jimmy white

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yes, my mistake fair play they are different as far as im aware , im thinking of the edin nat one loftrace

this ;D ;D ;D

if im not mistaken,, im sure lavender is used to make some insectcides [could be wrong ] ,,,,,,,,,if anyone is taking [no names off course ;D ;D ;D] heather from the pentland hills , i can see them with my binoculars ;D ;D ;D ;D [just to make sure its heather their taking ;D ;D ;D]

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contact kaybee

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never heard anything so rediculous ,, councelors spend other folks money easy , £10,000 for a dovecote, in the hope that the birds nesting under a bridge , making a mess of the pavement , would just leave their bridge and automaticly , flit to their new house,, :-/ :-/ ,,,,,how mad can you get ??? this money could have been better used , in schools , hospitals, libraries etc etc ,, if they have trouble with feral pigeons why dont they ask the experts,,,,the pigeon fanciers , im sure they would have come up with a sensible solution [for a start, wire netted the underside of the bridge] and if it cost £10,000 for a dovecote , im sure our own dovescote would have obliged for half that price ;D ;D ;D [plus my commission ;D ;D ;D]

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who knows bart i think this sanderson is from , just outside edinburgh , but in mid lothian , hes a farmer, and an excellent pigeon fancier and if im right, i think he has won nantes snfc twice and i think second as well, so , some flier and a real gentleman , but could be related [lots of national positions to his name anyway ]

i agree fully p,p , but here of a lot of fanciers keeping them in for the winter,, mainly wanted to find out if theres a real reason for this [or lazyness :ill cope it now ;D]) [appreciate some fanciers cant, due to work situations etc ]

just check back the pages on p,b theres enough info,,to fill a book ;D [its all there from all ] good luck jw

whats the forums opinion ,,,in [ 1 ] letting birds out every day in winter 2 ] keeping birds in everyday in winter reasons personally i like mine out each day , providing its not thick fog ,blizzards , gales or driving rain or snow, that i take more dampness in the loft with my feet :-/ i beleive they keep in better condition , build better immune systems , get vits from the sun [seldom ;D] minerals they pick, that we cant give threm , and a nice shower of soft water rain now and again , will keep their feathers and preening gland in good nick

make sure the birds can see their new surroundings, either aviary or wire mesh crate on loft top , make sure the birds are happy in their new surroundings , confident ,, let them out hungry, in the evening , get them in asap , repeat

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on the subject of selenuim try selenium and zinc , for an older bird [cock] itll keep it filling its eggs longer

if you have , grit and , minerals in front of them constantly, and they still crave salt ,, theres something seriously amiss with the birds

racing pigeons for me, but love all types of pigeons , quite amazed at variety of breeds of fancy pigeons , some absolutely stunning

;D ;D roy rogers kept pigeons at one time his horse was trigger , the lone rangers horse was silver,, ,,,,,,,,now theres a REALLY USLESS PIECE OF INFORMATION ;D

most eveningsing the edin evening news they have " snippets from the past" tonights read qoute "1927; THE FINAL SHOW OF YOUNG AND OLD BIRDS,HELD BY THE CALEDONIAN PIGEON SOCIETY IN THE MERCAT ROOMS ,HIGH STREET EDINBURGH, ON SATURDAY ATTRACTED A RECORD 250. THE WATSON TROPHY WAS WON BY CHARLES SANDERSON" unqoute. this must have been in the real early days of pigeon racing just wondered if anyone had any info. on this" Caledonian pigeon society," and what become of the "Watson trophy" and any relatives of the winner Charles Sanderson, still to do with pigeons maybe richard Sandersons,[webmasters] rich uncle charlie, who knows ;D ;D ;D,,,,, still be nice to find out

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