billt

This is the red kite harmless to our birds

Welcome to the site Red, I think it's not easy to start a new thread maybe why some newbies are not coming on line

England getting a good slagging on the box and they won ;D

If you're breeding 100ybs. you must have 25/50 good breeding pairs or you're breeding rubbish and I don't think you could compete with the man who breeds 20/30yb's from good stock

Nice babies, another left-handed fancier I presume

One of our g.daughters was here today, her lad is there on the push with 1st. Batt. Royal Welsh, we certainly wish them all a safe retun

Yeh bit quiet tonight, time someone threw something at the fan ;D ;D

Sorry lads but it is a Vit. B deficiancy, the liver will make it up in a day or two but if you want a result in minutes the cube of bread with marmite will do the trick

Yeh I did realise why you shut them in, mine are on open loft all year, hawk had 2 in a week early 09 and not lost one since but had two near misses this week thats why I say if mine had been shut up they would probably have been hits

Thats the problem with shutting the birds up when you do let them out they're not as fit as the hawk

Small cube of bread with marmite or bovril on open beak and push down the throat to swallow, stand back and be amazed, it only takes a short while, Vit. B deficiency

It doesn't say in the rules but I would read it as if a bird enters a trap then it should be trapped, I think what you described was an entrance, the bob wires at the end being the trap, jusy saying incase you get a national winner ;D

Yeh I think it's a bit more sensible at least everyone knows where they are

Under WHPU rules a bird must not be able to leave after timing

Yes rule states loft or trapping system

Was meaning after timing, no mention whether the bird should be confined to the loft or free to leave

Spot on there as you say no mention of the pigeon but I suppose it could be argued that if a pigeon enters a "TRAP" it should be trapped

You rightly look a proud man there Tam, Very best wishes to you both

Be fair Alf, Andy spelt the long word right ;D ;D

Mine are on open loft 365, no problems here

Ithink that is illegal

Very nice little family group there, some mother-in-law you've got

Welcome Dave, You'll need more than a dictionary to get through this site ;D

Yeh I like them, can click on pic to enlarge, nice eye on this lad

When I moved here in 1986 I only had 1 griz. and it was a kirky, they must be tough cookies as I've got 40 birds and 6 of them are griz.