Tony C

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe........... thats my pool pigeon picked

West Essex Fed start this week from Huntingdon............. 57 miles to me I'm looking at sending 24 w/hood cocks plus a few naturals. Like most preperation has been a nightmare, w/hood cocks 1 x 15 mile & 1 x 20 mile toss, naturals 2 x 20 mile & 1 x 35 mile toss. Good luck to those racing this week. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE

I would like to add, the more clinical/sterile the loft is kept the harder y/b/s hits. My advise is to keep youngsters on some form of deep litter/bedding which helps build up their immune system.

I first see this in the early 90's, introduced 6 FVW youngsters and they all went down with it. My belief is its passed on by the parents (if the parents have had it in the past= carriers) and it comes out in youngsters when put under any stress.

Of round the café to meet up with a few fanciers, banter & tea in large portions.

Revised start to the old bird programme. 13th April race cancelled 20th April Huntingdon 27th April Newark Thereafter as below

Full cloud cover with rain in the air, little wind about.

They'll be three liberations that I know of out of Huntingdon on Saturday 20th April

To be on the safe side buy them from a supermarket or health shop. Only feed peanuts fit for human consumption. An alternative is sunflower hearts (shelled sunflower seeds).

The West Essex Fed have also cancelled this weeks race.

Monday 8 April Published at 10:00 Monthly Outlook Summary A big change on the way - eventually! After a lengthy spell of mainly settled albeit mostly cold weather, it looks like things are about to change across the United Kingdom over the coming week. Low pressure will become the dominant force as we move through the next few days, bringing a change to much more unsettled weather for all of us. The change will be a gradual one, and temperatures in southern parts of the UK should start to recover to close to average, but cold air will linger in the north, with snow over hills. Beyond next week, things may settle down a bit and warm up further, although unsettled conditions will probably never be too far away. Monday 8 April—Sunday 14 April Low pressure revisits our shores It looks like we are finally going to say goodbye to the persistent, cold but dry easterly airflow that has plagued us for so long. In its place, low pressure will be making a concerted effort to establish itself across the UK, bringing much more unsettled conditions for us all. It will often be windy, and some substantial rain is likely, especially in more southern parts of the UK. The return of southwesterly winds in southern parts of the UK will introduce milder conditions, with temperatures widely rising into double figures by day, which is closer to where they should be at this time of the year. Frost and ice are unlikely, which will be a welcome relief to gardeners. In northern parts of the UK, the weather will actually cool off compared to recent days, as a cold, raw east to northeasterly flow becomes established. Rain and hill snow will eventually make its way up here during the second half of this coming week, so after a dry and bright start something more akin to winter will return here. The rain will be welcome in western parts of Scotland, where it has been very dry of late, and this should help to extinguish the forest fires there. By next weekend, there are signs of pressure building across the UK, as the low pressure slips away into the North Sea. This would mean a return to chilly and possibly frosty nights, but pleasant days with some decent spells of sunshine. Monday 15 April—Sunday 21 April Settling down and warming up for a time There are signs that the second half of April will be rather more seasonal than the first half. High pressure may build in from the west or southwest for a time and produce some more settled conditions across most parts, and given the warmer source, this should mean temperatures around or even a little above average for many parts, especially towards the south and east, although nights will still be rather chilly. The weather may become more unsettled towards the northwest later in this period though, but with a southwesterly flow developing for most places, this should mean some reasonable temperatures continuing. Monday 22 April—Sunday 5 May A seasonal mix of sunny spells and some rain Current indications suggest conditions during the latter part of April and early May being fairly typical for the time of year. This would leave temperatures often nearer average, though given colder than average seas, coastal areas may be quite chilly whenever sea breezes occur. Meanwhile, during any settled spells the risk of overnight ground frost is, perhaps, slightly greater than average. Unsettled, changeable conditions will probably still affect some northern and western parts early in this forecast period. Otherwise, in the absence of any strong signals for trends in precipitation for late April into early May, nearer average rainfall amounts are considered most likely. Next week It looks like we'll be saying goodbye to winter this week, so can we now finally say a proper hello to spring, or will there be another twist?

Deep Shagpile & 100% wool.....................say no more!

Not pigeon racing weather or even training weather, thats for sure.

Is this it

:lol:

Is the one on the right a puffin?

Buchons lol I was close...........ish Mike Smith explanes in a little more detail http://www.iprr.co.uk/cms/index.php?news=597

Think the Spanish call them Buffons.............. or something like that.

I would be inclined to try and slip a 10 day old youngster under them if you want them to rear something, if they didn't sit it of night it wouldn't rub out.

sheesh! thank god for that.......... black then gold then turquoise............ I thought he was running a fever or something. atb Andy

As in moderator ?

When closed down my loft is as dark as nookus knock.

just when I thought we were past the worst its started to snow ☃

I got a message saying 'Food parcel on its way'