Tony C

A Van Stonker son.

I never used to entertain farm food, I don't know if its the case the older I get the wiser I get or the older I get the tighter I get but I would say that nowadays it makes up 50% of my feed.

This may help http://forum.pigeonbasics.com/topic/64319-microscope-for-sale/page__p__813047__hl__brunel__fromsearch__1entry813047

Was thinking myself more of a holiday camp type venue e.g. Butlins Skegness can accommodate 7000 peeps

http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/pigeons

Believe the RPRA have a contract with the Winter Gdns till 2018 Should they start looking for a new venue?

http://www.rpra.org/bhw-show-of-the-year-2015/ Letter of complaint http://www.rpra.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Letter-of-Complaint-19th-Jan-2015-Tower-Ballroom.pdf

IMO after a prolonged spell of freezing temps the pigeons always look the better for it.

Well I never thought I'd see the day Alf drinking half's ...................... normally downs it by the gallon

Any names to go with them Fred.

Early lib and wind up he's jaxi

Safe journey Alf and all those attending.

I'll pay for a years advertising on here if you get it up and running.

Get hold of someone like GEM to sponsor you and plug their wares.

Perhaps next year Billy, started putting my pocket money away already.

Decision taken out of my hands, cant make it

They're a rotten lot, they all wear the same badge saying 'I'm Spartacus'

lol

I've heard a couple of things, 1) burn the tip of the flight with a ciggy 2) pull out a tail flight Me personally I leave be and curse my luck.

Be nice to each other would help.

Q: Why breed young birds? A: For every 8 youngsters you put into the loft the odds are you'll get 1 good'un, if your very lucky 2. To build a team of old birds equates to the more you breed the more good'uns you'll find. The only way to find the good'uns is to put them on the road. You will incur losses putting them on the road, you'll breed thick'uns as well as good'uns. There's wires & hawks they'll have to contend with too. Out of the initial 8 you bred you could end up with 4, your now hoping the hawks/wires didn't account for the good'un/s being awol. Young birds are future of you loft, without them you'll go nowhere fast.

Would this club be local to you LN255 DEBDEN & WOODFORD H S Mr R Luffman, 20 Hills Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RS. Tel: 0208 2810362

What size loft are you looking to buy/build? Sometimes circumstances dictate what system one races their pigeons on!

How big is your loft?

Hope it gives you many years of success & memorable moments.