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Hiya Paul, I know its crazy really! I am hoping that most will attend the show and I'll be able to pick up some bargains! ;-)

Yeah I am going Robert, but going to the Europa Auction as well on the same day! Gutted both on the same day!

This is the loft I built. Far more satisfying than buying one.

hi, put me down for 4. Cheers m8.

Our club is the same, were 1hour behind the fed winners from Lilliers. We have a meeting this afternoon to see about swopping feds for next year.

I entered the Europa Classic this year and all 3 made it to the final race! Next year I will be entering the Europa again and also will be entering the South West One Loft race. I think it is a great way of testing your breeding pairs against birds on an equal footing. You are able to judge them in a fair and unbiased way. I also believe in purchasing birds from these races as they have been tried and tested. Some real bargains to be had, as nobody pays the entry fee (£100, £200 etc) and send there worst birds do they? ;-)

I had several Louella young birds this season. Some were poor, but of the ones that come through training are looking class. I have 5 left, and these were my 1st, 3rd, and 4th birds home on there 1st race last weekend. I agree they need to be thoroughly trained and raced to see exactly what you have got! You get good and bad where ever you get them and its all about luck really! Let the basket be the judge, that is the best advice I can offer!

well done Paul! What velocity the Abergavenny lads doing?

Hiya Paul, winner in the Gurnos Club is in at 10.57 doing 92 miles.

bloody council......disgrace! Bet they are not hurting anyone!

Just took my birds training. I setup a video camera and worked out my yardage from google earth. It turned out to be 26 miles line of flight. The birds were trained in a south east direction from my loft and into a north east wind about 10mph. I worked out the velocity but what would an acceptable velocity in these conditions be? I am interested to know peoples thoughts?

Richard and my son Finley.

I think he is now on facebook and had 3,500 friends!! Decent publicity I guess! lol

Currently on the BBC website homepage! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8248056.stm

Cheers Paul, I am 40-60 at the moment. I think I might keep them and put them in the 2 comeback races the following 2 weeks. Cheers m8.

I have 2 hens that have been raced upto 146 miles this season. I have the Lillers race on Saturday which is 272 miles to me. My youngsters lost all form about 5 weeks ago and were then confined to the loft for 3 weeks and have been gradually improving since. The last 2 weeks they have been exercising like demons and have been doing 1h 30 mins - 2hours each time without flagging at all. I took them training today for the 1st time in weeks (40 miles) and they come in a good time. The feather condition is good, the one hen is growing a few on the back of the neck but the general condition is very good. What is peoples opinions of racing these 2 hens and jumping them from 146 - 272 miles?

Has anyone got a contact number for Nevill Flett. Purchased his 7th placed pigeon at the South West One Loft Race but have somehow lost the pedigree on the way home, think it had something to do with alcohol!! :-)

I have had Southern Pigeon Courriers when I have bought from Louella. Must admit spot on, birds delivered to me 3 times before 6am!!

Hiya Boxer, it was Dark W/F, feathering is top notch. The bird that was 19th was a cracking cheq.

I for one will be purchasing some new stock from the auction. I attended the race and purchased a bird in the SWOL auction they held on the day of the race. I purchased the pigeon that was 7th in the final race and 7th Ace bird. I also purchased the 19th open bird, but the bloody box bottom got damp and gave way on the way to the car and it flew off. I have emailed Richy in the hope it makes it back but the weather is rough and hasnt much chance I dont think. I will be looking to purchase a few more at the Europa to go with the ones I purchased from last years auction. An excellent way of upgrading your existing stock with birds that have been tried and tested! No guarantee of them breeding anything mind, but then do any birds come with that guarantee???

If possible why dont you purchase a few of the many loft race winners that are going to be coming up for auction and breed your own? These birds have all been tested and in most cases will have flown 250/300 miles are babies! Plus the money you spend is safe if you keep them for stock. You could spend more an a kit of youngsters and may end up losing them all by July? No birds and the money you spent down the drain! Just a thought mate.

Birds up at Hexham Racecourse 6.45am, and they expect a 6 hour fly! Good look to all who have pigeons in the race!

I see its £20,000 first prize and not the £21,000 they first put on the website, but the maths are still the same. 9,000, 8,000 and 3,000 they must have miscalculated or a typing error!

is the tom harris not you as well tom???

There are a list of the birds still up for sale on the training section of the website. Think they are £100 each. There are 37 still up for grabs I believe.