Hello All

No training today will have open loft for a few hours...

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

I am sorry to inform you Tim passed away Friday night in hospital, i was with him in the afternoon and we had a good chat and showed him the race result & also took in a video of the pigeons and ducks at home which put him in a better frame of mind, he then went to sleep and passed away a few hours later..

We will do our best to carry on with the Hot Spots as planned over the next few weeks and the final ,were all have to stick together and work on things at this difficult time for me and my family.

There are many friends that we have made over the last 6 years from all over the UK and because of this and our passion with the pigeon racing its our intenions to carry on this year & years to come..

Will possibly train tomorrow if not it will be Monday but will keep you informed...

Regards

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

Well i left at 4am and got to stafford just before 6am the site agent over slept so i could not get on site till 7.30am which then the water was put on.. The weather at this point was dark grey and low cloud with drizzel on-route so it was a waiting game to get a break in the weather and after 3 hours with phone calls on-route and the home end we had a chance to lib which i took there was no sun showing but good visability..

The birds when liberated  headed North then after a few minutes turned back and headed online home South taking 6 minutes to be out of sight.. They then made excellent time only taking 1 hour 4 minutes for the 56 Mile trip back to the lofts with a NW Wind  large batches at the home end were dropping every few minutes..

So a successful race and now we can look forward to next weeks race..

There will be a updated result at 9pm and then a final result tomorrow afternoon... There also will be a video online later of the liberation..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW_uanwpn0

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

708 birds have been marked for tomorrows Hot Spot Race. I will be looking to liberate at 8am weather permitting and all being well the winners won't be far off the 50mph mark so around 1 hour 10 flying time.. So if you coming don't miss them!!!  When i arrive back i will put a early result on which should be before 11am..

Best of luck...

Jeremy...

 

 

Hello All

Loft list online, the birds are looking well so we will be Marking tomorrow evening and there will be a marked list on after..

Speak soon..

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

704 birds have now been clocked from the Warm Spot yesterday. The birds today have had a open loft with baths down and they really enjoyed this time.. They are on good form and seem very happy and content..

The weather tomorrow looks like rain so no training so they will rest up till Wednesday which then they will be marked in the evening and will be taken to Stafford 56 miles for Hot Spot One. We will be looking to liberate 8-9am Thursday morning weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to attend at the lofts or the liberation site.

A updated result will be online later and tomorrow night there will be a loft list online..

Speak soon..

Jeremy...

 

Update 21.15

Have sent result to Anton but 3 birds dropped just after 662 and more will turn in tomorrow so we won't be far off the 700 mark , will update a loft list tomorrow night..

Speak Soon...

Hello All

I took the birds to Stafford 55 miles to warm them up for Hot Spot One this coming Thursday the first batch of 300 were 1 hour 10 minutes for the 55 miles just under the 50mph mark in a wnw wind with the other batch having a sticky one but getting time on the wing which there need for the races ahead we now have 636 on the clock at the moment at 17.45..

Will get a result on 9pm ish tonight when i come back from visiting my Father in hospital..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We loaded the birds but we never got a break in the weather with low cloud and no sun so no training today will try Sunday..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online we will train tomorrow weather permitting..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Todays training went very well from 35 miles into a fresh head wind with 650 on the clock when i arrived back with a little batch a while after so happy with that.. We left 20 or so at home that were late or have taken a knock so there there will be a full loft list on tomorrow night. Friday will see our next training spin from 45-50 miles weather permitting...Result on later..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online , if the weather is good we will train tomorrow any late birds that look tired from the last toss will rest but most were back by 9am.. 

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We trained 35 miles today as the weather was on ourside we had a sticky one they cleared well splitting into 2 batches with one batch making good time with the other batch taking all day i think they may have got mixed up with south roaders as i have never seen so many strays brought back here in one go as 95 % are south road pigeons in the air i knew they would get into trouble at some point but its a good learning curve for them as it will be a very hard route to fly..

I will put a full loft list on tomorrow night as more will turn in the morning its going to rain tomorrow but they would of had a day off anyway were see how the weather is then move onto the 45 miles when the time is right.. Result now online..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online 780 birds. We will be looking to train tomorrow 30-35 miles need to find a good release point then all being well 45 miles later in the week just want the weather on ourside and then we will be ready for the first race..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

As i said i will keep you informed of how Tim is going on not good news i am afraid he has Cancer in his bladder & lungs which has also spread into his glands and they have told us there is no chance of a operation to remove the cancer..

I am told he has 3 to 12 months to live ? but he has gone very weak so i don't really know, all we can do is give him the best time we can while he is still with us i know he will want to be at Home Farm with the family & birds but will shall see what he wants over the next few days..

Its better to tell you all on here than phoning everyone etc as it is and will be very hard times for me over the coming months as he is my best Friend as well as my Father. I will carry on with the One Loft Race the best i can as i know he wants me to do this your just have to bare with me over this difficult time..

Yearling loft list now online..

Speak soon...

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We had Gail force winds again today so took them back to the 20 Mile point they cleared well apart from a batch of about 80 which turned back as this happened 2 Falcons went into them but missing there prey about 10 or so went into trees and 60 or so turned and headed home with one of the falcons chasing a lone pigeon north we have been lucky with very few missing but 3 have come home injured may of flew into something with panic , its just a nightmare with them.

The main batch missed what had happened and made a good time , we will rest tomorrow and move on Sunday if the Weather is right , Result online later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We loaded early to train but once we had the rain came again but waited a few hours a had a break so took them to the 20 mile point and waited till it looked right we had a good toss but they hit a heavy showers on route and the wind got up to 30 mph on the nose , they did not clear as well as we would of liked but fingers crossed there will click soon.

We will see how it looks tomorrow and try and get them further up the road.. Todays result will be online later..

Thankyou for all the wishes for Tim he is still in Hospital and is having further tests to find out all the problems , will keep you informed..

Speak soon

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

No training again today with thunder storms and high winds forecast does not look much better all week but we will take it day by day the birds are looking well so just need a break in the weather to move on..

There is a updated loft entrants list with name changes and loft numbers & ID numbers have all been checked & updated..

Speak tomorrow..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

No training today as low cloud and drizzle we will see how it is tomorrow morning..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online the birds had a good open loft today with baths down plus we had some needed rain but we don't want to much of that..

We will be looking to train tomorrow and if the weather is good move on hopefully near the 30 mile mark..

My Father Tim has been taken into hospital today and we wish him a full recovery to be back with us at the lofts to keep an eye on everything and blow the whistle!!! apart from that all well here..

Speak tomorrow..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The birds have been on a tonic since Friday will come off it tomorrow , the Weather looks like rain tomorrow so it looks like Tuesday for the next toss, a loft list will be on tomorrow night as they had a open loft today with baths down to relax in the Sun.. But its much the same in the loft with 780 plus..

Speak tomorrow night..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Todays training they took there time to clear again with some on the wing far to long for comfort , they will have a tonic over the weekend to try and clear there head and will be back to 20 miles early next week to see how they clear as its no good moving on till were 100 % happy everything is right with them and they clear straight off from the lib point.

Training will be online later with a loft list on Sunday night..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We  kepted the birds in today just settle them in the loft ,they are looking good so if the weather is on ourside tomorrow were give them a 20 mile spin..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

No training today but we never had the rain that they forecast but anyway the birds had a loft fly around the pen but they were very spooked and 150 or so were flying 3 hours plus but managed to get them down and in bar about 6 which have been on the wing 5 hours now but by dark they will give in, because of this we wont train tomorrow as i want them to be happy at home.

It maybe the wind got up with the trees blowing about that spooked them but they are on the edge so dont want to take a risk and were see how they act tomorrow and if good we will train Friday, i have taken this chance to put a loft list on which is online now..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We went to the 20 mile point today cleared very well with most making good time, the weather looks wet tomorrow so they may get a day off..The first 3 on the result are late from yesterday. Todays result on later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Birds were taken more to the East but at 15 miles just to see how they go , they took there time to clear but once they did they came pretty well at the home end.

Were move onto 20 miles tomorrow and see how they go from there todays result on later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Moved the birds onto 14 miles yesterday which they kitted up well and then broke into groups acting strange like there was a falcon about but a could not see anything one arrived back at the lofts on his own then a handfull with the main batch over 50 minutes on the wing with batches working in until dark which some had had to get through the doors as it being dusk, only a few missing now but God knows what they got upto on this one.

There have the weekend off as planned then there be moved on a few miles to see if a different site makes any difference Yesterdays result will be online later today and there be a full loft list on late tomorrow night..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The birds were trained again at eight miles as it was overcast and rain due in later they did not clear that well as they picked some trainers going the opposite direction that were liberated just over the hill not seeing us until they got into a large kit and the one loft brought them back to the  one lofts but after 20 mins flying around here they cleared and hopefully back home to Stourport.

The one loft birds were libbed just after 10am result will be online later, the weather looks like rain tomorrow were see if we can get another trainer in ?

Speak soon.

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Young birds have had there 9th toss today which will be online later the first 4 did not go as were late arrivals from the day before. They were liberated all together which they cleared well and arrived back in a large batch this is only from 8 miles but plenty of short spins is what they need. We still have over 800 training and they seem to be getting the hang of racing back now.

Friday will see them at 15 miles which i have found a nice spot to liberate from which there have a few from here then 25 then 35 miles which there be trained at this point 4 days a week..

Will update Friday night with the latest news..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We took the young birds early today training to miss the heat and tossed them in batches of 200 from 8 miles when i arrived back to the loft 600 were back and the last batch were 1.5 hours later so they had a good look round, we will continue with this week and then we will jump to 16 miles asap and so on..

Have not put training on today but will put another result on at the end of the week when there released together & then a loft list online each Sunday evening. Weather is supposed to break down but will try and work round this as were only short training at the moment.

I am pleased to say Website result listings are now on the Calendar & a seperate tab for a loft list..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Loft list & todays training has been sent to Anton so he will set the tabs up for you to click on to see the results asap. We started training 900 birds so we lost about 10% with illness hawks flyaways etc which this % is about the normal rate.

Training went well for the first 4 tosses then on the 5th last Tuesday we took a hit from the Falcons there were 4 in total 2 adults with 2 young the adults grabbing 2 out from the one loft kit and letting go for the young to play with while chasing the other kits this being a new lib point that i have moved to i expected the worse on returns.. When i arrived back at the lofts a batch of 100 or so arrived then batches were coming for the rest of the day with a head count of 724 on the day with 50 early next morning and others through the day we were back upto 812 which over 90% back of what we started training we have been lucky on those figures with the deverstation these Falcons can do.

So we gave them a few days off and took them further east from the last point to get them back on track which they got away from this one with no attacks and i stopped the clock when over 700 birds have been timed to sent off to Anton..

They will stop in on race day and will be training Sunday , and then when were happy with them jump them further as usual training results will be online with every toss.

Check back Sunday evening for the latest news & training..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Weather has not been idea for training but when it has they have been on the road, they have now had 4 training tosses and will be on the road again tomorrow we have lost very few with training so far so thats a step in the right direction..

Will get a full loft list on a week Friday by then we would of all calmed down after the Yearling Final..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Well the weather forecast does not look good all week so yesterday we loaded the young birds on the trailer for the first time and left them on there for 24hrs with water on ect to get them used to it as it will become there 2nd home..

They will be on the trailer 3 or 4 times this week with short tosses then in the next few weeks will move on. They are looking good & they are taking stress of the routine good. At the end of the month will do a ets swipe on every bird to check tags and give you a loft list..

The Yearling Final race will be over on the 19th of June so then its full steam ahead with the North Road Team..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The young birds are good are now there all flying well but still a bit of work on them before we start training which will start in the next 2 weeks teaching them the trailer etc..

They also will come off the Dark then as most now have there Sunday dinner jackets on.. They have been going out all together the last few weeks and are flying in about 4 batches with some going off and ranging..

There will be a loft list put online end of june when all the admin has been updated etc..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Time soon flys by and were now into May the young birds are doing well with the older birds flying well with the younger birds getting going but with all the late arrivals still a few week's yet till there going as we would like them..

Start of june will see the flag come out and there all have to be doing 2 hours flying day to day then they will start there training mid June with there 1st race late July..

Sorry not been able to get Photo's on etc the Yearlings have been hard work but they are cracking it now and the Final race will be out the way Mid June then your have me back with you on the Young birds..

Speak soon

Jeremy...

 

Hello All
This Fine dry weather is what the doctor ordered , young birds are doing just fine and 1000 birds are now going out in 2 seperate lofts at the moment..
They are moulting well with the older birds looking like Yearlings 7 weeks & training will be here

If anything exciting happens i will let you know..
Speak soon.
Jeremy. 

Hello All
Cracking Weather we are having at the moment just what we need on these Young birds. By next weekend we will see all the young birds flying out.
We have closed shop and there are 1014 birds in the lofts and these were all booked in by Mid January!!!!
Everything is well with the young birds i think are the best yet this being our 6th year...
Will update the Entrants list tomorrow..
Speak soon.
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Everything is going well at the lofts and in the next 10 days just over a thousand birds will be out flying with us in 2 seperate groups for a while.
Very pleased with the Health of the birds so in 8 weeks we start training  boy it comes round quick lol..
Speak soon..
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
There are still a handfull of birds to arrive i know that the Weather put some behind we have been fair and let the later birds into the loft.

Any birds that are left to come please make sure they arrive by the 14/04/2010 that has given you 2 weeks longer to get them in we cannot be fairer than that..

Please ring before you send...
The young birds are soaking the Sun up just what they need..
Speak soon..
Jeremy...




 
 

Hello All
Warmer weather is back with us don't know how long for lol. The young birds are doing just fine with the older young birds in a heavy moult..
Its just a case now of getting them all flying & keeping them healthy ready for training in June.

Very busy at the lofts Training Yearlings etc see the results pages...

Speak soon
Jeremy...

 

Hello All
Well looks like the April Showers are with us plus a cold wind. We are keeping theyoung birds in while the winds are high but will be back out when the good weather is with us. The birds are well & there are still a few birds to arrive with us but sure they will be in very soon.
Not alot else going on so i wish you all have a very happy easter weekend.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
More birds arrived today with a misrable start to the day with rain & fog but this cleared and we got the birds out at Mid day. After ten minutes a female sparrow hawk paid a visit to the young birds  but we managed to scare her off in the end . I suppose its that time of year when there building up to breed

If you have not managed to get your birds to the loft by now please ring me asap to arrange a day & time.
Speak soon.
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Very busy day at the lofts with another 100 plus arriving today the rest will follow on this week which will take us just over the 1000 birds plus the School Entries etc.
All the birds are doing excellent could not be more happy with the way things have gone this year.
We will concentrate and getting the older birds out this week and also getting the very young into a routine, and if the weather is on ourside we will start training the Yearlings.
Speak soon.
Jeremy..

 

Hello All
Another 90 birds went out for the first time today with the main batch they had a good bath outside and spent a few hours having a look about then they were called in for the 2nd feed of the day at 3pm.
Please can you check your Syndicate names etc on this website and if there is something that needs changing email me at  rpra1loftrace@yahoo.co.uk
Speak soon.
Jeremy...

 

Hello All
Well what a manic day a few hundred birds arrived at the lofts today but we managed and there all ETS tagged and in the loft nice and safe ,check out the loft entrants list.
All birds are doing very well and this years system is doing the trick.
Will get a Video on soon.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well today i am a Birthday Boy and a very nice day it was to. Alot of birds in over the weekend with a rainy day on Saturday but it has been made up with cracking sunshine today. The Young are all fit and well and i must say i think they are the best lot of young birds in over the last 6 years maybe the cold weather killed of a few bugs?
We are now into the last week of taking in Entrants birds so a very busy week ahead but we are ready.
Look forward to Wednesday when many birds are booked in..
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well alot of birds came in Yesterday with the sun out it was very nice to you all at the lofts. Not alot going on just keeping an close eye on what is in and today have put another batch into the main batch that is going out so these will be out with the big boys tomorrow.
Updated loft list online now.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
All is very well at the lofts with 90 birds now going out with the next batch joining later this week as in no rush to mix them up to soon as that would be asking for trouble. Birds are coming in nice and steady with a nice crowd of people over the weekend and they enjoyed watching the Yearlings flying around boy these birds are ready. Next batch coming in 2 days time so that should see another section full. Will update Wednesday night.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
All is well at the lofts with 45 been let into the older batch of pigeons and these 90 will go out together with the older birds teaching them the ropes. Nothing else exciting going on but we will see the next kit arriving this weekend.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Today we have had more arrivals at the lofts and i must say this years young birds are a credit to you all. All is very well at the lofts so a great start but we are still having this cold biting East wind but this is going change by the weekend. The birds are in sections of 45 to keep the stress off them till there a bit older and this is working great. Will put a upto date list of the young birds in the loft tomorrow.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
updated list of the young birds in the loft at present online. We have a cold east wind at the moment but clear blue skys at least its not raining. Very pleased with the young birds so far in all looking very good.
The bottom section went out again today for 2 hours this time when i blew the whistle they all shot in so all good. The next 45 will be out for the first time next Thursday. At present the 200 Yearlings are roaring around the Sky's of Birtsmorton a sight to see.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well the weather was perfect nice and calm blue sky's so the first batch of 43 birds went out at 12 noon today and whithin a few minutes they were out the door and on the loft roof with some having a flip about going all directions but they soon settled back onto the loft and after 2 hours having a look about  i called them in with the whistle which they all shot in bar a D/C cock which did not want to play ball and got him in just before dark.
So this is the first hurdle out the way and the next batch will go out next week but won't be mixed for 2 weeks at least.
We will see the next batch of arrivals this weekend and a loft list will be put on Monday.
So all is well here.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Young birds in the loft are looking great so the new system working well please note inject for pmv at least 7 days before the birds arrive at the lofts this is to benifit there health against Circovirus etc. The first batch will go out for the first time Friday.
List of the birds in the loft is online and will be updated every Monday.
Also this year we will only accept birds to arrive at the lofts Wednesdays & Weekends this again is for there Health.
Also just to let you know there is a Video of the Yearlings on the 2010 Yearling tab this could be your young birds next year racing to this loft.
So all is well.
Speak soon
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Please find a list of birds now in the lofts, they are a credit to there owners, will get a few pictures on by the weekend and this is when the next batch of birds will arrive. 99% came in Vaccinated so please keep this up!!!
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All

The time has come for the first young birds to start arriving  this week. Please note we are only accepting birds to arrive at the lofts on Wednesdays & Weekends as per rules which we are open 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. this is a attempt to have the birds arrive in batches and not add in the odd bird here and there into a section 7 days a week. Also please let me remind you Vaccinate Vaccinate Vaccinate !!!! just with the pmv vaccine at least 7 days before they arrive at the lofts we find it best to do them around 24 days old even if they are in the nest.

Everything is ready for the birds and as always we are dedicated 100 % to getting the best from them.We will get some pictures on when the early birds are in the lofts.

Speak soon.

Jeremy...

 

Hello All
We have been doing some alterations on the loft ply lining the sections fitting a perverated pipe along the roof space and  2 fans which will replace any stale air in the loft  when there on the dark system. Just a fresh coat of paint on the loft and we ready to accept your birds late next month.Please if you can Vaccinate the birds for PMV 7 days before they arrive at the lofts this will boost the immune system against PMV to protect them at the lofts as it takes 2 weeks to protect them fully , this have been advised by the top vets around the world so its to your benifit as well as ours!! Any advice wanted on this you can phone me on 07739148679.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Yet again its early January and we have a 1000 booked deposits paid !!!
This now being our 6th year we have the proven track record of paying out the FULL PRIZE MONEY with 20k First prize being paid out the last 5 Years!!!
For 2010 we have a new challange from flying from the NNE route so we will get some tough racing which is what we all want.
Lets get ready to rumble!!!
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Seasons Greetings

Hope you all have had a great Christmas and your not to fed up with Turkey. The team at Birtsmorton wish everyone a prosperous New Year for 2010. Many have now paired up and will be selecting there entries for the R.P.R.A One Loft Race 2010 with one of the hardest challenges on the Map many may pick a different type of pigeon for this years event. The team here will do are utmost to give you another exciting year. We have been busy hoovering and fogging the lofts with disinfectant ready for entries in late February. The Yearlings are biting at the bit and we have a good feeling about this team as we did in 2009. I will add more photo's on-line next week as have been spending a bit of time with my young family and keeping the wife happy lol so my apologises not getting them on. Its New Years Eve and there will be many sore heads in the morning have a good one.

Speak soon.

Jeremy..

 

Hello All
A quick note 80% of the 2010 places have gone so its going to be full again by the end of the month. Please don't miss out send in your deposit today.
Also more news on the Yearling section.
Speak soon.
Jeremy. 

Hello All
As many of you know already we are going North for 2010 with the Final race from Otterburn 219 miles. This will is the toughest route to fly from with winds coming mainly from the SW this is going to give us races with the wind bang on there noses. This being overall the birds will be tested to there limit from the borders of Scotland making the winners true champions. Then if you so wish as Yearlings they can be turned south to race over the channel againts Club, Federation & National racing to find a double Champion and i will be personally be putting up a prize for the Ace bird from the Final Young bird race and the Final Yearling race best average Vel from the 2  final races combined, more news on this in the future.
Speak Soon.
Jeremy... 

Hello All

No training today will have open loft for a few hours...

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

I am sorry to inform you Tim passed away Friday night in hospital, i was with him in the afternoon and we had a good chat and showed him the race result & also took in a video of the pigeons and ducks at home which put him in a better frame of mind, he then went to sleep and passed away a few hours later..

We will do our best to carry on with the Hot Spots as planned over the next few weeks and the final ,were all have to stick together and work on things at this difficult time for me and my family.

There are many friends that we have made over the last 6 years from all over the UK and because of this and our passion with the pigeon racing its our intenions to carry on this year & years to come..

Will possibly train tomorrow if not it will be Monday but will keep you informed...

Regards

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

Well i left at 4am and got to stafford just before 6am the site agent over slept so i could not get on site till 7.30am which then the water was put on.. The weather at this point was dark grey and low cloud with drizzel on-route so it was a waiting game to get a break in the weather and after 3 hours with phone calls on-route and the home end we had a chance to lib which i took there was no sun showing but good visability..

The birds when liberated  headed North then after a few minutes turned back and headed online home South taking 6 minutes to be out of sight.. They then made excellent time only taking 1 hour 4 minutes for the 56 Mile trip back to the lofts with a NW Wind  large batches at the home end were dropping every few minutes..

So a successful race and now we can look forward to next weeks race..

There will be a updated result at 9pm and then a final result tomorrow afternoon... There also will be a video online later of the liberation..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW_uanwpn0

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

708 birds have been marked for tomorrows Hot Spot Race. I will be looking to liberate at 8am weather permitting and all being well the winners won't be far off the 50mph mark so around 1 hour 10 flying time.. So if you coming don't miss them!!!  When i arrive back i will put a early result on which should be before 11am..

Best of luck...

Jeremy...

 

 

Hello All

Loft list online, the birds are looking well so we will be Marking tomorrow evening and there will be a marked list on after..

Speak soon..

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

704 birds have now been clocked from the Warm Spot yesterday. The birds today have had a open loft with baths down and they really enjoyed this time.. They are on good form and seem very happy and content..

The weather tomorrow looks like rain so no training so they will rest up till Wednesday which then they will be marked in the evening and will be taken to Stafford 56 miles for Hot Spot One. We will be looking to liberate 8-9am Thursday morning weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to attend at the lofts or the liberation site.

A updated result will be online later and tomorrow night there will be a loft list online..

Speak soon..

Jeremy...

 

Update 21.15

Have sent result to Anton but 3 birds dropped just after 662 and more will turn in tomorrow so we won't be far off the 700 mark , will update a loft list tomorrow night..

Speak Soon...

Hello All

I took the birds to Stafford 55 miles to warm them up for Hot Spot One this coming Thursday the first batch of 300 were 1 hour 10 minutes for the 55 miles just under the 50mph mark in a wnw wind with the other batch having a sticky one but getting time on the wing which there need for the races ahead we now have 636 on the clock at the moment at 17.45..

Will get a result on 9pm ish tonight when i come back from visiting my Father in hospital..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We loaded the birds but we never got a break in the weather with low cloud and no sun so no training today will try Sunday..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online we will train tomorrow weather permitting..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Todays training went very well from 35 miles into a fresh head wind with 650 on the clock when i arrived back with a little batch a while after so happy with that.. We left 20 or so at home that were late or have taken a knock so there there will be a full loft list on tomorrow night. Friday will see our next training spin from 45-50 miles weather permitting...Result on later..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online , if the weather is good we will train tomorrow any late birds that look tired from the last toss will rest but most were back by 9am.. 

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We trained 35 miles today as the weather was on ourside we had a sticky one they cleared well splitting into 2 batches with one batch making good time with the other batch taking all day i think they may have got mixed up with south roaders as i have never seen so many strays brought back here in one go as 95 % are south road pigeons in the air i knew they would get into trouble at some point but its a good learning curve for them as it will be a very hard route to fly..

I will put a full loft list on tomorrow night as more will turn in the morning its going to rain tomorrow but they would of had a day off anyway were see how the weather is then move onto the 45 miles when the time is right.. Result now online..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online 780 birds. We will be looking to train tomorrow 30-35 miles need to find a good release point then all being well 45 miles later in the week just want the weather on ourside and then we will be ready for the first race..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

As i said i will keep you informed of how Tim is going on not good news i am afraid he has Cancer in his bladder & lungs which has also spread into his glands and they have told us there is no chance of a operation to remove the cancer..

I am told he has 3 to 12 months to live ? but he has gone very weak so i don't really know, all we can do is give him the best time we can while he is still with us i know he will want to be at Home Farm with the family & birds but will shall see what he wants over the next few days..

Its better to tell you all on here than phoning everyone etc as it is and will be very hard times for me over the coming months as he is my best Friend as well as my Father. I will carry on with the One Loft Race the best i can as i know he wants me to do this your just have to bare with me over this difficult time..

Yearling loft list now online..

Speak soon...

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We had Gail force winds again today so took them back to the 20 Mile point they cleared well apart from a batch of about 80 which turned back as this happened 2 Falcons went into them but missing there prey about 10 or so went into trees and 60 or so turned and headed home with one of the falcons chasing a lone pigeon north we have been lucky with very few missing but 3 have come home injured may of flew into something with panic , its just a nightmare with them.

The main batch missed what had happened and made a good time , we will rest tomorrow and move on Sunday if the Weather is right , Result online later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We loaded early to train but once we had the rain came again but waited a few hours a had a break so took them to the 20 mile point and waited till it looked right we had a good toss but they hit a heavy showers on route and the wind got up to 30 mph on the nose , they did not clear as well as we would of liked but fingers crossed there will click soon.

We will see how it looks tomorrow and try and get them further up the road.. Todays result will be online later..

Thankyou for all the wishes for Tim he is still in Hospital and is having further tests to find out all the problems , will keep you informed..

Speak soon

Jeremy...

 

Hello All

No training again today with thunder storms and high winds forecast does not look much better all week but we will take it day by day the birds are looking well so just need a break in the weather to move on..

There is a updated loft entrants list with name changes and loft numbers & ID numbers have all been checked & updated..

Speak tomorrow..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

No training today as low cloud and drizzle we will see how it is tomorrow morning..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Loft list online the birds had a good open loft today with baths down plus we had some needed rain but we don't want to much of that..

We will be looking to train tomorrow and if the weather is good move on hopefully near the 30 mile mark..

My Father Tim has been taken into hospital today and we wish him a full recovery to be back with us at the lofts to keep an eye on everything and blow the whistle!!! apart from that all well here..

Speak tomorrow..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The birds have been on a tonic since Friday will come off it tomorrow , the Weather looks like rain tomorrow so it looks like Tuesday for the next toss, a loft list will be on tomorrow night as they had a open loft today with baths down to relax in the Sun.. But its much the same in the loft with 780 plus..

Speak tomorrow night..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Todays training they took there time to clear again with some on the wing far to long for comfort , they will have a tonic over the weekend to try and clear there head and will be back to 20 miles early next week to see how they clear as its no good moving on till were 100 % happy everything is right with them and they clear straight off from the lib point.

Training will be online later with a loft list on Sunday night..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

We  kepted the birds in today just settle them in the loft ,they are looking good so if the weather is on ourside tomorrow were give them a 20 mile spin..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

No training today but we never had the rain that they forecast but anyway the birds had a loft fly around the pen but they were very spooked and 150 or so were flying 3 hours plus but managed to get them down and in bar about 6 which have been on the wing 5 hours now but by dark they will give in, because of this we wont train tomorrow as i want them to be happy at home.

It maybe the wind got up with the trees blowing about that spooked them but they are on the edge so dont want to take a risk and were see how they act tomorrow and if good we will train Friday, i have taken this chance to put a loft list on which is online now..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We went to the 20 mile point today cleared very well with most making good time, the weather looks wet tomorrow so they may get a day off..The first 3 on the result are late from yesterday. Todays result on later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Birds were taken more to the East but at 15 miles just to see how they go , they took there time to clear but once they did they came pretty well at the home end.

Were move onto 20 miles tomorrow and see how they go from there todays result on later..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Moved the birds onto 14 miles yesterday which they kitted up well and then broke into groups acting strange like there was a falcon about but a could not see anything one arrived back at the lofts on his own then a handfull with the main batch over 50 minutes on the wing with batches working in until dark which some had had to get through the doors as it being dusk, only a few missing now but God knows what they got upto on this one.

There have the weekend off as planned then there be moved on a few miles to see if a different site makes any difference Yesterdays result will be online later today and there be a full loft list on late tomorrow night..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The birds were trained again at eight miles as it was overcast and rain due in later they did not clear that well as they picked some trainers going the opposite direction that were liberated just over the hill not seeing us until they got into a large kit and the one loft brought them back to the  one lofts but after 20 mins flying around here they cleared and hopefully back home to Stourport.

The one loft birds were libbed just after 10am result will be online later, the weather looks like rain tomorrow were see if we can get another trainer in ?

Speak soon.

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Young birds have had there 9th toss today which will be online later the first 4 did not go as were late arrivals from the day before. They were liberated all together which they cleared well and arrived back in a large batch this is only from 8 miles but plenty of short spins is what they need. We still have over 800 training and they seem to be getting the hang of racing back now.

Friday will see them at 15 miles which i have found a nice spot to liberate from which there have a few from here then 25 then 35 miles which there be trained at this point 4 days a week..

Will update Friday night with the latest news..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

We took the young birds early today training to miss the heat and tossed them in batches of 200 from 8 miles when i arrived back to the loft 600 were back and the last batch were 1.5 hours later so they had a good look round, we will continue with this week and then we will jump to 16 miles asap and so on..

Have not put training on today but will put another result on at the end of the week when there released together & then a loft list online each Sunday evening. Weather is supposed to break down but will try and work round this as were only short training at the moment.

I am pleased to say Website result listings are now on the Calendar & a seperate tab for a loft list..

Speak soon

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Loft list & todays training has been sent to Anton so he will set the tabs up for you to click on to see the results asap. We started training 900 birds so we lost about 10% with illness hawks flyaways etc which this % is about the normal rate.

Training went well for the first 4 tosses then on the 5th last Tuesday we took a hit from the Falcons there were 4 in total 2 adults with 2 young the adults grabbing 2 out from the one loft kit and letting go for the young to play with while chasing the other kits this being a new lib point that i have moved to i expected the worse on returns.. When i arrived back at the lofts a batch of 100 or so arrived then batches were coming for the rest of the day with a head count of 724 on the day with 50 early next morning and others through the day we were back upto 812 which over 90% back of what we started training we have been lucky on those figures with the deverstation these Falcons can do.

So we gave them a few days off and took them further east from the last point to get them back on track which they got away from this one with no attacks and i stopped the clock when over 700 birds have been timed to sent off to Anton..

They will stop in on race day and will be training Sunday , and then when were happy with them jump them further as usual training results will be online with every toss.

Check back Sunday evening for the latest news & training..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The Weather has not been idea for training but when it has they have been on the road, they have now had 4 training tosses and will be on the road again tomorrow we have lost very few with training so far so thats a step in the right direction..

Will get a full loft list on a week Friday by then we would of all calmed down after the Yearling Final..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Well the weather forecast does not look good all week so yesterday we loaded the young birds on the trailer for the first time and left them on there for 24hrs with water on ect to get them used to it as it will become there 2nd home..

They will be on the trailer 3 or 4 times this week with short tosses then in the next few weeks will move on. They are looking good & they are taking stress of the routine good. At the end of the month will do a ets swipe on every bird to check tags and give you a loft list..

The Yearling Final race will be over on the 19th of June so then its full steam ahead with the North Road Team..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

The young birds are good are now there all flying well but still a bit of work on them before we start training which will start in the next 2 weeks teaching them the trailer etc..

They also will come off the Dark then as most now have there Sunday dinner jackets on.. They have been going out all together the last few weeks and are flying in about 4 batches with some going off and ranging..

There will be a loft list put online end of june when all the admin has been updated etc..

Speak soon..

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Time soon flys by and were now into May the young birds are doing well with the older birds flying well with the younger birds getting going but with all the late arrivals still a few week's yet till there going as we would like them..

Start of june will see the flag come out and there all have to be doing 2 hours flying day to day then they will start there training mid June with there 1st race late July..

Sorry not been able to get Photo's on etc the Yearlings have been hard work but they are cracking it now and the Final race will be out the way Mid June then your have me back with you on the Young birds..

Speak soon

Jeremy...

 

Hello All
This Fine dry weather is what the doctor ordered , young birds are doing just fine and 1000 birds are now going out in 2 seperate lofts at the moment..
They are moulting well with the older birds looking like Yearlings 7 weeks & training will be here

If anything exciting happens i will let you know..
Speak soon.
Jeremy. 

Hello All
Cracking Weather we are having at the moment just what we need on these Young birds. By next weekend we will see all the young birds flying out.
We have closed shop and there are 1014 birds in the lofts and these were all booked in by Mid January!!!!
Everything is well with the young birds i think are the best yet this being our 6th year...
Will update the Entrants list tomorrow..
Speak soon.
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Everything is going well at the lofts and in the next 10 days just over a thousand birds will be out flying with us in 2 seperate groups for a while.
Very pleased with the Health of the birds so in 8 weeks we start training  boy it comes round quick lol..
Speak soon..
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
There are still a handfull of birds to arrive i know that the Weather put some behind we have been fair and let the later birds into the loft.

Any birds that are left to come please make sure they arrive by the 14/04/2010 that has given you 2 weeks longer to get them in we cannot be fairer than that..

Please ring before you send...
The young birds are soaking the Sun up just what they need..
Speak soon..
Jeremy...




 
 

Hello All
Warmer weather is back with us don't know how long for lol. The young birds are doing just fine with the older young birds in a heavy moult..
Its just a case now of getting them all flying & keeping them healthy ready for training in June.

Very busy at the lofts Training Yearlings etc see the results pages...

Speak soon
Jeremy...

 

Hello All
Well looks like the April Showers are with us plus a cold wind. We are keeping theyoung birds in while the winds are high but will be back out when the good weather is with us. The birds are well & there are still a few birds to arrive with us but sure they will be in very soon.
Not alot else going on so i wish you all have a very happy easter weekend.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
More birds arrived today with a misrable start to the day with rain & fog but this cleared and we got the birds out at Mid day. After ten minutes a female sparrow hawk paid a visit to the young birds  but we managed to scare her off in the end . I suppose its that time of year when there building up to breed

If you have not managed to get your birds to the loft by now please ring me asap to arrange a day & time.
Speak soon.
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Very busy day at the lofts with another 100 plus arriving today the rest will follow on this week which will take us just over the 1000 birds plus the School Entries etc.
All the birds are doing excellent could not be more happy with the way things have gone this year.
We will concentrate and getting the older birds out this week and also getting the very young into a routine, and if the weather is on ourside we will start training the Yearlings.
Speak soon.
Jeremy..

 

Hello All
Another 90 birds went out for the first time today with the main batch they had a good bath outside and spent a few hours having a look about then they were called in for the 2nd feed of the day at 3pm.
Please can you check your Syndicate names etc on this website and if there is something that needs changing email me at  rpra1loftrace@yahoo.co.uk
Speak soon.
Jeremy...

 

Hello All
Well what a manic day a few hundred birds arrived at the lofts today but we managed and there all ETS tagged and in the loft nice and safe ,check out the loft entrants list.
All birds are doing very well and this years system is doing the trick.
Will get a Video on soon.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well today i am a Birthday Boy and a very nice day it was to. Alot of birds in over the weekend with a rainy day on Saturday but it has been made up with cracking sunshine today. The Young are all fit and well and i must say i think they are the best lot of young birds in over the last 6 years maybe the cold weather killed of a few bugs?
We are now into the last week of taking in Entrants birds so a very busy week ahead but we are ready.
Look forward to Wednesday when many birds are booked in..
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well alot of birds came in Yesterday with the sun out it was very nice to you all at the lofts. Not alot going on just keeping an close eye on what is in and today have put another batch into the main batch that is going out so these will be out with the big boys tomorrow.
Updated loft list online now.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
All is very well at the lofts with 90 birds now going out with the next batch joining later this week as in no rush to mix them up to soon as that would be asking for trouble. Birds are coming in nice and steady with a nice crowd of people over the weekend and they enjoyed watching the Yearlings flying around boy these birds are ready. Next batch coming in 2 days time so that should see another section full. Will update Wednesday night.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
All is well at the lofts with 45 been let into the older batch of pigeons and these 90 will go out together with the older birds teaching them the ropes. Nothing else exciting going on but we will see the next kit arriving this weekend.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Today we have had more arrivals at the lofts and i must say this years young birds are a credit to you all. All is very well at the lofts so a great start but we are still having this cold biting East wind but this is going change by the weekend. The birds are in sections of 45 to keep the stress off them till there a bit older and this is working great. Will put a upto date list of the young birds in the loft tomorrow.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
updated list of the young birds in the loft at present online. We have a cold east wind at the moment but clear blue skys at least its not raining. Very pleased with the young birds so far in all looking very good.
The bottom section went out again today for 2 hours this time when i blew the whistle they all shot in so all good. The next 45 will be out for the first time next Thursday. At present the 200 Yearlings are roaring around the Sky's of Birtsmorton a sight to see.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Well the weather was perfect nice and calm blue sky's so the first batch of 43 birds went out at 12 noon today and whithin a few minutes they were out the door and on the loft roof with some having a flip about going all directions but they soon settled back onto the loft and after 2 hours having a look about  i called them in with the whistle which they all shot in bar a D/C cock which did not want to play ball and got him in just before dark.
So this is the first hurdle out the way and the next batch will go out next week but won't be mixed for 2 weeks at least.
We will see the next batch of arrivals this weekend and a loft list will be put on Monday.
So all is well here.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Young birds in the loft are looking great so the new system working well please note inject for pmv at least 7 days before the birds arrive at the lofts this is to benifit there health against Circovirus etc. The first batch will go out for the first time Friday.
List of the birds in the loft is online and will be updated every Monday.
Also this year we will only accept birds to arrive at the lofts Wednesdays & Weekends this again is for there Health.
Also just to let you know there is a Video of the Yearlings on the 2010 Yearling tab this could be your young birds next year racing to this loft.
So all is well.
Speak soon
Jeremy... 

Hello All
Please find a list of birds now in the lofts, they are a credit to there owners, will get a few pictures on by the weekend and this is when the next batch of birds will arrive. 99% came in Vaccinated so please keep this up!!!
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All

The time has come for the first young birds to start arriving  this week. Please note we are only accepting birds to arrive at the lofts on Wednesdays & Weekends as per rules which we are open 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. this is a attempt to have the birds arrive in batches and not add in the odd bird here and there into a section 7 days a week. Also please let me remind you Vaccinate Vaccinate Vaccinate !!!! just with the pmv vaccine at least 7 days before they arrive at the lofts we find it best to do them around 24 days old even if they are in the nest.

Everything is ready for the birds and as always we are dedicated 100 % to getting the best from them.We will get some pictures on when the early birds are in the lofts.

Speak soon.

Jeremy...

 

Hello All
We have been doing some alterations on the loft ply lining the sections fitting a perverated pipe along the roof space and  2 fans which will replace any stale air in the loft  when there on the dark system. Just a fresh coat of paint on the loft and we ready to accept your birds late next month.Please if you can Vaccinate the birds for PMV 7 days before they arrive at the lofts this will boost the immune system against PMV to protect them at the lofts as it takes 2 weeks to protect them fully , this have been advised by the top vets around the world so its to your benifit as well as ours!! Any advice wanted on this you can phone me on 07739148679.
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Hello All
Yet again its early January and we have a 1000 booked deposits paid !!!
This now being our 6th year we have the proven track record of paying out the FULL PRIZE MONEY with 20k First prize being paid out the last 5 Years!!!
For 2010 we have a new challange from flying from the NNE route so we will get some tough racing which is what we all want.
Lets get ready to rumble!!!
Speak soon.
Jeremy.. 

Seasons Greetings

Hope you all have had a great Christmas and your not to fed up with Turkey. The team at Birtsmorton wish everyone a prosperous New Year for 2010. Many have now paired up and will be selecting there entries for the R.P.R.A One Loft Race 2010 with one of the hardest challenges on the Map many may pick a different type of pigeon for this years event. The team here will do are utmost to give you another exciting year. We have been busy hoovering and fogging the lofts with disinfectant ready for entries in late February. The Yearlings are biting at the bit and we have a good feeling about this team as we did in 2009. I will add more photo's on-line next week as have been spending a bit of time with my young family and keeping the wife happy lol so my apologises not getting them on. Its New Years Eve and there will be many sore heads in the morning have a good one.

Speak soon.

Jeremy..

 

Hello All
A quick note 80% of the 2010 places have gone so its going to be full again by the end of the month. Please don't miss out send in your deposit today.
Also more news on the Yearling section.
Speak soon.
Jeremy. 

Hello All
As many of you know already we are going North for 2010 with the Final race from Otterburn 219 miles. This will is the toughest route to fly from with winds coming mainly from the SW this is going to give us races with the wind bang on there noses. This being overall the birds will be tested to there limit from the borders of Scotland making the winners true champions. Then if you so wish as Yearlings they can be turned south to race over the channel againts Club, Federation & National racing to find a double Champion and i will be personally be putting up a prize for the Ace bird from the Final Young bird race and the Final Yearling race best average Vel from the 2  final races combined, more news on this in the future.
Speak Soon.
Jeremy...