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the loft is now contructed and provides a home to quality birds, special mention to Marksimpson for the birds i bought from him, top man !! kev

whats the show include? show pigeons or racers? is it similar to blackpool kev

i havent seen a company who hasnt put up their prices .. no matter what they are selling i have dealt with B&R directly and indirectly for 20 years, ....not for pigeon goods...and never found any faults with them, maybe its how customers request a service that determines the level of satisfaction kev

..............Slight adjustment to the thread............. wanted white Java doves or white Barbary doves thanks for pointing out the alternative choice kev

the link goes to a site in the usa, in the uk the doves i am looking for are known as Java Doves and are used by magicians, barbary doves are normally fawn with other colour mutations also being available kev

Java doves one or two pairs required..in yorkshire if poss kev

I was in there yesterday good choice and reasonably priced see the link, http://www.everythingforpets.com/category/use.dept.144/

MARK PM sent to confirm collection date ...................................................... Question thanks to all for the info re age to ring kev

Ive searched the various posts but cant find the one that will answer my question at what age (days) is best to ring the young birds ? kev

WOW £5000 for a printer to do giclee printing, My printer cost 1/10 the price also for giclee printing and i actually take the images, although i only print up to A3+ but can be larger if i use one of the many printers advertising on the net..all i need to do then is add my percentage and bingo we have a fantastic massive print with a nice profit for myself what worries me is your website, its a freebi site, dont you have a more professional site demonstrating all your own work if i was to travel the country to various lofts to take a few images of the pigeons, the canvas prints would be priced at well over £250 each ...end of advert...

When a pedigree is offered with a bird how many take it as being the real details of a birds bloodline, afterall what proof is there that the details are correct without using DNA testing can you be sure the youngster or adult, and the pedigree actually match and haven't been, shall we say wrote with a little poetic licence kev

although going off topic from the intial post, Gladdo decide what you need to start off your stock birds, by way of deciding what you want to acheive in your first two years, then dip your hand in your pocket and I'm sure you will locate what you are after

Many moons ago i had the same problem when i bred budgies, then another oldtimer gave me a tip, dont use water from new pipe work, the copper residue will kill the youngsters.....it wasnt something i had thought of as the supply of water came from pipes over ten years old but when i started to boil the water the youngsters survived could this be the reason for the problems kev

To all the members who offered me birds or pointed me in the direction of the white racers i have been looking for it has taken a few weeks to locate the selection i had on the shopping list and i completed it today, within the next 2 or 3 weeks birds will be arriving and settling into a new loft thats nearing completion i will post a few images shortly kev

Not many positives to choose from ! ..appears to be a poll that has been thought about while the author is fed up with the sport

this thread is building into a quick resouce of information, keep the tips coming kev

My nephew is training to be a game keeper and lives in a very rural area which has a large population of assorted hawks, along with his array of ferrets gun dogs etc he keeps a few free flying fantails...... the hawks never (as yet ) take them down, but yet the fields are covered in the remains of wood pigeon and ferals.

thanks guys, thats another one crossed off my list

HI I posted this question in another thread earlier, but got no replies anyone got a comment ......Can anyone tell me the ideal measurement between V perches both horizontal and vertical also whats the minimum distance to be used....... posted here last time http://www.pigeonbasics.com/forum/blah/m-1201557218/s-45/

whoever takes an image owns the copyright, not a webmaster running a forum, it doesnt matter where they are posted unless you agree in writing to assign the copyright to other individuals........ take my word for it, i'm due in majorca shortly to shoot a few images and no matter who uses or publishes them they will not own the copyright, even if they buy the images from me

while you lot sit and eat your tea give a thought to this question and post the answer ......Can anyone tell me the ideal measurement between V perches both horizontal and vertical also whats the minimum distace to be used....... thanks

Can anyone tell me the ideal measurement between V perches both horizontal and vertical also whats the minimum distace to be used kev

£1000.. thats only the title of the thread.. but then again i did contact the Belgiums and their birds would have put a large hole in £1000 thanks to one of the names on your last PM I think i have now found the remaining birds i was looking for, checking them out on sunday kev

male baldy pigeon ?

Tractorboy thanks for all the info by PM ............. Dovescot, this is the little scamp who costs me a fortune, i did this pic a couple of years ago