jimmy white

i was slightly annoyed ;Djust a a wee bit ;D but breeding quite lot of birds for forum members,, is all hard work it would be, at least nice, to have it appreciated

hope this is of some help,, good luck http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland//index.html

pic as promised to hotrod [re-sized to fit forum] i think the last pic was taken 2 hours after arrival,, looking well at that :)so here it is hotrod 1st open snrpc reims 2008, flying 590 miles

ben ,,,a p.m. would have been suffice,, i never seen this post??? yes i have the rings and youll get two free yb,s. but with your attitude , makes one wonder if you deserve them,

i think the depurative is the worst rip off of all

this is a very true,, they do not particularly like it,, but i feel they soon get used to a sensible amount,, but never put anything in their water on a friday,, and as you say theres many things make the down feathers fall,, but really ,, if in superb health the down feathers should fall naturally ,, i remember jack adams putting a damp hession folded sack, in their nest box at night,, he reckoned this made the down feathers fall,, which actually worked,,but in my opinion ,, its nice to see those down feathers stuck to a lovely few nice firm droppings naturally , first thing in the morning ,, but i do beleive garlic given regular, does help in the birds health,, but, again , as with pigeons , many roads lead to rome

sorry chriss ,, but was busy typing a post for blaz, as he requested me to ,, as stated the biding was up to 11 pm

thats it then lads jock 3 and youngzimmy have bagged themselves a bargain ;D,, best of luck lads, ;D, and good luck to ian mckays schools project ,, thank you

both bred birds to win averages last year

im sure theres many who could reply to this,, but in my opinion, there is even different feeding for the 500 miler than the 600 miler [problem is,, you never know what the race is going to turn out like,, sir colin scored in very hard difficult north wind races , one race with only 51 timed in out of over 2,000,, if i remember right , another with only so many timing in ,, all very hard races,, but 600 miles is a difficult task for any pigeon, no matter the wind ,, sir colin was kept in with the yb,s flew with them,, then with the w/hood cocks he had 3 races up to worcestor[which he won ,,twice ] then to sartilly[505 miles] where he scored,, about 3 weeks later sent to nantes where he was the first bird into scotland flying over 600 miles [2cnd national] with this work load he was fed a heavy diet of beans, peas, and peanuts,with a little maize [in between these two races he was given a few yeast tabs every day, a c,l o capsule every second day ,,, a week b4 the sartilly race the maize content was lifted higher , on return he was fed a very light diet , mostly red band and barley, fed seperately , but only for three days , then fed on the heavy diet again , a few days b4 entering him into nantes , the maize was upped again ,, this bird was never trained after that worcester race,, as i say , he flew with the y,s [kept up with them ;D] then with the w/hood cocks [and flew with them ], he was out at the crack of dawn,,when all the birds were finished fed and watered about 5 30 pm,, he was put out on his own about 10pm and kept flying till near dark , i beleive the heavy feeding along with the voluntary flying, which he thrived on,, [apart from the late evening fly where he soon got used to being kept up] muscled the bird up, to compete and score in a 505 mile race, then approx three weeks later scored from a 605 mile race ,, this was my way for this bird,, at the other end of the scale , i won a combine [3 feds] from 505 miles [liberated with the up north combine 15000 birds ] the pigeon won by 36 mins and was on par with the second up north combine winner flying a further 130 miles or so,further,,, this bird was fed on a simple w/hood mix[but still got the yeast tabs and c,l,o caps [never road trained either ,but worked well at home ] but a higher velocity so really depends on the race,,, but 600 miles,, never easy

can i borrow your glasses ian,, had difficulty in seeing your post ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D i hope these lads are successfull,, its enough for at least one school ,thats good enough for me,, and i know these lads are getting a bargain,,

what did the scitsman say when the tide came in ;D ;D ;D am droonin ;D ;D ;D

see website news veiws ,, then tips,[up-loading photos], you might manage to get a pic on , hotrod,,

;D ;D ;Di think were all going potty now ;D, ;D, good luck micko

can see youve been potty trained ;D ;D ;D

i would tend to feed twice in the pots each day when sitting [a light mix] when the eggs hatch ,,keep them topped up, with higher protein mix seperate pots for minerals ;D seperate pots for grit seperate pots for pickstones ,, itll drive you potty ;D ;D ;D i hope their big boxes,,,,,good luck ,,,,

just to remind ,there are two cocks here for sale b4 11pm tonight,, in aid of ians project,, any bidders , their yours unfortunately they were to late fot the first sale,, but cant keep them till the second sale ,, no room these are top class breeding pigeons ,, cost well over £100 each as yearlings ,, but would hope they would go fairly cheap, for this cause

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both good , but my preference without a doubt is garlic,, for humans and pigeons,, this has the most amazing qualities, allmost endless, and in my opinion a great natural, do gooder one of the oldest remedies known to man ;D even the egyptions used it,, my mummy told me that,, [they get worse ;D]

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well done valance lofts ,, a great gesture and good luck blaz

i think this is more to the point,, they need" trained b4 being tossed

just really the right time,, plenty protein, baths , buttermilk , a little conditioner ,,,, makes the fancier feel better but it does help,,,,, but with good feeding should moult ok good luck

have never heard of this stew,, will be interesting to see some comments