walterboswell59

2 off the spin hen the cheq hen is the yearling that was that was 84th sect snfc newberry 5th sect 11th open snfc clermont dam the sin hen sire son of old de barcelona cock the mealy hen is a great pigeon she was 1st sect 4th open in her only race as a yb a 3rd and 4th as a yearling 1st sect 12 open fed salsburgh as a 2 yr old and scored in newbury and maidstone nationals last year a real honest hen her dam is the spin hen and her sire was the direct son of de vale barcelona

im not saying its right or an excuse but some guys just cant aford 40 or 50 pound to get them back dont know the anser its a hard one

nice youngbirds lindsay hope you have some luck with them

aye davie pity about his owner lol my sons going to drop in on his way home from work about 9 oclock so ill get him to put some more on for me he got some good photos the first two were just a dummy run the rest are better davie you have a few grandchildren off the old guy i think

so am i pat but dont know how have to wait till my son gets off back shift to phone him im stuck lol

your right m8 aarden in them all

yes the reds and meallies are from the spin hen and stb mealy cock direct son of de vale barcelona cal ive a load off her last year to with one of the mealy cocks i bought at kerr stainthorpes sale he was 8th section 50th open reims so looking forward to see how they do as yearlings they will go to the coast 350 miles see how they do they deff look the part m8

sorry guys i forgot what he told me to do already and he has taken photos of six of my winners and there not bad for his first time but ill get him later on so ill tell you a bit about the two thats on the old cocks full brother was sold to the house of aarden steve right at blackpool auction from louella for 3600 or 3800 pounds i talked michael down from 900 each for him and his half brother to 1300 pounds for both as i knew i was taking a chance they were 11 years old at the time best move i ever made both bred winners for me the half brother was on loan to a friend the past two years and was missing eggs when i got him back i gave him to pal billy 99 and he filled eggs straight away for billy the same year i bought the old cocks i bought a double grandaughter of lady wegan i paid 300 for her what a pigeon cracker and paired her to my cock and got 8 very inbred vander wegans real crackers they were on there 4th pair when a guy offerd me 600 pounds for the hen so i let her go as i had what i wanted these youngsters are breeding winners every year for me the old cocks bred about 12 firsts between them but there children are prolific breeders for me they cross with anything in the aarden line and have loads off them at different ages ready to go to the nationals this year the spin hen was a gift to me from michael massarella and what a gold mine she turned out to be and shes only 7 this year 11 firsts 5 1st west sections lanarkshire fed and without checking my book 4 or 5 birds to score in the snfc the best being a yearling that was 84th section newberry national 370 miles then 5th section 11th open clermont national 521 miles she is bred as close to kuyper bros the spin as its pos to get nowdays the spin is sire grandsire and greatgrandsire to 13 or more 1st open national winners in europe cant remember them all that michael told me but smarged 1 2 and 3 and kuypers 1 2 and 3 plus de saint vincent is 7 i remember all 600 and 700 mile winners my spin hen was paired to my direct son of de vale barcelona the first year i got her bred 8 latebreds from them then the cock fell behind my nest boxes when i was on holiday and died only two of the 8 were old enough to catch the the fed come back race from consett 110 miles or so 8 tosses and the pair was 1st and 2nd club 1st and 3rd section 4th and 8th open 4000 birds two were put to stock and are breeding winners and six from the 8 have won in club and fed what a loss of a top cock but the spin hen has now bred winners with 4 different cocks not a bad gift eh thanks to michael hope i can get some of the winning sons and daughters off them on later when my son paul shows me how hope its of interest to you guys

f k im lost now my sons gone to work now we had to downsize the photos but it only lets me put up 2 at a time and i dont know how to get them from my documents on to basics ill have to phone him tonight aw well its a start i suppose

this is my dark cheq cock direct son of de barcelona when paired to his own daughter lady wegan every son ive put to stock from this cock has bred winners for me he is 18 years old and still fertile the cheq pied hen is my spin hen dam of 11 firsts with 4 scoring in the snfc inc 11th open clermont national 521 miles she is pure kuyper bros very inbred to the champion stock cock the spin i will try and put on some winning children from them and others when i learn how

welldone the gers

misty but not as cold as yesterday morning hope the sun gets out

happy birthday guys

morning guys

thanks george ill let you know m8

going to try and put some photos of my birds on for me hope it works

think ours is same as yours andy ill have the latebreads ready to give me some fun for the first four

thats a good team george not many will have that to send if you get 2or 3 from the 7 you will be doing well m8 its very hard to get them from the gold cup race good luck to you

wellcome to basics bobandson

morning guys

id leave as is for this year with all yb in new loft whats the hurry plenty time for an easy move next season m8

happy birthday guys enjoy your day

frosty but sun shinning strong here in lanarkshire

morning guys