REDCHEQHEN

The Up North Combine are at Rivenhall (just North of Southend)

I should add - I don't think I would do that again though

Last year - we sent one particular bird to 260 miles - and then the following week 447 miles he was nowhere at 260 miles - but 2nd club at 447 miles in a stinker of a race (14 hours+ on wing)

As my birds always manage to cr*p in the drinker every day - they get washed out daily

I don't know DJ - but it shouldn't stop bird from flying Hope they're not your hands DJ They're in great need of TLC and a good moisturiser - not to mention a manicure (evil)

Nina If you can hook the bowls to the sides of the cage - cable ties or the twisters that you use for polythene bags - it might hold them in place If you ring the person in Cumbria - and ask if he would mind the two going up to Cumbria - insist on separate boxes from the courier - it happened to me once - where a fancier put another bird (in a separate box) sending it closer to home - there isn't usually any extra charge anyway

I keep 10 in one that size - and wouldn't have thought there was enough room for another 5 (another 2 possibly)

01536 is Kettering I can find only one club in Kettering on the club llist for 2009 - its a long shot EM100 HARROWDEN S R H S Mr E J Smith, 24 Gotch Road, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, Northants NN15 6UQ. Tel: 01536 724962

How far off shore is the rig?

22/22 from Lillers - 317 miles

After a very clear, sunny start to the morning - Redcar now has about 80% cloud cover - its quite cool, wind is Southerly

Up North Combine liberated 18,000+ birds at Lillers at 6.00am Durham Combine liberated at 5.40am (Lillers) No wind West Durham liberated at 6.00am (Arras?) No wind Good Luck all

WEB CAM AT NEWARK http://www.newarkgolfclub.co.uk/webcam-image

Up North Combine are at Lillers - 317 miles to me - birdage is 18,000+

metronidazol (no 'e' on the end) is the generic name

Are you racing them - or are they widowhood hens

Good Luck - looks like a SW Wind averaging 12mph most of the way up

My first channel race is this Saturday - 317 miles - basket this Thursday - just treat as normal - its still a sprint race when all said and done

What about the flexibility of the wing? I was looking at the wings / flights of some of the birds today - and most 'snapped' them back - except one - whose wing seemed totally different - it was 'relaxed' - hard to describe really - the latters sire won at 400 miles - but would say the majority of my birds would be classed as 'sprinters'

(scared)(scared)(scared) too far away - sorry can't give you a hand (evil)(evil)(evil)

I think the birds have to go by boat to the mainland (from a previous post)

report it to the RPRA pointing out that it was found dead - they will inform the owner - or give you their details e-mail: strays@rpra.org

(evil)(evil)(evil)

it was confusing - two lots of numbers given

The club the bird is registered to is: 46001– 46550 EM196 PETERBOROUGH WOODSTON UNITED F C Mrs Sandra Perkins, 204 St Pauls Road, Peterborough, Cambs PE1 3EF. Tel: 01733 312083