Mike Lycett

Would tend to agree with Rose If they're bred for the job, they'll handle the jump easily enough

Best all Round Fancier is not necessarily where i'd buy birds from.... In Belgium, I'd go for Herbots Bros

I voted for "other" 'cos there's not a bird on our garden ever been treated for it. If you've got birds of a sound constitution then surely its not needed?

Peter I can hold it for as long as me wants too!

Like we had on Saturday Full cloud cover, restricted visibility, bit of East in the wind, early season - BEGGING for problems & we got 'em

Tammy The fat lady aint singing yet. My fiver is staying in me wallet ;D

At the meeting held with DEFRA yesterday they have refused to lift the restrictions. However, they are meeting again today to listen to fresh appeals from the sport to lift the ban Will hear tonight & update tomorrow

I genuinely think we'll race from France this season - might not be lifted tomorrow, but it'll happen I'm sure

There's a meeting tomorrow & my money is on it being lifted Rose

We have a meeting with DEFRA tomorrow to allow us to race from France. No problems at all on the European side - just the UK

1 hr 50 mins for 94 miles

Cracking visibility -15 miles or so, very light winds, probably "Lt Variable". Sun hazing through- very humid

Bath - 94 miles Very poor visibility forecast though. South windsi n Midalnds - ver light. Light SE in South of the country

5.6% I think it was!!! Was good in the box

Och Aye Jock Spark!! The best of the Verkerks are excellent. By the way BraveHeart, took Cal and Jasper for a country walk this PM and we stopped off for a drink. Hve a guess what the guest ale was??? DEUCHARS!!!!! He gets everywhere!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Alan Ours are exercising well enough, but they just aren't muscled up enough yet. Hopefully the race will help to bring 'em on a bit - thats the idea anyway!

Sure- not confident of how good a guide we'll be this week though! Will let you know, but it won;t be quick - the PC is at a different address to the lofts. If there's East we won't go to B'Ham Sat Fed....

Rose True - but we're also in the Burton & Derby Fed, and Birmingham Saturday Fed - so we've options... Only sending 5 x 2 yr old cocks anyway. We're not 100% ready yet Mike

Yes- 100% true They blought a new Geraldy transporter but need the ABS brakes sorting & paperwork sorting & its unlikely to be finished in time so they've cancelled Mike

Mark Pairing two pigeons of qualiy together would ionvariably breed the goods would you feel?? Mike

sounds about right to me - pretty nippy in the breeze also

Top lines Stu that - top lines

that's all we can go on at the moment tomo

I think some races will appeal to most, but blimey, I'd love to see one pigeon do 'em all!! That WOULD be an achievement !!

Form takes an age to acquire and a minute to lose - that's my opinion. Adverse weather can knock pigeons off form I'm certain of it