Novice

Not sure how this relates to times of liberation

Very wet and windy in Ayrshire. Nothing new in that

Provided you know where they are going and it's safe no problem. Don't suppose you can have some wild garlic planted there. It will benefit them no end.

Hopefully one saving which will be on the cards for all organisations is that 2009 fuel costs should be less than 2008

Gradual decline within the sport. It's common at federation level to.

Can't go there not a member but can we do mail order with the proceeds to charity. I am sure they will be oversubscribed.

I don't but I had a conversation with an electrician last week who thought they would be sufficient to power a small extraction fan. He thought these about the size on these signs which tell you your speed would be about the right size.

I have been waiting all winter for tickets to be on sale for the promised smoker and video show evening

It may happen as the weather warms up.

Very sorry to hear this sad news.

If you google Dewlap pigeons it will take you to several sites.

He has an advert in one of the 2009 year books

I think they may be a high flying breed. Try the Glasgow feather site Sorry don't know the address at the moment

It will be a sad day when we cannot laugh particularly at ourselves.

Good post the welfare of the birds is paramount

Any age races sounds like a reasonable idea if the time is chosen properly to educate the youngsters.

Roland---matter forgotten. However I would put our pigeons on a par with our Olympic cyclists

Not sure how to word this but a title or reference to the vast sums of money donated to charities each year might help boost our image.

I got my interpretation from what Roland said and not from your original post. He claimed that he had been told that it was easier to win a National in Scotland as they are still feeding beans. It was not I who compared fancier it was Roland. I simply defended the Scots. In the case I have quoted I think I can make a comparison as the fancier is using the methods he used in Scotland and also the birds he took with him. I appreciate that birds from different locations have different obstacles to overcome. In this instance his birds were more than capeable of the challenge. See both BHW and Squills Year Books 2009. I had no intention of demeaning any fanciers or birds--simply defending those who had been belittled in the first instance. It would be unfair to say Scottish birds only have a small stretch of water to cross as they cannot be guaranteed to navigate in a straight line. Oh how I wish I had some of those robot pigeons which did. I appreciate that when you say your birds cross 100 miles of water then that is the minimum distance. I feel the water obstacle is less important now than the hawk infested mainland. We even have perigrines nesting on islands now as the mainland is so overcrowded. I have tried the best of 700 milers into this area which have done only moderately well with respect to returns while my own keep coming. It's very much horses for courses.

I agree

Absolutely full of them but some really nice people to

You may not need any product. Sometimes it helps to trim the underparts on both cock and hen. Having said that Vitamin E is the anti sterility vitamin.

Looking for a transfer with the season approaching

Happy New Year to Everyone.