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No 1 stock cock 22299 is 15, only filled one egg last year.

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quick question to all that still breed from there old bred birds do you let them bring up there own youngsters or do you put them under a younger pair of birds to rear up i no geoff kirkland does this with his old veterans but do you do the same all the best.

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quick question to all that still breed from there old bred birds do you let them bring up there own youngsters or do you put them under a younger pair of birds to rear up i no geoff kirkland does this with his old veterans but do you do the same all the best.

 

I let them bring there own up

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I let them bring there own up

 

same hear i leave them to it i check to see if eggs are fertile then leave them to it dont bother with chicks until i ring them then after that when i wean them off into youngbird loft let dame sire sort to them i just make sure there go a constant supply of corn in hopper so when they wont it its there ready for them.

 

all best.

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2002 old busschaert hen

 

 

one of her youngster i bred off her this year

 

young blue pied cock

 

all best.

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the oldest i have is a cock at 15 bred by n. black and sons (dromore)and a 14 cock also bred by n .black .both still filling every egg last year hopefully next asa well.i also have some old stock at my mothers the youngest is 20 and have 5 still there over 20 one is 24 .this was 10 birds this time last year so dont hold out for many to still be there this time next year.ps my mum loves the doo's and cleans them out every day at 74 yrs young .

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i have a 14 year old arie visser hen purchased from mick osbourne of leicester the last of 6 i bought from him, she has won from peterborough twice 370 miles and whitley bay 190 miles and cupar 104 miles, shes bred some nice youngsters as well over the years

had one youngster from her last year,

 

i have a 14 year old arie visser hen purchased from mick osbourne of leicester the last of 6 i bought from him, she has won from peterborough twice 370 miles and whitley bay 190 miles and cupar 104 miles, shes bred some nice youngsters as well over the years

had one youngster from her last year,

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me wife , shes 47 , an loves cleanin the loft out , shes my oldest bird ha ha

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the oldest i have is a cock at 15 bred by n. black and sons (dromore)and a 14 cock also bred by n .black .both still filling every egg last year hopefully next asa well.i also have some old stock at my mothers the youngest is 20 and have 5 still there over 20 one is 24 .this was 10 birds this time last year so dont hold out for many to still be there this time next year.ps my mum loves the doo's and cleans them out every day at 74 yrs young .

 

Get yer ma round to your loft and you look after the auld timers :P:D Joking aside m8, good constitution these birds must have.

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16 year old cock which we call "the stolen cock" has never missed an egg,sire of some smashing doos for us including 2 x snfc region winners,also sire of our 07 hen who has scored at the last 2 snfc gold cups. :) :) :) :)

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16 year old cock which we call "the stolen cock" has never missed an egg,sire of some smashing doos for us including 2 x snfc region winners,also sire of our 07 hen who has scored at the last 2 snfc gold cups. :) :) :) :)

 

why the stolen cock?

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why the stolen cock?

 

long story frank,was given a pair of l/b youngsters from good pal jackie herd,the hen was for john harwood as a present from jackie and i was asked if i would like the cock which i said great(dam 4xsnfc certificates 500mls,2nd and 3rd sec, sire 1st and 2nd combine 500mls)well jackie never saw mr harwood for a few months and jackie being jackie at the windup asked john how the PAIR of youngsters were getting on,john took a while to get over "the stolen cock".he has been a smashing doo though. :) :) :) :)

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long story frank,was given a pair of l/b youngsters from good pal jackie herd,the hen was for john harwood as a present from jackie and i was asked if i would like the cock which i said great(dam 4xsnfc certificates 500mls,2nd and 3rd sec, sire 1st and 2nd combine 500mls)well jackie never saw mr harwood for a few months and jackie being jackie at the windup asked john how the PAIR of youngsters were getting on,john took a while to get over "the stolen cock".he has been a smashing doo though. :) :) :) :)

 

 

I didnae know that part of the story John :P:P:D:D:D

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oh well it was a good bird in the right hands

jackie herd i know the name where does he fly?

 

jack does not fly now,he is from moodiesburn frank,great guy smashing fancier, and even better stories. :) :) :)

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oh well it was a good bird in the right hands

jackie herd i know the name where does he fly?

 

 

was only jesting frank the exchange was all above board, :) the sire of the youngsters was john harwoods "combine cock"which had been sold to billy holland kirkintilloch circa 1989 who bred a stack of winners from him and then sold him on to jackie herd 1994. :) :) :)

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