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She has a growth or abscess, behind the ear - she is 15 years old now, we have 2 x 15 year old hens and this one looks her age! Should we try lancing it or leave well alone, she has been in a widowhood hen box for several weeks but has had this problem for over a year and we have just recently boxed her up

You missed out the €400 vet fee before 8am. Calais is not currently accepting racing pigeons (22 Mile crossing) nearest is Caen - a 9 hour ferry crossing and a further 4 hour drive (190 miles)to our nearest racepoint

With a vet at every marking station a requirement, there are very few registering in the North East of England. Races probably won't be viable, Calais is not accepting pigeons, so an alternative port has to be found- and a vet to pay for in France as well, what the powers that be expect to happen on a ferry crossing, God only knows! England has more paperwork, as we are all part of the UK - I don't really understand why there should be any difference.

I had 22/23 on Saturday and the last one arrived Sunday evening Very gappy though Saturday

It is different! I have 2 more forms to fill in after getting my CPH number, I have downloaded and printed them off- but one is 9 pages long and the other is 5 pages once completed I have to scan and e-mail to "whoever" What a pain!

It's not George - it's not easy for those who struggle with computers, and if you cannot recognise your address or allotment on a map to get your easting and northing reference - you're stuffed!

Our birds were up early from Grantham - my last bird home has been hawk damaged - a claw hole in the shoulder, 20/20 eventually

Back turned for five minutes and it happened again whilst I was making a cup of tea, and it was indeed a crow at it again. The old crow that used to come in the garden and caused no bother has been replaced with a younger model. An absolute nuisance.

I have 7 missing from 36, hopefully will be here in the morning. One hen returned injured also. Worst returns I've had this season - Folkestone - 260 miles

1355 from me

The paperwork for the transportation of the birds is going to be fun (not), you need an administrator at each marking station looking at it , and checks will be very stringent - looks like every basket may even have to be labelled with the ring numbers of the birds in each individual basket. Perfect paperwork at a marking station is highly unlikely

1 missing Chelmsford (206 miles) (Sunday) Birds all came out of the North, 39th pigeon returned with half a tail around 8pm - I am missing a yearling (left most of the yearlings at home) Club winning velocity was 1650 Fed velocity 1698 Despite the good returns the race was a disappointing one.

Hope it got home - message on Facebook

That's the same as mine! 🙈

Guess the birdage From top to bottom of combine distances are 252 to 350 miles - the first combine race of the season My guess is 18251 birds

1080ypm Do you think they will be up tomorrow - it doesn't look very dry your way!

Redcar Central Flying Club 5th race of the season - Chelmsford - 208 miles approx 20 members sent 430 birds

I noticed it played better via vimeo - the link is further down the page

🤭 It is a trailer to a short film that has been made over the last 2 and a half years, the film itself will be released in about 2 weeks time https://www.pigeonmen.com/

I thought I was all home on race day but had one back Sunday morning, so guess I was not. Strangely however I have had two 'young birds' back, one Saturday and one Sunday that went missing from a bad training toss in August 2021! One could have been fielding, but the other one was immaculate, they're both in sick bay 'under observation'. One of the returnees is out of an old boy who hasn't filled an egg this year.

WDA Huntingdon 7.20am Durham Combine Huntingdon 9.00am

UNC GRANTHAM Lib group 2 - Newcastle West, Gateshead, Durham Middle Route up at 7.20 UNC HUNTINGDON Lib Group 1 up @ 7.40am Lib group 3 up @ 8.00am Lib group 4 up @ 8.20am Lib group 5 up @ 8.40am Light SW wind

One thing for sure, it's not safe leaving birds unattended even when they are in a basket!

32/32 but I didn't send any yearlings race was 115 miles

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