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I'm sure the most successful racers are ruthless dal but as you say that's the decision we all have to make, Good Luck Mate

dal it's not a personal attack on you, I know you and your family have had the birds for years as I have myself, but here's my scenario, This youngster was tossed miles from home on a dodgy day by the sound of it, It's one aim is to get home, for whatever reason it failed, I guess we'll never know why but it has persevered and 9/10 months later it's made it, whoopee and you put it in the bin, I have more respect for mine and am still of the opinion that those that don't shouldn't have them

Why would you not give it a chance ? It's survived out there and we know it's a tough place to be for our birds, As for the ones who recommend bin/bucket, I think you should be banned from keeping livestock as you give a stereotype image of pigeon men/women

Good positive effort by that club George

Penblwydd Hapus Andy

That's another very neat looking pigeon John, Good luck with him on the road

And it's a cock

Mealy, Reds will be cocks any Blue series will be hens

My ding-a-ling, RIP

Can't find them Andy, I'll take some tomorrow, honest

Welcome to the site Bob

That's classic albino problems, not blind but certainly limited eyesight, true in all albinos including humans. Both parents need to be carriers of the albino genes to produce these so would advise to split the parents to avoid further.

I asked this question on one of their live cam sites a few years ago and was told they are all reported to the RPRA, I replied that I had never heard of a fancier being informed and was cut off so I'm guessing they are binned or made into bracelets

Perfect plans John, Good luck with them

Very nice John, The stand-out ones for me were the nest pair of late-bred hens, I hope you intend to race them, They look born for the job.

Congrats Lindsay and family, I think the Gt. Grandson headline is the clue Sue

Ibrahimovic hat-trick, not a bad free transfer Pat

Rust colour on the front a give away Bobby

And that one will be no bother to us because with that colouring it's the male sparrowhawk

Very nice John, As many following your blog have said, Your birds are in immaculate condition.

Ask Fluffy, I'm sure he will know

What made you think it was two males Peter.?

Good Bill, Glad you got it sorted

I wouldn't, he wasn't stealing eggs to break but to rear for falconry, to fly at pigeons as they are an easy target when racing, It's illegal to take eggs from British birds nests, he deserves what he got.

No shortage of birds with me here in West Wales, all from my window today, Heron Goldcrest Great Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit House Sparrow Starling Magpie Jackdaw Nuthatch Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Pied Wagtail Dunnock Chaffinch Robin So not all doom and gloom here