THE FIFER

: : : : ::)I'LL TAKE SUM.

IF UR TALKING ABOUT OLD BIRDS WHICH WILL NOT BE RACING NOW LEAVE UNTIL NEXT YEAR. IF ITS YOUNG BIRDS THEN U WILL NEED A CERTIFICATE TO RACE, BIRDS MUST BE DONE EVERY 12 MONTHS

NICE LOOKING LOFT AND SET UP. VERY TIDY

GROVEHOMER, JANNER LAND, DO U STILL GET THE TIDDY OGGIES YET, U GET THEM UP HERE BUT NOT THE REAL ONES I STILL REMEMBER THE SONG ABOUT THEM, "WHERE THE OGGIES GROW ON TREES, GOD BUGGER JANNER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WAS DOWN THERE IN THE MARINE BARRACKS "STNONEHOUSE" ARE THEY STILL THERE, BUT WAS MANELY AT BICKLEIGH THE ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO CAMP.

I PERSONALY DO NOT THINK WHITE BIRDS DRAW THE HAWKS ANYMORE THAN ANY OTHER COLOUR THEY CAN SEE ANY BIRD FROM A GREAT DISTANCE,

YES IT'S POSSIBLE OTHER BIRDS JUST SLOW, IT'S HOW FAST A BIRD DOES THE RACE THAT MATTERS.

FIFE FED UP FROM KELSO AT 0730hrs NO WIND. JUST NOW AT 0915 THE WEATHER OVER THE FORTH IS GOOD. SUN NOT THROUGH YET SO NOT TOO WARM.

WELL DONE NICE TO SEE ONE FROM THE AUCTION GOING PLACES, GOOD OLD CLOCKY

OR THE HOT SUN

30 BOB! LUCKY U, I'VE JUST SPENT MINE ON A NEW PC.

WILL SORT U OUT A PAIR OF WHITE OR GAY PIED'S IF U WANT. LET ME KNOW AND I WILL PM U FOR UR ADDRESS.

FIFE FED AT KELSO FOR FIRST RACE, ME LIKE CLOCKY NOT SENDING, QUITE A FEW IN THE CLUB THE SAME, TOO BUSY FIXING UP MY NEW PC,

CHEERS ALL

ur right redfox

WE ARE ALL LOSING THEM, IT'S FAR TOO MANY BIRDS ON THE GO, WE ALL BREED FAR TOO MANY, AND THEY ARE TRAINED IN LARGE GROUPS SO HOW MANY ARE JUST FOLLOWING THE BATCH, UNTIL THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN IN A RACE THEN ITS LOST.

I AGREE WITH SHADOW, U COULD'NT RUN WITHOUT ANY UNION, WHO WOULD SETTLE ALL THE ARGUMENTS, IT WOULD BE NO GOOD HAVING ALL THE CLUBS HAVING A GO AT DEFRA ETC, THEY WOULD JUST NOT LISTEN, U MUST HAVE A GOVERNING BODY.

GOOD ONE NANCY ;D ;D ;D ;D

CONGRATULATIONS TO IAN AND ROBBIE FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE LEVEN HS. WELL DONE.

1ST SEC C, 1ST REGION EAST, AND 1ST OPEN SNFC, 1ST FIFE FED OPEN, FALAISE ARE THE LEVEN MEMBERS IAN AND ROBBY GILMOUR FLYING UNDER GILMOUR Bros. THE WINNING BIRD IS NOW CALLED "ROBBIE'S BOY"

AND USE GARLIC IN THEIR BATH, GOOD FOR HEALTH AND KEEPS THEM CLEAN.

3 TABLE SPOONS PER PINT OF WATER, IS ALSO GOOD TO USE ON A REGULAR BASES

;D ;D HOARSE = HORSE COO = A COW A CURLEY KATE, A PIECE OF BREAD WITH THE ROUND CRUST. A PLAIN GEORDY A PIECE OF BREAD WITH THE STRAIGHT CRUST CLOCKY - SOMEONE CALLED CLOCKMAN ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

THE SMALLER THE BETTER, SINGLE TOSSING IS NOT EASY BUT IF DONE U KNOW THE BIRD IS DOING IT ON ITS OWN, I WOULD SAY BETWEEN 15 TO TWENTY, I HAVE HEARD FANCIERS TOSSING THEIR BIRDS TOGETHER FROM 30 MLS, AND ALL COMING HOME, THEN ONE OF THOSE BIRDS GETTING TOSSED ON ITS OWN FROM 5 - 6MLS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HOME, A LOT OF FANCIERS TRAIN WITH TRAINERS NOW TAKING 2-3 HUNDRED BIRDS WHICH ARE ALL HOMING TO THE SAME AREA SO WHAT ARE THE LEARNIG APART FROM LEARNING TO BREAK, WHEN SCHOOLING YOUNG BIRDS U ARE LERNING THEM TO FIND A LINE OF FLIGHT ON THEIR OWN. THEY NEED THE SCHOOLING BEFORE GOING ON TRANSPORTERS FOR TRAINING.

OVERCROUDING COULD BE ONE AND WE ALL BREED FAR TOO MANY, ALSO MASS TRAINING, WHICH IS OK AFTER BIRDS HAVE BEEN SCHOOLED ON THERE OWN, BUT IF U HAVE A LARGE TEAM HOW MANY ARE FOLLOWING THE CROWD, BETTER TRAINING IN SMALL BATCHES,

YES THEY RUN ROUND THE HILL, THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE 2 SHORT LEGS ON ONE SIDE AND 2 LONG LEGS ON THE OTHER, THAT IS HOW U CATCH THEM, THEY RUN ROUND THE HILL WITH THEIR LONG LEGS DOWN AND SHORT ONES UP, THE TRICK IS TO GET THEM TO TURN ROUND SO THEIR SHORT LEGS ARE DOWN HILL AND THEY ROLL OVER SO U CATCH THEM AT THE BOTTOM, I THINK WE SHOULD ARRANGE A HAGGIS HUNT FOR THE FORUM. SOME DAY, AUCHTERMUCHTY IS A GOOD PLACE FOR THEM,