thanks david! personally weve no idea what they have to contest with on route home! so just happy they get home lol Much appreciated 🤝👍

Thanks nick much appreciated 🤝👍

Thanks Robert much appreciated 👍

Thanks pal! Yeah I don’t think I met him before, but I know he had some fantastic pigeons! Think he has some health issues which is sad to see! Thanks for watching 🤝

Thanks flam!!! That’s very much appreciated! It’s unfortunate that we have to go through these races at times! But we can’t do nothing about the weather 👎 hopefully we see the back of them type of races 🤯😂 Yeah we had our last bird report so delighted with full returns! 🤞🤞 take care and good luck for your next race! 💪

thanks david! 100% davy, when it goes well, nothing better!! then there fat, lazy youngsters that give a whole new meaing to stress 🤣🤣🤣 but they will hopefully be moving well soon! Same to you davy and thanks again 🤝👍

Thanks robo!! Much appreciated 👍 that’s great I hope you get a great race from it!!! Just asking as there’s plenty in the tank you’ll be grand! 💪 best of luck with your race! 🤞🤞

Yeah certainly is merv, think if they cross the water in that line you talk about I think that would be around 2 hours 30 odd on just would water!!! I had my last one reported south of Dublin god love her, she got across which is a great thing!! Many thanks once again merv 👍🤝 take care you and your better half 🙌

Thats a Super result Wayne, congrats to you and your daughter! 🏆🏆 keep it up pal 👍thanks pal! still looking the skies for the rest lol 🤞 Take care a good luck for the weekend! another one do lovely lol

Thats a Super result Wayne, congrats to you and your daughter! 🏆🏆 keep it up pal 👍thanks pal! still looking the skies for the rest lol 🤞 Take care a good luck for the weekend! another one do lovely lol

Thanks billy 💪🤝

thanks stevie 🤝👍

appreciate that hedley, long may it continue 🤣🤣take care pal 👍

Thanks Paul, much appreciated mate 👍🤝

Yeah it great to have that wind help him across, problem is they keep getting push inland then having to work into a head wind to make it back home in the last part. Heart of steel pigeons des. Yeah it’s unbelievable John still at the top of his game. There every week! Unreal stuff! We go to macroon for another derby race des 225 I think, so here’s hoping 🤞🤞🤞

@ssbrownracingpigeons37 they do big time have hearts of steel, and an unbelievable determination to get home also. When I raced and 1 came back flown out and either fell over or stumbled in on the landing board my ma would say, gonin and make sure that1 is ok and gets a drink and give it a few peanuts from me, she couldn't believe that they where that tired, she new i had the electrolights in the water you see. Sure John has being winning generation after generation, there's a lovely video on Eddie Barry loft videos on here of when he and big Gerry McCourt went up to visit him about 3 years ago, talk about pulling at you're heart strings. Do you boys not go any further than macroom??, I taught like us in the south road fed you lads went right down to barleycove stephen ??

@@desburke7786 brilliant des, your mother making sure your on your toes with the birds mate!! I have the oul lad for that too! Yeah I’ve watched it des! Great video of an insight to the legend he is, always enjoy his stories when I see him up at the ballylesson centre! Could listen to him all day 🙌 Normally our derbies are in Skibbereen 254 usually…. The Derek Wishart classic derby has been held from Macroon the last few years I think des… think before than it was pilmore beach but I could be wrong..

@ssbrownracingpigeons37 yes stephen I tink you're spot on with pilmore Beach, as we used to fly from there and barleycove, years before that we flew from valentia also, and years before that the lads flew the ship race's up to 100 miles out to sea I believe, so barleycove to dublin is 200 miles and add another 100 to that, was very tough racing, and reports from fishermen in an east North East wind that the birds naturally would be flying low or as we call it hedge hopping that the birds where seen being taken bye a rogue wave here and there, eventually it stopped, was to much and poor returns also. Yes my ma loved watching them return even from evening training she would sit there with a cup of tea and a smoke, and watch then hit the sputnik and go in like lightning, and she would say do you feed them at all there F/King starving, so I would have them picking away at linseed and say now look 20 birds 20 ounces and watch them 1 by 1 stop eating there race mix and go 2 the drinker and fly 2 there perch and there would be 2-3 ounces left after there all done mostly barley say, and I'd say now what does that tell you, and she would be at a loss, and I'd say 2 her that's when you no there in form and you have 2 take note of what ones went to the drinker first, and come Saturday she would say there's that lad with the white wings or head thatb stopped eating early all week, they never failed to amaze her. My Da clocked them on a saturday if I was working, he was a little heavy handed do down feathers all over the place lol and the rubber jammed in the timble, because we lived in the line of flight had 2 get a refarees whistle 2 get the birds 2 break over or before the house so they wouldn't get dragged on + my Da had no teeth 2 whistle 😜😜😁😁 great memories pal

@@desburke7786 I certainly enjoy hearing the times of old, I would be done in if I had the rubber rings and the old shuttle cocks 😂😂😂😂 the stories I hear from dad and the other fellas make me regret not starting a lot earlier with pigeons. Memories last a life time des something no one can take from you, that oul saying your mother knows best 😂😂 Thanks des appreciate you watching and commenting 🤝🤝

thank you declan appercaite that 👍🤝

Thank you krystiann 💪🤝

Near sh1t 😂😂😂 we got them all thankfully one reported in Dublin that needs a helping hand! Oh dear Andrew it’s grim! I can honestly feel the heart ache with it! You think they have just carried on up the coastline? Sorry to hear pal! Finger crossed some find there way back! Hopefully your bushmills hen isn’t back there!! 😬

@@ssbrownracingpigeons37 she made it home safely 👍

Sorry to hear that pal! Nothing more wrecks your head when these things happen...... do you think youve a idea as to why? just have to dust yourself down and keep moving with the birds in the loft! if i didnt have them i dont know where id be! I wish you success and more happy racing pal take care 👍🤞

Great result for you brian 💪 keep er lit 🔥 👍thanks mate

110% lol i do enjoy them making it! appreciate your comment pal 👍👍

Hope all is going with you and the bird Peter… thank you 💪👍

@@ssbrownracingpigeons37 I am forming a new team to race 900 km next year. The results now on the races 300 km / 500 km are good for the goal I have

@@petersymaeys6067 great stuff Peter good to set your targets I hope it goes extremely well for you 🤞🙏

thank you pal, worked in well mate 😀

Thanks pal 👍🤝

Good luck 👍

That’s George! Hope your well….. that’s great! I wish and hope you get a great race!!! Let me know how you go! And I left you a message on the Facebook, no rush but any questions just firing them there. Good luck and bless there wings for the race 💪💪👍👍

Sorry my friend!! im abit late! i love my road racing and might have been glued to watching the isle of man TT 🤣🤣 my apologies 😀 Non Fancier found it in the garden, said no marks or signs of attacked, then he mentioned he had cats lol so abit of a mystery..... maybe give his all?? Yeah as mention not keen on it lol, but do love seeing them come outta it! Amazing! Clocking out of france is something else!! esp being 1st n 2nd fed! and a mother and dau!!! just class! Dad says he calm, cool and collective 🤣🤣🤣 untill he sees the first one! out the window! But sure if it didnt get us like that we would have budgies 😂 Thanks again for your veiwing and kind comments :)

thanks pal! was happy with them! all in great order! credit to the boys looking after them also on the transporter! 👍

thanks pal much appreciated 👏👍

fantastic to hear harry! takes a hearty bird to face that irish sea!

Thanks Chris 🤝👍

up and downs of it pal! we just try a move forward in the best way! 😁thanks chum

thanks bill much appreciated 👍👍

cheers ray! hope your well 😀

@@ssbrownracingpigeons37 il be deffo missing racing when ive to stop. Difficult getting my head around it. Im already trying not to surrender and try just race youngbirds next year. I love youngbird racing. Due to my back i didnt have a youngbird season and now 2024 i wont. I could maybe not race oldbirds next year and maybe do one last youngbird season

Maybe a lot of years ago, but I’m unsure pal, most uk clubs go to France and same as us, uk then France mate 👍