wilkins

thank you , i treid 118 and they were no help so will take your advice thanks both of you

no johnny , not same guy i have read a few articles about him the year books small team man, but always in the top 20-30 or so from 400 miles plus , i think d macfaden big winner last year was bred by him or from his lines never seen a advert in the weeklys but kept a eye on his perdormances and are better than most i just wondered if any one had a contact number for him

do any of the members know mr R hammond from albury in surrey or sussex he won the london se classic and has won the smt combine from the distance events. i recall he bred this year london se classic winner as well for another flier im looking to start a distance family to be ready in 2-3 years time when i have more time and wished to contact this fancier

thank you vallance

to long to wait sorry , if a change let me know via pm ,thanks

racing pigeon magazine have a web site and sells this book from it

when are you next in the north east thanks

no feed them light for first day then back to normal day after before letting them out

i can only say what works for me even on the long races i dont feed much on marking days

i tried 2 couriers one week before christmas and one last thursday to get birds down from the north east , but been told they are two busy when i called them or never got any calls back not the service i have read about offered by them

agree thursday is the key day , if right a teaspoon small seed only about 3pm to get them to drink ( up to 200 miles)

my mate breeds canaries and does this , but not all can get it right like he does

last 2 look like hens

my loft has a foot vent every 6 foot at floor level front and back my floor is always dry

orgainic growers with added omeaga 3

use sma baby milk over the food , or break a human calcium pill in 4 and give them a bit every other day

i use flax, wheatgerm, sunflower and rape i dont use cod liver oil in the mix as it has to be kept cool when opened (fridge)so it cant atay in the loft in the summer as it goes rancid i do use cod liver if i remember to bring some groats back to the house and i add cod liver to these and feed them first i keep reading about hemp oil so i may try it

van reets seem to cover most distances timed 3 on the day from 500 miles last year

why feed barley early in the week ?, i would think a racing bird would need some protein to repair muscle unless protein powders are added to the barley

do you a number for rising bridge please

is the shed in good order ? vermin proof and is it pairs you would like to breed from courier is about 25 quid for 3 birds

where abouts are you from beechessam

it can make them moult to quickly if over used during the season i was told by a top flier last year

wiley is correct south west is the main wind i think roundabout suits the hens more than cocks which is why hens are beating cocks as more fanciers are trying roundabout , i think it best not to race the hens the cocks are flying to and keep a team of hens paired to unraced cocks

thank you