Black Gurnays

[Shortcut Lofts]

Does anyone know who would have this strain of pigeons? Must be the black velvets.

[Guest youngzimmy]

YOU WILL BE LUCKY BEEN LOOKING FOR THEM FOR YEARS IF YOU FIND ANY GOOD ONES GIVE ME A SHOUT THERE ARE A LOT IN USA BUT THE GUY ONLY SHOWS THEM

[Guest slugmonkey]

A guy in our club hosted a Gurnay futurity last year I am sure he has access

[Shortcut Lofts]

Looking for them in the UK if possible guys.

[Guest slugmonkey]

these were probably 1st or 2nd gen birds will see if he knows any european breeders

[Guest shadow]

there is a bloke up near richmond in yorkshire had some maybe some of the yokshire fanciers may know him used to advertise in the homing world

[rambo]

syd collins chairman of the INFC from ballyclare use to have them,he also brought them in from the states.

[Guest ENDFLIGHT]

IN  RICHMOND YORKS. IM SURE THE LOFTS WERE CALLED GURNAYS END BUT I CANT REMEMBER THE FANCIERS NAME HOPE THIS HELPS :)

[Shortcut Lofts]

Any Yorkshire guys know if i can get in touch with this man?

[bibendium]

Think the Guy you are  talking about flew under the name Stalker & daughter, if it is he unfortunatley died a few years back.

[Shortcut Lofts]

Do you know what happened with the birds?

[bibendium]

Dont know m8sorry , had a few of him about 20 years ago , lovely birds but all fallen by the wayside now.

[bibendium]

you could try looking back to around 1990 squills&bhw year books as he advertised in there, might give you a lead as to where to try next, i will ask my old dad tonight as he had been down at the Stalker lofts around then and was friendly with the family, i was just a nipper then(lol) a few bad young bird seasons around then plus a change of loft location kinda put paid to the gurnays we had, looking back they never really got a good crack at it.

[yorkie]

we tried these years back, got some from a graham mussel in hereford, beatifull blacks and bronzes but never any good, my dad raced these in the sixties, surely long gone now

[Welsh Gurnays]

I have Gurnays  , I have had them since the 60s and still race them to day, you do get velvets but most of the darks are bronze,you do get a lot of blues, and allso reds & mealys

[Fair Play]

IN days past Arthur & Mary Mellor of Cheshire raced a good Gurney but don't know where their birds went maybe some of the local Cheshire fanciers would know

[kirky]

there is a bloke up near richmond in yorkshire had some maybe some of the yokshire fanciers may know him used to advertise in the homing world

he had them on his caravan park. just found tel num  01748 822362.

 

 

[Welsh Gurnays]

There is only one place in Yorkshire to get Gurnays Eric Craven if you want the real deal

[Silverdale Lofts]

There is only one place in Yorkshire to get Gurnays Eric Craven if you want the real deal

Eric is still winning today with the Gurnays

[stew 75]

is that the same line fred shaw introduced into england meny years ago ,GURNAYS from belgium

[pjc]

Think Hall Bros were also racing them at Beaconsfield before they moved.

[Novice]

Is Phillipe Martin who writes in the BHW. not a member of some Gurnay Society?

I think he has a contact mail address on his articles.

[Welsh Gurnays]

yes I have pedigrees that go back to Fred Shaw , and yes Eric is still winning with them, we won our first Yb race with a pure Gurnay two weeks ago

[Welsh Gurnays]

Philip Martin Has just joined the society , he only has 2or three Gurnays bred down from Bazil Beebe birds  he tried to sell them to me last your £90 apeace  now he has heard about the yanks he is a Gurnay man again

[OLDYELLOW]

the gurnays in richmond holiday caravan park are that of harris and bradley 'gurnays ende'   i have just found there number