Roland

Beats 'Cook slowly over gas' ;D ... ha been done too.

Perhaps the time has come, sadly, where one puts on it's wing stamp 'Please phone ... I want', Often thought about it myself. Put - for Joe Public benefit mainly 'I'm lost please phone 45ty3287541' etc. Does one taket that if no wing stamp - per law - that the owner doesn't want it back?

Whos the clever one! ;D ;D golly err um u err :B :B

Or Tarzan you can just politely say 'Sorry I don't want it, and as I don't cull my own, I'm blumming sure I am not culling your's'. RPRA rule state that they MUST send / collect it if you so desire.

No! Might need a . or a comma, but no sense there... Now surely everyone can understand that! Like A.

No of course it doesn't say that they have ended up in someone's bin!! Just that he HOPES they will! Shelly I think I'm in good company, as I see it the same as you. :'( I read of young dying in the eggs etc. And read that it needs , shavings straw / Felt, or not felt pads etc. etc. Golly the most sucesfull nest is by far - for pigeons - is nests piles of droppings. Yet how any one can say, let alone think where the egg lays or on what makes a difference! :'( THERE is a illnes for Petes' sake, most likely Samonella! Then I read a great Article fore warning of the stronger viarant of Samonella... and folks say 'So... all ways been desease etc! :-/ Many ailments of yesteryear weren't as strong as today, And sadly today, in too many cases, too many can't see that a secondary illness id quickly getting to poorly birds today. So Canker, going light etc. is dianosed annd treat, ... while the likes of Samonella etc. ofetn lay dormant, but in any case it keep getting strong!

100% right. Smile sweet as a dove ... deadly as a snake. Infact say to him that they are doing him a favour as the moss isn't doing him any good there at all... And in reality you might have yto charge him for the removal of it! ;D

Pigeons don't actually race... they all home! Always at a speed they are comfortable with. Likewise too they always have a little in reserve for any untoward happening where an adjustment of speed is required. Unless of course flayed out. So slowly others may fall a mite behind. Then again sometimes on hard days when some slow down a jot, others may well rend to keep the same pace. These are often referred to as Distance birds... Bu these can win at 50 miles upwards just the same. Days and wind always have a bearing of course.

Indeed ... only just heard about a place called Edinburgh yesterday in fact.... Some part of Aussie land I suspect :-/ ;D

Huct eh!! ;D Well just what did one think that was eh? :-/

Y/b's for sale after all from ... ;D ;D Just joshing.

Vic, we have a rather dubious charator, probly charleton would be nearer. When he moved East and 4 miles shorter we watched him like a hawk. He also had access to his old loft, his old loft is now down as none of his family live there now. But in reality two lofts are not needed, just a basket, and it worked very effectively during war years.

Tra revy huct

Played Gal, well done!

Very impressive Duncan...

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Libby is spot on! John Waters on here is fine too.

Surprise Gangster would have know... even more surprise that any one has even eMailed him lol ;D ;D

Don't know owt ... Remember about 10 years back when a person of position won well, indeed sold his birds all over theworld. Turns out that e got caught and hadn't sent a bird / let alone raced one!! :-/ :(. Remember his wife writing an article asking for his forgiveness as he would miss RACING :o and in the light of all the good and hard work he'd done for the it was only right that he be reinstated! Good Golly makes one wonder just where her - and his - contempt ends! AS for this matter I know ot and wouldn't therefore comment.

Yes congratulations Allbear. Well deserved I have no doubt!

Think that the RPRA contact the Fed / Club secretary and they tell you to shift your *expletive removed* into gear. Have know this on a few occassions, and quite rightly so! Further regardless of excuses Any and ALL should, indeed must put themselves about to help any of the Public. A. If they are good enough to hold / care about the bird SO should the oqner. B. in light of any adverse publicity, which the fancier might - and rightly so in my oppinion - that may cast all and sundry in a bad light! We can well do without that! If finnicial rreason, then that may be a pain, but someone, club or family will help out - usually.

remarkable discovery. It seems that some patients needing blood transfusions may benefit from receiving chicken blood rather than human blood. It tends to make the men cocky and the women lay better. Just thought you'd like to know.

I loved Ferreting. Use to be a decent little earner too ... By golly do they pong in the summer lol. Certainly would keep vermin at bay. Saw many moons ago a program each week called 'Look' with James Fisher... Johnny Morris came in it a bit later Mid to late 50's. Showed the pole cat ( the wild one, not the polecat ferret like)sorting the Black rats out easy as peasy ... but the brown rat gave as good as it got. Was far far more agressive back, where the black would shieldof and give in like. Always remebered him saying' 50 --- 50 which won ... Now that I find that hard to believe.

... Why not start our own list i,m sure there are people on here ... steady Pigeon man, this is usually the first step that leads to going down hill fast! If any thing is to be attain, then past expierences must stand US ALL in good stead that WE must do it oneselve and Use any help available. The first incling that SOMEONE else can do something is, and has been proven time in and out that apathy sets in and everyone starts to leave it to someone else and we quickly get the scenario of even suggesting what others coulkd should be able to do womewhere... end of story! Great if members are reliable over time and free publicity and hopefully more centres via RPRA spouting it in the mag! JMO

You know, just last week was discussing this with a 'Name' and I related to him that a another big name advocated that when they have the squirts that he has no hesitation in feeding just Tic beans and maples peas for a few days. Then he places them all on a 'White floor' and watches them... sqirters are out. Now Pea Nuts have even more 'Protein' and the droppings in this scenario should be nut brown and firm... Go figure. At best the droppings what testing via Vet that IS poultry orientated! Wonders little how ailments are passed around in the 'Race Panniers'.