b.massey

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Ray knight had on the face book page it's cancelled

Entries close 31st oct

My birds are out in aviary most weekends and bath put out for them (I do hot water with bath salts) They're on a high protein feed with loads off small seeds added for fats and oils, 3 times a week impact in water with sedochol 2 times a week. They're mostly on there last flights now and if honest there bouncing with condition. I hoover my corridor every day until feathers stop appearing clean floor every 2nd day and perches every weekend. I'll up the cleaning to floor daily and perches every second day starting November as that's show time approaching Birds are never out loft from the YB national right through to pairing up Mid Feb

I got boddy and ridewood ones the other day... 1st - 9th and 14 sets. Cost £33.95 that included the £5.95 delivery. I just done it online on there website. They arrived within 48 hours

This should not turn bitter or a slagging match its a good idea and could even open the door to better things for the interest of the pigeons and the sport of racing pigeons

I am just assuming the idea is after a certain distance to joint convoy? So young birds it would prob just be the open? Surely they would be experienced enough to drop out rather than over shoot! And I also doubt that they'd be coming into this area in big batches anyways

Yeah anyone tbh.... But I certainly would not say no to almond valley if that's the proposal! I'd love about 3/4 geds and a small combine type thing starting up after even the 150 miles mark! Almond valley - midlothian- central and pentland but it all depends on proposal! If the proposal is almond valley then I think it's great! They fly same line of flight and it's not like there numbers will be any higher than midlothian so there won't be much pull mate

I Don't need to speak to anyone mate, I know what's best for my birds and if my birds come up the road and go straight on there doing me a favour as obviously rubbish and no brain! I think it should be more Feds as we come into same area! After 200 miles most Feds are going down with motors half empty so makes sense to joint convoy! It's not like a dundee or that then that's rather crazy but I have no problem with this idea! I missed meeting

Almond valley birds cross over my head on a Saturday! What's the problem? I'll happily send with them after a certain distance! Birds go with national and drag all over the place least this fed is same line of flight

Updated the Douglas & Dist on 6/12/14 to list

Thanks John

Anyone with information on up coming show dates over winter months please add them Midlothian Federation show 8th November Dublin show 8th November The Dome 8th November (Cancelled?) NEHU Show 15th November Clydesdale 22nd November North of Scotland Fed Show Saturday 22nd of November Fife Kingdom show 6th December Douglas & Dist (Dundee) 6th December SHU 13th December Blackpool Show of the year 17/18th January 2015

Yeah exactly!! Birds would be scattered everywhere! Do planes give out anything (signals) to try put batches of birds off flight!? I have heard stories that airports have a signal that when turned on knock birds all confused, I have heard stories of batch of pigeons looking like they have hit a brick wall but nothing actually there and they change course

Yeah there are a number of things now I believe, The airports have a lot to do with it, Until We can track birds we have no idea what's went wrong. Just the other week a video was on here of a batch hitting an aeroplane! We blame convoyers every bad race but have no idea the actual facts behind the bad races. And the more BOP and other things out there it will just get harder. Wont matter if 50 miles or 250 miles. The only thing is the pigeons more tired going through BOP are easier target! Seen many feds crossing my head and Percy on tail!!

Not good to hear about race

Still arranging all judges Have a few confirmed

Full schedule and classes now done

Handling Gary Any age that has been on any result 2013/14 or top 20 opens

MIDLOTHIAN FED RACING PIGEON SHOW ON SATURDAY 08/11/2014 HELD MIDDLETON TOWN HALL, nr GOREBRIDGE OFF A7, MIDLOTHIAN EH23 4QU CLASS 1- OC FLOWN 2013/14........................ 2- OH FLOWN 2013/14........................ 3- LIKLIEST OC HANDLE...................... 4- LIKLIEST OH HANDLE...................... 5- OCTW.................................... 6- OHTW.................................... 7- MIDLOTHIAN FED HENS..................... 8- FLOWN YOUNG COCKS....................... 9- FLOWN YOUNG HENS........................ 10- YOUNG COCK HANDLE....................... 11- YOUNG HEN HANDLE........................ 12- YCTW.................................... 13- YHTW.................................... 14 MIDLOTHIAN FED COCKS.................... 7 & 14 MUST BE ON THE RESULT (TOP20) OF ANY FED RACE 2013/14 SEASON & Handling class) PRIZE MONEY WILL DEPEND ON ENTRIES Judges Ian Rowley Tom Davidson Malcolm Mathieson Andrew Suckle Gavin Ferguson Eric Galloway Jim Hannah Specials - Norman Renton Entries to: Brian Massey 21 Prestonhall Cres Rosewell EH24 9BG Phone 0131 440 2503 Entries close Friday 31st October 2014 £1 PER ENTRY AND NO DUPLICATIONs (SHU RULES and flown certs within 14 days) PENNING STARTS 9AM AND JUDGING 11AM PROMP SHOW WILL CLOSE AROUND 2.30 PM

Great to see 4/4 members timed and on result! Well done guys

W kinnear and son 17.01 is a very good one up here

Nice to see you out and about Andy Some real good birds and went for nice deals Made £1600 I came home with the bargain of 2014 with Norman Rentons stormer £50 As most know I like the shows and this yb would give anything I own a run in a handling class

Just another thing to add to long list of how hard racing pigeons is becoming...

I very much doubt it... If you held you'd have been slated... If brought back slated! No win and yes race was a disaster but as I say am blaming no one