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Look at this link might help http://www.pigeonbasics.org/articles/article41.html

T.Mcewan

Royal Blue i think

Snow for south west Scotland,Lothians, Borders, Dumfries,Galloway,East lothian and Midlothian. Central,Tayside,Fife,Angus,Perth,Dundee,Aberdeen all valid from 04:00am take care on the roads if your out early

Booked to run 10th Feb at wolverhamton 17:10 and 17:40

no 11 for me thanks

1 and 4 please

number 6 for me thanks

The McAlpines The McAlpines were one of the most feared strains in the history of pigeon racing in Britain. John McAlpine started in the sport in the early 1890’s and his base derived from the Stanhopes of Barrett, Baker, Whitmore and Toft. In the 1912 Scottish National from Rennes a distance of 545 miles the McAlpines took 7th place. In the disastrous race of 1913, with only 14 birds timed on the day, Johns birds were 3rd and 6th National. In the 1914 race, the McAlpine loft clocked 3 birds in the first 30 out of only 6 birds sent. In that smash of 1914 it was a black chequer hen that took 3rd place. The same hen took 19th place again and her ring number was 6638 and she was inbred to J. L. Bakers, 'Little Wonder', a pigeon that was destined to play a crucial part in the forming of the McAlpine strain. Then, the to be well known Dr. Anderson bought John McAlpine’s complete team of birds with McAlpine as his loft manager who looked after birds during Andersons war time service. There were races during the war from inland race points but after the war the S.N.F.C. returned to the European mainland and once again held the national from Rennes where in a race when only 2 birds were timed on the day, Andersons birds were1st, 5th, 11th, 16th, 19th and 23rd. Anderson was to make many trips to Belgium and on these trips John McAlpines son, Willie, accompanied him where they often visited the famous Dr. Bricoux of Jolimont and across the border in France visited another champion, the great Paul Sion . Many of the best racers and breeders from these masters found their way back to Scotland to enhance the quality of Andersons lofts. Using the best of the imported pigeons as crosses into the lofts the Anderson family was formed. Alas after innumerable successes and because of bad health Dr. Anderson retired in 1948 but before he left he gave the McAlpines the pick of his loft. They carefully selected from the old Stanhope family and only the best of the Sion, Bricoux and Le Fijnen bloodlines. Out of these bloodlines came great Surp 50 13315, the Barcelona Blue who flew 7 times over 500 miles then as an 8 year old sent to Barcelona 1036 miles, breaking the British 1000 mile record in 1958.Even a grandson of this great pigeon flew Barcelona confirming that blood will tell. And when we think of other outstanding marathon flights into Scotland by others for example Jim Moffat and D Forsyth the the records show the influence of the blood from the Armadale lofts.In fact all of the Forsyth pigeons came from the McAlpines. There were many other great pigeons and great triumphs over the decades under the expert know how of both John and Willie McAlpine and the strains achievements was honoured in 1992 when Willie McAlpine became Scotlands Fancier of the Year. Many Scottish national winners contain their bloodlines. Sadly on the 7th December 1994 at the age of 86 Willie McAlpine passed away but the legend continues for the birds of the unique partnership of father and son McAlpine are still talked about wherever fanciers congregate and there are those who claim a continuity of bloodlines. If so, then they possess a goldmine in pigeon stock terms.

So This somwhere Palatable and easy to administer but rarely effective against the bacterial organisms that effect birds.

no 9 for me please

who ever you buy from race them out if (young birds) and see if they fit in with what your trying to do other than that a local regular winning loft

16 for me please thanks

what ever you choose to do be it widowhood or natural dont start to work your yearlings untill the weather gets warmer

6 for me please thanks

15 for me please

Put the water in the sunlight a good place is a reflective surface. The sun beams contain UV-A rays that can pass through and kill most germs in the water. The oxygen helps to amplify this process The amount of time you have to wait depends on the weather. If there are only little clouds in the sky, it takes 6 hours. If there are about 50% or more clouds, you have to expose the water for 2 days to the sunlight. If it is raining all time, this method doesn't work. Collect rainwater inst

34 for me thanks

lol :emoticon-0157-sun:

your welcome 50 degrees Celsius = 122 degrees Fahrenhei

BBC NEws Using the sun to sterilise water Tanzanian villagers have begun using an energy-saving method to sterilise their drinking water - leaving the water under the sun. Rose Longwa says the process is very simple The piped water supply to Ndolela village in the central Iringa region is intermittent and even when it does flow, it is not clean enough to drink. When the pipes run dry, villagers get water from a dirty spring. Mother of five Rose Longwa says the new process has changed her life. "We no longer suffer from stomach illness. That's because the water is clean and safe." Like many other people in rural Africa with no access to safe drinking water, she used to sterilise her water by boiling it. But she says the smoke from the firewood to heat the water used to irritate her eyes. She is also glad she no longer has to go to fetch wood from the bush. Ultra-violet rays About 40 houses in Ndolela are using solar purification. Mrs Longwa says the process is simple to follow. We need to educate the people Daudi Makamba Plan International "I fill the plastic bottles, put the lids on, then put them on my black-painted roof where they stay for a whole day." The sun heats the water, helped by the black roof, which helps to absorb the heat. Solar radiation means a combination of ultra-violet rays and heat destroys the bacteria which cause common water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid, dysentery and diarrhoea. After eight hours in the sun, it is ready to drink. If the water reaches more than 50C, it is safe in just one hour. Pastor Moses Kwanga from the Diocese of Ruaha is behind the project: "The technology is very easy, but up to now people have not been told about it. We can use old pieces of roofing to put the bottles on. It is also very cheap, so is accessible to everyone." Resistance

This might help A. Make note that most cock birds are bigger in statue and have for the most part a bigger head. B. By looking at the tail of the cock you will see it has been drug on the floor of the loft or ground and will be dirty. C. Will run the hen by this I mean that he tries to get the hen back to the nest and will run her all over the loft or when they are outside will run her all over the ground or roof of the loft. He is the one in the back. D. Tend to peck at the hen to gain her attention; this usually takes the appearance of light pecking to get her attention and is not a deliberate pecking to cause injury. E. Do a dance which consists of but is not restricted to walking in a figure eight pattern, ducking the head or bowing and spinning in a circle. F. Will emit a low growling noise and in general seem to argue with the hen. G. Will peck at the underside of the wing by reaching back over their side and lifting the wing. H. Will run or charge at the hens in an attempt to intimidate them. I. Will sit in a nesting place and call to the hen. J. Provide the nesting material by bringing it to the hen and offering it to make a nest. K. Will chose a nest place and then bow down and call to the hen and beckon her to come to him. L. Are more aggressive. M. Eyes are not as round as a hen’s. N. Take the nest in the late mornings relieving the hens to eat and catnap in the sun. Hen Birds A. Are smaller in stature and features. B. Tend to the nest duties at night. C. Have more space between the vent bones D. Are more timid E. Will attempt to feed the cock bird by sticking her beak into the cocks Beak F. Will go to the cocks chosen nest site and kneel down positioning herself into the mating stance. G. Tend to have rounder eyes I am talking about the cere being rounder in the corners. H. Is the bird in front during the “chase†I. Seldom make any sounds. J. Are normally cleaner. K. Is the one that lays eggs? L. Is usually the one that grooms the cock bird by lightly pecking around the eyes, ears and head? M. Is more dainty when drinking I mean she will only stick part of her beak into the water where as a cock will gulp with whole beak in the water

I like 18 and 25 but 23 for me thanks

22 for me please

try this use 100% vegetable based hair dye dont dye under wings and birds need to bath often as their feathers will dry out hope this helps