Well I have finally done it and set up my web site. Although I have been using the internet for years now and always wanted to put one together I did not like the "I am fantastic buy my pigeons" type of site we have all become used to.
Over the last two years I have been lucky enough to appear on Jim Jenner's excellent videos "Secrets of the Champions" and since then I have had a steady stream of queries or requests for clarification on certain subjects within the sport so I thought I would set up this blog to give you, the reader, my thoughts for the week.
I have always found Ad Schaerlaeckens web site very interesting because he posts his articles regularly and I hope you will find my writings equally interesting and visit my site on a regular basis too.
I have had two races up to now and although I set my pigeons up for the June middle distance races, they have done quite well. The first race we finished 6,7 & 8th from 100 miles and the second race, yesterday, we finished 8th. As most of my team are still sitting eggs (parted today) I will not expect any great results for another two or three weeks. My first National race is due May 15th so I am just letting them get as fit as possible nice and steady, without forcing form. Forced form does not last very long.
Over the last two years I have been lucky enough to appear on Jim Jenner's excellent videos "Secrets of the Champions" and since then I have had a steady stream of queries or requests for clarification on certain subjects within the sport so I thought I would set up this blog to give you, the reader, my thoughts for the week.
I have always found Ad Schaerlaeckens web site very interesting because he posts his articles regularly and I hope you will find my writings equally interesting and visit my site on a regular basis too.
I have had two races up to now and although I set my pigeons up for the June middle distance races, they have done quite well. The first race we finished 6,7 & 8th from 100 miles and the second race, yesterday, we finished 8th. As most of my team are still sitting eggs (parted today) I will not expect any great results for another two or three weeks. My first National race is due May 15th so I am just letting them get as fit as possible nice and steady, without forcing form. Forced form does not last very long.
I had split my team between two Federations yesterday, one takes the South route from here and the other the South West route. So for national racing I like to have plenty of experience in my pigeons and the two route serves me well. Got up yesterday morning looking forward to watching my birds come home and after cleaning out at 7am I called the lib-lines. Nothing updated from last week so at each half hour I called back. Still nothing and at 9am I wandered down the garden to "just look" at the youngsters and to my surprise one team of race birds were sitting all over the lofts. Shit! I thought and quickly switched the ETS on and let them in. Then went back up home and called the lib-line again, still no update so while I was looking for the club secretaries number the phone rang and it was him, 9:25 am, "the Fed lorry has broken down and the birds brought back and let go" Of course I was very frustrated by this late information because if I have been on Widowhood it could have been very dis-heartning for the cocks to come home to nothing.
So my message today is this....
If you are in a position of responsibility within any organisation and you have the tools at your disposal to give your members information (lib Line) please do so because I began calling at 7am and the lorry broke down the evening before!
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