PATTY BHOY

well done

1. What bird has been a domesticated friend to man longer than any other? 2. What animal has helped save so many people that you might not exist had one of your ancestors not been saved by one of them? 3. What animal is the traditional symbol of love and peace? (Be specific.) 4. What animals can routinely find their way home from strange places over hundreds or even thousands of miles away? 5. What winged creature can think abstractly, form concepts, recognize itself in a mirror, and commit images to memory many times faster than human beings? 6. What birds did Queen Victoria raise and love? 7. What animal formed a basis for Charles Darwin’s studies and later became his loving friends? 8. What animals did Picasso love so much he named his daughter after them? 9. What animal has Jimmy Smits grown to love, personally, because of the character he plays in the hit TV show NYPD Blue? 10. What kind of dove did Noah release from the ark? (Be specific) 11. What bird was used to take aerial photography? 12. What animal did Lockheed Aircraft Company use to send messages between facilities across Los Angeles in order to avoid traffic? 13. What bird has no sound for pain – and therefore suffers and dies in silence? 14. What animal has been revered for 12,000 years and, only in the last century, has been severely abused by man? 15. What bird brings life to an often otherwise bleak inner-city landscape? 16. What non-native bird inhabits areas without displacing native species? 17. What animal was used in Desert Storm to send messages that otherwise would not have gotten through due to intense radio jamming? 18. What was a favorite animal of the famous artists Picasso, Monet and Matisse? 19. What animals are encouraged to provide a fertilizer of choice for famous brands of champagne? 20. What is the common name for the Rock Dove? 21. What word in the dictionary means the same as the word "dove"? 22. What bird is falsely accused of spreading many diseases to people? 23. What birds feed milk to their babies? 24. What birds solved incredibly complex puzzles to become one of the two top birdbrains of England? 25. What bird is commonly sacrificed as nothing more than live targets placed in the sights at the end of a shotgun? 26. What bird adorns foods, beauty products, a famous bank, and credit cards worldwide? (Be specific) 27. What is one member of the dinosaur family who is still alive and well today? will post answers at 10.30pm

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have a season ticket for the Celtic.

Just to let members know of http://www.pigeonradio.com/, where this tuesday at 6.00 pst (-8 hours on GMT so 2 am UK time) Bill "the Book" Richardson will be a guest. Well worth a listen if your up or worth a look at anytime

the only answer for that is to keep football and politics away from pigeons :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

cheers m8

what club are you flying with jock3,whats the fed fee`s for this year.

anyone on here a member of the central fed.

what was the post??????

bring back the birch,or get them up a dark close ;)

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Possibly the greatest race flown to the U.K. pre-war was organised by the Irish Hospital Trust Ltd. It was open to every fancier in Great Britain and was named "The Dublin Pigeon Derby". The outright winner was a Blood Red Cock raced by William (Wull) Howie of Kilwinning Homing Society, and proprietor of the Star Inn, Kilwinning, there were over 30,000 pigeons in the convoy which were released on 28th May 1937. Mr Howie named his victor "Red Mac" who returned on a 1286 velocity for the 172 miles journey. Red Mac won 1st prize of £600 which by far was the largest money prize for a pigeon race to that point in history. Hugh Kennedy who lived in Kilwinning had a part to play in his licence premises, Hugh attended round the lofts at the rear. Red Mac was a five year old however Wull was keen on a couple of two year old hens which had been showing early form, Hugh suggested putting the Blood Red in too. The thinking behind this was with such a huge entry the old boy would have a mind of his own and make of quickly. The rest is now history.

Temperature and humidity control To protect the fit racing pigeon from losing form, the temperature in the loft must be above 10 and below 30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity kept below 65%. These are the conditions that favour continuing health and known as the thermo-neutral zone for the pigeon. In most lofts, it is the humidity, more than the temperature, which determines whether the birds rest or not at night. Humidity measures the amount of moisture in the air, irrespective of the air temperature, but it is the high humidity (greater than 65%) associated with a temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius that most affects the pigeons ability to rest. The pigeon loses form and becomes susceptible to illness when it does not to get adequate rest. The droppings in the loft are the best indication of the humidity levels. In the healthy loft, a low humidity (less than 55%) gives a consistently nutty brown dropping, whereas a higher humidity (greater than 65%) will produce green watery droppings. At night-time, when the pigeons need to rest, there is always a rise in the humidity, because as the temperature drops the humidity rises. This explains the droppings turning wet and green the morning after a cold humid night, but which then turn nutty brown by the afternoon as the day warms up and the humidity drops. No two lofts, even if they are identical, will have the same humidity levels, because the humidity inside the loft relates directly to the humidity outside the loft. The controlling factor of humidity is the location (or geography) of the loft. Often fanciers will re-create their previously successful loft design when they move from one house to another but find that they are no longer successful flyers. The only difference is the location of the loft.

cracking looking y/bs

hopefully all come back in the morning

anti freeze and milk will sort them oot. ;D ;D

years ago a guy i know raced the doos,let the birds out 1 of the birds hit wires had a frill right down its front for years.this bird still done the business race wise winning and getting places from good race points.

Just to let the members know,myself and my daughter went and visited Jimmy White today at his home.We couldn`t of asked for a better welcome,Jimmy showing us his garden and his cracking looking love birds and canarys(first time seen red canarys) 8) 8),when we went into Jimmy`s house the trophy display from his time with pigeons was first class plus his photo of sir colin what a cracking looking bird.The only downside was the wife phoneing from ikea to pick up our furniture ;D ;D ;DJimmy then took us out to see his birds and what a credit they are absolutely fabulous looking birds especially the black cheq cock.So if you get the chance to visit Jimmy go for it,a man who trually loves his birds and the sport of pigeon racing. once again Jimmy on behalf of me and my daughter thanks very much. 8) 8) 8)

good system,should be fool proof

always better being on the safe side.

will probably go with this plot,club i used to fly with had there clubhouse here.

1 club has about 25 flying members the other has 20 flying members.

the 7 lofts fly in 1 club,the other 2 with an other club.