Simeon Turner

You will get there Damian, you have a good set up and the birds looked immaculate when I saw them last week, they will settle down mate - like a previous poster said, that's pigeon flying for you - good luck with your new additions. Simeon

Stocksbridge Fed at Poitiers with the Mid Yorkshire Combine, we are sending 2 - about 485 miles to us. Central Derbyshire Fed at Messac - we are sending 6 - about 382 miles to us.

Happy Birthday for yesterday John, you old bugger, hope you had a good one. Simeon.

Same with the Stocksbridge Fed, Saturday Basketting for Sunday racing - if weather forecast is ok for Sunday...........

Central Derbyshire Federation have cancelled the race from Salisbury this weekend - 21/6/2008 due to the poor weather forecast for the weekend.............

We are at Blandford (173 Miles) with the Central Derbyshire Fed Le mans (385ish Miles I think) with the Stocksbridge Fed / Mid Yorkshire Combine - Basketted 7 tonight, 6 hens and 1 cock (all widowhood)

We have used them with success with our older stock cocks, 2 of which hadn't filled for a couple of years previously. We got ours from Retford Poultry Not sure of the strength of them, but I am assuming they are all the same, the dosage is 1/4 tablet per day from pairing up, until the 2nd egg has been laid. Hope this helps you magic.

Hi Damian, I have sent you a PM. Cheers, Simeon.

I have used them in the past and never came back with any problems - although I never expected them too as they we just routine tests.........

Chris, Just sent you a PM Simeon.

42 Darkness young birds - to split between 2 clubs 13 later breds that are just flipping about - hopefully get a race or 2 into them before they fall apart

ST Albans - 20 - 25 (Stocksbridge Fed) Fougeres - 5 (North Midland Continental Club) Fougeres - 9 (Central Derbyshire Fed)

18/18 Blandford 6/10 Falaise

17 out of 18 from Blandford - 173 Miles 5 out of 10 from Falaise - 312 Miles

I personally would train the bird us and get it back on the road - see what it is made of...................... If he is good enough he will come through, he can't be that bad if he has remembered where he lives after all that time......

8 out of 9 from Portland - 194 miles. 26 out of 28 St Albans - 119 Miles.

Well done John, kept the flag flying for us Yorkshire lads................................

Hi Josh, The hens and the youngsters look very well mate a credit to you - glad I was able to help you out mate- good luck with them.

We use it for trapping mainly - then just give the birds a bit as a titbit on their boxes when they are in the loft. Stock birds have a little everyday (an handful to 8 or so birds usuakky suffices

17 out of 18 from Portsmouth (178 Miles) 19 out of 21 from Eastbourne (194 Miles)

Hi, A couple of years ago whilst driving to our loft I spotted a wood pigeon that had been hit by a car, As I was driving upto it, I realised it was still alive, pulled over and picked it up, it had got a small cut on its wing and also a lump on his head, I put it in the car and took it to the loft, where I put in an aviary that we weren't using at the time, I gave it some water and pigeon corn in a pot and left it, I thought it would be dead the next day. when we arrived at the loft the following morning it was still alive but hadn't drunk, so again we left it but put the corn and water nearer to where it was standing, over the next couple of days it slowly started easting and drinking, then eventually perching not once trying to escape, this went one for 2 or 3 weeks, and you could tell he was getting better as he had an exceelent appetite - one day when dad opened the aviary door to feed him, he flew over his head and to freedon. - our good deed for the season. So, to cut a long story short, corn and water will be fine, try not to have in in a box, try to make the environment as open as you can, with the warm weather we are having lately I would be tempted to put some water with electrolights down his throat if he hasn't drank by the morning that is.... Good luck and let us know how you get on.......

Perhaps they had put some iron into it................. Joking aside though, you really do need to be careful what is in there.

Quality looking birds mate, beautiful condition too

24 out of 25 from Salisbury - 157 Miles 25 out of 25 from Maidstone - 171 Miles

Ernie Goodyear in Barnsley also has them, he rates them very highly. As Mike says they are Sprint based, from what I remember not the biggest birds but super racers.