The past weekend was a sort of ‘in-between weekend’ for us, a middle-distance flight between the middle-distance flights. Because we prefer to keep the pigeons going and because the prediction for Pont St Maxence was a southwest wind, we decided to just play both day-long distance cocks and day-long distance hens and we basketed 105 beautifully pumped athletes.
Of course we would not participate for the top prizes and that was also shown in the result. In the region against 2,700 pigeons we start 92nd and we win 29 prizes from 105 pigeons (28%). Given the race time it was not a normal flight and we are happy that all pigeons are back on Apple, although the result is not great. The pigeons, however, have not suffered anything and can now work well towards Bourges from 8 June, for which a strong tail wind is predicted.
Our first pigeon last Saturday was a cock from 2017, from “Son Harry” x “Sister Esmee” (Elzinga). The second pigeon was also a cock of 2017 from the “400” (Harrie Kennes) x “Daughter Harry”. The third pigeon was a hen and came directly from “New Harry”.
Niergnies, 13-06- Saturday, June 13, we participated for the first...