the real cost of the snow

[Guest strapper]

with this unexpected length of snow showers this last week this must be costing the bird trade thousands.

with courriers losing work through not being able to deliver and pigeon feed places not having their usual trade because of lack of customers.

the farmers now will no doubt increase prices on feed because its another excuse to do so, and we at the end of the line will be paying more.

so the snow although welcomed in many places because of the fun that can be sought in it,we the fanciers lose out again.

 

there is a good point to these snow showers..the kids are out for hours giving us some peace lol..thats untill they want us out there to play with them , freezing our nads off while they dont feel it...oh what its like to be growing old lol

[OLDYELLOW]

with this unexpected length of snow showers this last week this must be costing the bird trade thousands.

with courriers losing work through not being able to deliver and pigeon feed places not having their usual trade because of lack of customers.

the farmers now will no doubt increase prices on feed because its another excuse to do so, and we at the end of the line will be paying more.

so the snow although welcomed in many places because of the fun that can be sought in it,we the fanciers lose out again.

 

there is a good point to these snow showers..the kids are out for hours giving us some peace lol..thats untill they want us out there to play with them , freezing our nads off while they dont feel it...oh what its like to be growing old lol

 

surely delay in orders for couriers means more orders going to same areas ? so ineffect they will be getting more money for fewer trips ?

[Guest strapper]

there is that lol

[OLDYELLOW]

as for buying farm corns  , the farmers will get greedy eventualy , but by then the price of the imported corn should be driven down because of lack of demand the market place is driven by demand take the demand away you have a buyers market great for the consumer but not so good for the retailers

[THE FIFER]

yes it brings Britain to a halt, just as well they didnt drop snow on us during the war   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;Dhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.com/blahdocs/Smilies/grin.png

[Guest youngzimmy]

aye strapper to quote MICK JAGGER WHAT A DRAG IT IS GROWING OLD

[grizzal]

ITs cost me 3 days wages this week + delay on delivery of yb,s

[jimmy white]

this snow, has  cerainly not stopped the farmers around here, ive noticed  in  the last week, their ploughing   the fields ,,,in the dark,, with lights on, in  their tractors  ;D "time waits for no man" [certainly not a" snow man" ;D]

[Guest Hjaltland]

Saturday morning here in the far north and its a blizzard outside.. Can hardly think about pairing up in these conditions.... at least not the pigeons..

[walterbmasson]

 

 

 

hjaltland a day like this forget about pairing get the depuritive socked in as many oils as you can get mixed with a good tabel spoon of honey feed for the rest of the bad weather also a wee teaspoon of aniseed they will be all the more eager to pair after that  8)  8)  8)

[hotrod]

Saturday morning here in the far north and its a blizzard outside.. Can hardly think about pairing up in these conditions.... at least not the pigeons..

a 14.5 tog continental quilt mate and you'll be fine