Simon, that video was very interesting. So they pick their own box? Then others that fly up and want that box, they push them out? Simon, did you say the racing season is over now? I thought it just started not too long ago - how long is the racing season?
Old bird racing is over they start in April and race every Saturday, now the young ones start racing every week until September and yes they will choose a box to roost in and next year they will breed and rear in that box.
Question: I do not understand how you can determine the winner, when all the pigeons are flying to their own homes. Is their a specific location where they all fly through on their way home? I hope to see you on a live stream so you can explain that.
It’s time over distance. Velocity. They carry a electronic timing ring on the leg all race birds are released at the race point to fly to there homes. On arrival they cross over a electronic pad. Which registers there time of arrival on the electronic clock. The speed of the bird is then worked out time over distance to home.
@A Channel of Just Stuff one ring is there life ring and put on before there 7 days old. It can’t be removed it has the country and year of birth and a number that’s registered to me. The other ring is the chip ring and can be removed at any time
