ovy1255

WDA in the north east doing the same.

Most of the lads in the north east use big panels like those used on house roofs and use a regulator so it doesnt boil the battery. Most of the lads were supplied by Fanta off pigeon chat.try ringing him for info --01207 281275 he has Oxhill Garage,Stanley ,co Durham

Just got back from consett and weather down here is very changeable blue sky showing one min then overcast the next then raining but cloud cover is high as pontop pike mast is visable all the way to the top. Weather seems beter here than at Aberdeen as seems to be wall to wall fog

Drying out and sun trying to break through

courier charges for you all in different areas .

report to nehu --auto response in mins

WDA liberated at Wakefield at 9.00

Not sure where he is from but tractor boy has whites that race and win by all accounts might be worth hunting him up ,if you want yellows that ard hopeless racers i have a phone number think he also breeds yellow and whites and yellow grizzles ,then look great feel great ,no speed and brainless.

Will try to find out for you.

Had message off gordon wilson to say he got home safely ---hope all you lads enjoyed trip and hope to see you all next year.

looking forward to it and yes thats what i will be looking for Sprinters.

billy for some reason could not send pic as pm.

billy can you email photo to me please--ovy1255@aol.com thanks

got that ped you sent billy

Whats the breding behind a colour like that?

need to organise a syndicate ,but know what you mean ,i sent to an early derby arona next year on price and format altered but was a good thing to see it all on pc during our closed season--wuldon had some success over there.

the nehu run a futurity race ,i have bought 4 rings and i am sending birds to sales to be auctioned. ian snaith the middlesborough fed sec is running a 100 ring sale and breeder buyer so bought 2 rings. there is a breeder buyer at the seven stars wreckington newcastle and i will be entering that. and hope to be sending to the french one loft race as this one is within my budget.[got one to final last year and done ok]

The reason i treat for some things is------i borrowed a hen a few years ago ,plenty of body on it for a 4 year old,nice shoulders (i like sprint racing) good in the feather ,an alround tidy bird from a loft that gets birds in the top ten of our inland national every year and thats 10 feds ,over 40 clubs ,so was made up to borrow her. As always i isolated her in a crate and as with ALL my birds 0.2 ml of moxidectin (spelling) down her neck---the next day the droppings showed worms. Some pigeon man i am,she looked perfect to me. I do look for natural ways to treat ----and feed other products other than corn Sorry if i have diversified off original post.

Opinions vary But in most clubs over the years there has been members who bring half their youngbird to the first race tails filthy birds feel s h i t e andmemberrs are looking at each other,thinking my birds are going in the baskets with these (thank god he didnt train them to drink ,basket train) but at clock read off he didnt even have a bird back--then next week the other half go on and the same happens. Well make of it what you will -- but sick birds dont win races----sick birds dont fix themselves--worms dont just go away. We all have a creature with the heart of a lion ,it must when you see them get home in bits hit the wire ,hawk attacked,and braving the worst of the weather. Well as i said before the bird carnt do it alone ,thats why a lot of fanciers say you can buy the bird not the man. But enjoy your birds ,if you carnt enjoy them its time to call it a day. THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR FOR ME -------LOL

Seen a slow motion video a few years ago--derby arona,birds in basketts and drinkers put on ,as thd bird put its head out and it started to drink they zoomed in and slowed ---the bird took à drink and as it gulped water was sqeezed out of top corners of its mouth ---------now you know crross infection through water is possible ,NO probable . SO your birds are as good as your clubs worst member--especially if they dont treat. REMEMBER dont treat with young birds in the nest--------i did many moons ago and thought i had a problem as young birds seemed drunk. Try to research if you want to give any meds as their potency can be affected by simple things like grit and minerals. If you do treat remember the tratment might be needed but the treatment can cause other problems like yeast after antibiotic treatment . Maybe i am teaching to the converted but for the novice amongst us ,take a bit of advice and resesarch it ---your birds will tell you if you look hard and their performance and condition when they come home tells a lot ---learn to look at your birds. Something simple like holding your bird ,get hold of its beak ,pull so it stretches its neck and put your ear close to back of its head and listen. Some Respitory problems can be heard like this Your the doctor coach and manager of an athlete,if you want to be in the premiership birds alone wont do it. Well enjoy your new season ahead mine are all hatching now and hopes are high for the new season ,good luck.

Alan will i see you on boat this year? People dont believe me when i say i met an englishman irishman and a scotsman in a bar in belgium,---is chris going over?

Not sure about english ones but i did fly the french young bird derby as part of a syndicate getting one of my 3 birds to the last race . As it is run on a small scale i thought price was ok and lou kept us up to date but would of liked a bit more to see on pc but if you want a load on pc try the tenerifi one loft.

Which port you going too hull to zebrugge or hull to roterdam ?

No one will sell their best stock unless they are jacking in so entire clearance is best opertunity to get proven breeders If you carnt afford them buy latebreds off their best stock that have bred winners and breeders of birds that breed winners As for Blackpool --good place to go for your candy rock--loads of tom pepers there next week end. Always look at distance you want your birds to race as not many birds can do both sprint and distance.

Well will have to add new dropboard to oldbird loft asit dropped off ,had a stay in so it lasted till end of 2016 but took stay out and it fell off. Just looking to enjoy the birds and love to see the youngbirds as they mature.