Excellent Article On Davie Donaldson Glassford

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Hope it ok to put a link up to a very good article on Davie Donaldson of Glassford, shows how simple pigeon racing can be in a small back garden loft.

 

 

Well done to Tom and Davie

http://www.elimarpigeons.com/DavieDonaldson.htm

[philg50]

Great article just read it cheers for that!.

[frank-123]

Great article by Tom.

A great fancier. Everyone of those top long distance men have one thing in common. Old Scottish bloodlines.

[walterboswell59]

well done to tom and davie the best small team fancier in scotland at the distance imo great read with great results hope you win it one day davie

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Great stuff Tom

 

I'd been looking forward to that since I found out it was on cards

 

Tremendous achievements with so few pigeons

[Guest TAMMY_1]

wonder how many will remember the Gibson brs mentioned in the article? Jimmmy and Wullie were before my time in racing but I did know both of them as they had the coal round in Netherburn and knew they had fantastic birds and achievements though but the club members who flew with them when I joined the club said it was easier to strike gold then get an egg off Wullie but Jimmy was a different man altogether

[Delboy]

Davie Donaldson is without doubt one of the best fanciers ever in the west section, top class. Well done Davie and Tom :emoticon-0167-beer:

[lanarkshire lad]

There is no doubt that Davie Donaldson has been and still is one of the best long distance fanciers in Scotland. Once again we see a very basic humble set up with very basic methods reaching and staying at the top of long distance racing for many years i think we should all take our hats off to this guy.

[andy Burgess]

its a good and interesting read about a great fancier

shame we cant have them on site "direct" instead of via a link ?

[paddymac]

Thanks for sharing Gareth, great write-up :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[buster151]

a good read, does anybody know why they dont get maize when feeding

[gulkie]

Brill fancier and a great read well done Tom.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

There is no doubt that Davie Donaldson has been and still is one of the best long distance fanciers in Scotland. Once again we see a very basic humble set up with very basic methods reaching and staying at the top of long distance racing for many years i think we should all take our hats off to this guy.

 

which proves that sometimes keeping it simple and basic is the best way to go

[HOMER49]

wonder how many will remember the Gibson brs mentioned in the article? Jimmmy and Wullie were before my time in racing but I did know both of them as they had the coal round in Netherburn and knew they had fantastic birds and achievements though but the club members who flew with them when I joined the club said it was easier to strike gold then get an egg off Wullie but Jimmy was a different man altogether

 

Hi Tam

Knew both the Gibson bros very well they were coal merchants and

so was my family. About once a fortnight my uncle John who lived

next door to us would say fancy a run over to see Wullie and Jim

Must have been better looking than you LOL for I always came home

with a squeaker or eggs

They bought 6 birds at J Burrells sale which I would have bet money

on was held in Manchester and not Wolverhampton have the sale list some where

Biggest buyer was McKelvie from Paisley a road haulage contractor

who from memory was the first to haul the Lanarkshire birds by road

Cheers

Homer 49

 

ps There birds went to there son in law J ? Miller (sure it was Joe)

lived across the road from the Late Andrew Hamilton

do you remember him Tam . They had a shop in Strathaven baby cloths maybe

[Mossgiel]

First class article on a top distance loft.

[Guest stb-]

great we article a fancier i really admire due to the small size of his team and the consistency

:emoticon-0137-clapping:

[peter pandy]

a good read, does anybody know why they dont get maize when feeding

 

Donkeys years ago Fanciers believed Maize gave the youngsters Canker with the sharp edge scoring the throat allowing infection.

[andy Burgess]

Donkeys years ago Fanciers believed Maize gave the youngsters Canker with the sharp edge scoring the throat allowing infection.

thanks for the reply Peter , I looked at the reply and wondered if it were a more "seasonal answer" Maize being less available during a natural rearing cycle ??

[ALF]

I can remember talking to davie at the snfc alencon marking a couple of years ago after he ha a cracking race from wanstead flays with south Lanarkshire fed and I asked him why he wasnae in the SNRPC duplicatong in the same race and he told me he had only sent them for a training toss for the channel at over 300 mls ....lol

[andy Burgess]

I can remember talking to davie at the snfc alencon marking a couple of years ago after he ha a cracking race from wanstead flays with south Lanarkshire fed and I asked him why he wasnae in the SNRPC duplicatong in the same race and he told me he had only sent them for a training toss for the channel at over 300 mls ....lol

brilliant

[alec guinness]

Top top fancier for more years than I can remember,great distance team of birds looked after properly and no gimmicks,we were beaten into 2nd in this years gold cup race by davie and had great pleasure in shaking the mans hand at the SNFC presentation.

[chrissyboy1]

What a pleasure to have done this article , thanks for the education Davie.

[tiger]

good read well done 2 both of you,s :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

Can anyone tell me what the stones in the nest boxes are for please

[tiger]

Can anyone tell me what the stones in the nest boxes are for please

 

 

so the hen can jump on when cock driving her stops them getting scalped