nipper

Let the bird up at 0945 this morning . Bird home safe by one oclock. Now who is going to phone about the 15 I lost on Saturday ???lolol :-/ :'( :-/

Meet the family !

WAY AHEAD OF YOU IAN !!! Thay have a map stuck on the inside of the training crate ! While we are here ! Youve seen the dogs , So If anyone wants to know about the dogs ask Ian ! Independant reference !! cant be bad !!

I wish my doo,s had a pedigree like this !!!

Jack and Skye , on the right

Pups at three days old ,and Mum

Eight pups for sale , liver and white , 4 bitches and 4 dogs , born Sat 28th July . First time I have bred a litter of pups in the last twenty years as a keeper . Both dogs work fulltime for me . The only downside is that I am up here in Aberdeen . All KC registered . Dog or bitches £ 300 each Send me your email addy and I will send the pedigrees and pictures to let you see . None have been picked yet as I havent advertised anywhere. I will be in the next few weeks so you guys will get first shout . I wont be sending them out untill they are at least 8 weeks old . Should be trained and ready for its first season at 15 months old ! perfect . nipper

Mealy GB07S91823 Came in at 6 oclock tonight (Aberdeen ) .seems ok.

Fantastic day Ian ! Congratulations. By the look of the pictures , you even had beefburgers "On the hoof" . Cant get any fresher than that !

These tail winds can be dangerous things Harky !!!

Lib at 10.25 into sunshine and light traffic . Didnt circle the loft ,but went straight in through trap. Sat at the table by 10.35 And had another of those magnificent breakfast,s !!! Returned to my own box by 12.00 to sleep it off ...................burp !

Do Tumbler men have competitions ? If so ,what constitutes a good Tumbler ? I dont know much about Tumblers ! But I would have thought a Tumbler that hits the roof or the ground is tumbling too much ?????

Hi Pego, You got that dead right ! This is why I can trap myself into Ian and Marlenes kitchen real fast !! Ian and Marlenes legendary breakfast !!! Neighbours from heaven !! ;D ;D

You rattle the frying pan about ten thirty and you will see how fast I can trap !!! ;D ;D ;D

Can you not leave the sputnick open when you leave to train the birds ? if you can you could put a little food in they loft for them to get used to (first in gets fed ).At least they would learn to go into the loft each time instead of waiting around to be let in ? My own youngsters know now that if they waste time on the roof they dont get there breakfast !!

From March 2007 Whether you have ETS or not,The people who were winning the averages ect over the last few years will still be winning the averages .Not because of ETS , but because they know how to fly pigeons !! The pigeon hasnt got a clue that it has an ETS ring on its leg ,all it wants to do is get back inside the loft . Getting the bird right on the day is more important than ANY clocking system .The continentals and Americans use them all the time without any of this bull****,and in a couple of years time there wont be much moaning over here either . COST ! still at school ,difficult . so you cut your teeth on a manual clock and if you still want race pigeons ,you buy an ETS system when you start working .( show me young lad that doesnt drink more than 4 or 5 times that in a year ! ) We all know people who buy birds EVERY year !, save your money and buy a new clock . You play the game to the level you can afford ! That applies to every sport where you have to buy equipment ,pigeon racing is no different . The other thing about every sport is that you will always get the ones who will find something to gripe about . ETS wont finnish this sport ! Politics probably will !

Buy stuff called "Tracking powder" , I put it in an old biscuit tin or shoe box , cut a small round hole in either end and spread the powder inside the box or tin . Put it in an area where the mice will run through it and every now and then have a look for footprints. Its a poison they lick off there feet ect ,so when the footprints stop ,you know they are under control again !. I use an old feather to spread out the powder every time I look . That will sort out the attic , but the loft is a different matter . Same again with the tin , but put a couple of the new plastic traps inside and channel them in with a strip of cardboard so they have to cross the trap . The next time you have a bacon roll scrape some fat from the frying pan and put it on the trap plate ! they cant resist it !!.

Loading the transporter has nothing to do with ETS ! The cost nowadays has nothing to do with ETS ! And seeing as the moans are becoming even more pathetic at times . Can I have a petrol subsidy ? because fred next door can afford to train his birds more than me !!! Its not fair !!!!! BOO HOO !! Time penalties !!! BALLCOCKS !!

Best of luck jumbo ! And for everyone else sending birds .

Clarkey !! Those birds are bonnie looking things . Its a shame they have to put up with Ian . ;D :'( ;D

Your brilliant you are Ian !!!! You give me the job at 09.51 ! Then sack me at 11.46 !!! How much redundancy pay do I get ???

If you tie the left wing to the right b$$lock, and then launch it off the loft, I bet it will tumble for you !!!! ;D ;D Country westy pigeons !!! I like that one !!! lololo

Congratulations !!!! You have won a night out ,all at your own expense ! Well done ;D ;D

Looks like I will need to get some beef on my ones ! The chap I got them off said mine were the small big ones ??? The realy big big ones are coming later ??? Nice birds Chickadee. Maybe get down to visit you guys later on ! Kinda busy just now ,Got 5000 pheasants to look after !!! Nipper

Where are the pictures ?