Poppy Loft

Hope for the best, fear the worst, good luck freddie!

I can't understand why you felt the need to post about culling the bird. Nobody knows what the bird had been through to get home and alf was quite rightly upset that it made it only to be taken by a bop. Personally I keep pigeons because I love them and could not contemplate disposing of one that had battled home somehow! Each to their own I suppose.

Give it a rest pal expletive remove. Gutted for you Alf

Sense at last, shocking it went this far. Welcome home Danny

No 6

Morning, cracking day here. Had the birds out and they are enjoying a bath in the aviary now.

Absolute shocker here, driving rain.

Cleaned birds out, just settling down to a few beers and a couply quid on the horses and footy.

Wildcard played!

Hi Tony, I'm not far away from you in Hereford, anything you need just give me a shout, all the best and welcome back to the sport.

Fantastic!

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My Grandfather and then my dad both raced. My dad died when I was 13 so I took on his birds and raced them until I found girls about 15/16! I remember my grandads loft and him telling me stories about not having a clock, so when a bird arrived my mum had to run off down the road to give the thimble to another fancier to clock. Simpler times when I dare say there just wasnt the in-fighting and politics that seem to be with us today! First season back for 15 years and have achieved my first gaol of winning a race. Next up I would love to top the fed and in a few seasons time join the nationals etc. Hope to get my kids to take more of an interest, though the boys at 15 and 17 have bigger fish to fry!

Morning all, just been up garden to open aviary, frost on the ground.

I could also do with some advise. This has been my first yb season for 15 years and I am wondering which way to go for next season. Widowhood, roundabout or natural? I raced to a 10x8 converted garden shed with a 6ft aviary on the side this season, managing to win a couple of races. I have recently added another 8x6 shed with access to the aviary. I know nothing about widowhood as have always raced natural in the distant past, but people tell me if I want to be competitive with obs I should go with widowhood. Any thoughts/advise on how to make the best of my set up would be great thanks.

Good luck Scotland, hope you win. As for England, I reckon we could cobble together a team off here to beat that shower! I am 43 and 16 stone so I shall play the holding midfield roll, any pacey strikers out there?!

Shocking couple of weeks for me! Gone for el Torres to get his act together. Good luck all. Ps Hereford are a cracking price at just above evens

Quality! I want one!

Well done mate! I cant believe Arsenal didn't get the equaliser!

Me too, just eyeing up a cold lager or two Have gone for a two all draw.

Sunderland seem a good price at 11/10 to beat Wigan

Shocking effort last week, come on stevie g my captain this week!

70p per bird, 5p goes to club funds.

Stroll on! How the hell did that happen?!