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Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:49 pm
by Andy
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.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:13 am
by Zwols pigeons
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.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:33 am
by Buster121
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
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:31 pm
by Albert
R. Carruthers, of Bonnyrigg in Scotland won 1st Open Sartilly, 1989, flying 496 miles, with a 9 year old hen.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:38 pm
by George and Morgan
welcome Albert are you from Scotland
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:47 pm
by Devo1956
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.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:48 pm
by Devo1956
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.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:19 pm
by George and Morgan
best of luck John
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:12 pm
by Andy
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.
Re: Hen racing age
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:13 pm
by Andy
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.