micko and jack

hi REDFOXKRAUTHS very nice birds and why woundnt they win prizes they look great well done micko

hi im sorry i couldnt find the thread but to the person who posted it if you contact CELTIC on this site ask him he will know the craic (story) he's a proper doctor dolittle with all sorts of animals out his back if ANYONE KNOWS he will slan micko

hi everyone you probably thing i read this before i had a cock 14 years old that died aprox 3 weeks ago leaving a spare hen the cock in the next nest box who is down on eggs got up on the spare hen and now she is down on one egg sittting on it herself i locked the cock and hen (pair) in there own nest-box with their own eggs should i A leave the hen on her one egg B smash the egg and get a cock thanks for any help micko

looks bad but hopefully from the advice of others things will get better with treament maybe just watching the birds to see if it is the nest-bowls or drinkers may help before starting treament thank God i have nothing like that i hope things go well and get better soon slan mo chara (bye my friend) micko

i remember her in belfast many years ago i block of old peoples homes were getting broken into the comunity were saying these people should be dealt with a few guys with wooly faces on hurley ( like a hocky stick but better) batted 3 guys no more break ins and with wooly faces on no one could help the police now im not for one minute say thats what should happen here but it did put a stop to the break ins micko

Céad míle fáilte romhat! (A hundred thousand welcomes to you!) micko

hi everyone im looking for either aluminium or plastic engraved 11mm leg rings with phone number and name they have to be that large size for indian fantails the only place I can find is ac hughes (ringco.co.uk) and was looking other places to compare prices everythingforpet have them but not the size i need thanks micko

i had 4 other chicks hatched yesterday all the nesting material is the same felt is from the pigeon suppliers and is like carpet underlay and tabcoo stalks micko

hi everyone i had a pair of fantails on eqqs checked them this yesterday and the chicks had started to chip out this morning they were dead in their shells i removed the the dead chicks the hen and cock both returned and are sitting on an empty nest and wouldnt come out of the nest box i it removed the hen and cock and then removed the nest bowl liner and the birds returned and are sitting in an empty clay nest bowl what should i do micko

hi everyone i had a pair of fantails on eqqs checked them this yesterday and the chicks had started to chip out this morning they were dead in their shells i removed the the dead chicks the hen and cock both returned and were setting of an empty nest and wouldnt come out of the nest box i it removed the hen and cock and then removed the nest bowl liner and the birds returned and are sitting in an empty clay nest bowl what should i do micko

hi peter.j and welcome

hi glen and welcome

these 2 are my first young chicks i got these from a white hen and red and white cock and there was me thinking i would get red and white chicks but as pigeon fancies you all knew that wouldnt happen lol that wee red chick will be a nice coloured bird with a grey tail

what do you think of this black bird isnt he something else when he gets the head back and chest out he has a lovely ox-blood colour in his chest i paired him with this hen

hi everyone its a nice sunny day i had the camera out and thought i would show you some new birds

SORRY HAD TO RENAME THIS HOPING FOR HELP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO READING COMMENTS hi all back again with another question i got a fantail hen from a guy who had his hens and cocks in different lofts i tried to pair the hen with a fantail cock after locking them in a nest box for 2 days i let them into the loft the hen keeps going to the nest box but the cock isnt interested a red and white fantail cock got up on the hen ( he has chicks and his hen is on eggs again ) do i A JUST LET THEM GET ON WITH IT B LOCK THE HEN AND COCK BACK IN THE NEST BOX C BRING MY PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE thanks for any help micko

hi all back again with another question i got a fantail hen from a guy who had his hens and cocks in different lofts i tried to pair the hen with a fantail cock after locking them in a nest box for 2 days i let them into the loft the hen keeps going to the nest box but the cock isnt interested a red and white fantail cock got up on the hen ( he has chicks and his hen is on eggs again ) do i A JUST LET THEM GET ON WITH IT B LOCK THE HEN AND COCK BACK IN THE NEST BOX C BRING MY PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE thanks for any help micko

thats fair enough gangster but are they hen and cock micko

hi and thanks for reading and hopefully replying 2 chicks in the same nest is one a cock and the other a hen if so is the bigger chick the cock and the smaller one a hen or simply wait and see when they get older thanks micko

i was talking to a friend who races his birds from belfast were kept over until tomorrow in wales sorry i dont no the club FED / COMBINE micko

with having no sections its only a small loft 8x4 for a few fantails for my grandson jack 18 months and myself but i do want to be taking good care of what we have and other members are trying their hearts out trying to get us some indians and like the posts on this site we are very greatfull as you say natures best i'll try that and watch if they get bullied i'll put them in a spare nest box for a few weeks theres one big red and white cock who rules the loft that i would worry about thanks micko

AH jimmy theres me a newbie coming on her looking advice and here you a veteran pigeon fancier and you send me information thats no good to me "good dry days" in belfast now you are having a laugh i thought you racer boys and girls checked the weather forecast lol thanks for the help check post RE loft floor again thanks micko

Hi all and firstly thanks to everyone who took the time to comment thats was the biggest responce to any question i've posted yet well chuffed at that secondly Dovescot hang your head in shame sexist remarks i thought better of you lol power coming from a ladies shop ah sure if you had no sence of humour how could you race my hat ( if i had on ) of to you guys and GIRLS who race i read the thread asking how many young birds you reared and lost in the space of 1 racing season not even over the year the floor of my loft after all the advice i think i'll stick to daily scraping and jeyes fluid once a week but thanks for all the advice ps i have pair of chicks about 3 weeks old in the nest the parents are in the same nest box on eggs in another bowl the chicks are eating out of a bowl of corn i put in the nest box daily should i A take the chicks out of the nest box and put them on a perch i only have an open loft no sections will the older birds bully them B remove them to another spare nest box for a few weeks and keep them locked in C leave well a long and let the paremts chase them out when its time to go was it really this hard when you all started of does anyone know if the OU do a course of beginers in pigeon fancying only joking if you could answer the question on the chicks i would be greatfull thanks micko

hi everyone i have been in the member section looking at photos the floor of my loft is 3/4 ply scraped every day scrubed once a week but in some of the photos i noticed some members had wood shavings bark chipping and not on this site but one guy had news papers oh what to do what to do being a newbie is melting my head afraid of doing the wrong things thats the best about this site most of you may have allready made these mistakes and can give first hand advice thanks micko

died of what all the other birds plus another 2 chicks ( about 21'23 days old ) all look ok and fly when let out mcko