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Well Done :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Happy Birthday Hjaltland a young 63 , i always thought you were younger then that , have a great day

where art tho !!!!

thundering and proper lashing it down now

gone subject to collection :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

I have some Van Braune Stock cocks think there's either 3 or 4 , ideally would like these to go in one go , these have bred good birds and ybs bred have flown up to 512 miles for me these are going as i'm limited to how many birds I can house

Happy Birthday Guys have a great day

plenty of black cloud to the north and white cloud to the south , will wait until the sun burns a bit of the cloud away before going for a toss

cock came to win but wouldn't go in clocked my second bird then him lost at least 11 minutes happens to us all at times :emoticon-0179-headbang: :emoticon-0179-headbang:

Cannappaville East Coast Fed 17th July 2011 Wind South South west 357 miles 1 Mr & Mrs Wharton vel 1186 12th fed 2 M Kettlestring vel 1179 14th fed 3 M Kettlestring vel 1170 15th fed 4 M Warwick vel 1067 22nd fed 5 Mr&Mrs Lawton vel 1055 24th fed 6 W Kirk Vel 1024 26th fed 7 W Kirk Vel 940 37th fed 8 M Kettlestring vel 936 39th fed

Cheers Brian , channel averages all depend on this race if I get a good lead I'll have won them hopefully with one bird I will be entering her for bird of year 2 x 2nd Clubs and 14th and 15th fed 445 miles and 512 miles , hopefully she will win today or be thereabouts , be a great end to my old bird season

lol , Mick offered £300 fer blue chequer cock , guess he fancied these birds at basketing , wonder if he'll offer me same after race lol , i think the blue chequer hen should romp it she likes wind on nose and up backside was hoping for a stiffer wind , but have to settle for what the man upstairs gives ya

East Coast fed / Lincolnshire fed at Canapperville 357 miles liberated at 6am in a south west wind

very good Alf :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

I've had them in the past yes , I would say I'm more proactive and choose to spray , they can live for 8 months without a host i spray every 4 days from start of breeding until end of yb season , I believe I'm red mite free , but the mild warm spring this year made them more prolific , even the R.P.R.A sent warning notices with the transfers

red mites get hungry during day as well , but they more active at night or in dark places

Well if your happy that red mites not a problem then that's fine just saying in most cases birds tapping there feet at night is because of red mites , and as a result of the mites biting they stamp there feet , the birds then don't rest properly and in severe cases become anaemic , red mites are rarely visible during the day they'll hide in cracks and dark places , I'm not saying you have or haven't got them , however i'd place a empty pickstone pot turned upside down where the foot tapper was and check in the morning for red mites . Lofts that are near chickens are at the greatest of risks , as red mite is mainly a poultry pest.

lice make holes in feathers , red mites don't they bite and take blood , I spray as nowt worse for birds under performing as they don't rest properly at night

parasites will find host new loft or old loft , the age of the loft doesn't come in to it , the lice found your new loft

Could be red mites

They work great other year one cock 3 x 3rds 2 x 47th feds 1 x 16th fed , this year been in fed top 50 every channel race so far winning 2 x 2nds 1 x 3rd up to 14th and 15th fed , then my Bourge result and 37th fed from first channel race , so guess they work

Reed East Coast Fed 09 July 2011 Wind light south Westerly 154/155 miles 1 N Orrah Vel 1673 2 H Squires Vel 1658 3 N Orrah Vel 1652 4 W Kirk Vel 1651 5 Mr & Mrs Wharton Vel 1636

Well done :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

given onions to old birds in water to get feathers falling but i think would be a bit strong for ybs , in past used lime and a few other things in water that seems to work but most are using charcoal tabs now instead

probably a grey horse