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True there werent originaly Irish , however the strain / ybs are born and bred there so i would claim there Irish as it would say on there rings

Have heard of the Irish renowned distance strain of racing pigeons 'The Walkingshaws' and had handled 2 of them i would love a pair or 2 to try out, but your correct in your assumption , i have never heard of limerick tumblers , unless you mean a glass of Guiness , so kiate please do tell me and the other interested fanciers , how do these birds perform ? many thanks Mark

Non :-) , aint picked one up fer ages , well since the ets debate was in every dam article. However i must say the bhw was my fav of the 2 .

poor performance is down to the following things : 1) Fancier / management 2) Poor Quality birds 3) Location 4) Drag of the fed 5) Wind Direction 6) Poor ventilation 7) Overcrowding 8) Birds not been able to rest 9) Feeding 10) Watering 11) Bad Observation 12) Lack of Immunity in loft / illness 13) Over treating

i picked a bird from Goole when i went up to Billy Wilson and sent it to Hull to get it home , i treat all pigeons that come in as if they were my own . I do it because birds can make a mistake but one mistake doesnt make a bad bird

I think taking the birds nearer home reduces strays just been kicked out from loft to loft and end up in town centres increasing there population , and encouraging more race birds to join them , keep the stray return up ( good on you ) i take stray N.E.H.U and SU birds from Scarborough up to Sunderland , many times thankless but i feel that i have done my bit to keep the sport going

must be me then ( imagines pigeons with muffed feet doing a riverdance over there corn ) ;D

Report them to there union and offer to toss them at there request the Scotish guys usualy do ring to let you know there back Scotish Homing Union 231A, Low Waters Road Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 7QN Phone: 01698 286983

cracking looking birds shame i've no room

was going to suggest a non politicaly correct way in ending the despute but that would be wrong in me doing so , well if my birds i would get them back , and show the guy the deck

have you taken any photos previously ? as this would identfy them

then be hard to get them back unless you asked him to release and see where they went back to

are the birds rung and registered to you ?

aye Kirky but could they tell poems like these ?

if same both sides? i personal would not send , going to be a hold over bird will get a check in this flight and be a bigger problem with a week flyte next year , leave at home if you value this hen. Thats my personal opion , no doubt why you asked this question

they look adorable , was the mating an accident ?

how far up is the new flight ?

primarys or secondrys ? however as long as no gap should be fine

something you aint told the misses

January 16th to 21st around then Friday till Sunday , Anyone who knows the exact date may correct me :-) however its usualy advertised on R.P.R.A site

thomo i suggest you wait till the Blackpool shows on theres 2 guys that show them and they generaly bring a few down to sell at reasonable prices , and easy to talk too and approach when yas hovering around there birds.

good swap that a wife for a pair of Indian Fantails , only the fantails wouldn't bend yas ears

Have to agree with J.Bambling pigeons need the correct amount of fuel to do the job too much then there too slow , not enough then they fail. Racing pigeons all have homing ability it's either poor , good , or excelent. Breeding from proven birds doesnt decrease the amount of loses because they breed just as many duffers . I suppose with the price of buying pigeons now and the high price they demand , most go straight to stock untested because of the high prices they go for. As for pigeons finding food and water in a basket , they dont need training to do this it's natural .

Is living near a motorway an advantage? Only if theres a Burger King or KFC drive thru

i hop you win your last few races , then you'l have more than a few good memorys and go out on a high , all the best Mark Kettlestring