jimmy white

a lot of loons in aberdeen ;D ;D ;D a lot of loonies elsewhere ;D sorry gangster nnnot you seriosly got one of the original van loons years ago,,for g,h, he gave me a latebred from these , by god it turned out some pigeon, the original pigeon i bought for him [with his money ;D] had the pedigree and performance to match , but it bred some good pigeons

when a pigeon , sitting on a three day old yb , going to a 5,,600 mile race find this pigeon milk [it manufactures at this time] find it a help or a hindrance,i.e using it as fuel for the journey

after you see the first tiniest start of chipping [or even hearing it when put to the ear, on second day the chipping should be quite visible, and the next day there shouldtwo lovely babies,in the nest. most common thing for eggs not being laid at this time of year,are hens too fat. the pair seem to loose interest and are quite happy to sit in the box together,,if their in the proper breeding nick ,they should take right away

I ACTUALLY MEANT ONE LOFT RACES IN EACH FED WHERE NON FANCIERS COULD ENTER BIRDS , A LOFT MANAGER DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT,,,, MANY FANCIERS REAR 100 YBS AND MANAGE TO PAY THERE KEEP AND PAY DUES , AND SOME DONT EVEN WORK, BUT THERES NOWT WRONG WITH THE GAMBLERS HAVING A £500 POOL IF THEY WANT TO RACE FOR MONEY ,, BUT IT GETS NON FANCIERS IN TO THE SPORT , WE ALLWAYS USED TO HAVE PRIVATE £100 POOL IN NATS , 27 IN IT JUST IN THE LOCAL FEDS WHERE YOUR RACING FOR £2700 RACING AGAINST 26 BIRDS IN YOUR OWN AREA , I HAD WON IT MYSELF 3 TIMES ,,NOT BAD ODDS ,,, BUT THE POINT BEING YOU DONT HAVE TO BET TO BE IN IT,ENTRY MONEY WOULD SOON PAY PRIZE MONEY PLUS YOU WOULD BE IN THE FED RACING RESULTS AS WELL , AND MAYBE EVEN GETTING FED PRIZEMONEY TOO, POOLS TOO IF YOU WISHED TO POOL

yes, at one time all three,,,and a about a mile to my loft,, had a bike though ;D still managed to win my share, but younger and fitter then

can anyone finish this poem it was at the fifers pigeon exhibition,,,,,,,,,,, a homing pigeon. i have a homing pigeon a lovely shade of blue by god its a good one thats why i love it like a doo it feeds on wheat and barley and sometimes likes a pea ahm fond o ma wee pigeon and ma pigeons fond o me ma wife got kinda jelous o the bonny wee blue burd she took the huff for ages and hardly said a word then said, ah canny help it nae matter how i try ahm no that fond o pigeons but im fond o pigeon pie its gettin near december and still yer on the dole it could,,for chrismas dinner play a very important role it all boils doon tae this its either her than me a lump came tae ma throat and a tear sprang in ma ee. ah said dont be silly ma pigeons just a burd ahll ring its neck for chrismas thats fine,,she allmost purred. on xmas eve i grabbed the doo and geed its neck a squeeze but a lost my resolution when it began to wheese a said ma poor we burdie ah canna tak yir life but one of you has got to go so it ll have to be the wife now ma wife has left me it seems shes flown the nest its maybe just a holiday to gie her tongue a rest is she a roamer or a homer ahll have tae wait an see but my life is awfy peacefull theres just ma burd and me ah sit up in ma doocot and listen to it coo and the morei see o people the more ah love ma doo ;D ;D ;D written by rabie burns,s other brother ,,,wid burns ;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D why oh why,, when youve cleaned all loft and drinkers , put fresh water with ,say vitamins in,,,,,,,,does a hen thats been sitting about 12 hours ;D flys traight to the floor ;D back up, as though on purpose , to the water fountain ;D ;D get its aim perfect ;D ;D and does a dollop the size of a dogs ;D ;D RIGHT IN THE ; BLINKEN DRINKER ;D ;D ;D

this is right , never heard many mention this nowadays, ;D;D,but have to smile at no 1 , cause thats gaurenteed as well ;D ;D:),, jupiters is just about right as well, with the toes,,,,,,one think for sure if its a cock you cant change it ;D and if its a hen you cant change it ;D ;D ;D

:) i eat my peas with honey, ive done it all my life it makes the peas taste funny but it keeps them on the knife :)

just wondered if you had lights in your loft , as switching them off suddenly, its possible that some were not on their eggs at the time , thenthe eggs would get chilled ,,,just a thought, :)

good luck rick, you knew you were right , i would be inclined to agree with speck ,as yove paid money for nowt,, but at the same time can see your princibles ,, glad its sorted out ,, wish you luck mate :)

ONE LOFT RACES IN MY OPINION NEED EXPERT MANAGEMENT ,LIMITTED BIRDS ,AND PLENTY ROOM ,, AT THE MOMENT MOST ARGUEMENTS ON THESE RACES ARE DOWN TO THE SAME OLD THING "MONEY" THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, "GREED,"AS MANY BIRDS AS THEY CAN CRAM IN FOR AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN GET..... I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE MORE ONE LOFT RACES WHERE ,NON FANCIERS COULD BE CONVINCED TO BUY AND ENTER BIRDS AT REASONABLE COST, FOR INTEREST, RATHER THAN BIG PRIZE MONEY,[THEY WOULD SOON GET THE BUG ] SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO GAMBLE, SOME PREFER NOT TOO, I WOULD SAY THIS SHOULD BE SO , LET THE GAMBLERS GAMBLE , LEAVE THE NON GAMBLERS TO RACE FOR PRESTIGE,, IT WOULD BE THE OWNERS CHOICE, BUT MORE ONE LOFT RACES , LESS ENTRY FEE[ENOUGH TO COVER COSTS],AND NO MORE THAN 100 BIRDS PER ONE LOFT RACE,,,,,,,,,,BUT ITTL NEVER HAPPEN ORWILL IT?

BEST ONE LOFT RACE I SEE IS "CHATS" ONE LOFT RACE,,NO GREAT BIG MONEY TO ENTER, NO GREAT BIG FORTUNES TO BE WON , BUT A DEDICATED LOFT MANAGER , WITH NEWS NEARLY EVERY DAY SOMETIMES , PICS OF THE BIRDS , PICS OF THE LIBS,, UPDATES ON THE FORUM , THATS FOR LOVE NOT FOR MONEY,, ALL THE BEST FOR THIS YEAR BILL :) [ STILL A GOOD FEW DOLLARS TO WIN ]

:) HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL, :) HAVE A GREAT DAY :) HOPE THE WEATHER IS KIND TO YOU "WAY OVER THERE" :)

would be better off using pro biotic than anti biotic

SULPHATRIM IS ACTUALY AN ANTIBIOTIC,, CAN BE USED FOR A CURE, BUT NOT A PREVENTION,,

ANY ANIMAL , HUMAN , WILL NEVER BE AT THERE BEST LIVING UNDER STRESS

looks like weve no poets,, and on RABBIE BURNS,S, birthday too [THE 25TH];D ;D ;D ;D for ah that,,,,, an ah that,,, its commin yet for oh that, ,,,,that man to man , the world ower [over] ,,,,,,,,,,shall brothers be ,,for aw that , ;D ;D bring oot the haggis an neeps ;D ;D

would like to know where the winner would be from nantes 605 miles to me ,, yes we know where the winner should be ,,,but not allways so,, brunos post says just that,, there was also a good winner just north of bruno at bo ness ,,,beglin bros, with high noon,, and theres been many more in the west , you wont get much further west when kennedy won rennes nat. with culzean victory,,,really top class pigeons in top class condition will shine,,wherever they are ,, but as i said b4 there are favourites, odds on shots,, but they can be beaten

sorry to hear that debbie, who knows it maybe has went back to the previous owner,, just out of interest you can buy clip on ,address rings , from boddy and rydewood pigeon suppliers, might be handy for future ref, still their amazing things sometimes ,it may return yet,, hope so as you really seemed attached to them , im sure there are many on the forum that would give you some babies shortly , these ybs would stay with you ok if you get them young enough [about 4 weeks old] hope the lost sheep returns :)

:) yes a big welcome to all new commers , look forward to their posts :)

difficult time rick,,, looking through the posts i find most of them valid points , but rather than differant strains of paratyphoid , salmonellosis, i think it is more of differant forms of this desease [infecting birds in differant ways] it is very easy to have a carrier in the loft without any visible effects , and off course it may not even be this, but to be sure i think it would be safer [and cheaper in the long run] to have a p,m done on any poorly birds , the vet would do the needfull , plus you should maybe get a droppings,and swab culture, test done ,but unfortunately it doesnt allways show up in the droppings regularly, but what you do need to remember that this can cause desease in man, so strict hygeine must be observed. i sincerely hope it is not this , but better being safe than sorry,and seek vetenary advice, if you want your birds droppings tested i can get this done for you, but in the circumstances would prefer an autopsy, i wish you well with this rick and hope you get to the bottom of it quickly as i know how worrying this can be,

;D ;D ;D thats whats known as a jaggypea ;D ;D ;D its right about the thistles though same as nettles ,,nettle tea,,,,but to be handled with care ;D ;D ;D

i love seeing these poems on pigeons etc , theres a real cracker ,,,get the kleenex first then read the post and then the poem on PAGE 3 of the war pigeons posts at the top,,,POST NO.48"cher ami the war pigeon" a real tear jerker, yet funny as well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there was another cracker at the fifers pigeon exhibition , i will try and find it , or maybe the fifer still has it it would actualy be nice to have a poetry competition ,, with originals of course :) see what we could all come up with, serious ,funny ,,whatever,,,,,any thoughts ?

;D ;D ;D brilliant sammy ;D ;D ;D the best of it is if you had won the race that sat , you could have sold that water ten times over ;D ;D ;D it is strange though if a fancier pays a lot for a bottle of this or a bottle of that or anything that the label looks good,, they do better , as phsycologicly [spelt wrong ,to big a word from me ;D] they beleive in this product , look after their birds better do everything better ,,,,,,,,but swear blind that , that bottle done it ;D ;D ;D,,,,,,p.s send me a bottle of your water sammy ;D ;D ;D