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daverscott
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Sorry I am new on here so I hope I am following the correct etiquette but I hope someone can help me. I raced pigeons from the age of 14 until I got married when I had to give up, I thought I would have a go at the RPRA one loft to get my hand back in and progress from there. I have entered a pair and thought it would be quite easy to purchase a couple of birds to fulfil my entry. I couldn't have been more wrong. I must have contacted 6 studs that advertise on the web and not one has bothered to reply. I'm not after something as I am aware of the costs involved and am prepared to pay good money. If someone could suggest somewhere I could go to it would be very much appreciated. I would be looking for direct children of winners or from proven breeders or a close proven family not from birds that have never flown
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daverscott
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Thanks really appreciated. I was getting really disappointed with radio silence from the "Top Studs" it wouldn't have taken them 5 minutes to say "we cant help" but nothing
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Hi Dave and welcome to the site, will leave you in the capable hands of Mike and Neil or Devo as he does one loft racing
Sadies Lofts home of decent birds just a useless loft manager, and now a confirmed loser but proud :D :D
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daverscott
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Lee is going to help me I'm so relived as I was getting nowhere. Things have changed since I was in the old strains seem to be gone Dordins,. Verhey, Cattryse (sorry about spelling) . The head lines were when Shy Lass a Bussharet hen as I remember sold for £4200 an unbelievable figure at that time. They used to say if you keep your clocks you are coming back in sell them and your gone. Well I still have all three of mine so I guess they were right :) but I think they would be pretty redundant now
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daverscott
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Yep definitely hope to return to the sport. It will mean moving house but I don't like the neighbours anyway :). My hope is that the pair get to the end and I will be able to buy them back. I'm just worried about the hawk problem there were none to speak of in my day going back to the early 90's the biggest problem was cats. I think that's all changed now. From what I can gather they wait till you loft fly and pick of the YB's is that true?
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daverscott
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I just cant believe it how do you continue? Where have they suddenly all come from. At the end of a distance race the bird is likely to be tired and on its own what chance does it have?. I remember my heart being in my mouth when the ybs went out for the first few times the worry then was only cats and loud noises. Hawks were never given a thought
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daverscott
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I live near Marlborough in Wiltshire. But where have all the hawks come from and why are they picking on racing pigeons when I would have thought town pigeons would have been easier prey. I remember a few news reports back in the day and the presenters seemed to think it was funny that birds were being picked off. I'm sure this subject has already been debated to death but where do we go from here?
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daverscott
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Hello I'm really please to say I managed to get a couple of Birds in a one loft. After the RPRA was cancelled. Luckily I managed to get a couple of entries into the UK Premier.
I visited Lee Painter over the weekend and he kindly let me have a pair at a fraction of their true value and refused to take a penny more. Lee is real credit to the sport. I then took the birds straight to Jeremy at the UK premier another truly nice guy. He took the trouble to show my son the impressive one loft set up.
If they get to the end its my intention to put up a small shed in the garden and buy them back. Thanks to everyone for their help and advice as I was getting nowhere fast
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Buster121
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daverscott wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:19 pm Hello I'm really please to say I managed to get a couple of Birds in a one loft. After the RPRA was cancelled. Luckily I managed to get a couple of entries into the UK Premier.
I visited Lee Painter over the weekend and he kindly let me have a pair at a fraction of their true value and refused to take a penny more. Lee is real credit to the sport. I then took the birds straight to Jeremy at the UK premier another truly nice guy. He took the trouble to show my son the impressive one loft set up.
If they get to the end its my intention to put up a small shed in the garden and buy them back. Thanks to everyone for their help and advice as I was getting nowhere fast
Well done to Lee for helping you out and I wish you every success with them, look forward to following the updates as they progress
Sadies Lofts home of decent birds just a useless loft manager, and now a confirmed loser but proud :D :D
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daverscott
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Thanks Everyone. They have been entered under the name The Two Arthurs (after my dad and my son). If they get to the end I will be very pleased
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