9 x 1st Section National & Classic 2020
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August 15th 2020 Thank you for continuing to show an interest in our pigeons. It’s been an unbelievable season thus far. I have this morning fully updated our season’s results on the results page http://staddonpigeons.com/resultsSince my previous update which highlighted our second section winner of the season from St Philbert,…
Five in a row !!!!
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Cider Celebration Underway !!!! Saturday 11th July, saw 3605 birds liberated at Poitiers at 6am in a light NNE wind. The distance is 349 miles to our loft. We had sent a team of 39 birds. We are ecstatic to win the west section of the BICC for the fifth…
Results Update: 1st West Section St Philbert BICC, June 28th
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The second channel race for our team took place after a one-day holdover from St Philbert in France with the BICC. A distance of 285 miles for us. The wind was exceptionally strong from the west-south-west. Gusts of over 40mph were recorded in the channel. The birds were liberated at…
Results Update 14th June
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Finally, the COVID-19 effected channel racing season got underway on June 13th with the British International Championship Club race from Falaise in northern France, a distance of 185 miles to our loft. We basketed 74 Birds for the race. They were liberated in a light south-east wind at 06.15 am….
Racing Underway on 6th June 2020
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Our 2020 racing campaign got off to a start on Saturday the 6th June with a short hop from Exeter a distance of only 56 miles to us. We are very grateful to members of the Glastonbury Flying Club and the West Of England South Road Combine, for everything they…
Training For Racing Begins
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As you may have read in 2019 we didn’t train our old birds at due to the high risk of peregrine falcon attacks in our area. However, due to the delay in racing for the COVID-19 pandemic and the likely event that channel racing will resume shortly after racing finally…
New helper at the loft.
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Today I welcomed a new helper to the loft. My red Air Dancer was chosen by Archie my son and is an upgrade on previous flags. I got the idea from my good pal Mark Gilbert and I have also seen Jelle Jellema using them. We do suffer with a…
Just Ticking Over
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28/04/2020: Old Birds cocks and hens just ticking over with an hour of free exercise each day. The youngsters go out all day on open hole once the old birds are done.
Spring Equinox
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18/03/2020: Began to darken all young birds as today is the spring equinox. All birds old and young being fed on 33% Versele Laga Superster Plus, 33% Beyers Barley and 33% Treetops Winter Mix from Albert James.
Covid-19
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14/03/2020: Split race birds and weaned final youngsters from the race birds. All youngsters vaccinated on weaning. Racing will be delayed because of the COVID-19 international pandemic! A big shame but we must all do what is necessary to stay safe in the coming weeks.