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Quick question, what’s the best accommodation for widowhood hens at this time of year? They’ve been currently kept in a loft with access to an aviary at the weekends, due to be paired within the next few weeks so are quite proud and flirty but in order to get a few tweaks done to the loft they use, options are to leave them in the aviary 24/7 on poles? Or put them in the YB section where there’s box perches? Every reply will be much my appreciated 😊

Very random question here but seen a dvd a while ago and the flyer in question made a cake of some form to give to the birds when going to the Chanel just can’t think who it was or what it was made from.. anyone got any more info on this? Atb Andy

Does anyone race Kirkpatrick birds? With success? Thinking of getting a few young birds in just wanted opinions

I have no issue reporting birds and helpIng out best I can where I can it's people like this what make people not want to bother reporting,all ours are stamped with our telephone numbers, where we are and a telephone number on the leg we live to know where they ended up wouldn't dream of having this attitude

This year I've reported a few birds no one gives a Damn about them, had a yb drop tonight rung the telephone the lady asked me to chuck it up didn't ask where it was or nothing.. explained that it was in no fit state to fly home (about 25 - 30miles) she said she'd get her husband to call me which he did, asked me the same thing so I told him that it was really flown down and needed a few days, he asked me to despose of it.. is that really the attitude we should be having?

Swap you for a silver pied

Hi all.. Just a few questions as to racing natural as I am clueless about it as i race widowhood. What to feed? How much to feed? When to have them on eggs/young? How often to train? Anything that could help me would be really appreciated, or if anyone could recommend a DVD? ATB Andy

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Hmm was hoping for some input from one of these longuyen distance fliers a maybe step by step guide xD

So guys any input here would really help me, i struggle at the channel racers id like a method to compete 300 to 500 miles ie feeding water supliments widowhood or natural? hen or clocks? How long are they prepared for? And more advice please!!

Our birds are on the way to falaise . i oonly sent 3 after last weeks disaster !! best of luck everyone

Update on my losses its now 0 got my missing cock back this morning . So started training with 34 and still got 34

With two races down for me last week I sent 32 cocks to 74miles got 32 home and finished 1st 2nd and 3rd club This week I sent 34 to 102 miles and finished 1st 3rd and 4th with 33 outa 34. How is your season going???

Having them in isn't a problem for me, I'm not bothered about a bit of seed,and water it's the lack of interest by there owners, and name and address ring is about 30 quid for 100, it's not hard isit? Also the ones what are stamped you get the same old #### day in day out, oh chuck it me up it'll come home, or its out of my best cock who's won this that and other do you want it? I think fanciers need to take more responsibility for there own birds, it makes reporting birds a hard task, my birds all have my ring on, with my telephone number. When I get one reported i wouldn't dream of saying the stuff some people do,

Didn't know that kevin, I think that's ridiculous, makes it hard for the people who bother to report strays

I know people have started racing and for the ones who haven't started yet it is close upon them but the amount of strays I'm seeing at the moment is unreal, from 7am this morning until 6pm tonight I've had 5 stray birds drop in, one rubbered 2 with ets rings on, out of the 5 only two had contact details on, surely people should be more bothered to stamp or name and address ring there own birds,

Good luck to everyone racing tomorrow!!

Had the cocks training yesterday with the transporter, when I came from. The loft insulation had a yearling cock missing when I got on this morning there was no sign of him after the cocks flew for the hour or started to call them down when a pigeon fell through the door and into the loft. It was the year cock from yesterday's trainer, looked like he'd flown 1000 miles, he has tails flights missin, his wing Feather are tangled up and to top it off it looks like he's been shot, how he's made it home in don't know!

Got an 2011 ring on mate but can't really answer it 100%

had 3 tosses with the cocks. Hopping for the transporter tomorrow after that I'll be ready as I'll ever been if I get more chucks in or not, the cocks have been flying well around home so here's hoping... Atb

Bought a pair on yellow Kirkpatricks from Blackpool at the beginning of the year, paired them together once they had been treated and got into condition from the ordeal of blackpool, they went together with no problem, made a nest and stuff only no eggs? They lived in a shed with one other pair of which the cock to the other pair thought he owned the hut, so I moved the yellow pair to my stockloft where again, a nest has been made the hen will sit in the bowl but just no eggs... Currently confused as to what to do, and input guys??

Good morning everyone

Happy birthday all 🎂

I feed my cocks one once morning, one once night and they don't eat it all. Last year I won all bar to inland races, and wonder 2 outa 3 chanel races with old birds . Atb Andy

I started with 36 widowhood cocks. One I've made the decision to put to stock, another has knocked himself up so he'll not be raced, so 34 cocks to race. Young birds I'll have upto 70. Atb with the season folk.