GOT TO AGREE TOTALLY WITH MIKE ON THIS ONE. AS LONG AS THE BIRDS ARE WELL RESTED CARED FOR AND MOULT OUT PROPERLY DURING THE WINTER IE: NO STRESS.
ANDY M.....
BEN,
IS YOUR LAST NAME JOHNSON? COS I THINK YOU'VE BEEN ON THE DOPE LIKE HE WAS! OR IS IT YOUR DOOS ARE ON DOPE? THE REASON I ASK IS COS EVERYONES DOOS AND OPINIONS SEEM TO BE CRAP.. IN YOUR EYES. I THINK YOU SHOULD GO ON CHILL PILLS OR JUST F*** OFF COS YOU SEEM TO DO EVERYONES BOX IN..
JUST GOT MY BIRDS VACCINATED YESTERDAY THE 2nd JAN FOR PARAMYXO BY MY MATE TAM McL..... UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY ITS THE LAW HERE IN UK, HOWEVER I BELEIVE ONCE, PLUS A BOOSTER THE FOLLOWING YEAR SHOULD BE ENOUGH HOWEVER IF THIS WAS ADOPTED IM SURE SOMEONES BIRDS WOULD CONTACT IT.
EYESIGN, WING, TAILS ALL THEORIES, I PREFER TO LOOK AT HARD FACTS WHICH ARE GOOD LOFT, GOOD BIRDS, GOOD MANAGEMENT, RACE PANNIER & RESULTS ALL IN THIS ORDER..............FACT NOT FICTION..
I ONLY RACE COCKS AS OLD BIRDS SO TEND TO BE EASIER ON THEM AS YOUNGSTERS WHERE AS IAM HARDER ON THE HENS AND THEY ARE USUALLY MY BEST PRIZEWINNERS AS YOUNGSTERS. HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF MY COCKS THAT HAVE WON AS YOUNGSTERS GO ON TO MAKE GOOD PRIZEWINNERS AS OLD BIRDS. IF THEY DONT THEY ARE OUT. IN THE RIGHT HANDS THERE IS ONLY TWO KINDS OF PIGEONS FOR ME--------GOOD & BAD..
SPEIGHT ANY AGE, BUT IN MOST CASES ITS EARLY BRED YOUNGSTERS THAT DO BEST. THEY ARE A HARDY LOT, TOO COLD FOR ME BUT GOOD LUCK TO THEM ALL THEY PAYS THEIR MONEY & TAKES THEIR CHANCES......
JIM,
Thats unfortunate cause Im sure they would do some damage by the look of them. Only got racers myself although there is a few horsemen guys within a mile or so radius at the west of Edinburgh, quite serious competition....
I pair stock birds up after Blackpool, with one section of yearlings, next section on 1st Feb & channel team on 20th Feb. All youngsters on Darkness until May 25th...
HAVE TO AGREE WITH HYACINTH RE:BEN, OLD FOGIES HE HAD A DIG AT SVR FLYERS IE: ME, SOME TIME AGO. DONT THINK THEIRS MUCH CHANCE OF HIM TAKING THE SPORT FORWARD, MY DESCRIPTION OF HIM IS STAGNENT- WISNAE LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS A LAD......
ANDY MILLER..
NUMA, IM LIKE YOU WORK ODD HOURS AND ON CALL EVERY SECOND WEEKEND. IM ALWAYS ON EDGE INCASE I GET CALLED AWAY WHEN BIRDS DUE HOME, HAVE USED ETS THE LAST TWO SEASONS ITS THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD.(IN MY OPINION)...