For our new members.

[Anthony webster]

Hi from Walpole West Norfolk originally from south east London,
Love sprint racing some years race north some yrs race south love mnfc races, forgot to say I race south Rd in wisbech club and fens federation a nortb Rd in runcton with the Norfolk n Suffolk championship club.
Race mainly celibate hens some years cocks,
Normally a team of 20 or less hens if I decide to race cocks it's a similar amount, about 30 odd yb.

[CHARLTON34]

Evening I'm Dave & I fly with Farrington Gurney FC, race East to West with the WOESRC, race cock & hens O/birds & 25 ybs.
I'm down in the West Country near Bath & have been retired since 2022.
Regards Dave.

[Andy]

Evening I'm Dave & I fly with Farrington Gurney FC, race East to West with the WOESRC, race cock & hens O/birds & 25 ybs.
I'm down in the West Country near Bath & have been retired since 2022.
Regards Dave.

Same combine as me then Dave.

[Andy]

Some good info from our new members. Thanks for sharing with us.

[Steve Howells]

Morning all, I live in North Norfolk and like so many have had pigeons since a kid. Had my first race in 1977 ( and I'm still waiting to clock from it ).
I've raced both North and South but currently racing North as I like the longer races but can't be bothered with all the hassle that's now attached to channel racing. I fly a rather unique system called bugger about. Basically as I know so little about pigeons I let them do what they want. I just try to get them in the best condition I can and hope for the best. The pigeons themselves are a mix of middle and long distance lines, If I can a try and buy youngsters of National Ace pigeons then just cross them together. All rather chaotic but it somehow seems to work for me.

[Trev]

Morning all, I live in North Norfolk and like so many have had pigeons since a kid. Had my first race in 1977 ( and I'm still waiting to clock from it ).
I've raced both North and South but currently racing North as I like the longer races but can't be bothered with all the hassle that's now attached to channel racing. I fly a rather unique system called bugger about. Basically as I know so little about pigeons I let them do what they want. I just try to get them in the best condition I can and hope for the best. The pigeons themselves are a mix of middle and long distance lines, If I can a try and buy youngsters of National Ace pigeons then just cross them together. All rather chaotic but it somehow seems to work for me.

Sounds like a great system to me Steve, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

[Trev]

Thanks for sharing some of your information with us guys, its good to know where you all are and what your situations are, I look forward of hearing more about you in the future.
I'm Trev, married to Lisa, we have between us 3 children and 4 grandchildren, I live in Patching on the South coast, I used to race with the Worthing and District FC which was the club both Andy and I joined as boys. I am Andy's younger brother, we have 3 other brothers but are the only 2 who followed our Dad into keeping pigeons. Sadly the Worthing club dissolved about 4 years ago so I now race in the Littlehampton RPC, we were racing with the South Coast Federation until a couple of years when, due to the lack of channel racing we voted to fly North with the Sussex North Road Federation which I personally much prefer.
As with Steve my system is just my system, I have far too many pigeons kept very natural and very chaotic. Once I stop getting hammered by the local hawks I like to keep my birds on an open loft, all my birds fly together, old and young. Again, like brother Andy, I was a dairy farmer and lived on the Isle of Wight for 10 years, I did keep and race pigeons over there but due to personal circumstances I got the rid of the birds in 2007. I moved back to Sussex in 2011 and started keeping pigeons again in 2016, I prefer distance flying and apart from a couple of pairs that Andy bred me most of my original stock came from our friend, the late Des Coulter. Due to the lack of distance races I am trying to introduce some more sprint based birds, I have no doubt though from past experiences that these birds still won't score from the sprint races but will do ok further up the road lol.
I don't have the competitive drive that I had as boy/young man and won't be setting the club or federation alight but I just enjoy having the birds around and the social side of Club racing.
All the best

[chrisroscoe]

nice to meet a few of you

[George and Morgan]

new members you must find this site different from pigeonchat

[Mark69]

Hi I am Mark McClure I race in the NIPA , I am a hobby fancier i race 18 widowhood cocks and around 30 to 36 ybs , i recently came across from pigeon chat , Good Luck everyone for the new season Mark