UkPigeonRacing

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 5:02 pm Welcome to the site

I’m sure the members will help with anything your stuck on
I think getting youngsters would be better next year or if your keen on starting now by the end of May this year so they can roam and get trained

You don’t want stock birds as there wont be room
If you could get 3 sections it would be good so you can split the cocks and hens to race although some do win well natural I find split cocks and hens much easier

Diamond Dave wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:52 pm Welcome to the site Tony.
You will get the best advice ever from the members on here. There are many "legends" on this site that freely give up time to help and encourage newbies.
Good luck mate, be good to know where you are....

CHARLTON34 wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 8:02 pm Hello Tony, & welcome to the forum, plenty of people on here who will give you some sound advice & point you in the right direction.

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:27 pm

Tony-P- wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 8:59 pm

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 5:02 pm Welcome to the site

I’m sure the members will help with anything your stuck on
I think getting youngsters would be better next year or if your keen on starting now by the end of May this year so they can roam and get trained

You don’t want stock birds as there wont be room
If you could get 3 sections it would be good so you can split the cocks and hens to race although some do win well natural I find split cocks and hens much easier

Hi Neil,
Thanks for posting back, so you think it best to split the 12ft in to 3 sections how many birds would I best go for to start off cock and hens

First year I would fill it with as many babies as I could sensible and race them hard
I would make the hens section 3 foot so you get a 5 foot for cocks and a 4 left for ybs
Your get 9 box’s on the cocks at 20cm wide
Ybs your get 18 but put 24 box in as if your vents are good you could but 24 in there

That gives you 9 pair old birds and 18 -25 babies a year allowing you to bring 6 in a year to race from other fanciers
But year 1 full it with as many youngsters as you can as your never be able to do that again

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:30 pm With a small team you have to decide what part of the sport you want as your only going to be decent in one
So if you like the sprint racing get them birds in
If you go distance and that France you have to be prepared to know your possibly be behind 80 per cent of the time in the clubs short races

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:49 pm

Tony-P- wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:38 pm

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:30 pm With a small team you have to decide what part of the sport you want as your only going to be decent in one
So if you like the sprint racing get them birds in
If you go distance and that France you have to be prepared to know your possibly be behind 80 per cent of the time in the clubs short races

I would say sprint to start and learn my trade, I think that would be the best way to go for me.

Most fanciers sprint I think as you get a race each week
I wouldn’t worry about thinking you need to learn sprinting to move on as it’s just as hard
Where you live sprinting is not easy
To keep a team fit to go each week

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:55 pm No where you live is a top sprint area mate very competitive