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My birds arrived yesterday from Jimmy. All cracking condition, Thanks Jimmy, will keep you posted how they go. Al.

Mick, ask jimmy the same question around March next year!

Anyone wanting to get into rollers would do really well to get hold of Graham Dexter's book "Winners with Spinners". It is full of great advice from many of the best flyers in the country. Everything you need to know on Breeding, Training and flying. Al.

Just getting sorted with young birds now and looking for a basket for training. Al.

Nice to see him improving. Nice wee story for the kids (most of it anyway) He's going to be one tame bird!!!!

Wish there were farms like that up here LOL.

Hi Alf. Where do you buy the barley/wheat. Up here the last time I bought a bag it was £8, I was actually as cheaper to get depurative. Al.

Cracking morning up in Oban too. ;D

I thought you had the best George ;D

If it is a mature bird I would say it is definately not a westy. Looks more likely to be a roller. They are fairly easily homed so you should be able to fly it within a couple of weeks and finding out for sure. Al.

I was visiting Malcolm Brown in Arrochar before the holidays. It was blowing a gale but all his birds were out, must have been 70 or maybe more. What a sight they were, really looked like they were in their element. Al.

Tragic.

Sammys right, I bet the boy would be glad of the competition, flying the big doos is a dying sport aswell. Al.

Donna Chantry is Secretary and tresurer of the AERC. 01274 770668 Al.

There used to be a boy in Kinross that flew white rollers. Dont know if he still does. Al.

Is it an official programme or just some folk trying to sort things out themselves ? Al.

Hi Tam. Its looking better for tomorrow. No wind, a little cloudy but should be dry. I gave the birds a wee bit of wheat today to do them till tomorrow. Al.

??) Scunnered today. Have been looking forward for a few weeks to letting some late breds I have been gifted out for the the first time. It's been blowing a gale all day. Hopefully better tomorrow. Al.

I'm quite lucky here, last year a neighbour came to tell me to be carefull as there was a sparrow hawk on the prowl.

Our washing line is right beside the loft and I dont think there has ever been a dropping on anything. Al.

Most of these folk with their comments dont realise its the hawks that have decimated the song birds from our gardens, its not just the pigeons that are suffering. Al.

Nice to see the birds, heres hopeing!!!! How will the birds be raced as yearling? Al.

Tammy. Whens your club show. Al.

Birmingham rollers, couple of horsemen, show racer c**k, 2 flying Oriental rollers that are being moved on and now 3 latebred racers!! Al.

Up a lot of the fishing boats are crewed by Philpinos now, $600 a month. The boats cant get local lads to go to the fishing now. There are a few Poles and Latvians aswell. The worry is where do the future skippers come from.