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hyacinth-why do u say never add yogurt to the drinkers? ive put natural yogurt into my water drinkers in the past but you,ve now got me wondering if i did the right thing? kevin :-/

PATICULARLY LIKED THE 95 PENCIL PIED -BIG AND BOLD, BUT THEY ARE ALL A CREDIT TO YOU KEV

the best thing to do is check the bhw or the rp weeklies for suppliers,you will find plenty in there, good luck kev :)

CANT SEE THAT HOW THE HAWKS TAKE ALL THE WHITES THAT GO MISSING,SOME FANCIERS LIKE A WHITE RACER- ALSO THEY TEND TO BE FAVOURITES WITH THE CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN SO MAYBE THEY HANG ONTO ANY THAT STRAY INTO THEIR LOFT?

SOME BRILLIANT COMMENTS ON THIS POSTING ABOUT CONTROL, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO FLICK A SQUEAKERS HEAD TO SHOW THEM WHOS BOSS, MY PIGEONS WERE VERY NERVOUSE WHEN GIFTED TO ME BY A RETIRED FANCIER BUT WITH PATIENCE THEY NOW FLY ALL OVER ME IN AND OUTSIDE THE LOFT LOOKING FOR THEIR FAVOURITE TITBITS, SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME, GIVE YOUR PUPPY A KICK TO SHOW HIM WHOS BOSS, WHAT F-CK--G RUBBISH,WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND (AS THE SAYING GOES) KEV > >

GOT TO AGREE WITH ROLAND HERE AS I THINK THE BIRDS NEED SOME FOOD HIGH IN CARBO,S SUCH AS MAIZE,SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR PEANUTS ETC TO KEEP THEM WARM THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS, BUT IN MODERATION ADDED TO THEIR NORMAL FEED KEV

wait till dec/jan for the real cold to start biting when the drinkers start freezing up. kev ??)

THINK I WILL CARRY ON USING THE GEMTHEPAX TWICE WEEKLY AS THE BIRDS LOOK GREAT SINCE I STARTED USING IT,IVE ALSO HEARD OF GOOD THINGS SAID ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED KAUCABAUM-IS ANYONE ON THE FORUM USING IT AND IF SO WHAT DO U THINK OF IT? KEV

im pleased that u got your bird back aarden and maybe im getting a bit confused here as a novice but surely before any newly broken in bird is allowed his freedom he wouldnt have seen the outside of the loft,maybe im missing something here? anyway good to hear that the birds back safely as ive lost a few myself and know what it feels like kev :)

:-/what do you put in your pigeons water and why? being a novice im always keen to hear of all the different products and what you think of them? do you think you wasted your money or was it worth every penny? is there a product that you wouldnt be without? kev :-/

to fifer- i spoke to original owner and he said he hasnt gone back to him,the lost pigeon was rearing a youngster (a gift for a friend)when he went missing, his hen went missing at the same time with 2 others but the 3 of them returned within the next 3 days,im assuming that a hawk got into them and took the missing pigeon unless anyone else can think of any other possible reasons for them disappearing over 3 days? kev :-/

i have a white/red saddleback cock that when paired to a blue bar hen throws out red and blue saddlebacks,hope this helps kev

BLUE BAR COCK GB01 T29524 WENT MISSING 1/11/O6,THIS PIGEON CAME INTO MY LOFT AS A STRAY AFTER GETTING LOST ON A CHANNEL RACE IN 05 AND THE OWNER AGREED (RELUCTANTLY)TO LET ME KEEP HIM,THIS PIGEON IS STILL REGISTERED TO HIS FORMER OWNER IN LIVERPOOL AS I KEPT HIM FOR STOCK AND DIDNT GET AROUND TO CHANGING OWNERSHIP,ANY HELP TRACING THIS PIGEON WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY MYSELF AND MY GRANDSON (RED WAS HIS FAVOURITE PIGEON) THANKS KEV :-/

i know how u feel mark as the same thing happens to me some days when i dont get back home from work in time before dark, i dont like keeping my birds in but ive recently started having hawk problems so maybe its a blessing in disguise me getting home late? kev

ive never thought of using loft heaters, my loft is very well ventilated and is kept that way throughout the year and my birds seem to thrive on it-i dont like closed in lofts and like my birds to get as much fresh air as possible,that said i am only a novice with a lot to learn kev ;D ;D

i always use versele laga as its the only brand that ive found to be 100 per cent in terms of quality, ive found that other brands have contained some mould and weevils in them so prefer to pay the extra for versele laga kev

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seeing the pictures of the burnt out loft on the forum and those poor pigeons made my blood boil-id like to get the scum that did this and torch them,why do they do it? because they know they can without fear of any real punishment and in some cases the parents are not much better themselves,its now got to the stage where we cant even defend ourselfs for fear of ending up in court, with all the do-gooders and human rights people defending these scum we have no chance of anything changing for the better kev

blinding pictures-how many have u got? kev

MANY THANKS FOR THE CONTACT DETAILS REDCHEQHEN ;D ;D ;D ;D

HI IM SORRY TO HEAR THAT THE OWNER OF THE FIRST BIRD WASNT INTERESTED IN HAVING IT BACK-WE ARE NOT ALL LIKE THAT.TELLING YOU TO LET IT MIX WITH THE LOCAL FERAL BIRDS WAS TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE, NOW THAT YOU ARE FEEDING THE 2 BIRDS THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO GO FAR AND WILL PROBABLY CARRY ON VISITING YOU DAILY FOR FOOD, I WILL SEND YOU A PRIVATE MESSAGE WITH A CONTACT TEL NO IN CASE YOU NEED FURTHER HELP/ADVICE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO CARE FOR THE BIRDS KEVIN

THANX 2 WILEY,ROSE AND WHITEFLIGHT 4 UR REPLIES,MUCH APPRECIATED,ANY MORE INFO FROM FANCIERS LOCAL TO ME WOULD BE GREAT ;D

hi ;D ;D im a novice hoping to start racing soon and wondered if there are any other fanciers in my area(crawley,west sussex)or in in nearby areas such as horley or horsham,it would be great if any locals can point me in the right direction as to what flying clubs are near me thanks kev

im sure nutverlal was only doing what he thought best under the circumstances-it shows he cares.

a couple of weeks ago i reported on pigeonbasics that i was starting to have sparrowhawk problems and that one was seen around my loft,after a couple of days things seemed to go quite with no more hawk sightings so i started to let my birds out for excercise again.all seemed ok for a while until i noticed at feeding time one day that 4 birds were missing-1 pair on youngsters and 2 other old birds[the latebred youngsters are for a friend] the next morning the hen to the youngsters returned with another missing old bird and the following day the cock bird returned leaving only 1 old bird missing[this being a stray that was given to me after being lost on a hard channel race]that had been in my loft for 18 months,im assuming that the reason for these birds going missing is due to hawks, especially the pair sitting youngsters? any thoughts/advice on this would be appreciated kev