Hen racing age

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Andy
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A good old age to still be racing. Most people would have stopped a hen of that quality and put her in the stock loft sometime earlier in her life.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
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I have a 2015 hen in the team this year, she has many prizes over the years, racing both North rd and south rd, earlier in her life in sprint racing and in later years from the longer races, she has around 25 positions. 2023 was the first time she did not score but that was mainly due to the fact she was badly hit by a hawk at the first Guernsey race. The reason she is still racing is because she is barren and never lays.

i will keep you posted if she does anything this year, her first race is pencilled in for 27th April.
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Zwols pigeons wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:13 am I have a 2015 hen in the team this year, she has many prizes over the years, racing both North rd and south rd, earlier in her life in sprint racing and in later years from the longer races, she has around 25 positions. 2023 was the first time she did not score but that was mainly due to the fact she was badly hit by a hawk at the first Guernsey race. The reason she is still racing is because she is barren and never lays.

i will keep you posted if she does anything this year, her first race is pencilled in for 27th April.
Hope she does well John and look forward to seeing her results
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R. Carruthers, of Bonnyrigg in Scotland won 1st Open Sartilly, 1989, flying 496 miles, with a 9 year old hen.
George and Morgan
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welcome Albert are you from Scotland
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Albert wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:31 pm R. Carruthers, of Bonnyrigg in Scotland won 1st Open Sartilly, 1989, flying 496 miles, with a 9 year old hen.
That is very good flying from that hen, good to hear Albert.
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Zwols pigeons wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:13 am I have a 2015 hen in the team this year, she has many prizes over the years, racing both North rd and south rd, earlier in her life in sprint racing and in later years from the longer races, she has around 25 positions. 2023 was the first time she did not score but that was mainly due to the fact she was badly hit by a hawk at the first Guernsey race. The reason she is still racing is because she is barren and never lays.

i will keep you posted if she does anything this year, her first race is pencilled in for 27th April.
Great flying from your hen, yes please keep us posted.
George and Morgan
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best of luck John
Andy
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Zwols pigeons wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:13 am I have a 2015 hen in the team this year, she has many prizes over the years, racing both North rd and south rd, earlier in her life in sprint racing and in later years from the longer races, she has around 25 positions. 2023 was the first time she did not score but that was mainly due to the fact she was badly hit by a hawk at the first Guernsey race. The reason she is still racing is because she is barren and never lays.

i will keep you posted if she does anything this year, her first race is pencilled in for 27th April.
Best of luck with her this year. Look forward to hearing how things go.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
Andy
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Albert wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:31 pm R. Carruthers, of Bonnyrigg in Scotland won 1st Open Sartilly, 1989, flying 496 miles, with a 9 year old hen.
Welcome to the site Albert.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
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