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Glasgow Federation also at Ponterfract but the forecasts for saturday look very bad, but a lot can change in a couple of days.

it will need to be a big cake to hold all those candles............!!!!!!

hi mitch i have tried siegel books already and even phoned them but it is not available. Billy i have contacted nigel cowood but he has not got one either. thanks to you both for trying to help out i will let you know if i manage to obtain a copy.

thanks keano and shadow for your replies but it is part III that i am really after. i have tried every online bookstore and pigeon section even phoned seigels in LA after i found a copy on their pigeon section but it is out of print and not available. If nobody on the forum has a copy or knows where i can get one i might try and place an advert in the homing world and see how it goes.

Does anybody have a copy of this book for sale or know where i can get a copy of it either to buy or to loan. Any info would be appreciated.

davy dont worry you were not the only one to have a nightmare from otterburn. we were brought back from wetherby and liberated at 15.10pm i had 10 cocks away and only had 6 of them home on the night and I mean night as 2 of them dropped in near darkness, the 4 that were out had all flown otterburn at least 4 times luckily they all worked their way home today but it was almost back to the drawing board ......again.

well done your birds look to be in great condition and it is lovely to see birds having so much space to breed and live in, again well done.

Here in glasgow we have sunshine through broken high cloud air temp of 14 degrees. We are at wetherby is there anyone from the forum in that area.

Glasgow Federation are at Wetherby but looking at the forecast it looks very grim indeed.

yellow hen i am afraid so long as they pay their fees and dont break any rules there is nothing you can do. In most clubs there are poeple who talk a good club and people who make a good club. the hard part is striking a balance between the two. what would these members do if nobody appeared to mark their birds, as in any club each member should mark each others birds to ensure the work load is spread out, but not always. lets hope they realise there is more to being a club member than turning up.

We raced from Catterick and had a good liberation with birds clearing to the North West quickly with weather at the home end seemingly perfect. Yet the gaps in returns were massive with a lot of fanciers reporting birds arriving well apart. Myself I am waiting on 2 from 15 sent, both yearlings and not latebreeds. really was a strange day but yet it seemed to be perfect. true what they say east wind spell trouble.

Glasgow Fed lib at Catterick 08.30am

Glasgow Federation away at Catterick 08.30am good luck to all who are racing today.

Glasgow blue skies with some high broken cloud and feels like no wind. Glasgow Fed are at Catterick today with the Forth Bridges any forum members in that area able to tell us what the weather is like in that area.

Does anybody have any basket counters that they would be willing to sell, or is it possible to buy them new from anywhere. We would be looking for approx 15 counters. Any info or help would be appreciated.

never heard or it mark what is it used for.

come on members maddy and her daughter are doing a sponsored walk to raise money for cancer charities and she has so far raised half her target. lets try and help her out.

many happy returns bruno

hooperslim try a call a company called Boddy&Ridewood on 01723 585858 and ask them to send you out a catalogue or anternatively visit their website at www.pigeons.co.uk also try www.petronlofts.co.uk

Glasgow Fereration are at Otterburn, weather at the home end blue skies light north wind and the air temperature is just starting to warm up. Perfect..........

I would be looking at the droppings as they can tell you a lot also looking for a few down feathers to be stuck to the droppings. I was once told that if you were racing widowhood cocks look for the cock has left some grains in his pot but looks to have the most energy around the loft as this is a sign that he is in form. Also i look for my widowers to get down very low in their nest bowl`s and call loudly for the hen. but as jimmy said you must be very observent during the week and watch for them to scream out of the loft and dissapear for 45mins and then come home and scream down low over the loft on return and away again. these are some of the indications that i like to see.

I must have missed something here as i thought this thread was about Items for sale and wanted, and there is a sub heading called "birds for sale". Surely the clue is in the title........................birds for sale. As keano said it is all relative, you can only buy the birds that suit your budget. A bird for sale at £20 would look expensive depending on what you can afford to spend, my only concern would be that the conditions the webmaster has set out are observed. We all use the forum for different reasons and i don`t think it`s fair to critisise a member who openly states he wants to sell his birds. Would you phone the BHW and complain about the birds on sale and the prices asked for them in the paper, no i did not think so.

the owner has been contacted thanks for the help archie.

cheers fifer

any fife members got a phone number for this club secretary.