tippler flying just what you see when your young sticks with you even if it’s totally wrong

I get why others who like fashion etc go for them as that’s what people do and always have

NeilA wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:00 pm I remember a chap in Wales set up with whites blacks cheqs reds etc blues
The falcon and goshawk took all the whites and grizzles first then reds etc
Once there gone on to the other colours
So I guess the colours were easy to fix on and the darks harder
But when the colours were gone they took the cheqs and darks

I just don’t have Grizzles as I can’t stick them they remind me of plodders that blokes had who won nothing when I was a kid just old distance birds sprinting and getting smashed each week against the then modern day sprinter
So it’s in my head from about 13 years old it doesn’t make me right but it’s not going to change what I like to see each morning
Now I couldn’t open the loft and see a load of them looking at me be like I took up tippler flying

I get why others who like fashion etc go for them as that’s what people do and always have

I like my darks to look at each season there less n less colour in team now 90 percent are blues cheqs darks.

If someone was doubting the Grizzles I'd say go put yourself next door to Gary Gordon on a Saturday - he'll make a believer of you

I went to Terry Faints when I was a teenager he was flying fantastic in the county of Essex
He had 12 widow cocks all FVW only bloke I new had them getting success against the Janssen / van loons that had taken over from the Busschaerts
All Terrys were darks odd wf they looked fantastic all multi performers
Then Jimmy foster / Mahoney brothers / Ron Tubey in them days had a lot of planets x babbingtons fantastic sprint men
Nearly all blues odd pencil again just a pleasure to look at

Les varney double combine winner Rowley irons car winner Berwick combine winner against 11,000
Both flew Cattrysse again 90 per cent blue odd cheq or pencil or a rare blue pied

So I was brainwashed by the time I was 16

I honestly think if you like what I like or grizzles or red or a mix it doesn’t matter
But you got to open that shed and be happy with what you see greeting you

NeilA wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:20 pm I honestly think if you like what I like or grizzles or red or a mix it doesn’t matter
But you got to open that shed and be happy with what you see greeting you

100%

MIke Lycett wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:13 pm If someone was doubting the Grizzles I'd say go put yourself next door to Gary Gordon on a Saturday - he'll make a believer of you

Mike there ya pals 2 yrs ago they was winning with best kittles 2 yrs before that kittles there out standing flyers in outstanding locations when weather is on there side they dominate the results, there top outfit but change there birds regularly to keep what's in fashion,,
I could not give 2 fuxks about lofts like this
I go to graft to earn money pigeons are a passion I'm not interested in pulling the customers pants down each winter at auction fair play to lads that get away with it there's plenty of idiots out there buying these birds I won't be one of them ,,