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what was the confirmed infection?

Prob going to run up during the day missing rush hour where poss but will be making stops as also transporting 2 dogs. Phil

prob a bit far out of the way but if you know anybody who could meet me near m6 then offer still stands Phil

find out and i'll see if i've got time for a diversion

Spot on Stuart, but also there is no such thing as a pure bred pigeon, you trace any family and there will be crosses which were used to form a so called family in the first place. Phil

David pm'd me about the eggs which I think are clear. You've done a great job David and i'm sure after all this time he will stay especialy when he knows if he goes out for a fly his hen is sat inside waiting for him. I would wait until they have reared 1 nest and are sitting another nest before you think of letting the hen out. Always keep them in on a saturday and if the weather is bad on a saturday then keep them in on sunday as there will be a lot of race birds about. Phil

Mikkey, how far off the M6 are you? Phil

i'm coming up from South Wales to Scotland if thats anygood for you on Wednesday Mikkey? Phil

sure the WHPU will nominate you Chris!

But there lies the problem, quantity and not quality

If it cost £10 per bird to race them then how many do you think people would breed then? Sure people would only breed from the best and not 100 hopeing to get the odd good bird! Phil

Unfortunatly Merlin is right! If you don't want em don't breed em! Phil

Jason, isolate it, don't leave in with your own birds!!!

It doesn't matter how good the parents are some will always be lost from them! Phil

you realy make a fantastic job of them!

send as many round as you can as long as they can hold a scrapper!

see page 164 and page 162

or remove outer packageing!

There is so much info on here and other sites that new members can just get totaly confused. I think that new members are much better off learning 1st hand from a mentor! Phil

my stamp says "PLEASE REPORT ME" Still doesn't work very often as non fanciers don't know where to look for it!

The RPRA havn't got a clue and have there head in the sand, deaply burried! Last weekend, birds still being raced from restricted AI area! Birds being sent over the channel 2 weeks running and being in 2 results! Birds being double rung raced 1 week with 1 number and the next week with the other number! All reported to the reddings with no comment received on any of above. If they don't act DEFRA will pull the plug on all of us! Phil

Do I remember reading somewhere there is a mentoring group! Maybe we should try and match newcomers with members in there area for guidence? Phil

the pictures have now been forwarded to both Amtrak head office and Peter bryant and I await there comments!

If the stray centres are set up then there should be a nominal charge for holding the birdsto cover food etc.

They have guidelines they must follow and following the problem we had after a driver hit a tree a memo was suposed to be sent out to all depots to remind them of there duty of care! Clearly hasn't had any effect! Phil