jimmy white

my brother in law,,,just retired, never worked with wood in his life, went to night school and learned about wood sculpture , hes made the most beautifull carved owl , off course ive now given him photos of pigeons and even the trophie of the pigeon ,[the one with the indents and markings] so it will be interesting to see what he comes up with, but its another time and patience game, but must admit to be taken aback with his owl :) [ ill see i i can get a pic sometime of it]

i wouldnt be keen to treat for anything during the moult [apart from natural products ] as it is very easy to stunt the moult using" medicines"

hi red fox ,, thats about a week now , are their droppings the same or has it cleared up??,,,,jimmy

yes common sense prevails

oh really sorry to hear that, but at least you know you did your best, that was very kind of wiley im sure he would give you a good pair of rubust ybs i would do the same if you wanted ,and who knows you may keep a few ,, when you get them young like that their very easy tamed and really make good pets, anyway the best of luck to you , at least you can stay on the forum and make a few good freinds :)

300 miles roland?

i think the best sprinters are the ones that have been bred off generations of sprint winners, no matter what so called "breed"

no offence meant wiley, but why do you treat them with antibiotics?

i agree ith this post, linford christie found out the distance that suited him, then set himself up for it , same as any marathon man , found out his distance and set himself up for that,,, i think it goes the same for the pigeons

i think once pigeons are in your blood its very difficult to just put them out your mind, ive become a wee bit iffy health wise , but get as much enjoyment with me little 8 by 6 loft and 8 by 6 aviary, and giving the ybs away free each year,, its lovely to get a pm or phone call to see that one has won,or been placed, that does me fine.

never heard of that speedy ;D one thing for sure is ive never had a cock lay eggs ;D ;D [ hope things are going well speed,jw]

i did this in the past, sold it cheap to freinds etc made 50p a bag[which fed my own] there was more money in the pills, potions , pickstones and all" the make the birds fly faster stuff",,, but noticed the best fanciers just bought the grub ;D ;D ;D

hi vic kinda lost a wee bit with yor post vic ,so please excuse my ignorance, but as far as sales go[ and there will be plenty , as usual ]surely its up to the fancier whether he wants to buy or not , there are all sorts of fanciers, some are happy in racing , just for the sake of racing and enjoy it without pools or gambling etc ,,, there are others who would go for the big time stuff , but lets face it , it is completely optional , i see in one of your other posts duncan ferggy won 11 grand , theres andy who won over 4 grand in their yearling race this year etc , so to go for races like that you have to have he best possible pigeons [mind you you cant buy the man] so really the price of pigeons are up to the induvidual,who are not forced to buy ,i paid £200 for a pigeon which won £5000 and considered that a good investment, the cloth cap image of pigeon racing is long gone, and i understand that the fancy has lost members , but it doesnt mean to say its going down hill, with a positive outlook it could be said its going up hill , any sport you wish to take up nowadays will cost you a fortune and i cant see how pigeons will be any differant ,the good thing about pigeons are pools are optional, entry fees for ordinary races are reasonable [ i,e their fare to the race point,[ and nobody forces anyone to buy birds :)

sounds good swilcox,,keep us informed

i would agree with the above two posts as well,

;D ;D ;D police on the scent of a badger now ;D ;D ;D

feeding protein mix, peanuts,and baby milk powder in water, parrots" max"50 years old ,, wings not clipped and speaks [nearly as old as me] ;D didnt think craig was putting them all on ;D ;D ;D or i didnt realize there was that many , but no harm done , thanks craig ;D ;D

yes darran they are bred for stock multiple 5 600 mile winners and prize winners in their breeding ,,,,but will they breed the goods, time will tell :)

ah its dissapeared ;D ;D

hi ronnie, hope things go well for you, as far as pairing birds up a lot depends on the type of racing you want to do, i would suggest that you pair up your birds about the middle of feb , and race natural your first full year , but i would say one of the worst things to ruin pigeons for the year is training to early, in the cold east winds , so some times it pays to have patience, best of luck :)

as far as shu is concerned ,,,,,,,,rule 19

;D ;D ;D at least i got a badge , nobody else did ;D ;D ;D

ive just worked through a load in 10 mins, im beginning to wonder what the hangs going on,,i,havent a clue????? maybe you could just put one post on and explain whatever is going on , and let us all know ,, who was going to burn your house down? , did they have matches ? who was charged with the 4 charges, just post it on the forum , would save you looking through all those pm,s

;D ;D ;D yes ,,,,on our bikes ;D ;D ;D

prefer the cheap way ,,,,garlic you could go on spending continually and still get no where , i beleive that birds[ especialy distance birds] should have a strong constitution, which is bred in to them in years with eliminating the rubbish , the weaklings etc where really nature would sort them out