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Naw, Its not if you want human consumption goods from the Wholesaler who imports them in their original vacuum packed bag.

Sunflower Hearts hulled 20kgs £70.00. Redskin Peanuts 20kgs £ 101.60 And if you aint paying that much then you are buying rubbish.

Their is more to it than just creosote. It wont be long now till the hedges start leafing up and the moths appearing from them. As I am surrounded by hedges I can catch litterally thousands in my moth Zappers but they dont get them all as any crack or dark place in the loft is a hidy hole for them especially in the gaps in the roof planks.

Split all the Cocks to-day after they had a two hour fly racing about the sky after the wee weather confinement and geez are they handling good. Not wishing to blow my own trumpet but I would go as far as to say that I have never handled pigeons that were so slippery it was difficult just holding them. The body and muscle tone is perfect, bright eyes and perfect clefts. Cannot wait for the racing season to start and get a kick in the baws for blawin ma trumpet so early in the season.

Thanks for all the info on Coal Tar Creosote. The problem is the smallest amount you can purchase is 20 ltr drum which would be OK if I was soaking 100,000 Beer Mats instead of three dozen :emoticon-0136-giggle:

With over 50,000 views I think I better state my next move in the loft. When Vaccinating I put down on paper the size of the bird ie, Small, Small to Medium, Medium, and Medium to large. With all the Small and Small to medium cocks numbering 14, I was extremely surprised that I have an equal number of hens the same so that's 14 Pairs for March 23rd in Section 2. and if all stays the same 16 Pairs of Medium, and Medium to Large for Section 1. My Hens are still in the Aviary Loft and will remain there while I split the Cocks into their respective Section where hopefully they can claim a nest box. Feeding has been reduced to 10 grams per bird daily, 50/50 with Supreme Mix and Barley and 10 grams Columbine All in One mixed in. Layers Pellets ad/lib are still in the Hoppers for topping up their needs. Their is not much more I can do at the moment and some visitors to-day remarked they were in show condition looking superior to there's which pleased me.

Midland was there last year Steve and am sure North West and Central too.

Another day of rain. It is getting that bad I now have to wear wellies walking through the garden. Talking to my brother to-day and he was saying he has taken 30ins of water out of his fish pond this winter as his has no over flow. A I to assume that no-body can help me out with coal tar creosote ?.

You wont have any Irish friends now Mike :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Even my Mrs enjoyed that yin :emoticon-0136-giggle:

With the rain belting down and a gale blowing the birds stayed inside so the plan to have them out daily was duly hit for six but the hens were out in the aviary having a bath and being blow dried. I wonder if last years pairs will go to-gether again or pick a new mate as I dont pair up as such but leave them to their own choosing. No fighting for nest boxes and if they want to make a nest in the Aubiose bedding on the floor then they can do so and I just hope our Jack "Border Terrier X Patterdale" leaves the eggs alone. At the moment the birds and he are getting along well and he only gets the odd flick of the wing on the nose when he tries to get into the feeding trough at the same time some are feeding. Real creosote is getting harder to obtain and if any one has a spare half gallon I could purchase then please PM me. I use Creosote by putting beer mats in a tub and cover them with the Creosote leaving them to really soak in for a couple of days then put 1 under the nest bowl and nothng survives to upset the sitting birds. Any beer mats that are left over go into a polly bag and sealed for further use and remaining creosote is poured back into the container for future use.

Not just a farmer Ian but a Forestry Worker, Door to Door salesman, Industrial Rep, Bath Enameler, Foundry worker, Pharmaceutical operator, Gas Plant Commissioner, Taxi owner, Pigeon Loft Manager, Gamekeeper, Cook, Gardener and General Handyman.. Now retired.

They say wasp nest powder is a good deterrent. <_<

Welcome to the funny farm :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Sorry Derek, I posted that in post 12 but riddled it to make it more confusing. :emoticon-0136-giggle: Oh aye the big boys dont want that cos they could not pick their nose.

Heard that argument a hundrd times Derek but it aint working IMO. Membership comes before birdage.

I believe we should be looking at the bigger picture and be asking why fanciers pack in !. Yes its an age thing but many just gave up because they cannot get as much as a nibble any more. Big fish in small ponds devour everything in a short time and big fish in a big pond devour the small fish first. I dont intend to post a riddle but It is noticable if you open your ears that where the big boys send big teams off over 60 birds and scooping everything up there are no sprats left for those who send up to 20 birds so the enjoyment goes out the window. Club membership goes down but the next door club dont want you because they have the big trawlers and there is only so much fish in the sea. Create clubs with a ten fish bag but you have to throw the other 50+ back and it may help the situation before it gets any worse.

Having a Great Grandaughter called Kacey who was born with breathing problems, the wife and I wish her well and will be in our prayers for a full recovery.

With 5 weeks yesterday till pairing up its time to get them into pairing condition and with excercise now going to be every day regardles of weather conditions the "Terror Eyes" balloon had its yearly renovation with the red repainted with bright red enamel paint. Writing about red the wife said there was a bit of red Liecestershire cheese she found in my son's fridge when cleaning it out so although it was as hard as concrete into her Kitchen Aid mixer it went with 1kg of feed and nearly destroyed it,so it was hastily stopped and grated instead then it mixed in easier. The birds loved it and were chasing about with their wings in the air for more. Reading in last week's BHW the John Clements page regarding pigeons not flying at high altitudes and he could not think of a successful pigeon loft located at 1,000ft or above. Well C.J's. loft was exactly 1,000ft above sea level and it was more than successful and I am sure I have posted that National birds were racing over me at I reckoned 2,000ft easily. They were never in a ball but strung out in a line over a mile long. Mr Clements still writes a lot of sense and is an enjoyable read especially on distance racing birds which are a species off their own making. ie, not flock flying dependant.

Aye thats what I use.

50/60 years ago the only rice you could get was pudding rice and if my Mum God bless her soul had seen me taking rice from the jar to feed birds she would have skelped my lugs. What was in her larder was to feed us not wild life. LOL I had to feed the birds with the 3lb paper bag mix from the CO-OP.

Sorry Stevie, Nope, and I dont know why other than I always came to the conclusion that it would swell up in the crop and perhaps make them uncomfortable resulting in them throwing up and inmates eating it the next morning, Perhaps I am being a little paranoid but then again maybe not.

Measured more powders and reached the same conclusion 1/4 teaspoon = 1/2 gram. I know it does not sound much but perhaps the strength equates to the 1/2 Gram. Regarding the post above on removing crap from the drinking water I use in the house a Brita filter system and have done for years. When taking over at C.J's he had a 40 gallon bin which he instructed me to give a vigorous agitation when filling. He was surprised when I told him I had been practicing that for a goodly number of years and he said that he had been given this instruction by Marcel Desmet on one of his many visits to England. In the off chance I give any medication I use boiled water after cooling.

Goodess me !! How time flies and I was still working in Saudi so I must have started the cheese in 1986 when I finished up..Still had his book though. Rooster, AKA Lewis, Naw ah dinnae gie them breed LOL

Reading books can be influencial but I find the more you read the more confusing it all becomes and contradiction is guaranteed by most authors.