andy Burgess

your PM box pal

no pal , had plenty of them when i first raced ,and because i had kept some "white uns" in a dove-cote before they didnt rate them much.they didnt say much as each race passed and i kept sending em tho

no old stagers here tho . "feathery legs" is rung 2010 wasnt raced till this year ,trained and raced like a "latebred" ,and along with some late breds that will be them .again possibly not as standard ,but we will see??

hoping to loft fly them as much as is possible ,daily in most weathers and temperatures with the exceptions of fog or heavy rain .if i notice there condition going down ,may regulate that. and Mrs Burgess ,hopefully she can provide a few 10 mile chucks for us.

cheers , will let them know have been in 2 minds about it Wiley ,wanted to try last year ,but chickened out .have had some tips ....... but not in a position to follow them through .so its a wing and a prayer method .candidates not been out for a good few weeks .hope to get them out on Sunday for a bath .will then look at a routine ,dependant on weather etc.

thanks Bill thanks Ian , sending one with feathery legs , so he should be ok

i have read about the "xmas race" for a few years whilst down in Wales ,and now i am in the area to compete .to be flown from Morpeth on Saturday 15th of December .i have stuck my kneck out and sent the application in and hope to enter 4 birds .poor weather and returns are the order of the day i understand ,but i am going to try my best .any "wishes of luck" gratefully accepted ,i (and the birds) will need it.

have read through the above links a few times,and have a few questions still. when can i put the "bull" cock back into his section ,how long before giving him his original hen ?? also if like Owen hens and yongsters are away when 14 days old ,how soon or when do you re-introduce the hens and any difference in timing if introducing new hens ??

sound,s good Terry , although this is the first iv,e heard of it ?

morning folk,s

cloudy ,grey but dry here

happy birthday

get well soon Aunty Sue ,keep them knitting needles busy

all looking good

R.I.P.

morning folk,s

the weather here today is ............... awfull

looks like it could make a good loft

grey skies and damp here .

morning all .

looking great Bill. good pictures Sapper , shame the score wasnt good

very nice.

was on site last night Tony ??

ive not done it for a few years either ? done it twice one year because i was advised to . i dont know wether thats wise or not ,but it doesnt seem to affect there performance