St Finnan Loft

At this time of year we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ it is important to also remember the good saints , St Michael, St Paul, St Andrew and of course St Mirren........... Merry Christmas .

Fife fed presentation 2011 part 2

Fife fed presentation 2011 part 1

Well done to Davie Brown - great result in the Christmas Race. .

Hi Lads, For some reason I get no reply on who purchased my young bird in sale lot 22 when I email the person credited or send them a personal message HELP,

Enjoyed looking at the photos Alex keep up the good work. Did anyone take photos later in the evening - I bet there would have been some crackers at closing time knowing the lads as I do.

Yes 1,009 miles vel 687 or 24 mph

YES Black Rocket 1st Fed only day bird Ist North Sec 11th SNFC Rennes 663mls 7,953 birds 17 hrs 40 min on wing Wilson Noble had a lot more birds of this calibre. Joe Murphy has done an article on Wilson in the past worth a read.

How many other birds have flown over 1,000 mls into Scotland ? Wilson Nobles Sir Lancelot 1,260 mls Rome Violet Eyes 1st Palamos into Scotland 1,113 mls Young Violet 1stover 1,000 mls to Scotland Perpignan 1,058 mls Perfection 1st to Scotland 1,113mls (The great John Ellis introduced this line to a granddaughter of Wellbank Reliable to produce 2755 the sire of the great Wellbank Lass) Cock o the North bred andraced by Albert Bruce 1,141 miles from Barcelonato Fraserburgh ANY OTHERS

An overdose of garlic as mentioned, table salt, even believe it or not water (which will remove excess salts from the body) can kill a bird to the point that they are poisoned and could potentially die?" Probably - there is an LD-50 for almost everything However a few normal cloves are beneficial. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LD50

Young bird 2012 which will be three times John Ellis,s 3497 The Bill Gibson cock bred by Andy Thomson 5 times nat prize winner also on dam and sires side is 3811 a stock bird of Johns he is a g-son of Wellbank Endurance 1st sec 27th Open Palamos 1,044 miles etc etc see recent post by Gareth

I will donate a young bird from my yearling hen 1st West sect Fife Fed 2nd section 24th S.N.F.C Eastbourne 400mls 2011. >>>> Done Thanks Ian

Many thanks for your birthday greetings, it's just a number now worse luck

You have my deepest sympathy on the death of your dad I know how important he was in your life Your relationship was quite special and while this makes the loss so very painful, I do believe that your closeness and warm memories will bring you comfort. Know that I am thinking of you and your family. James Joe Mullen

Here we go again the time of year when we are asked to part with hard earned cash,after reading some for sale adverts in the pigeon press and net I have to wonder what you lads think of it all? A half truth deceives the reader by presenting something believable and using those aspects of the statement that can be shown to be true as good reason to believe the statements are true in entirety, first again, but no mention of first what ,if its club say so , how many members sent etc, if Fed the same. If it’s National we would all know anyway. When words like against the odds, crap location, massive overfly given away,fanciers are best to look at a map and find where the owner flies to, if he is not in the west what about the lads who are really in a crap position that’s the west, we are all aware that anyone in the west whether it’s the club, fed, or Nationalis usually are up against it and you would expect them to hint at that fact but seldom do I hear them mention it.Fanciers should take the time to ensure statements in an advert represent the whole truth. A person deceived by a half truth considers the advert to be fact. The pigeon press needs the revenue from advertising and most fanciers are 100% honest when compiling sale lists and good luck to them if they help to cover there costs it’s the lads who may be conned I worry about.

Pigeon fancier's ticking rucksack causes bomb scare at Dunblane train station Jul 29 2011 A major security alert was sparked when a pigeon fancier's rucksack was left on a train today. Police were called at around 9am by a railway worker. It is understood the bag had a timer inside which raised suspicion. Around five "emergency units" from the Scottish Ambulance Service headed to the scene at Dunblane train station in Stirlingshire this morning. The rucksack, which sources said belonged to a pigeon fancier, is now in lost property. A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We were contacted with a report of a suspicious package on an empty train. It was reported by a member of rail staff at Dunblane station. "Officers attended and the package is not suspicious."

Thanks. My main problem is that when I try to actually create a gallery (not upload the pics - that's the stage after, I assume) it doesn't allow me to do it. It just gives a message saying: "The following errors were found, please correct them: You are not allowed to post images in this category so there is no reason for you to create an album in it" The way I'm going about it is... I go into "My profile", click on "Edit my profile", click on the "Gallery" tab, then in the "Your Albums" section it says: "Click here to create your first album!" I click & it takes me to a window where it asks for album name, description etc. but then it just gives me the same message over & over again, denying me from creating a gallery to store my pictures in... All help is much appreciated! Where am I going wrong? Got it thanks lads.......

Thanks for this guide, but I seem to be having trouble creating a gallery to keep all my photos in...

Thanks for directing me to this page. It tells me how to create an album, but even if I follow these steps it doesn't let me post... Why is this? Why does it say that only some members can post photographs?

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me out... I'm new to the forum & I thought I'd add some pictures to my gallery to share my photos with other users. However, every time I try to create a gallery it tells me that I can't post in that "category". I've tried everything! Changing the category, changing who can view the photos & changing the title of the album. Nothing works. Can someone please tell me where I'm going wrong? Is it a problem with my settings & if so, how do I sort it? Thanks in advance.

The Champion pigeon is driven by an instinctive sense of purpose shaped by evolution its sole focus is the journey, its undivided intent is to reach its loft, eggs, mate. It is driven by determination and has the ability not to be distracted from seeking and finding it’s home. It is not deterred by a feeling of fear in a strange unwanted environment this in turn stirs it to show the courage and ability others are not born with. I personally believe champions pigeons are born and only require the correct environment and opportunity to show the result of evolution. Evidence now shows that migratory birds have flocks with ages that vary from a few months to 10yrs and some 30yrs or more. Yet from an early age pigeon fanciers divide the young from the old exercising and training the young on their own even, daily exercise around the loft is done on their own and not with the old birds. I firmly believe a great number of young birds lost are not allowed to mature into the champions they could and should be as they were put under too much strain at an early age. This seems to be against nature’s way, as the young are taught by their elders in the wild. Could this be a reason for the massive losses we are having at present? Bottom line is no one knows for sure what has been affecting our birds ability to navigate. We just know there have been more and more hard races and greater losses. We may not discover what the problem or combinations of problems are, but surely allowing the young birds to gain confidence while flying in a mixed age group can only help them mature.