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Yip. Kirkpatrick side

Hoddom Dynamo 1st open Falaise etc was a van Reet x Kirkpatrick

I sometimes wonder if I needed a bird to do 1300 from the channel would I be disappointed...... we have the same problem with the Kirkpatricks doon here when it's not as hard as it could be

Do you think Dorin would fly well in Scotland with the same birds. Mr hodgson got a yearling to win this year at the long un

Yip. And motivation and observation and patience and flexibility. ........its a hard mistress distance racing.........not that I know out about 550 miles cos that's too far for us blaw hame sprinters in the deep sooth lol

How to make friends and infuriate people lol

Vl widow mix all year. Hemp,linseed,matrix and uncle bens given at a time when the wick needs to be turned up.

Things change mate. I remember as a boy the old men in my club shaking their heads at younger men cos they would be training hard and wasting their money on petrol rather than waiting for some distance in the race prog to bring the fitness in.....nowadays the fanciers want to win from the start making racing a much more competitive environment. This will to win has also seen the modern fancier keep more birds BUT in my opinion has also seen them keep better care, on terms of fitness and condition, than many were in the past especially in the shorter races. Also the money a fancier has in his pocket allows him many more options than they did 30yrs ago. Less birdage.......yes deffo.....less fanciers......agreed......less quality.......not for me, more quality and more knowledge than ever before

So maybe you should ask Ryan for his feeding methods for the modern day pigeon race Peter see if that helps.

Think those times still happen in Scotland

Hehe magic You must ask what the fook weer doing wrong now.

Nope

Who'd of known......am no mental after all.......unless you F****rs are to lol

Ye that's a deffo. I have seen birds throw up in the basket after travelling but didn't think it required a course of treatment. How would we know what was wrong with it?

Take it any bird that spews the corn up is ill?

How would you distinguish between travel sickness and illness?

I only put it forward as an idea. Wet canker would seem to hold most of the signs we associate with the ybs ie crop retention, vomiting and loose droppings. Stress would deffo fit with the times I have had it, bad toss or race seemed to trigger things

Wet canker

That's magic Alan

Very good........don't tar everyone with the same brush......I have coached youngun s for quite some time.......there are some quite excellent individuals out there as well as a few neds Much respect to you oldies.........

My kids were brought up knowing right from wrong.......you old guys have selective memory of THE GOOD OLD DAYS lol

My brother in law is a biologist and head of science at an academy in Sunderland. He loves Scotland and I have often said to him he should move up but he says he would have to sit exams and take a drop in pay......I thought a teacher was a teacher

And I won a bottle of whisky in the raffle.........magic

Just back from the show, great turnout again and some excellent specimens on show. Well done to J&A Bell lovely winner and to all the rest of the class winners. Thanks for my Lunch and also the banter, nice to put names to faces

Ye deffo .......langholm is just weird lol