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Lovely day again blue sky's last nights strong wind has thankfully blown itself out none at present .

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Sure i have one will hunt it out and post it to you foc will pm you when successful atb Mick .

The following birds handed to me at last nights national marking will be liberated at crawford approx 9am all will have been fed and watered good luck to all . Blue Wf Su 11 L 1383 White Su 12 - 8314 Dark Su 12 Nw 4592 Blue Su 12 R 465 Cheq Su 11 L 10236 Cheq Su 12 R 177

Condolences to all the Family from the Currie Household .

Well Done to the band of players who never thought about being of on holiday or pulling out with so called injuries if we had been sitting with a chance of qualifying the so called big names would have been lining up sure Mr Strachan will have taken note ,Should have known the Scots would be a threat when the odds are stacked against us seems some things never change Remember Bannockburn :scotland: .

They were like wee turkeys andy plus a wee skive frae work for myself

Don't put none on if you don't have the proper one ,If you are in the result the national will sort it out ,I have mine sent for it 3 weeks ago sure it says if wrong measurement stated disqualification ? good luck in the race

All the above birds bar the irish were liberated this morning north of crawford good luck to all .

You can buy a spray form of permethrin from the vet take the birds out of the loft for stated time as per instructions spray as advised everything that crawls etc Dead .

So very true i am getting stray birds in by the basket full every weekend nothing wrong with there health well most of them some not fit to be sent to a race in the first place but the ok one's are being knocked out of the sky, they are every few miles now, working north of beattock last couple of days doing roofwork with mechanical hoist just across from quarry and have been watching the falcons birds have no chance .

Barring mishaps round the loft as the sky's are pretty dangerous now eggs have hatched i will be sending 2 cocks 1 a 4yo that needs to wise up the other a late bred 2yo that i think will win the race going with my life savings on his back

Cheers alan they will get libbed as per usual at abington services when they get second wind .

GB 12 B 05362 IHU 12 N 20026 SU 12 L 17321 SU 11 R 184 SU 12 R 465

I have 17 widow cocks at present of which only six are race fit all others have returned injured and will now have to be wintered as the races are to long to play catch up with 50% fit doos .

Spot on frank thats the score .

I 'm no into this K index theory ,But do no that i used to breed 30 yb race them and be left with say 24 Now i'm sure this space thing has been going on millions of years so they say but the peregrine problem has not ,all nest sites are well hatched now ,example when the convoy of the solway arrive into the gretna area on race days my birds have 30 mls to fly north from leaving gretna i know of nine nest sites that they must pass to get home now thats a possible nine strikes from 30mls before that they have to face the shap fells and cumbria ,Now just picture a race from 300 mls if they face the same ration of nest sites Thats a possible 90 Strikes Frightening ain't it but fact The bigger the convoy the bigger and easier the target hence the erratic racing ,A Falcon now feeding 3 - 4 young must make many kills per day including saturdays .

1ST GEORGE A & L FIRTH 1191-45 2ND GEORGE A & L FIRTH 1178-16 3RD GEORGE A & L FIRTH 1160-27 4TH EWAN HIND & SON 1132-47 5TH DAVY ROBINSON 1129-43 6TH EWAN HIND & SON 1127-62 7TH EWAN HIND & SON 1123-12 8TH DAVY ROBINSON 1116-86 9TH KENNY THOMSON 1107-62 10TH KENNY THOMSON 1103-65 Well Done to George good winner on what turned into a hard race .

Good flying Andy on a hard day for the doos

2 from 2 for me from cheltenham 243mls

Lovely Sunny Morning in the Principality

It is a lovely end to the evening here the hills look so close feels like you could touch them all looks very good for tomorrow .

Things are very active here in the last week eggs all hatched

Good Luck alan hard enough work setting one up properly .

Will need it stevie running out of doos the bird i dropped at 20 mls last night has had every race training is now a lottery ,Good luck to the fechan cross hope the suns out for KT