Golden Oldie.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

I WAS JUST SITTING HERE THINKING 19.64 FIRST TIME I WENT FOR PIGEON FOOD FOR THE DOOS. MA .DA. GEED ME A POUND AND A BARRA OF TO WEST CUMBERLAND FARMERS DOWN HALLCRAIG ST. 15.SHILLINGS.1CWT. THATS 75p.CWT.AND THE 5.BOB. THAT WAS LEFT WAS FOR ME COS IT WAS ME THAT HAD THE BARRA.,..BYE THE WAY 5.BOB.IS.25p. THINK THE PRICE HAS WENT UP NOO .///

[maverick]

When i first started keeping pigeons there was a corn mill around 3 miles from me i would go up on a saturday afternoon and sweep the yard for the guy and i was alowed to fill a bag with what corn there was there if i could carry it the guy said i could have it

[andy Burgess]

shame you cant buy it by the barrow load for that price now . would be lucky getting a handfull for 75pence .

[buster151]

those were the days

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Heard ae some top fliers back in the day who didnae feed their birds at all in the winter,they had to fend for themselves.That was one way to save money on feeding

[andy Burgess]

Heard ae some top fliers back in the day who didnae feed their birds at all in the winter,they had to fend for themselves.That was one way to save money on feeding

bit harsh Lewis eh . would,nt want to try that now , can just see 200 doo,s sitting on the kitchen window trying to get in

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

bit harsh Lewis eh . would,nt want to try that now , can just see 200 doo,s sitting on the kitchen window trying to get in

 

Aye its not for me but each to their own.It not really feasible nowadays think farming etc was different then,not as many chemicals used on fields and so on.Heard the fanciers who practised this viewed it as a form of selecting their doos "survival of the fittest"

[andy Burgess]

Aye its not for me but each to their own.It not really feasible nowadays think farming etc was different then,not as many chemicals used on fields and so on.Heard the fanciers who practised this viewed it as a form of selecting their doos "survival of the fittest"

well if the prices keep increasing at this rate , we well may see a return to that way of thinking maybe ??

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

well if the prices keep increasing at this rate , we well may see a return to that way of thinking maybe ??

 

Maybe that'd be a good thing,I doubt very much these fanciers had to use Parastop

 

am only joking we've got to be happy about the good quality feed mixtures and supplements we have available but think maybe some lofts(mines included)would benefit from a bit more of this "survival of the fittest" mentality in some form.

[billt]

Maybe that'd be a good thing,I doubt very much these fanciers had to use Parastop

 

am only joking we've got to be happy about the good quality feed mixtures and supplements we have available but think maybe some lofts(mines included)would benefit from a bit more of this "survival of the fittest" mentality in some form.

 

Funny you should say that, My main mob,about 60 birds, are on open loft and fed on mixed corn, poultry feed, and nothing else other than water, Then I have a stock loft and y/bird loft for those off the stock, all I can say is the main mob look in great nick

[andy Burgess]

Maybe that'd be a good thing,I doubt very much these fanciers had to use Parastop

 

am only joking we've got to be happy about the good quality feed mixtures and supplements we have available but think maybe some lofts(mines included)would benefit from a bit more of this "survival of the fittest" mentality in some form.

well , joking aside , it,s a very good statement youv,e made

 

Funny you should say that, My main mob,about 60 birds, are on open loft and fed on mixed corn, poultry feed, and nothing else other than water, Then I have a stock loft and y/bird loft for those off the stock, all I can say is the main mob look in great nick

that tells you something then

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

well , joking aside , it,s a very good statement youv,e made

 

 

that tells you something then

 

Would say so,spoke to a man recently who defines "survival of the fittest" and can boast the youngest ever SNFC Gold Award winner.In this time of extreme losses etc he can count on one hand the number of young birds he lost racing this season.A lot to think about

[andy Burgess]

Would say so,spoke to a man recently who defines "survival of the fittest" and can boast the youngest ever SNFC Gold Award winner.In this time of extreme losses etc he can count on one hand the number of young birds he lost racing this season.A lot to think about

i hope youv,e written down all he told you

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

i hope youv,e written down all he told you

 

Paid a visit to the man when I was 14,its a day out that'll stick with me as long I have the doos

[billt]

Paid a visit to the man when I was 14,its a day out that'll stick with me as long I have the doos

Just shows like most things in life we've gone soft, how many threads do you read, what do you treat them for, perhaps we should revert to the survival of the fittest

[geordie1234]

Survival off the fittest 100%

[andy Burgess]

Just shows like most things in life we've gone soft, how many threads do you read, what do you treat them for, perhaps we should revert to the survival of the fittest http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

it.s a valid piont Bill ,but an old romantic veiw , those of us that adopted this method would be at the bottom of the sheet every race day . .

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW NEARLY EVERY DAY.///

[victorious]

Funny you should say that, My main mob,about 60 birds, are on open loft and fed on mixed corn, poultry feed, and nothing else other than water, Then I have a stock loft and y/bird loft for those off the stock, all I can say is the main mob look in great nick

 

just as a matter of interest how do they race for u

[billt]

just as a matter of interest how do they race for u

 

Mine last raced in 1986, I'm sure when I race again it will be back to normal feed and everything else, but saying that, they not only look good they also fly well. I have tried them with the stock birds feed and they wont touch it

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

JUST KEEP THE SAME FEEDING ALL YEAR ROUND .///

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THINK I WILL MIX MY OWN THIS WINTER TO SEE HOW THEY GET ON .///

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

I WILL GIVE IT A GO AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.///