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Report it chris so he has to take action, sure he can get a bus from there to you! Probably trains from Magor services! Phil

I think they were selling that size at Blackpool for £2400 in January!

hello stranger! how you doing?

grated chalk would be 2 course, if the birds are clean and havn't been bathed to near the show they will carry natural bloom. To be honest most fancy pigeon people don't put a huge amount of effort into there shows unlike the preperation we put into show racers. Phil

no offence taken, i am just very anti the blind use of antibiotics. As far as i'm concerned if anybody has a problem they should find out what the problem is and then treat it with correct medication. There are to many fanciers who think they have a problem and just give a course of "cure it all" allowing secondry infections to set in! Phil

it is just another broad spectrum antibiotic which will cure many infections that any antibiotic will cure but will also strip many of the birds natural imunities which makes them suseptable to other infections! Phil

unless you have a problem then bin em!

Why are you asking about the 2 medications?

did you read my earlier post? How are the nerves now? Phil

Great job, and they are looking well! Phil

Also name and shame the owner! PHil

well done David, knew you could do it even if you havn't any fingure nails left! Phil

You may have a club rule where you can only have so many positions but if you clock the 1st 20 they should all be forwarded to the fed, amal, combine etc for the result. Phil

another prat we could do without! Phil

why did anybody doughbt you?

no problem spraying the loft with the birds in it or in the aviary. If your worried about it then just basket the birds and spray or burn! Phil

NFC Saintes up at 6.05 in light variable wind

there is plenty of natural material, why buy tobaco stalks?

yep, cut and dried they love it and you never see any mite etc around the nests.

had a young kakariki stuck to fly paper when learning to fly! Try hanging bunch of lavander in the loft! Phil

they may have sent 30 each but how many did they start with and how many have they still got at home? Phil

Chriss, waste of time asking that from a dealer!

German Shield Owl Origin, a very old breed, the 'Breed' Ancestor of all the German Owls, bred during the early 1880's from Owl Type Breeds from Asia Minor and North Africa, resulting in a 'Gem' of a Head structure, short Beak and fine Form. Breeds possibly use were the Anatolian Owl, Egyptian (African) Owl and Turbits of the Old Type. Overall impression, short, broad and rounded, with a Proud Stance and a well formed Jabot or Chest Frill. Head, desired as round as possible, like a Ball, broad, with a full Forehead, full Back Skull and with either a Peak-Crest, Shell(Round) Crest or Plain Headed. Eye, Large, Dark and placed virtualy in the Centre of the Head/(Face). (Eye-Cere Pale) Beak, a short, Broad 'Stump' desired with good substance to both over and under Beak (with a wide 'Gape'), the Profile from the under-Beak over the Forehead to the Back of Skull to be a perfect 'Round', the Middle Beak-line to be in-line with the lower edge of the Eye-Cere, both Over and Under Beak must be clearly visable and Flesh colour. Neck, short and full, the Front held in a graceful backward Curve with a well defined Dewlap. Breast, broad, full, rounded and pronounced. Back, short, broad across the Shoulders and sloping. Wings, held close to the Body, well closed lightly held on the Edge of the Tail. Tail, short and well closed. Legs, short Thighs, well covered by the Belly Feathers, lower Leg unfeathered. Feather, well developed Jabot (Chest Frill) Colours, Blue with Black Bars and Chequer, Black, Dun, Red, Yellow, Dilute Blue and Dilute Blue Chequer, Dilute Brown, Mealy and Cream. Colour and Markings, only the Shield is coloured, the Rest of the feathering is White, desired are 8 to 10 White Primaries but 6 or 7 is no Fault as long as the Oval Shield Shape is distinctly Visable. the Shield must have no White Feathers or the white no Coloured Feathers evident. some Coloured Feathers in the Thigh or very slight colour/Marking Faults are not Grave Faults. Faults, long Body, narrow/shallow breast, narrow, flat Forehead, Head Profile other than Round. 'Overshot', long or thin Beak, failing a distinct Dewlap or jabot, open or hanging Wings, Red Eye-Cere, badly formed Crest (where present). Order of importance, Breed Type and Balance, Head and Beak, Figure, Posture, Jabot, Markings and Colour.

Les, there will always be anti ets brigade looking for other ways to get it banned though, so why not start blameing it for something and see if it gets support! Phil

You can also find the standards on the NPA site. As gangster says they need to be clean, no lice etc. If you give your birds regular baths and the loft is kept reasonably clean without the birds being overcrowded they should keep themselves clean. You will always get the odd bird that gets a bit of muck on its flights or under its tail etc, these you can usualy wipe clean the night before the show. Never bath the birds within 48hrs of the show otherwise the feathers will not have regained their natural bloom. A good idea is to basket the birds the evening before the show if penning is in the morning, then an hour before you leave for the show take each bird out of the basket (show basket) any muck on there feet will flake off to save washing and wipe the ring clean with a damp cloth. Never wash the feet on the day or the night before as they will glow red like beacons! Have fun, and good luck with your first show! Phil