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Easthouses Social Flying Club Result Otterburn 20/04/2013 8 Members Sent 162 Birds 1--J.Watson----------1342.065 2--Wright&Blackhurst-1333.800 3--Wright&Blackhurst-1314.424 4--G Nimmo-----------1301.125 5--J.Blackhurst------1299.983 6--S.Finaly----------1267.850 7--Wright&Blackhurst-1258.760 8--J.Blackhurst------1256.367 9--S.Finaly----------1250.277 10-G.Nimmo-----------1240.670 -----Well done Jim Watson ---- All pools -----Wright&Blackhurst

SU13ML519 DK CHEQ SU13ML520 DK CHEQ Good luck to all taking part Logged Ian

I put 24 ets rings on my oldmans doos on Thursday they got out Friday sat counted 20 left today he had three killed the first time they were out that's 7 25% of his team before they're even in a training basket if I let him know he'd just call it a day .

still no calls he's got them all double wing stamped

Joe Allan Easthouses it was 07880950258

Yes Brian one passes over me at 10am and 4pm every day and one at whitecraig at 1.30 yesterday when I was on way to glads sale

posting on behalf of club member all 2012 l/bs double wing stamped with phone no these birds have been out every day for last 7 months ranging well and have had 5/6 short trainers but went missing on sat morning su10ml3358 su10ml1694 gb09j24396 su10ml1692 su10ml3348 su12ml3595 su12ml3566 su12ml3591 gb09j24389 su12ml4375 su12ml3561 su05ml5376 su12ml3598 su12ml3594 su07ml799 su12ml3560 su12ml4371 su12ml3596 su12ml1695 gb09j24390 su05ml5505 su12ml3577 su11ml2658 su10ml3361 su11ml1696 su12ml4372 Thank you

don't think you can send yearlings to the longest race . maybe changed .

R.I.P.Laura

Victor Loughs Rhythm was 7 times out of 7 all on the day from 502 miles to 546 miles

No problem Joe all in a good cause good luck with young birds You've two later ones to get

No problem good luck with them some size for 28 days No problem good luck with them some size for 28 days

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Only National races from the third week in June if your not a member of the National last year it ended on the 23rd June Maidstone

R.I.P

our young bird racing this year starts on the 20th July 2013 so there will be pigeon men jagging them the start of July .Now our oldbird federation racing ends the third week in june 2014 so hows it impossible? that gives them 2 weeks to spare

Yes Walter correctly.When the paramyxo jag first came out all birds of owners were to be jagged 18 days old and over before racing or showing or mixing with other birds.All birds in lofts not just old birds.Then pigeon men decide to change the rules to suit themselves start jagging old birds only before the old bird racing.Why because if they don't jag their young birds until the old bird racings done then their yearlings wont need done the next year saving them pennys,but what dose it cost them in ybs you've hit the nail on the head with your posts.Its not a problem adding later young birds to the team just keep them separated for at least 14 after their jag I've a 6''4' (hospital wing)that my later ones go into for at least 14 days before they go into the young bird section.Before they go through to the young bird section I let the older ones out clean it out soak with jays fluid then let the younger ones through then clean and soak that with jays I have never once had ybs in 20 years flying myself.When the jags first came out they said if we all done this for 3 years that would be the end of it 30 years on and we're still jagging.Now pigeon men changed the goalposts not the vets.Using old jags not following the rules.Its about time that the SHU RPRA put a bit in the BHW letting the members know the proper and right way to go about vaccinating pigeons now your post may give them something to think about

1=In a clean,non-dirty area remove a needle from the sterile wrapping.Leave the protective plastic cover on. 2=Remove the vaccine bottle from the box.Using a piece of cotton wool dampened in sterilising solution wipe the top of the vaccine bottle. 3=Remove the plastic cover from the needle carefully.Hold the needle by the plastic neck and push the needle through the rubber bung into the vaccine DO NOT TOUCH THE METAL NEEDLE. 4=Remove the sterile syringe from the paper wrapping.Hold the barrel or plunger.DO NOT TOUCH THE TIP. 5=Pull the plunger back to the 0.5ml mark.The syringe is now half full of air.Attach the syringe to the needle in the vaccine bottle.Push the plunger down. 6=Hold the vaccine bottle upside down.Pull the plunger back to the 1.0ml mark,slowly so the vaccine fills the syringe.Disconnect the syringe from the needle.Do not remove the needle from the bottle.It should stay there. 7=Remove another sterile needle from the wrapping paper.Attach the needle to the syringe and push it down till its at the 1.0ml mark and a drop of vaccine has come out of the needle.Replace the plastic cover.The syringe now contains four doses of vaccine.One doses for each of four pigeons. 8=Clean the skin at the base of the pigeon's neck with sterelising solution on a piece of cotton wool.This not only cleanses the skin,but also enables you to see clearly where you are putting the needle and helps to avoid contaminating the vaccination site.Inject 0.25ml of vaccine just under the skin at the base of the neck with the needle pointing outwards to the tail.Avoid any veins or feather follicles,insert the needle no more than 1/4 inch. 9=When vaccinating,ensure that the oblique cut on the needle is totally under the skin.There is evidence that vaccine forced between layers of skin can cause trouble. 10=To help prevent cross-infection,through use of contaminated needles,follow this procedure;soak a foam pad with sterilising solution in a plastic cup.Push the full leinght of the needle into the foam pad.Sterilising the needle between each injection will help prevent cross-infection.Never insert an unsterilized needle into a bottle of vaccine. 11=No more than 25 birds should be vaccinated with the same needle.If traces of vaccins appear on the feathers of the birds,the injection has been inproperly carried out and should be repeated.Shake vaccine well between vaccinations. WITHDRAWAL PERIOD;ZERO DAYS. STORE AT 2-8/0C.DO NOT FREEZE. ONCE BROACHED USE IMMEDIATELY

yes please thanks

Your young two young birds will be ready sunday . cant send you a pm . The member canot receive any messages

lot 1 £40 please Done Thanks

£60 lot 9 please Done Thanks

lot 20 £60 please Done Thanks

In 1980 1959 scored again at Averanches winning 178th section 219th Open.The sire of these two hens was Belg 75-3207087'Bamstick' and the dam was Belg 75-3207242.Unfortunately in 1979'242'struck a crane that was doing building work near Georges loft and injured herself so severly she had to be destroyed.The other pair 3207057'Puskas'and 3207284 also bred many winners,one of their best being su 78 ml 1140,2nd 65mls,3rd 65mls,2nd 150mls and 56th Open S.N.F.C. Averanches 505 miles this pair being a brother and sister mating.1140 was one of the many birds whos careers had to be cut short when George had to move his loft at the end of the 1981 season. 1980 with 3207242 had to be put down the year before George decided to cross the Busschaerts so he paired 3207087'Bamstick'to a daughter of his Dewar Trophy Winner'Burnside King'and this proved to be an outstanding pairing.This pairing bred two outstanding cocks that year su80ml5424 cheq pied and su80ml5449 pencil blue.Both these cocks were flown to Stafford as young birds 220 miles.5449 being 2nd club, beaten by loftmate.In 1981 as yearlings they both raced to Dorchester 350 miles. It was at the end of 1981 that George was told that he would have to vacate'Colditz'as his premisis was known.I think there was more wire round his compound than there was at Saughton Prison.George's compound had his racing loft 20'x8' and an 8'stock loft,and a large office.Wherever he moved he was not going to be able to take everything with him.It was thought at that time he would have to sell up completly,as he could not find any ground to put his lofts on.Here fellow club member,Jock Wallace stepped in and was kind enough to offer George a piece of ground next to his loft,which was sited along with three others beside a railway embankment just a stones throw away from Murrayfield rugby stadium and very close to his beloved Hearts of Midlothian ,Tynecastle Park.On this piece of ground there was only room for a small loft so George had to alter his 8 feet stock loft that was going to be his racing loft from now on. On 31st January 1982 all his stock birds and most of his race birds were sold by auction in Dalkeith Community Centre .Of the two cocks mentioned earlier 5424 and 5449 who in 1981 had been paired to the direct Belg hen 3207284 This pair of birds bred a young blue cock SU81ML783 ,which flew all stages to Stafford 220 miles which was a very bad race .This young cock which was three quarters Busschaert and one quarter Burnside King was purchased by a very good fancier from Bonnyrigg,Robert Robertson and to quote his words ''The Best £30 he ever spent''. 783 was broken to Robert's loft as a yearling but not raced,but in the following years has taken three S.N.F.C. positions, 10th section 20th Open Sartilly,500 miles'95th section 197 Open S.N.F.C. Rennes,540 miles,and 30th Open Sartilly,also missing out on the result by a yard on one occassion. The cock George decided to retain 5424 went on to be known as the ''Watchman''and has won a Gold Award in the S.N.F.C.for the following performances .1982 123rd Sartilly 164th section 266th Open Rennes .1983 20th section 70th Open Dorchester 1984 92nd section 197th Open Rennes ,1985 15th section 15th Open Sartilly2,this cocks performances are all the more meritorious for in 1984 George had to move again so his last two positions were gained to another location,and again flying to a different locations and each time to a different loft. In 1986 the ''Watchman''was retired after being picked up in a field by a farmer in the North of England,shot in the legs.This has left him with a limp,but has not stopped him exercising or breeding,as a son of him has won for Andrew and Jim Kerr of Dalkeith 162nd in this yearsvery hard Rennes race.It should be remembered that the three remaining direct Busschaerts were also sold at that January sale and have continued to breed winners rite up to the present time notably for Colin Harrison,in the writers opinion the best and most successful fancier in Norwich.In fact Belg 75-3207284 is now owend by Colin Harrison and one son has won three firsts and topped the Federation.284 has bred many winners for others.I often wondered if George Wilson had concentrated on these Busschaerts just how much winning he would have done,because he never in any year except 1977 took more than four youngsters from each pair. 1977.being the exception due to the demand for his birds for charity sales after his tremendous performances of that year,and also his final year with them,in 1981 he presented most of that years Busschaerts young birds to friends.

This is a short profile of George Wilson of Edinburgh the man wno i believe brought if not the first direct Busschaerts to Scotland,he certainly brought the best.The story begins 13 years ago,1975 in the then Edina R.P.C. This club was a very competitive one indeed possessing a lot of very fine fanciers to name a few Harry Campbell,Doug Stuart(Juniper green),George Wilson,Syd Bangham efc.It was to the last mentioned fancier,the late Syd Bangham we can thank for George Wilson introducing the Busschaerts,for Syd,with the very able help of his loftman Bill Andrews,certainly dominated old bird racing for more than half the programme winning five firsts on the trot with his team of predominately Delbar pigeons. George had started off the 1975 old bird season rather well indeed won the first two races.It was then that Syd ,an Englishman from Shropshire,a fine person and fancier took over and won the next five races,some of those in a convincing manner George, to say the least ,was unhappy about this state of affairs and asked the writer if he knew of any strain of pigeons which would prevent Syd Bangham ever doing the same again.i suggested he obtain some Busschaerts for,as well as being able to fly long distances they seemed to excell at short to middle distance.The next question George asked was,where should he go to obtain these Busschaerts?i told him if it were me who was going to buy them i would get in touch with Ron Hallam.Readers may remember in the early to mid seventies Ron Halam put up some tremendous performances with the Busschaerts.The most notable i think was in 1973 when he was 1st 2nd and 3rd Open London South Coast Combine Bergerac,when there was only four birds on the day from an entry of 3,988 birds at a distance of 458 miles. George duly got in touch with Ron Hallam,and asked about purchasing youngsters of that year,1975,and asked if it would be possible to get them direct of George Busschaert.Ron said he would arrange for this for him and would be in touch in due course.A short time after this George received a telephone call from Mrs Hallam saying the birds had been despatched and were on their way to Scotland as Roy Hallam had chosen a pair for him.George said that the Hallams were the only people who had ever sent pigeons to him without receiving money first,and said they were a pleasure to deal with.These two youngsters arrived the next day,and that was Georges first piece of good fortune as they both turned out to be cocks.The first youngster out of the box was a lovely Blue Cheq Belg 75-3207057 later to be known as 'Puskas'The second youngster Blue Bar white flight Belg 75-3207087 in later life known as' Bamstick. 'With the first two youngsters known to be cocks George once again got in contact with Roy Hallam and asked if he could get two direct hens for him.When the next draft of young birds came over from George Busschaerts,Roy Hallam selected two young hens and sent them up to Scotland for George.The two young hens ring numbers were Belg 75-3207242 a Dark Cheq and Belg 75-3207284 and by coincidence a full sister to Belg 75-3207057'Puskas'although not known at that time.The breeding of the four youngsters was as follows 3207057 and 3207284 were grand-children of the 'Klaren'and Cheq White flight'Sooten'on one side,and'Crayonne'and'Sylvie'on the other.3207087 was a son of'DE-Sloore'and 3207242 was a grand-daughter of 'De622'and 'Nica Nora'.In 1976 the two pairs were put together and no matter which way they paired they bred 1st prize winners every year, Club firsts too numerouse to mention,but during the course of this article i will mention some of their performances at 500 miles pure and crossed. 1977 was a memorable year for George Wilson,one most fanciers dream about.In this year with his magnificent blue bar cock 'Burnside King'SU74SN7713 he won 16th Open SNFC Rennes 7,200 birds competing and 16th SNFC Averanches winning the 'Dewar trophy'for the best performance put up that year by one bird.Burnside King was bred by the late Sandy Hogg of Edinburgh and selected by George as a young bird from Sandys loft.This cock also won five 1st prizes in club .In the same year,1977,George Mealy cock 'Burnside Lad'was 12th Open SNFC Nantes 606 miles,thus 'Burnside King'and 'Burnside Lad' won for him the Dr.William Anderson Memorial Trophy for the best average Rennes 544miles, Nantes 606 miles and Averanches 505 miles in the SNFC races. In 1979 with having established a team of Busschaerts George decided to try a couple at Averanches 505 miles.He decided to send a nest pair of hens 1959 and 1960 both 1st prize winners in club at 260 miles.In their first race at 500 miles they were timed within a minute of each other,1960 being timed at 8,35 p.m. to be 188th Open and 1959 to take 191st Open.