showman

Any truth in the rumour the NIPA convoy for St.Malo missed a ferry crossing ?

Personally, I would have done it differently. I trust I'm right in saying these are youngsters which you've obtained. You have to realise and understand these have suddenly been moved from their birth - place, their parents whom they had total dependence on and their home. Everything is now new to them. They are scared and hungry. Food , at this time, should not be rationed.....but should be constantly in front of them....... always available. Rationing food can come later. As someone has already said, keep monitoring their eyes which will tell you they need water, but there's no problem in 'dipping' their beaks in the drinker. They will probably only need that bit of help once, possibly twice, and they'll soon have the hang of it. Best of luck.

Impossible to answer !! Without knowing his racing background etc, and most important, having the pigeon in your hand, an assessment cannot be made.OMO

Maybe consider white racers. Have a look on DoneDeal.

Best to look on RPRA web site

I think that any ply, T&G, sterling board or even shuttering ply can be used. I believe a lot of problems are avoided if the proper 'common sense' preparations are observed. I've made lofts from 6mm interior ply, and they lasted for many years, all because of preparation.

Not necessarily.IMO.

Hi I wonder if anyone can shed any light on where I can find a full result for this race. Race was on Tuesday, now Friday and no full result on INFC web site ? Is this the norm. being so late in posting ?

125 birds racing for over £7,000.........WOW !! :o

Good idea......but for the pigeons sake don't let anyone talk you into sending him, just bring him home again.

Definitely no more racing for him this year.

9mm dowel with 2" spacing.

Give 'em a good scrubbing and scraping out, allow to dry. When dry, give 'em a soaking in Virkon or similar. When dry give another soaking with Virkon. Allow to air dry..... Bobs' your uncle !! Haven't painted boxes in maybe 30 years, too much maintenance.

Whilst I would agree that your feeding regime may need to be looked at, could I suggest a bit of investigation into giving them their hens before basketing. You state that before basketing you give them their bowls & their hens. I would contemplate the thought that giving their bowls may be enough to stimulate the cocks enough, and not lead to any 'over stimulation'. I would ask also to take a look at the mileage difference from your longest in-land to your shortest channel race. Could it be a case that the successful family of pigeons you are racing simply don't handle the water & extra mileage. Whatever the 'problem', I hope you arrive at a succesful conclusion. All the best.

Have V rings if any good.

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For any internal partitions, I've always favoured dowels or even solid ply (if partitioning off cocks and hens). Some of the best I've made were 6ft high.....the top 4ft were dowelled, and the bottom 2 ft were 5mm transluscent correlex. Using wire, IMO, is a quick fix. It does enable you to get the job done quicker and cheaper, but again is it the best ? Another point is that when wire is used it can be an absolute nightmare, as it traps feathers all over the place and only adds to the cleaning process. So, in my opinion and experience it has to be dowels.OMO.

£79.00 per year, not per month. That package also includes Prime Instant video. It's not just for carriage. So that works out at £6.58 per month. For a proportion of their customer base, that's a great deal !!

Hi Folks ISOFLEX is a rubber paint used to seal a flat roof. Just wondered had anyone used it on wood in a vertical location ? Was thinking would it be suitable to seal off the back of the lofts ?

Great looking loft mate. I wish you every success to the new lofts. Been a bit of wait !! Best of luck.

Think Liverpool mate.

I wonder could anyone give details of this club. Never heard of it, but would be interested to learn more. Any details of location, costs, basketing times, etc. please post or PM. Cheers Paul

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Mornin' all

Best wishes, Andy.