John Van Beers will be soley responsible for training, cleaning, feeding and medicating the birds.One Loft Race
2 Jan - 31 Jan
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$605/pigeon
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Sunday Sept 19th 2010
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$200,000 Prizes
| 1st | - | $60,000 |
| 2nd | - | $39,000 |
| 3rd | - | $19,000 |
| 4th | - | $10,000 |
| 5th | - | $8,000 |
| 6th | - | $8,000 |
| 7th | - | $8,000 |
| 8th | - | $6,000 |
| 9th | - | $6,000 |
| 10th | - | $6,000 |
| 11th | - | $4,000 |
| 12th | - | $4,000 |
| 13th | - | $4,000 |
| 14th | - | $4,000 |
| 15th | - | $4,000 |
| 16th | - | $2,000 |
| 17th | - | $2,000 |
| 18th | - | $2,000 |
| 19th | - | $2,000 |
| 20th | - | $2,000 |
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The birds were tossed from 50kms on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. With no losses, on average they fly the 50km in about 40 minutes and are almost coming in one group. On Sunday the 4.7.10 1 tossed 489 birds from 100kms into a light south westerly wind which gives the birds a slight shoulder wind. The print out for the 4.7.10 shows 483 birds in the loft on the night. The last 5 birds listed, numbers 479, 480, 481, 482 and 483 were not tossed due to minor injuries. There were 11 birds out on the night. The birds just beat me back so I was able to call them in as they came. The print out shows that they arrived within a 15 minute period. Yet still birds are missing??? They mobbed up well and cleared the toss point very well. The velocity for the first birds back is approximately 1310 mpm. A 1 hour 25 minute fly. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Training of the birds leading up to Monday the 12th consisted of three 60km tosses and one 22km. The short 22km toss was due to misty rain all day so they were brought back from the 60km point. They fly the 60km on average in approximately
45 minutes. When I arrived back at the loft, approximately
450 birds were here.
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Training for the week leading up to the 18.7.10 consisted of only one 60km toss and loft flying for four days. They actually flew the roof reasonably well even though the falcon got one. They flew for approximately 55 minutes each day. The long toss was on Sunday and from 125 kms. They had a pretty strong tailwind. The first bird to register on the clock indicates that it took 78 minutes. I tossed from a slightly different line of flight than previously as I am conscious of losing birds on nearly every toss. Big Mistake. I should have stayed with my game plan and tossed directly on the line of flight. The birds were liberated at the same toss point as 8000 other birds but liberated after all of them and put up on their own. At 12:25 they mobbed up well and cleared within 3-4 minutes. I arrived back at the loft in justunder 2 hours and there were approximately 400 birds home. The birds registering after 15:00 came as their times indicated which means that some of them took over 2.5 hours. Yet the first ones took only 78 minutes. On the night I only had 427 of the 464 birds that were tossed. The next day they came as the print out shows. Numbers 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447 and 448 were not tossed due to injuries. Number 449 was home on the day but had not registered. I had to cull one that returned with massive injuries. A further 6 to 8 have had scrapes and bits knocked out of them. Why 400 can be home in good time and the balance dribbling in over the next day defies logic. It is very disappointing as they look dramatically better than they did three weeks back.
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Training for the week ending July 25th 2010 consisted of loft flying only on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday. They only flew for 30 minutes on Monday and then bathed and free-lofted for 3 hours. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the birds flew the roof for 75 minutes each day and flew quite well. The weather here that week was cold and wet and very overcast. The falcon managed to get one on Thursday. That makes two in two weeks. Sunday’s long toss was from 180 klms. They were liberated into a light South-East head wind. They mobbed up very well with no loose birds hanging on the back. They took 10 minutes to leave but never got touched by any falcons and they climbed to what I think would have been 1000 metres high and headed in the right direction flying in a boomerang formation. The first birds back to the loft show on the E.T.S. to have taken 160 minutes. I arrived back at the loft within a minute or two of the first drop and for the next 30 minutes the birds poured in beautifully. The times registering on the Print-out is accurate as to how they arrived. However after the 30 minutes hey basically dribbled in with only 392 birds in the loft on the night (I tossed 442 birds). The next day a further 23 came, meaning 27 birds failed to return. I have no injuries this week and a few of the birds lost had been injured previously. Numbers 409,410,411,412,413,414,415,416,417 and 418 were not tossed. Numbers 421,422,423,424 and 425 were home on the day of the toss but had not registered on the E.T.S. I am very aware of the losses but have no answer to solving the problem of pigeons failing to return. The Punt tosses appear to mirror what is happening within the V.H.A. where I compete. Initial returns are good but very little follow on after one or two hours. The birds now look really good and are loft flying better than they have all year. Should they continue to fly the roof well I will not toss mid-week. To get a 75 minutes fly I have to toss from 100 klms and every time they go to a toss they get exposed to the elements. They have had enough short tosses now to know where home is. John van Beers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Training for the week up to Tuesday 3rd August consisted of loft
flying only. Monday the birds flew for only 30 minutes and then had a bath available and free lofted. Tuesday they flew for 90 minutes. Wednesday for 100 minutes. Thursday for 90 minutes. Friday for 90 minutes. Saturday: locked up. Sunday: 90 minutes Monday: 90 minutes. The birds fly the roof now quite well. Not brilliant but okay. None were taken by falcons but one was ripped. The birds were not tossed on Sunday as normal due to rain and hail. They were tossed on Tuesday the 3`d from 102km into a light S/W wind (shoulder head wind). They took 20 minutes to clear but were not hit at the toss point. The first birds back show a flying time on the E.T.S of 95 minutes. They came broken up with 380 here within 15 minutes with more coming in ones or twos. The first bird on the print out did not go to the toss, I missed basketing it. Numbers 408, 409, 410, 411 and 412 were not tossed. Numbers 413, 414, 415 were home on the day but had not registered. All other times are as the birds came to the loft. Again I have lost a few that had been injured previously and lost some that the week before had flown 180km successfully. At this stage there are approximately 67 spares still in the loft. John van Beers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Training for the week consisted of loft flying on: Wednesday 90 minutes Thursday 105 minutes Friday 90 minutes Saturday Locked up The birds are still flying the roof reasonably well. In other words it does not take much to keep them up for 90 minutes and they are flying with vigor and appear to be content. Sunday's Toss was from 180 kilometres and they had a N/N.E. wind which gives them a tail —shoulder wind. They took 10 minutes to leave but again never got touched. They mobbed up well and left in one group. The first bird back took one hour and fifty four minutes and as can be seen on the print — out 360 birds were here within 10 minutes. Some of the later birds are bringing up flights or getting over minor knocks and injuries. The first five times on the print —out are birds that were not tossed due to injuries. Only three birds came the next day. Numbers of birds keep going down. John van Beers
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This week's training has been the same as the last few weeks with the birds loft flying quite well. Monday the birds flew for 90 minutes, Tuesday for 60 minutes, Wednesday for 90 minutes , Thursday for 90 minutes and Friday for 90 minutes On Saturday the birds were locked up. The Toss on Sunday was only from 70 kilometers. The weather past that point was not conducive to a good toss — very low cloud, overcast and grey skies with misty rain. The first birds to register on the E.T.S. show that they took 65 minutes to fly the 70 kilometres. No notice should be taken of the Print —out times as I personally took the birds to the toss and so I was not here to call them in. All the birds were home when I arrived back. The good news is that for the first time in ages I did not lose any. The weather here in Melbourne continues to be wet, cold and miserable. Should the rain continue, I will need a boat to get to the Punt Loft. The last 5 times on the Print — out were not tossed due to injuries etc. John van Beers
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24 August 2010 Training of the punt birds has followed the same format as the previous four weeks with them flying the roof for 90 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Now that the sun is starting to show its face occasionally the cocks are starting to clap and glide around rather than fly hard and there is some pairing up in the loft. Having a grid floor tends to stop them finding a nesting spot. The birds were basketed into the unit on last Friday afternoon and left in the garage overnight. They were taken to Charlton 265klm on Saturday morning and the drinkers were filled. They sat there for three hours before being liberated at 11:30am. The weather was slightly overcast sky with occasional light rain and a West to North West wind. Upon liberation a single falcon got into them and treed one, the rest were out of sight within a minute. The first birds back to the loft flew the 265klms in 170mins giving a velocity of 1558mpm. As can be seen by the print out, 350 were here in an hour and then they dribbled in. I tossed 407 birds and only 383 returned. The first three birds on the print out were not tossed. All other times are as the birds came. As a point of interest the VHA Fed winning velocity on the same day was 1557 from 500kims. Of the birds that failed to return, none had been injured previously and again this week I have no injured birds from the toss. The birds still look well and contented and have good firm muscled bodies in the main. John Van Beers. |
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| AUGUST 31ST TRAINING REPORT | ||||||||||||||||||
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31.8.10 Punt bird training continues on the same format as the last five weeks. The birds continue to loft fly for 90 minutes a day. This week they loft flew Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Saturday they were locked up. Sunday's toss was from 180klms on the line of flight. The wind was west to Sth-West but very light. Upon liberation four birds pulled out of the mob and floated around. The mob tried to pick them up two or three times and then gave up. The mob cleared within three minutes heading in the right direction stretched out in a long line going hard. The first birds back to the loft took 2 hrs and 28 minutes which gives a velocity of 1216mpm. There were only 22 birds in the first drop and it took an hour longer to get 320 birds which means that the 320" bird is only doing a velocity of 870mpm. This week's toss would be the most fragmented as far as returns go. All the times on the print out are as they came with the exception of 366, 367 and 368. For some reason they did not register on the day of the toss. 371 and 372 were not tossed. I have a few with tail feathers and cover flight feathers missing but none seriously injured. Of the birds that failed to return I should point out that they all flew 265kms the weekend previously ?? The birds continue to look and act well. As I am writing this report they are flying the roof exceptionally well. If any participants in the APP Race have not received invitations to basketing night and race day please let me know and if you have received your invites please return your reply in the stamped addressed envelope ASAP John Van Beers. |
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Australian Pigeon Punt Training Results 2010 |
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