PATTY BHOY

this is why she try`s her heart out for you,well done.

try here mate. http://www.linell.co.uk/service.html

do we have any final results yet.

makes you wonder why he reported it.

sometimes you have to think what is best for the birds,liberate or keep in basket for 5 to 8 hours.i know what i would do.

so true,the last thing the birds need is someone trying to pull their leg off. ;D ;D ;D

Overcrowded lofts do not race to their true potential. Overcrowding increases fighting, creates restlessness and increases the staleness of the air. Overcrowded lofts have consistently good droppings, although the birds may be healthy. Often healthy nutty droppings return when the numbers are decreased. The best race results occur when the numbers are kept around 25 birds per 6 foot x 6 foot by 6 foot loft.

any more of this jimmy and you`ll be asked to appear on britains got talent beside susan boyle.

any word of john mcneill broxburn.

a wisnae far away with my times.

seen birds go over about 6.30 but might not be from race.

go to seafield cat and dog home in Edinburgh,you`ll get a couple off jacks there just give a donation.

All Federation races shall be flown on the system of velocity Proper. All inland races to close on the day of liberation at 22.00 Hours OB and 20.30 hours YB. Overseas races up to and including Nantes close at the end of TWO (2) days at 22.00 hours OB and 20.30 hours YB. Beyond Nantes close at the end of THREE (3) days at 22.00 hours. The hours of darkness shall be 22.00 hours to 05.00 hours for old birds races and 20.30 hours to 06.00 hours young bird races.

port glasgow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

somewhere ;D

good luck to all snrpc members on todays race,i`ll take a guess and say the first birds will arrive about 19.45pm.

what do the members think is the quickest way to put your birds through on basketing night,ets or the old clock.. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :-/ :-/ :-/

cheers hotrod,will have a look.

what hotel did you stay in chris.

i know this is not pigeon related but has any members been to the Fanabe sur hotel in costa adeje Tenerife.

try 2nd link.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/racing-pigeon-loft-plus-contents_W0QQitemZ170338362969QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Birds?hash=item27a8f52659&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

this would be ok for new starter. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/racing-pigeon-loft-plus-contents

Here is a bird that served man in wars, the Franco – Prussian probably, WW I & WW II certainly and is recorded as having flown 600 miles on the day as recently as the 1970’s. My informants tell me the bird in its pure form is extinct in Belgium, perhaps has recently gone so in England with the shutdown of Hammond & Whittaker loft. And here is what we know of the birds in the North America. In Canada they are proposed as an extinct strain, but this is suspect information because the informant on this subject promotes another strain of the birds as the oldest racing birds left. I have no information on the Grooters of Mexico, but there is no reason to suspect they could not have survived there, it is simply unknown whether they have or not. There were pure Grooters in Cuba in the loft of a Mr Reyes in the late 40’s and this is one place it might be investigated and the old Grooters discovered with success because the Cubans still race and the economic embargo has likely prevented these people having upgraded their birds to the extent it has happenned elsewhere. But what about the USA?

The Grooters are the result of two distinct lines, namely, the “Vossen†of “De Roden†and “De Witkelen.†“ De Witkelen†or “White Throats†are so called because their ancestors showed this characteristic in their plumage; these are, in all respect, beautiful birds. In this line, the pupil is very clear and rather large. The mutual basic circle is generally easy to detect, and it surrounds the pupil perfectly; it is not very large, but is extremely neat and clear. The first circle of the iris shows itself in the form of a small net, while the second, which is rather large as compared to the first circle, is of a vivid red color. The beak is somewhat larger than average, but devoid of extensive wattles. The ceres are very slightly developed. The plumage is very rich, and super-abundant. The wing feathers are very wide. The dominant colors are satin-black, light and dark, and pieds.