Yes Neil. They would get as much as they wanted Wednesday evening and Thursday so by Friday they didn’t want much.
Recovery from racing
I tend to do things a bit differently, just do be different, but I would put the bath out and let them all out later in the day. If there were one of two that tore around the place after a couple of hours rest, I would be looking forward to the following week 
If there was one that just came out and sat on the board and didn't have a bath or anything, alarm bells went off. Maybe it had spent the night next to a sick pigeon and picked something up? Maybe it was hurting?
If most of them had a bath and a lie on the lawn and looked well, I was well pleased.
I know people who box up the young birds and take them out for a toss on Sunday morning after a race. I don't know if I am keen on that idea, but those blokes win races.
If there was one that just came out and sat on the board and didn't have a bath or anything, alarm bells went off. Maybe it had spent the night next to a sick pigeon and picked something up? Maybe it was hurting?
If most of them had a bath and a lie on the lawn and looked well, I was well pleased.
I know people who box up the young birds and take them out for a toss on Sunday morning after a race. I don't know if I am keen on that idea, but those blokes win races.
Greetings from the land down under.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
That’s what I thought but Wednesday would be a little earlier to feed fully I thought , but it obviously worked for Murray
i think we need to clarify what they are recovering from?
If the birds have had 2 nights on the truck and an six hour fly, then yes, we need to consider recovery.
Widow cocks racing 1 hour 15 minutes once a week, or young birds going in soft stages out to a couple of hundred miles, probably less, if they aren't thriving on it we have the wrong pigeons.
Weaklings.
An adult pigeon that cannot fly 200 miles once a week when it is being fed and cared for, it's not much good.
If the birds have had 2 nights on the truck and an six hour fly, then yes, we need to consider recovery.
Widow cocks racing 1 hour 15 minutes once a week, or young birds going in soft stages out to a couple of hundred miles, probably less, if they aren't thriving on it we have the wrong pigeons.
Weaklings.
An adult pigeon that cannot fly 200 miles once a week when it is being fed and cared for, it's not much good.
Greetings from the land down under.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for verily, he shall not be disappointed.
A very good point raised Murray.Murray wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:31 am i think we need to clarify what they are recovering from?
If the birds have had 2 nights on the truck and an six hour fly, then yes, we need to consider recovery.
Widow cocks racing 1 hour 15 minutes once a week, or young birds going in soft stages out to a couple of hundred miles, probably less, if they aren't thriving on it we have the wrong pigeons.
Weaklings.
An adult pigeon that cannot fly 200 miles once a week when it is being fed and cared for, it's not much good.
AgreeMurray wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:31 am i think we need to clarify what they are recovering from?
If the birds have had 2 nights on the truck and an six hour fly, then yes, we need to consider recovery.
Widow cocks racing 1 hour 15 minutes once a week, or young birds going in soft stages out to a couple of hundred miles, probably less, if they aren't thriving on it we have the wrong pigeons.
Weaklings.
An adult pigeon that cannot fly 200 miles once a week when it is being fed and cared for, it's not much good.
When I was racing my widowhood cocks back in the 90s they would race every week. They wouldn’t go to the 2 longest races at the end of the season. Their program was.
North road.
Banbury 90 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Selby 206 miles
Sedgefield 268 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles.
They would then be stopped. The last 3 races of the old bird program would have been
Stonehaven 431 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Thurso 550 miles.
That was our club race program back in those days.
North road.
Banbury 90 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Selby 206 miles
Sedgefield 268 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles.
They would then be stopped. The last 3 races of the old bird program would have been
Stonehaven 431 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Thurso 550 miles.
That was our club race program back in those days.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
Andy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:35 pm When I was racing my widowhood cocks back in the 90s they would race every week. They wouldn’t go to the 2 longest races at the end of the season. Their program was.
North road.
Banbury 90 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Selby 206 miles
Sedgefield 268 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles
Clay Cross 163 miles
Berwick 348 miles.
They would then be stopped. The last 3 races of the old bird program would have been
Stonehaven 431 miles
Warwick 108 miles
Thurso 550 miles.
That was our club race program back in those days.
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Same as we race pretty much but more up the A1