The Dax International convoy was liberated Sunday 14th July at 06.10am into broken cloud and blue skies with light winds varying from east to southwest for the journey through France.
We thought we could get day pigeons
Sunday night into the UK but as seems to be the norm this season nothing made it home so it was an early morning alarm call again. Something must have stopped them from coming across as there didn’t seem to be any reason they would not do the same speeds as the birds being clocked in Europe. We have had reports there was heavy rain in France but not confirmed.
We sent four 2 year old pigeons back that went to Pau on the 24th June and sent 18 yearling hens from the yearling loft that came so well Saturday from Bordeaux. We thought as the yearling cocks were buzzing Saturday out of Bordeaux the hens would make a good job of this today. They didn’t and we think it just goes to show the lack of experience pulling out of thousands of pigeons going the wrong direction has shown just how hard international racing is if you don’t have the right team in. We were extremely disappointed with the returns today but as I am typing this would you believe 4 yearlings have just clocked in quick succession so will do a follow up post with their breeding for interest.
Before they clocked there was a total of 4 yearlings home out of 25 pigeons on the result so experience seemed to count today however the winner was a yearling so that showed it had its head on straight.
Our first two timed will be provisionally 1st & 2nd Section, 5th & 6th Open Dax.
The first pigeon in the clock is a 2 year old cock that was 32nd Open Pau on the 24th June and last year was 26th Grand National NFC Tarbes as a yearling. He is from a son of ‘Hellas’ 4th Nat Limoges and 7th National Bergerac and a daughter of ‘New Witbuik’ 1st National, 6th International Barcelona 2012.
Our second timer is a yearling hen from a son of ‘Jef’ 1st International Barcelona 16,051b 2019 paired to a daughter of ‘Southfield Hugo’ 1st National Perpignan 2017, 1st National Barcelona 2018 & ‘Willeke’ 1st International St Vincent 10,597b 2019.
Congratulations to Catalin Olaru for winning the race with his fantastic yearling.
We thought we could get day pigeons
Sunday night into the UK but as seems to be the norm this season nothing made it home so it was an early morning alarm call again. Something must have stopped them from coming across as there didn’t seem to be any reason they would not do the same speeds as the birds being clocked in Europe. We have had reports there was heavy rain in France but not confirmed.
We sent four 2 year old pigeons back that went to Pau on the 24th June and sent 18 yearling hens from the yearling loft that came so well Saturday from Bordeaux. We thought as the yearling cocks were buzzing Saturday out of Bordeaux the hens would make a good job of this today. They didn’t and we think it just goes to show the lack of experience pulling out of thousands of pigeons going the wrong direction has shown just how hard international racing is if you don’t have the right team in. We were extremely disappointed with the returns today but as I am typing this would you believe 4 yearlings have just clocked in quick succession so will do a follow up post with their breeding for interest.
Before they clocked there was a total of 4 yearlings home out of 25 pigeons on the result so experience seemed to count today however the winner was a yearling so that showed it had its head on straight.
Our first two timed will be provisionally 1st & 2nd Section, 5th & 6th Open Dax.
The first pigeon in the clock is a 2 year old cock that was 32nd Open Pau on the 24th June and last year was 26th Grand National NFC Tarbes as a yearling. He is from a son of ‘Hellas’ 4th Nat Limoges and 7th National Bergerac and a daughter of ‘New Witbuik’ 1st National, 6th International Barcelona 2012.
Our second timer is a yearling hen from a son of ‘Jef’ 1st International Barcelona 16,051b 2019 paired to a daughter of ‘Southfield Hugo’ 1st National Perpignan 2017, 1st National Barcelona 2018 & ‘Willeke’ 1st International St Vincent 10,597b 2019.
Congratulations to Catalin Olaru for winning the race with his fantastic yearling.
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