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Mealy Cock looks like my style of bird. Nice photo's Steve.

Many HAPPY returns Davy.

Returning to my Natural notes by popular demand has at this particular sad time of Corona illustrated the need for a time consuming pleasant hobby with self pleasure containment in the garden. In the loft when this Virus reared it's ugly head and it was forecast that racing would be curtailed I removed all the eggs and replaced with china's letting them sit out before removing the Hens back to their own section, It was quite amazing to find a couple of pairs still sitting after 40 days and the last removed after 45 days. Oh Well, the situation is now that the sexes are out on intermittent days and putting in a good couple of hours and I have kept them mean and lean trim with a feed programme designed for their needs.

It's been an enlightening experience this past few months with those who I was convinced were friends but turned out to be back stabbers with the attitude of "F" YOU JACK, we are OK. Anyway now I know where I stand with the locals I can look forward to the future,, John and Freddy Jamieson have welcomed me to join their Club and it only meant adjusting racing / training technique to accommodate the 45 mile round trip each day on Friday / Saturday when racing commences next month. All is well in the loft and sample tests have proved Negative to all which saw me pairing 20 Maiden Hens to 20 Cocks with all down within 10 days, No problems there as the team is as fit as fiddles with the Winter exercise almost daily.

Jack Frost has put his usual appearance in lately and it's slip and slide time again in the garden, Noticed Uncle Albert "Him doon the street" back out and about going down to his loft so that can only be a good sign as I was worried he might have to pack the birds in with his lung problems, At our age we can only look on the bright side and keep smiling. The colony is out intermittently and enjoying the freedom of the sky while I carry out the daily chores with the scraper leaving me to wish you all a very happy and successful New Year from Wee Mary and I. :drinking-coffee-200:

How's things Geordie ?, Well I suppose I cannot complain when I look around and see the problems other have, "Uncle Albert" on Basics has a serious lung infection and spent the past week in hospital so my wee sister is looking after his birds for him with me looking after wee bruvs birds while he is swanning around the Med on holiday for a couple of weeks. Apart from that not much happening. In the loft the Late Breeds are still putting in a couple of Hours running and I still have twice the amount of Hens for available Cocks which will mean having to revert back to Roundabout when racing commences in April which is just round the corner. So, I can only say from Wee Mary and I, A Very Merry Xmas to all our friends..

Many happy returns

Give him my regards Wattie, and wish him well.

Lot 6 £70. Thanks

Lot 6.. £50. please Thanks

Peter Mackintosh = 07836363664.

BEANS, BEANS AND MORE BEANS..

Do believe The Racing Pigeon has taken it over !!, Now under Pigeon Health same address at Colchester for samples.

Global Warming had me looking up my daily diary. Now the Forth and Clyde canal froze over in January this year for the first time last Winter. and, for the past 2 days it has been frozen over again roughly 2 Months earlier than last year. Global Warming my Back-side. With drinkers frozen solid.

Once again it would be circumstances as one has a couple of weeks regarding low battery life on the ETS Clock and we all know an old car battery requires charging back and forward so it would be self inflicted and how you get on with your neighbour. Personally I would let him go first as It is good manners and SPORTSMANSHIP.

Sorry if you feel we are backward here in Scotland However SHU Race rules No1 states that running time be given at 4mts to the mile be given in circumstances such as those described by you.

Under the circumstances, Are you not entitled to running time ?

Sorry Steve, As I looked up Paratyphoid then inadvertently Paratyphoid Fever and you were perfectly correct, The "Fever" side of it can only affect humans..

The past couple of days has seen the return of Blue sky's with the Temperature hovering around 2C and the colony exercising up to 2 Hours high up which had me thinking about Dell's Xmas race and should I participate ??, Well I said to Wee Mary "can I borrow a couple of quid for your Xmas present" Carry on say's she who is the BOSS and I nipped over to Vic Couper and entered 3. Up the creek if they don't produce a performance..

Another good night out with excellent company, Well done Craig..

Should any fancier wish to read up on "Paratyphoid Fever" go on Wikipedia which is where I receive all information I know nothing about. Crivvens I can imagine some of the replies forthcoming. LOL.

Thank-you for the possible information, However Paratyphoid can only affect HUMANS not any other animal but Streptocossis is a lack of the Immune system which is the line I am going down with the loft having a weekly spray of Jeyes over the perch areas and feeding / water troughs. Bacterial infection has been ruled out within the colony for over a year and I still maintain that my late mate destroyed his birds Immune system with the use of Baytril..

Aye Wiley, Posts 1505-1520 last year has perhaps reared its ugly head, as the only bird kept from my late mates was the 10 y/old Cock which has been moved on after consulting notes. He was the last, and only really kept for sentimental reasons. Sentimentality is a human trait that nature does not cater for, so I have no doubt brought this on myself. Lesson Learnt.. and the remaining 2 from him have also been moved on. My medicine chest is my wheelie bin.

When do older birds get past their best at breeding quality youngsters says I to myself !!, Even when you switch the eggs under a younger pair to rear them the quality appears to disappear, I only wonder due to taking 4 eggs from a 10 year old Cock paired to a 3 year old Hen and having to dispose one from each nest as being not right, When I say not right one had a drooping wing and could not fly that I could find no reason for and the other was always hunched up with blown feathers. With the Moult nearing completion all looks ship shape with the colony and the only feathers being hoovered are down feathers which are not stuck to the droppings. On a personal note the surgeon who operated on my shoulder says it will take 2 years for the tendons to knit so I will just have to put up with being unable to use it for certain duties which includes delving into my pocket for my wallet !!!.