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  1. 1 hour ago, REDCHEQHEN said:

    I'm not sure that is the purpose of a vet, to sign off to say birds are vaccinated. My vet is expecting to collect a dropping sample and do a salmonella test - which is what they do for poultry exports for the EU, even though pigeons are not in the food chain, they are being 'exported' to be released. This is just second guessing on both parts. 

    Always been a bone of contention whether pigeons could be classed as poultry whether you eat them or not, but you cannot transport either to the EU. without vac for newcastle disease / paramxyovirus  . I think any vet would would have to check the vac certs before passing the convoy for export and it is the quality and value of our certs that would be questioned because they have been done by amateurs.  This might be why they are still seeking " guidance " 

     

     

    I cannot believe a vet will sign off a loft as vaccinated  if he has not done the job himself ,and this may be where the mention of an  " additional " visit is coming from.                    As regards the export health certificate if a vet has to sign off the convoy  ,I would imagine he will want to see  paper work from another vet, a vac cert with club stamp and lay witnesses might not cut the mustard.

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    I cannot believe a vet will sign off a loft as vaccinated  if he has not done the job himself ,and this may be where the mention of an  " additional " visit is coming from.                    As regards the export health certificate if a vet has to sign off the convoy  ,I would imagine he will want to see  paper work from another vet, a vac cert with club stamp and lay witnesses might not cut the mustard.

  3. Im a terrier man, love the little rascals, but a terrier is nothing without dash ,style, intelligence and above all, quiet steady fearless courage, but most of the dogs I see now are appalling ,if they were fighting a rat , you would have your money on the rat.

    It seems dross can be churned out to a stream of buyers and at the end of covid the dog rescue centers will be full of dumped sub standard dogs with all sorts of issues caused by owners who wanted a "FUR BABY" and cared little about the quality or the needs of the animal they purchased,

  4. all we need tae know now do the woman outnumber the men on the island :smiling-scarecrow-329:

    YES, PRE COVID SPARE WOMEN FORMED DANGEROUS HERDS 30 TO 40 STRONG CALLED " RAMBLING GROUPS" WHO,S MISSION IN LIFE WAS TO GRAB OLD GUYS AND "IMPROVE "THEM, NEVER MIND THEY HAVE ALREADY PUT SOME POOR DEVIL IN THE GRAVE. LUCKILY I HAVE A WEE DUG WHO WARNS ME WHEN THEY ARE HALF A MILE AWAY, AND I TROT AWAY AND WATCH FROM A VANTAGE POINT IN THE NEAREST PUB

  5. my dogs would kill the stoats but guess they would only want to relocate them

    NO THEY HAVE IMPORTED THOUSANDS OF KILL TRAP BOXES ARTIC LOADS OF THEM ,HALF A DOZEN BRAND NEW PICKUPS SPENDING 5 MILLION ON THE JOB VERY LITTLE RSPB MONEY MOSTLY EUROPEAN---- SCOTGOV MONEY .

  6. RSPB ORKNEY ARE LOOKING FOR DOG HANDLERS TO FIND STOATS THE JOB WILL LAST 4 YEARS 21-25 THOU A YEAR CLOSES IN THREE DAYS. WHEN I WAS YOUNG I KEPT LURCHERS AND TERRIERS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DREAM JOB FOR ME , OUT ALL DAY HUNTING AND GETTING PAID FOR IT ! THERE IS A PIGEON CLUB AND ITS A GREAT PLACE TO STAY.JUST THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE A HEADS UP TO ANY BODY OUT OF WORK,

  7. I have read and heard about this wretch for years ,no doubt he is not "too tightly wrapped" but it seems the law is letting fanciers down. Over the years he has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage and loads of misery to people unlucky enough to be targeted by him. If it was not pigeons that were involved,but other offences, repeatedly vandalising cars for instance,so that insurance companies and police were constantly involved , a more serious view of his activities might have been taken . I don,t know if the person has mental illness or a personality disorder, but with the constant repetition of his offences it seems that both he and more importantly the public are being let down by the various services involved. When people have no recourse or protection or satisfaction from the legal route it is no wonder in the past they have taken more direct action.

  8. If they have a way of protecting birds from peregrine attacks perhaps they would like to share it with us. When peregrines have mounted an attack on my birds they work like a collie at sheep they don,t stoop , just fly flat, single one out and kill. I have waved a bucket bag sized flag at them and shouted till i,m blue in the face to no avail they still kill . No doubt most fanciers have had similar event.

     

    After covids lifted they can come and "PATROL" fanciers lofts and show us how its done.

  9. I was asked by my fed sec [as is usual] to give him the number of rings the club requires for next year by end of May so that he can send amount wanted off to S H U which then collates numbers and places order. If there is no old bird racing or young bird racing this season a lot of fanciers lofts will be stowed out and this will limit amount amount of rings ordered through the federations for next year. Would it be possible to delay S H U order till it becomes certain this seasons young bird racing takes place ? I remember discussions on the forum about the timing of ring issue in the past and i have no wish to plough that ground again, but if the S H U order to supplier was delayed to co-inside with a january issue it might be no bad thing.

  10. The 1981 Homing World stud book has an excellent article by Matt White of Paisley on breeding barless and dilutes, he explains it in layman,s terms and it is relatively easy to understand . It is the best article I have read on the subject. Maybe one of the computer boffins on site could dig it out as surely the article has been copied elsewhere .

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