Lennut Tar

Very nice loft !!!!!!, Congratulations on your effort, you should be very proud of it. I've always believed & felt (had many an argument at times ;D ;D ;D) that we have a responsibility to our sport in general, to build nice lofts etc for the public & neighbours which see them, which you have done 100% in my view. I've noticed the 3 vents in the front of the loft etc. Could you explain to me ???, if there is any other vents or air flow within the loft, just as a matter of interest. Enjoy.

Of course it's not natural !!!!!!! ;) I've attempted in the past ;D ;D ;D to find a supplier of the real thing for the birds :D but I for some reason ???? struck trouble :). One could say :X :X :X. So I, along with many others in this sport etc, decided to use the next best thing on offer (baby milk powder) Which when you look at it, has many different vitamins & minerals in it's content, which can only help the birds (Could be wrong thou). Now!!!!!!!. What I do is, I mix 50% baby milk powder & 50% milk powder together & give it to the birds every 2nd day. Especially in the breeding season etc. You may like to try it one day ???????. You could be surprized at the babies you could breed. Now!!!!!!!! "Re Purists" on the other topic on garlic here etc. You may be correct in what you say & believe, & I do not have a problem with your thoughts what so ever. That's what this great site is all about, one could say. But what I will say is !!!!!!!. I have found on the internet etc, if one does enough surfing around, you will find someone who will say. Black is blue or the sun rises in the west & sets in the east, as an example. It's all a matter of interpretation for what I see. Also, what I will say is !!!!!!! I have not been to a Vet in nearly 10 years now, or bought medication etc on the internet & I'm quite happy with the system (right or wrong) I have in place for the birds, & will continue on down the path that I've chosen to travel. Thou I'm quickly coming to the end of it ;D ;D ;D "Unfortunately". Enjoy.

You certainly can !!!!!!!!. All you would be doing is giving your birds greens etc, in given your birds these pellets, or you could if you wish. Mix some of them in there water troughs for them to drink etc. The end result will be the same. Enjoy

;D ;D ;D ;D you may be old "Old Guy" :) But to me !!!!!!, you are a very smart man etc. :D . You have learnt the art, of how to gain peoples attention, one could say. "Terrible what a free $ or 2 can do to us at times" Cracker post !!!!!!!!! ;) I just love it. Enjoy .

With this experience/problem that your having now etc, if you only learn one thing out of this experience. It should be !!!!!!!, in my view. Never place any new pigeon you may happen to be given/bought in with your own birds etc. Have a holding pen somewhere where you can keep them for 3 to 4 weeks just to be on the safe side, & you may find, you will never have this problem again. In the future. Enjoy

The biggest mistake I made etc ;D ;D ;D was getting involved with pigeons in the first place :P & I've been trying to rectify my mistake, for 50 odd years. So can anyone here help me, or am I a lost cause like many others here on this site. As some would say at times. Enjoy

;D ;D ;D of course we do ???? :P There is all different types of charity in life etc :D & some of us here suspect I think :X :X :X which charity, we may be supporting if we donate ;D ;D ;D & if I'm correct !!!!!! we are not that generous. One could say. PS. If I 'm wrong in my assumption ??????? I do apologize. Enjoy

;D ;D ;D The way I read it etc :D they were translated by a "Pom" ;) in my view. M. Monsees, Cadoxton - Barry. Glamorgan. Great Britain. Still !!!!! I like to be fare & reasonable in my posts here. So we will just say ????? ;) he had a leg stretched across "The Pond", in both countries, & leave it at that. Enjoy.

Hogni !!!!!!! I will endorse your views here 100% (Top Books) But the thing that amuses me, every time I read them etc. Is all the spelling mistakes in them (No spell check) in those days ;D ;D ;D Quite extraordinary !!!!!! & I just wonder at times. How they were ever allowed to go to print. Maybe ?????? ;D ;D ;D they just thought, us silly old pigeon flyers. Would never notice. Well !!!!!!! I did, along with many others I presume. Enjoy

If you were a smart man (Like my mate Vic ?) ;D ;D ;D & been a bit earlier etc & not been at the pub :D You could have thrown a few sausages on the fire & had a free barbecue, & enjoyed yourself at the time. One could say. Enjoy

Many years ago now, I read an article about Entione Devos (Belgium flyer) & he mixed up enough garlic water etc for ten days in a large container at his lofts, & then placed it in there water trough every day. Now !!!!!, what I do is, I purchase at the local supermarket in a jar, ( costs me a dollar) garlic cloves concentrate 97% garlic with a bit of vinegar etc, & every Sunday night, I mix up 7 - 1 litre jars with lids of garlic & water 1 spoonful per jar etc & give to the birds most days. it really does stink ;D ;D ;D especially after a week & my wife (she who must be obeyed) will not allow me to do it in the house in the kitchen. Outside every time for me when I do it etc. "The purists" ;D ;D ;D may say use garlic gloves in there natural form. But to me, you can carry things a bit to far at times one could say. So that is why ???? I have the system in place which I have/use. Enjoy

Bart !!!!!!, Many people make the mistake (Re Dust) that pigeons breathe the same way as humans etc. "They Don't" Please dont ask me, for a scientific explanation. Dust for many pigeon flyers can become quite a problem regards their health etc. But pigeons !!!!, they can cope quite well. thats why deep litter can be so successful for the birds. Many more people would use deep litter I'm sure. If it was not for the dust factor, which at times tends to build up in many of these lofts, one could say. Enjoy

;D ;D ;D Vic !!!!!! I'm not as smart as I was in my younger days etc either. Re non de plume, you have it *expletive removed* about I'm afraid ;) , one could say (reversal). Look it up on the internet, if it worries you that much here, what I call myself. You may find out what I did, for enjoyement :X :X :X or have a chat to Sapper 756. He might know what I did (non de plume) in my younger days. To help pass the time for kicks & to take away the boredom. Enjoy

In simple laymans terms, "Not really" It would take quite a few years in your position etc in my view, before the claws/toes become a major problem. In a normal situation A pigeon uses it's toes to grip & hold onto its tail for flying & to scratch around the ground, the way I see it. If I may suggest to you, if they are longer than 1/2 an inch. Be a "Brave Girl" ;D ;D ;D & just cut them. Now !!!!!!! Nice story "Re Baby pigeon" I have no doubt whatsoever, Grandad would be very pleased & proud, in what he helped to produce. One could say. Enjoy

No he hasn't ?????????? ;D ;D ;D But he has spent 55 years in the building industry etc (I was knackered after 40 years ;) ) So no other explanation is required for his problems. One could say, for what I see. He could try ??????, :P turning his computor monitor on it's side, ;) ;) "Could help". Seeing he is only a mad pigeon flyer. Enjoy

There is no argument, that dowel doors like the above look very nice, if on the outside of the loft etc. My problem with them !!!!!! is, that rats mice starlings & sparrows gain access, to easily to the birds inside. Enjoy.

Welcome aboard "DublinFlyer" ;D ;D ;D I think you will fit in quite nicely ;) here !!!!!!!, with those of us. That have a sense of humour etc :D . Enjoy the site for what it is & don't take any notice of the "Grumpy old Men" here. They just live in a different world one could say, to some of us "Unfortunately". Enjoy

Yes !!!!!! You can quite easily cut there nails, just use a normal pair of nail clippers that you use on your own nails etc. Depending on how long they are, you may have to do it in stages (because of there old age as mentioned ) because you do not want to cut them to the stage that they bleed. Some even then file them smooth after cutting them etc. I never bother to do that in my position, I've found that they will even out, just by walking around the loft on the concrete floor. PS. 17 years!!!!!!!!! Grandad, must have looked after them pretty dam good :)I imagine ;D ;D ;D Enjoy.

I've never fed a bean as such, to any pigeon in my life (green peas for me). The way I work, it's 40% protein for breeding, 25% protein for the moult & 15% protein for racing. But then !!!!!! Each to their own method (I prefer the "Kiss" method). Enjoy

One could say, a nice little patch !!!!!, ;D ;D ;D I hope you are successful in your purchase of this property etc. Plenty of room there for what I see, many a winner has been bred in a much smaller yard/area than the above. It all depends on the attention, one is prepared to give the birds. Enjoy.

Email me an address & I will send him a few (free) I have left over from previous years etc, if he is interested. Enjoy

;D ;D ;D Come on over !!!!!!! ;) I will put the lights on for you, so you can sit there & watch them fly all night etc. At times. High in the sky (full moon), you will be on your own thou. I will be in bed sound asleep, cause I've seen it to many times in the past to be amused, as one could say. Enjoy

"Thanks" ;D ;D ;D I'm happy again ;) There back, I was quite suicidal under the circumstances etc :P . Bloody computors !!!!!!. Especially when you have crappy/old one like I have. Enjoy

Many would as I'm, be disappointed when we loose members here. I can only wish you & others here in this position. All the best in the future, in what ever endeavour you may pursue. PS. Bit odd !!!!!!!! here. But can anyone tell me, why I have lost the funny faces/smiles section etc, which I quite enjoyed using at times. Not being a computer wizard (or pigeons), I'm baffled & confused in regards to this situation. Enjoy