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Where is the best and cheapest place to purchase Grapefruit seed extract from?.The proper stuff!! Cheers. DAVID

Hi PHILB40 Many thanks for sharing these ideas.YBS is surely near the top as a lethal hinderance in our sport DAVID

I have them. Cheers DAVID

i may very well be wrong but did woodlands not develop the "TARGAS" ? a long distance bird ? Dont know but very interested in what blood his birds carried as i know he had some serious results up to 900km. I have a bird here from the stud i purchased indirectly as a middle distance breeder but now believe there might be a chance he will breed me a bird to cope with many more hours on the wing ? DAVID .

Can anybody tell me what strains are housed at the Woodlands farm stud and if the stud is still a going concern?.I believe the establishment was in Aylsbury area . Thankyou DAVID

Came in tonight.SU10 NE 2141 Is it an Elgin bird?It has a wing stamp so fair play to the bloke(Mr Hadden)no answer to phone I am away from home aftertea time tomorrow night for 4 days Could get it to Keith tomorrow after lunch sometime for lib'.Is owner a member of the forum? david

Hi Ian. Thanks to yourself and Davy flemming for trying to help me out on this one. However! What a 15 carrot numpty i am .This bird is my own bird gifted to me by the right honourable Jim Coutts as a sqeaker and one i lost 3 weeks ago.IT WILL BE GOING TO THE NATIONAL. Enough said. Thanks DAVID

Dark checker hen? SU10 AB 2730 Came in with two of my youngsters the morning after a terrible toss the night before Could the fancier who owns this bird have some of my own youngsters by chance. Thanks DAVID

Hope you get more mate . That's a terrible toss for you. I had a beaster a few week's back.Wont be racing for a fortnight yet. DAVID

I sincerely hope you get a few more back. Young birds going AWOL seems to be happening more and more this season . All the best DAVID

Hi Chris. You'r the man! Top Bombing Dude. DAVID

Hi all I will try and explain what has happened . A company has been called in to exterminate all feral pigeons that live or find there way into massive grain hangers in montrose docks area. My friend who is a foreman on these docks called to tell me he saw a very nice looking pigeon in one of the vermin cages and thought i may like to know. He advised me it was double rung and and the ring number was a Belgium reg . He told me the birds that are caught are then taken to a special van where they are gassed.This would happen at about 5pm and could i get down to montrose to collect it. I live an hour and a half away and just could not get their yesterday. However to cut a long story short !! He managed to get access to the Belgium rung pigeon and took it as far south as Edinburgh where he liberated it north of the forth road Bridge. This is where he lives . I called the owner who was pleased to know that the bird had had a second chance .(i told him his bird had been saved from death)..The way i saw it was that the bird had a better chance this way than leaving it to the vermin contractors ..Very sad i know but i did all i could under the circumstances. If it had not been the middle of the day i may of found a local fancier to help . I tried posting on the Banter site but did not get much info from there. I think it's sad people in general do perceive the racing pigeon in just the same way as the streeter ..VERMIN!! I dont believe that will ever change either. Anyway boy's that's the story.I hope this pigeon that scored well from Arbroath the week before for it's owner makes it home. DAVID

I have followed this routine with my sick youngsters 2 months ago and it worked wonders.(BELGAMCO) get some as soon as possible. iT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THE FOOD IS KEPT BACK FOR THE ABOVE PERIOD OF TIME. DAVID

OK BOYS . I GOT A PHONE NUMBER BUT SOMEONE MAY STILL NEED TO COLLECT AS THEY WILL NOT HOLD THIS BIRD RING NUMBER=BELG 2009 6154356 , TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 01702 540181wing stamped) ..From what i can gather from my friend this bird is double rung. Thanks DAVID

I HAD A FRIEND CONTACT ME TODAY WHO TELLS ME VERMIN CATCHERS CAUGHT A BELG 2009 BIRD IN TRAP IN MONTROSE CORN STORE. THIS BIRD WILL BE EXTERMINATED BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY . I WILL GET RING DETAILS A.S.A.P BUT MEANWHILE CAN SOMEBODY PICK THIS BIRD UP AND FEED AND WATER IT. I LIVE AN HOUR AND HALF FROM MONTROSE AND CANT GET TO IT . ANYBODY HELP?? IF NOT THEN IT WAS WORTH A TRY. AS I SAY I WILL GET DETAILS POSTED AS SOON AS I CAN SO OWNER MAY BE FOUND( MIGHT BE A STOCK DOO ESCAPED) Cheers all DAVID

Hi Mate. My birds have experienced almost identicle symptoms to what your birds have . I had them checked out with Ian cameron from manor court vet. The diagnosis was bacterial infections caused by rodent's All last year i open holed my birds and they were scraping around the ground so this would equate to the problem my birds experienced. I treated them with Med-pet4in1 powder and it cleared them up big time. I would say as long as you dont over use and dont treat while racing and feed a top class avaian specific probiotic (not yoghurt's and bull crap like that )it must be avian specific then you will have healthy birds. Can i ask you if you let your birds forage on the ground? If not i would tend to take a look at the loft and the inmate's it houses. I would surely say it's a strong case of bacterial infections.(If in doubt get a sample to your Vet ) David

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If they come in i will contact you through the forum.were they Darkies? Looked like it. DAVID

PIGEONMAN. With the upmost respect,the dynamics of training and racing pigeons up here is a world apart from the dynamics and situations encountered in worcester. I am not saying harder but it is very different. All the best DAVID

GOD!!That's sickening as well. John.I have only had 7 from my 28 in total...22 darkie's and 6 naturals.21 gone . Robbiedoo.The youngsters hanging around are very dark cheq's and one has a couple of white flights along with white clip rings ...Defo' from the same loft and as fresh as daisies but flighty as hell. I will keep my eye on them as i am seeing the odd female sparrowhawk around now. This year has again been disasterous for the babby's. DAVID

Hi John. Sad news that.I had the same last week with a toss 15 miles south west as the crow flys from roughly where you liberated your youngsters. I tossed 28 and in three days got 7 home.DISASTER!! I had 2 young strays on my roof near huntly yesterday and this just might be 2 of yours . I will keep a look out for you mate . All the best DAVID

6 HOME IN TOTAL AND ( NE RUNG) Nothing on the loft this morning .I'm out of the first few races that's for sure but keep looking boys please .They can't of gone of the face of the earth? Thanks DAVID

Hi Could all aberdeenshire fanciers please keep an eye out for lost youngsters with ring numbers between 1501-to 1541..and 4771-4790. I had a disaster of a first youngster toss from 10 mile .likely peregrine strike .I am adrift 17 from 22 tossed yesterday lunchtime(.GLORIOUS WEATHER) If you have big teams can you please have a check as it's not looking likely i will get to start the young bird programme because of this disaster. Thankyou all Fingers crossed. DAVID

THESE YOUNGSTERS HAVE NOW BEEN CLAIMED AS SOMEONE DECIDED TO NEVER LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH!! THANKS ALL DAVID