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Well done guys :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done all, looks like they had a tough fly :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done Willie :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done folks :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done all :emoticon-0137-clapping:

A very nice gesture Ronnie well done and congratulations to Eddie who won the prize :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done all :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done folks :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Losses have been widespread and have affected most lofts this year and previous, after 2 races on the channel this season the birdage of the NIPA was reduced by 75%. Again yesterday racing from Penzance only one bird made the result into Derry city and that was to a young lad who has only been racing the past few years leaving the seasoned channel & distance men with empty perchs and good birds lost again when they should be home. As Paul says we all need to get our heads together and look at these problems with the losses and possible causes as the sport will be dead before too long. The cost of breeding, training and luckily if they make it to the racing pannier is not cheap but with the losses incurred season after season if it was a business it would have been shut down a long time ago :(

Good luck all

Good Morning basics members, hope you all have a good day

Bright and sunny morning here in Derry :emoticon-0157-sun:

:emoticon-0123-party: Happy Birthday :emoticon-0123-party:

Well done Gary :emoticon-0137-clapping:

You must be doing something right when you got them all home and as Archie has said the birds must be content in the loft, well done

Well done folks

Well done folks :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done Robert and all who timed :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Well done guys :emoticon-0137-clapping:

I have a hen that incubated her eggs until they hatched without the cock bird. One of the young birds died around 8 days old but she has reared the other a healthy young bird that I weaned over last week.

Good Morning folks, good luck to all those that are racing their birds today

:emoticon-0123-party: Happy Birthday guys :emoticon-0123-party:

Dry and bright morning here in Derry :emoticon-0157-sun:

cracking looking pigeon Ken, good luck with him today

Too many hurdles and dangers facing our birds these days when they are racing, I would stick with the original planning of sending him Bordeaux and forget about the Saintes race.