Roundo

My mistake, this was actually a phone bid. Colin.

I will try and update the sale bids as much as possible. At the moment I don't know of any other way to do it, still to hear from Richard or Gemma. From my most recent update this morning you can follow the bids as they come in. I'll be off line for a wee while soon...such a lovely day today that we must make the most of it ;) So far I'm absolutely delighted with the bidding, better than I ever imagined......thanks to all, but keep them coming, 9 o'clock is still a bit away. Colin.

Lot 10 & 11 both £20 - PM bid

Updated Bids

Totally agree with you mate. Still plenty time yet though. To be honest there's a few bargains just now.

Lot 1 £100 - PM bid

I knew you would appreciate that one :)

Hi Tim, Lot 8 is already sitting at £20. I've contacted Richard to see if there's a way I can update the bids on the sale list. Sorry about that. Colin.

I know what you mean mate, but I'm not sure how you can do this. Possibly Richard or Gemma can help me out ;) Bids are going well, please keep them coming. Colin.

Birds are being released at 10.30am into an ENE wind.

Scottish Central - update at 10am

Bidding so far - Lots 1 - £35 2 - £35 3 - No bid 4 - £40 5 - £70 6 - £20 7 - £20 8 - No bid 9 - £70 10 - No bid 11 - No bid 12 - No bid 13 - £25 14 - No bid 15 - £30 16 - No bid 17 - No bid 18 - £30 19 - No bid 20 - No bid 21 - £30 22 - £30 23 - No bid 24 - No bid Let me know if I have missed your bid. Thanks, Colin.

Lot 18 £30 - PM bid

Central Fed going tonight to Coldstream. Perhaps Sunday would have been the better option. :X :X :X

Lot 5 £60 - PM bid Lot 21 £25 - PM bid Lot 22 £25 - PM bid Just back from the Club, but I think I've now caught up with the bidding. Thanks to all.......keep them coming. Colin.

Just under 2 hours to go until bidding starts. Hope you have all got your bids ready? :) :) Going off to the Club soon, so hopefully there's a few bids for me to catch up on when I return All the best, Colin.

Thanks guys, I do hope it goes well. This could make a huge difference to the kids. Just had word from Ian at Kingslea Lofts to change his donation to 2 YB's (Lot 12). Great stuff big man, it's much appreciated. I'll ask Richard if he can change it on the advert for me. Not long now until the bidding begins. Colin.

The following pictures are the Sire's of my own donations to the auction, Lot 1 & 2. Two of the finest Gaby cocks in my stock loft. Colin.

The full sale list has now been posted on the 'Birds For Sale' section. 6 o'clock this Friday is kick-off time. Happy Bidding. Colin.

Young Bird Auction In aid of local Boys Football Club - KSQ Website - www.ksqfc.org.uk The purpose of the sale is to raise funds for the Club to enable them to purchase new team kits, training tops, equipment etc… [justify]Conditions of sale: • Opening bids are £20 per bird, unless otherwise stated. • Minimum bids of £5 after the opening bid. • Bidding opens at 6pm on Friday 17th April and closes at 9pm Sunday 19th April. • No bids will be accepted after 9pm on the Sunday. • You can PM myself with your bids, clearly stating the lot nos and amount or you can post them against the auction advert. • Winning bidders will be contacted on close of auction. All payments to be made within 7 days from close of sale otherwise they will be offered to the under bidder. • Purchasers to arrange for, and pay carriage on birds. [/justify] All cheques to be made payable to 'KSQ' Please dig deep and support this very worthy cause. ******************** The following fanciers have kindly donated a young bird/s from their present day winning bloodlines, which I would like to thank for their generosity. 1. C. Crowe (Roundo) – I would like to start the auction with the first of my own donations. Sire: “Khan†bred by Syndicate Lofts. Direct son from Champion racer/breeder “Golden Gaby†bought by M&D Evans for £15,000 at auction when paired to “Nadiaâ€, who is a direct dgtr of “Blue Diamond†Dam: Bred by M&D Evans, Myrtle Lofts. Direct dgtr of “Wittenbuik 360†who is a grand dgtr of “Blue Diamond†the super breeding son of “Wittenbuik". Gaby Vandenabeele bloodlines at their best!!! 1 YB on offer (Ready 7 days) 2. C. Crowe (Roundo) – My second yb of the sale. Sire: “Double Shadow†bred by Jack Walker. The grand parents of this lovely pigeon don’t come any better – “Shadow†x “Pure Gold†& “Shadow†x “Carrie Blackâ€, making him a double grandson of the immortal breeder at Myrtle Lofts “Shadowâ€. Dam: “Kylie†bred by Mrs C Lycett & Son. Direct dgtr from their top breeding cock “Golden Nuts†who is a son of the most famous breeding couple for M&D Evans “Jester†x “Carrieâ€. 1YB on offer (Ready 7 - 10 days) 3. Tenny – “Performance Lofts†Tenny has promised a top quality yb for the sale. With his partner at Performance Lofts they have invested a lot of money in obtaining Federation winning pigeons. You can be sure this yb with be direct from two Federation winners. This is a real genuine fancier with quality pigeons. Must be worth a gamble!! 1 YB on offer 4. Brown & Donachie of Dundee (Wuldon) Top Dundee partnership would like to donate a YB from their own multi prize winning family of Van Loons, being a grand child of their “Miss Scrumptious†1st Open Central & East of Scotland Amalgamation Maidstone 386 mls with 9,144 birds competing. Or if the buyer can wait they have promised something special from the stock loft - from a son of Robbie Boy 1st Open SNFC Falaise when paired to a daughter of Andy Miller Denis the Menace 2nd Open SNFC Reims, full of the original Denis Dall blood (Eggs just hatched) This is one YB not to be missed. 1 YB on offer 5. Billy McLaren (Bencleuch) Billy has kindly donated a kit of six ybs from his stock birds. They will be a mixture of Gaby Vandenabeele, Roland Janssen, Van Winkel and Frank Tasker. This is a fantastic offer for a nice kit of ybs. 6 YB’s on offer (Ready April/May) Opening bid £40 6. Brian Massey (b. massey) Bred direct from his Steve Stroker Delbars. These are really good birds that are selling for £150 to £200 each. This is a great offer for all those Delbar fans out there. 1 YB on offer (Ready early/mid May) 7. Brian Massey (b. massey) As above. 1 YB on offer (Ready early/mid May) 8. Mr & Mrs C Little of Eastriggs Need I say anymore? Triple National winning partnership who have a fantastic winning team of pigeons that do exceptionally well from the channel. If it’s distance bloodlines you’re looking for then this is one not to be missed. With Chris having such a demand for various YB Sales, he has kindly donated a Latebred for the sale, that’s sure to please. 1 YB on offer 9. Davie Jamieson (dkj) Here we have my own Federation’s fancier of the year 2008. What a season he had!! His stock loft houses no fewer than four National winners, two Combine winners, from 500 miles plus. He has nine pigeons that have won three or more times from the Channel. Also birds from this loft have bred two SNFC winners from the Channel, also 1st Open SCC, 500 miles plus. Quote: “We have some of the finest distance birds in the country that money can buy†dkj. Distance bloodlines at their very best. 1 YB on offer 10. J Coutts & Son (Jumbo) My good friends from up North have offered a YB from either their Gaby Vandenabeele bloodlines or their German based family via Cole & Wheatley Middlesbrough, the choice is yours. Jim and his Dad have a fantastic team of pigeons and certainly win more than their fare share of prizes each year, without fail. 1 YB on offer 11. J Coutts & Son (Jumbo) As above. 1 YB on offer 12. Ian McKay – “Kingslea Loft†The lucky buyer of this YB will have the pick of Ian’s loft. The quality of his birds is second to none, certainly the Hartogs are some of the finest I’ve ever seen or handled. 1 YB on Offer 13. Paul Thomson (Blue Chequer Pied) A fantastic offer, the pick of the loft from Paul. His main lines are Busschaerts from Jimmy Bamling and Dave Barkel, also Marcel Braakhuis from Jimmy Bulger Liverpool. 1YB on offer 14. Paul Thomson (Blue Chequer Pied) As above. 1 YB on offer 15. Alistair Hogg of Winchburgh What a rare opportunity this is!! Ali has created his own fantastic family of pigeons that do exceptionally well at One Loft racing. Anyone who knows Ali is well aware that he specializes in this type of racing, but is also a very good all round fancier at the highest level. His results at One Loft racing are very impressive. 1 YB on offer 16. Johnathon Stacey (Numpty 01) Direct from his Freddy Vandaheeds stock birds. 1 YB on offer (Ready end April) 17. Johnathon Stacey (Numpty 01) As above. 1 YB on offer (Ready end April) 18. The Fifer Has kindly donated a YB from his Raymond Moleveld Jan Aarden stock birds, purchased direct from the man himself. These are all bred down from Raymond’s top National winning birds. Another one for the distance minded fancier. 1 YB on offer 19. John Gladwin (Formula 1 Lofts) Take a look at the breeding of the next two YB’s….. Bred from 04Z92, a son of “Gaby600†x “Lady Moriska†and the dam is a very special hen indeed being bred by Mark Gilbert from his brilliant racer “Southfield Supremeâ€. A winner of 1st Dax International 17,416 birds also 16th Open L&SECC, 4th Open L&SECC and 21st BICC when paired to a top dgtr of “Golden Gaby†x “Band of Goldâ€. This hen has bred 1st Section, 6th Open BICC. This is a fantastic opportunity for a g/child of an International winner. 1 YB on offer 20. John Gladwin (Formula 1 Lofts) Nest mate to Lot 18. 1 YB on offer 21. Tigger Now for something slightly different. A kind donation of Staf Van Reets via Mark Caudwell bloodlines. I think we all know that Mark has some of the finest SVR birds in the country. The parents of lot 21 & 22 have already bred a Federation winner. 1 YB on offer 22. Tigger Nest mate to Lot 20. 1 YB on offer 23. Taylorsloft If it’s Gaby Vandenabeeles you’re looking for, then here we have another two lots bred direct from Vandenabeele stock. 1 YB on offer 24. Taylorsloft As above. 1 YB on offer My thanks to everyone who has kindly donated to this auction and all bidders successful or not. Cheques to - Colin Crowe Norton View Lofts 64 Hillwood Rise Ratho Station Newbridge Edinburgh EH28 8QD

Most of these Yb's will be ready by the end of this month. I will post some pictures the first chance I get. Open to sensible offers. Regards, Colin.

*****For Sale***** Having had such a good hatch this year, I have decided to sell a small batch of yb's direct out of the stock loft. There will be eight in total, mainly Gaby Vandenabeele lines, plus the odd cross. They will be the same way bred as most of my 1st Club winners and Federation prize winners. I will retain one from each nest and sell the other. They win for me and others.....I'm sure they'll win for you!!! If you require any more info then please visit my website or contact myself direct. All one price: £50 each. Regards, Colin. PS. I've kept a couple of crackers for this weeks YB auction.

The auction is scheduled to kick-off at 6pm Friday 17th April and close 9pm Sunday 19th April. There will be a minimum of 20 lots up for auction, mostly donated by PB members, which I can't thank enough. I will be posting the full sale list in the next couple of days. Thanks, Colin.

Thanks John and Tigger for your donations. The response from the members has been fantastic. I've received more donations that I ever imagined, it's a real credit to each and every one of you. I'm looking to have the sale list ready by the end of the week and then its a case of set the date and go for it. Watch this space!!! Colin.