jimmy white

if i were you lawrie i would start with 14 yb ,s to that loft ,hoping for 12 to race. ,get a seasons experience , then take it from there ,,,, as previous posts suggest dampness is bad , especially in a small loft , best of luck to you

well put chrissy ,, would maybe just add to that, that the cocks and hens are better for being seperated from each other [not seeing each other if poss] for a week or two b4 mating up. otherwise, you will have a bigger job on your hands just trying to change their mates

this time of year give 14 days to lay, 18 days to hatch ,rung at 7 days ,,,but older birds that have been paired b4 should go down quicker than yearlings

no 1, tip dont overcrowd then do the K.I.S.S system KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID ;D ;D ;D ;D

never tried that,,,but you can get liquid flagyl [anyone comming home from spain will get this over the counter in any chemist , very cheap] " its flagyl suspension " remember , this is antibiotic

agree with shadow,, if a jobs worth doing its worth doing right ,, i would do it with the proper white racer , properly trained you could do dove releases covering a good few miles ,, with less worry

in my experience chrissy,, if this is done , the new flight grows a fraction shorter of the original one [dont get on to me chrissy, only my opinion ;D ;D ;D]

sorry to here of your loss, racer ,, its very early days yet to decide on what method , but if its the celibate method ,, its really just a case of racing cocks and hens seperately ,,and keeping them seperate , only racing back to opposite sex , theres many variations , as in any system , but keeping it simple is the best

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hope you dont mind debbie ,,but put this on the health board,, there is a possibility this s a respiratory prob , sometimes in serious circumstances the vet will give antibiotics to clear this ,,, [but better under avian vet advice] ornithoses can show up in the birds head with eyes wattering wattles all bunged up ,finding it difficult to breath ,im not one usualy one to treat with antibiotics, but in certain circumstances , it can be a life saver , i would make sure youve plenty good ventilation, not too many birds and a dry loft , maybe a little milton in the water would stop any spread or even some tcp,, but would take a bird to the vet and get his advice ,, hope things improve debbie and good luck

mickie B trophie ,,,,winners and r. up to keep

THE MICKIE B TROPHY ,, PLUS TROPHY TO KEEP FOR WINNER AND R,U

yes mines is a cock,,, bet their over there giving it big licks ;D ;D ;D and laughing at us ;D ;D ;D

yes,, the best of luck to all ,,,and kenny,s kind gesture ,,,wow ,, its some gesture , that could well be worth a lot in the making :)

strange , in over a hundred years of pigeon racing in this country , we still seem to have more theory than fact ,,, still i suppose it makes the sport so fascinating

on the darkness system the birds have a full body moult , but dont cast their flights untill [well it all depends on the time you give them full daylight hours ,, but to make good yearlings these birds must have a second moult [quite unnatural really] but the point im making is this second moult is far later than ,natural y,bs and these flights have all to be cast and grown b4 pairing , i recently had birds that had been on the darkness system rather later than some , plus with a change of loft, worried that these birds would fully moult, a fellow forum member adviced using buttermilk in their water to speed up this second moult ,,,,,this works

yes, welcome cokakola,,, birds look in great nick , contented and happy ,,good luck to you

if you get an acne transplant ;D , a plook replacement ;D wear a wig ;D ;D ;D [im halfway through my op. allready ;D ;D ;D]

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU GLADDO,, IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP , JUST LET ME KNOW

ANOTHER GREAT OFFER TO THE WINNER OF THIS TROPHY,,, KENNY BALD HAS KINDLY OFFERED A FREE ENTRY TO THE EDINBURGH ONE LOFT RACE , TO THE WINNER OF THIS TROPHY ,, GREAT GOING KENNY [ NOW THAT IS SPORT ] A BIG THANK YOU TO KENNY

HOPE YOUVE MORE LUCK THAN ME FAIR PLAY

JUST A REMINDER TO ALL YOU YOUNG LADS AND LASSES THAT THE MICKIE B TROPHIE IS NEEDING TO BE WON AGAIN THIS YEAR ;D ALL ENTRIES ARE BASED ON ANYTHING AT ALL CONCERNING THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE BIRDS OR THE" SPORT ",,,,,,YES ,THE" SPORT" , COULD EVEN BE A YOUNG LAD BUILT HIS OWN LOFT OR A YOUNG LASS DOING BETTER THAN THE LADS ,,,,ALL , IS CONSIDERED AND JUDGED ON MERIT, AGE ETC ETC ,,ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SWAY THE JUDGES ,, I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO THE JUDGES ARE , THAT, IS IN THE HANDS OF THE WEBMASTER , SO C,MON ,,LETS SEE SOME ENTRIES IN ,, SEND THEM TO WEBMASTER@PIGEONBASICS.COM,,,,,,,,,,,,[NO FIFER YOU CANT ENTER ;D ;D ;D] AND A BIG THANK YOU TO CLOCKMAN WHO PRESENTED THIS TROPHIE TO PIGEON BASICS,,,,,,LETS SEE IF WE CAN SEE SOME REAL YOUNG "PIGEON SPORTSFOLKS" GET YOUR ENTRIES IN :) [PIGEONS ARE A GREAT SPORT ]

i agree with celtic wholeheartedly ,, there are more genuine guys than" others " and "others" usually get found out,, so dont let the minority stop us from helping the majority ,,,,,,they need our help gennuinly and get it gennuinly , and its just as pleasing to give than receive :) good luck all new starters

so did i wayne ;D ;D your not the only one ;D ;D ;D good luck

YES ;D send me a dozen ;D ;D ;D good reading good posts