andy Burgess

would like to thank Mick (Yeboah) for doing this Question & Answer session for Basics. ive always admired Mick,s honest and common sense answers ,and the "common sense" factor is a great quality in any man. 1 , you've been in the sport for 40 + years ,when and how did you start ,what took your interest in pigeons ? 2 , do you race on your own or ?? 3 , loft changes , you've made some recently , what are the reasons ? what size are your lofts ? what trapping system do you use , and has it always been that way or ?? 4 , do you keep stock birds ,are they retired racers or ? what do you look for when selecting a bird for breeding purposes ?? 5 , oldbirds ,you've raced widow cocks and hens alongside each other .do you think its a lot of work running 2 systems at the same time ?? 6 , training Oldbirds , many train theres many times , whats your thoughts on this ? . whats your training regime for oldbirds ?? 7 , youngsters , natural or darkness and why ?? you've mentioned "colostrum" before , what is it and how is it used ?? again you've mentioned floor dressings and you changed from easibed to sand & lime ,why the change ?? 8 , old hens , you have mentioned recently you were struggling to get results with them, yet you've done well in the past with them .Rennes hen ,3 times over and 7th section,30th open against 7,500 birds , so whats changed and what changes do you intend to make ?? 9 , 1st south section ,2nd open Newbury this year ,tell us about this cock , family etc ,any results from him before , why was he your choice ?? 10 , whats your thoughts on feds who appear to change routes every couple of years ?? 11 , club secretary,s job , not many seem to want to do it ,whats your view , any stories ?? 12 , hawk problems for over 20 years ,whats your view , will the sport survive ?? any ideas as to whats the answer ? 13 , and as always , what advice could or would you give to today,s novice ?? a BIG thank you to Mick for taking the time to answer the above ,I am certainly looking forward to this one

morning folk,s

morning folk,s

welcome to Basics

ok Dan , he would be foolish to miss them good luck .

are all sold now ,apart from the "auction bird" ??

best of luck for the new season .

happy birthday

morning folk,s

well done Richie great gesture

looks great now its had a lick of paint Yvonne , well done

will do Sammy .

happy St Andrews day to all

well done all

well done all

happy birthday

just heard , shocking

good Tony , this old man away ter bed now ,,,,,,,,,,,

old man ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, remember the last 2 tracks for me ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

again ...................

hey joe ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

R.I.P.Jimi n Dave ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,