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Due to the article of Brasspening in the BHW magazine regarding illegal substances being used in Belgium ,Holland etc how much of these substances are coming to this country via bus trips and organised tours ,and after reading another article on our site regards cayenne pepper it actualy i am told holds a pain killing property is this a drug !!? what do others think .No disrespect to the member who asked the question regarding cayenne pepper.

After all those simple ,natural sugestions ie clean water ,grit,cider vinegar,fresh air ,dry loft everything we can get for next to nothing do we medicate with all different chemicals and think it does our birds good ,all we are doing is giving some one a good living for what ! my favourite is potasium permagnate good for the control of infection through the drinker.

Name and shame

Thats just what I was looking ebay for yesterday cant make up my mind though as I was wondering about a chimney out the end of my loft made with plastic drainage pipes ,I have a corridor and amount of bloom gathering in it isnt real so something will need to be done.

Well I have been away for the birds for a while but that has given me some new info I never realised artficial insimination was being used ,but why not its done with other animals and the like.Never thought.

Well if your anything like me you dont! believe all you read ,imagine having a pigeon in your loft with tremendous racing ability or breeding ability ,you could sell there ofspring a hundred times over and the potential buyer only has its place of orign as a proven truth not what its bred off.

If they were to put it on the cost of fuel woudnt they first have to make sure that the whole country was paying the same per iitre ,the Highlands and most of Scotland pay more than the south but I do agree it would get hold of those that dont tax there car .

Cold here a slight covering of snow but at least the wind has gone down.

I should hope not but on saying that there is more chance of that happening than the Westminster Leaders dealing with him they have no hope against his intellect nor his debating ability.

Gale blowing here in Turriff along with hail and snow showers buckets blown over ,but the doos are fed thanks tae the wife she is a great help .

I am of the same opinion if you start looking into a strain you find they are called one thing but in reality they are a mixture of peoples pigeons ie sherlakens have Hoffkin,Janssen and what ever else god knows through them I often think rather than look for something special I should take my own advice and stop getting caught up in the strain game and concentrate on what we have,but its just the lure of the adverts.

Has anyone on here heard of Sherlacken pigeons or am i just dreamen the name up & does anyone know who flys them today.

Breeding is just a stab in the dark good racers & breeders dont necessarliy pass there qualities on ,but obtaining your stock from a loft that does its share of winning gives you a chance ,books,old hand or what ever are just a good read ,theories ,ideas secret formulas just propoganda to reel the fancier in well thats my opinion for what its worth ,but it certainly not worth arguing about ,so good luck to all in there breeding as thats just what it is .

I havent shown doos myself not for any particular reason but if in your position iwould keep them in basket then next day let them fly back to there box or perch good learning ,a night away from home!

Sunny but cold here a frost like chill in the air.

If i remember correctly the hen would be the dominant factor as the hen passes on its traits through genes to the cocks and the cocks pass on there traits through genes to the hens .I did use to know more about this as i did a lot of reading on this but i have forgoten more than i learned ,there are some guys who are sht hot on this and they would be more help,check net for pigeon genetics.

I have just seen this post and i was just thinking of makeing a hopper ,what kind of hopper do you use ,and how do you avoid the birds throwing about the seeds they dont like,and wasteing food .

I dont have my birds split up yet and let them out at sometime once a day generaly they fly for a good while ,coming down landing then take of again .I suppose things will change when on eggs and young ,as for sitting on roofs i try to avoid this by keeping them controled by feed ,this i realize will have to change when feedin young,I am on a housing scheme and do all i can to save bother with neighbours cheers for your comments .

I think i will be doing much the same ,I have loads of time but with bad health i just dont have the energy so trying to let them get on natural i think is for me .All the coments and ideas coming from the members has given me something to think about and i can only but thank you .

Well can i pick your brains ,when you put to the first race what position are your doos in ,are they sittin eggs or young and do you pair up March or earlier Blaz.

The question i ask is if a sprint type doo is on natural will it beat or keep up with widowhood cocks or hens ,can natural compete with widowhood,roundabout i am going to fly natural with a sprint, long distance mixture of doos ,I think controling the build up of food progressing through the week must be the important factor what do you say.

Diatomasious earth powder dust boxes and perches rub some on your hands and handle your doos this should take care of things .

Thanks for the help.

Does anyone know this ring number,can you help.SU13 AN 168 thanks.

Diatomaceous earth feed grade look it up on computer ,dust perches ,nest boxes any where they perch ,also add to bath water good stuff in my opinion.