UkPigeonRacing

What you think of this one?

Very nice

I'll let Neil update you

It's his pigeon - I know him to be 16 years of age, still exercising, and a genuine racer/breeder

He’s a old favourite I couldn’t kill when the time come
I never really made great use of him as I worked away 3 days 4 nights most weeks and 2 weekend in 3 so he wasnt raced a great deal in them days
He was only fed on beans 24/7 and Gerry plus with sunflower to trap
He was only raced in a celibacy tyoe system or natural
He won 7 inland races
I sent him to the combine from poiters he was 3rd combine
He went to 3/4 national race at 365 and 480miles he scored 31st and I think about 50th
His son was 4th bbc 482 miles a daughter 4th combine at 300 miles
I only ever bred 15 babies a year then when I stopped racing for 31/2 years
I didn’t breed ybs so he was wasted again
One year I trained my birds then sent them to the bbc messac 295 miles first race without a club race that year I was 29th open he was my next pigeon I can’t remember his place but not far behind

There two pigeons I have never killed and he is one of them he had a hen lays but never filled and hasnt filled for years

Devo1956 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:44 pm

Andy wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:37 pm We all have a couple of old favourites.

One of mine.

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Now 8 years old. Still one of the first out for a fly and filling his eggs. Never been in a basket as my wife wouldn’t let me race him and has never really bred much but such a character.

Yes i remember this one, well loved i must say.

So do I

Murray wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 8:20 am Yep, that's Diver. That picture is a couple of years old, but he's still looking a treat.

Don't he just

Murray wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2024 11:46 pm Great old pigeon. .
I love that sort of slatey colour. Can we see his pedigree please?

Hi Murray
The sire was self bred
From John mays 1st open London classic winner La ferry Bernard when paired to mr jacques from the Bradford areas combine winner from fougers
So a SVR x Jansen x lefebre D
The Dam was 1st Scottish national yb for Mel Bell a ko nipius
I purchased the above 3 from various entire clearance sales
Like all mine a mixed bunch nothing pure or of commercial value