Pat Byrne and Family
Pat won the young bird averages and the combined averages in 2009 he was also club champion in 2006 and 2008.
If there was such thing as a pedigree for a pigeon man Pats would be a top one his father is non other than Padner Byrne who is quiet simply the best flyer in the club for the last forty years and was overall club champion as recently as 2007 Pats brother Tony races in the club and is no slouch winning three races in 09 and topping the fed.
Pats two uncles Mick and Mattie also race in the club with Mick toping the fed in 09 as well. and lastly his uncle Shaymo has raced in London so as you can see pigeons are in his blood and as a man who races against him his dedication is second to none Pat has never stood still were pigeons are concerned and is always on the look out for good birds and has no problem travelling for them.
What also helps Pat is his friendship with Gerald Delaney of the Oroory Hill Stud with Gerald’s help pat has got some fanatic pigeons including in recent times the super Willie Jacobs pigeons.
Pat has won many races with these birds against very strong oppisition at club level he is competing against 500 to 1000 birds weekly and over the last couple of seasons winning on average five to six races I can tell you as a man who races in the club this is great flying. But if you were lucky enough to get a look at the stock birds which are pure class its not hard to see why he fly’s so well. time to see if we can get any information out of him.
Breeding
pat pairs up around the 26 December stock and racers at this time they are feed a combination of Irish mix and gem breeding with homoform and vitamins added pat likes to give them all the help he can at this time
Racing
Old birds are split in two teams one on widowhood and the other on roundabout the birds are given six tosses before the fist race and if they fly well around the house after this training stops but if their not flying well enough around the house he doesn’t hesitate to train at this time the birds are feed on merimans variamix and Gerry plus
Young birds are raced on the darkness system and are also split into two teams fifty in each team the young birds are trained twice a day everyday they are feed depurative of a morning and Irish mix of an evening
Treatments
Before breeding the birds are all cankered the next treatments are given prier to racing worms canker coccidiosis and finally respitory.
Stock
The main stock are from Gerald Delaney Willie Jacobs and Grondelaers and bird from his fathers loft but as I already said he is always. On the look out for good new birds
Thank You
Pat would like to thank his father Padner and his good friend Gerald Delaney and his family for all the help.trought the years.
FRANK Mc ENROE
OLD BIRD CHAMPION 09
Since joining the club in 08 frank has fitted right in with all the lads in the club and always enjoys the crack on Saturdays after the race win lose or draw.
He might enjoy the fun side but I assure you he is a very serious pigeon man and in 09 he had a great season four wins three old and one young bird and Frank won a hotspot race in the Wicklow hills one loft race and then went on to win the one loft race with his pigeon redmac which was co owned by him and Andy “redser” Shortall a first for the club.
What I like about frank is he has ago at every race.
I also have he has one of the best setups I have seen in the fed and any time I have been up to Frank it is always spotless a credit to him and although he is in the club a short time he already established himself as a danger man every week and I sure he will have a great 2010 that’s if he keeps his hair cut.
Let’s see if he will give anything away.
Breeding
The stock are paired the end of jan and the racers the middle of feb at this time they are feed on paloma breeding from the corn store with plenty of grit and minerals this is all Franks feels they need at this time.
Racing
Old birds are raced on the roundabout system with 30 cocks raced to 15 hens they are trained every day weather permitting from 10 miles some times twice if Frank feels they need it at this time they are fed on red sport mix from the corn store.
Young birds are raced on the darkness system and are trained once a day from 10 miles and are feed on junior o.
Treatments
Treatments are only given coming up to racing with the birds done for the usual suspects worms canker coccidiosis etc.
Thank You
Frank would like to thank his good friends Jimmy Roberts and Bobby Traynor for all there help over the years and his two daughters Emma and “Peanuts” and finally his partner Antoinette who makes his life worth living and gives a great hand with the birds.
CHANNEL AVERAGE WINNER
Mr & Mrs A and B PHELAN
Tony had a quite season by his standards but still managed to win our old bird Derby with his good blue hen who has been across the water nine times now and he had a good year of the water and with his new loft coming in to it first full season I am sure we will here a lot more from Tony this year coming
Thank to all three lads for there time and wish them all the best in 2010.
Yours in sport Tucker Daniel.
I.S.R.F. P.O.
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