jimmy white

good luck craig,, lovely pics, certainly looked a lovely blue sky , and an ieal placefor a lib :)

my thoughts on training is that they should be trained for the races required of them,, training early will may be win you the first race or two , where really there should only be seconds in it,, , i would much prefer to dabble away with a half dozen birds or so, for the first 4 races ,,then set out the" a," team ;D ;D ;D in the middle or end of may, , i wouldnt hesitate sending them straight from the loft in the best of weather to 150 miles ,,first race,,but they would be fit at home,,,, an old saying by david parkinson,,,,,",races are won at home" ;D ;D ;D think about it ;D ;D ;D,, any way all the best to all you guys , its a lovely day here in the lothians ,, plenty batches shooting over , theres a nice wee , s,w breeze,,and lovely blue sky ,,,,,,,,long may it continue ;D ;D ;D

remember ben its a long season,, those that have patience will win the longer races ,, but being 14 youll be as keen as mustard ,, so wish you really well

birds are all individuals,, what suits one, may not suit another, so i would find out by trial and error , whats the best answer to this [some yearling cocks will race better to the box for a few weeks ,[ if they are of an excitable nature they travel bad and can easy be lost ] i suppose its a case of knowing your birds individually

yip , for some reason have noticed that in many lofts this year , but, can only be a good thing really :)

hi ben,, theanswer to that one is a definate yes , leave them outside in the basket, at least 15 mins b4 you release them,, but as far as them comming separate , i wouldnt worry about that, could be many reasons

i wouldnt attempt to train or race any hen well b4 laying and well after laying [at least 5 days,, ] usually find blood stained eggs from a hen laying its very first egg

today in the lothians,, the best day weve had this year , not a cloud in the sky and actualy,, warm ;D,,,,,,,lets hope it keeps up, ,,you watch in a fortnights time when racing is supposed to start ,,ittl be snowing or something ,, but certainly unusual for us to have weather like that today ;D ;D ;D let the sun shine in face it with a grin smilers never loose and frowners never win ;D ;D ;D a great old song with great words ;D ;D ;D

the rspb do not want eagle owls living wild in brittain,, [ e mailed them] but surely they come under the same wild life and countryside act as the perigrines,,,,,,they know full well this is true ,,but,,,if there were more eagle owls in uk there would be less perigrines ,,,,,,,,,its a strange coincidence that when ever they are reported to be nesting ,, something? happens to them ,, youl find articles on hawks post concerning this

;D ;D ;D ;D definately true ;D ;D ;D

brilliant pic,,, wee fifers getting bigger since i last saw him great photograph mitch and wee fifer ,,,,,,seen the two ybs today ,,can only describe them as absolute stunners :) [better looking than mitch ;D ;D ;D]

what a beautifull picture of this pigeon ,, is it a modena? certainly a beauty,, as far as racer goes geneticly you could breed this colour if you were really clued up on genetics,,,,,,everyone to their own fancy

a p,m would be the answer ,, i once had a hen 4th in a sat race dead by the next friday,, pm showed egg forming and growing in the" wrong place" some thing like the fallapion tubes in a human

theve a 24 hour contract , if they break it i would see a lawyer , i would still pay them,, then take action

ill get her back for that one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D their now calling me rip van winkle [and i thought that was a breed ;D ;D ;D] :B :B :B

brilliant set up speedbird ,, all lofts and birds looking great ,, good luck to you :)

must say chat,, your bang on the button ,, all looking good best of luck

all looking good snowy and westy ,, good luck this season

nice one wiley,, think your on the ball there :)

good pic fifer and congrats to gilmour bros , a great result :)

shock,,,,at first i thought you said a rolland butta ;D ;D ;D [no offence meant mate , lovely bird]

vey nice ,, best of luck to you ,,nice pic,

yip,, the old story , its not what you know ,,,its who you know ,, and off course money talks,,,,,, it says goodbye ;D

i think,, kev, had it been lack of water , the otherbirds would be the same ,, youll find thatsome hens loose the power of their legs after or during laying ,, wish you all the best with the bird [ whatever you do,, dont blame the wife ;D ;D ;D ;D]

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