jimmy white

i have found that stock birds keep healthier, last longer if flying out, but if you need to keep them in , the worst thing usually is fat,, with no excercise they will get fat very easy, when breeding and moulting they will need proteins , but at any other times would feed avery light diet, with less proteins, a simple thing to stretch their wings, at least a little is to cut a round piece of ply, the same size as the base of your drinker, place on a pole in the ground of your aviary, as high as your aviary will allow, the then the drinker on this, the birds will have to fly up to the drinker, grip on to the side of the drinker, still flapping their wings while they drink, every time they drink they will at least stretch there wings each day, a few times , allways make sure they have fresh grit/minerals /pickstones, again place these , where they will have to stretch their wings to get at them, plenty baths will also help keep them in better condition as with some greens occasionally

dedication and fondness wee gaz 12 years old

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well done blaz,,nice pair of l/b,s looks great breeding ,, a great cause

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i hope its not the small tin ;D if their droppings are ok ,, the birds should be ok,,

one finger too ;D ;D ;D

well done gordon,, good luck sapper,, hope the hen repays both of you, in breeding

breed from your own birds , try them out , you will be very surprised,,in my opinion its just getting the management/system right,, , in past years ive paid a fortune for birds, lol,, they were no better or worse than any other pigeon ,,on-form pigeons take a bit of beating lol p,s rung a yb in an old barn,, topped the fed 6,000 birds ;D true ;D,,,, now i cant manage the ladders lol

great stuff the only record i broke was ;D vera lyn singing the white cliffs of dover ;D ;D ;D

yes, certainly great flying,, well done, long may it continue

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check" awards for all" on web,, most have had this" grant" a few years ago,,, but nowt to stop you trying,, wish you luck,,

fully agree but the mob fliers pay the small fliers pool money ;D ;D

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i would tend to agree with this post , even shorter than 160 miles ,,as long as they have been well trained,, i have found that stopping cocks when they have, or are comming well, is the time to stop them,,[its hard to do this sometimes lol] not when they are worn out, and then have to have this second moult ,in my opinion , only drains them , far better stopping fresh good-comming cocks slightly earlier, then letting them have a good peacefull full moult , this makes for better , fresher old birds ,, only my opinion

well done bakes, bet they have learned a lot,, good luck

this can be a problem, but very rare, the birds usually sort themselves out in pecking order,, and nest where their happy, but sorry to hear of your mis-fortune

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snap again [the lothians] ;D ;D ;D can you do mine when your finished lol ;D

well done bakes,,,,great pic

as bruce forsyth used to say,, what do points make,,,,,,,,,,prizes ;D well done jay,, and sorry for the lost birds, [they could still home and win a race,, strange things pigeons]

lovely birds red rocket,, maybe post more pics always nice to see

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well done vinnie ,, shows great humanity,, sometimes a rare gift nowadays,, i hope she enjoys more freedom in her mobility,, there but for the grace of god go i