Lier Pigeon Market

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Could anyone tell me what's the earliest date the Lier Pigeon Market starts please. Also I understand it is only on on Sundays is this right and it starts at 6.00am ?

[just ask me]

very late January i think it may be the last Sunday in January ill try find out for ya

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Ok thank you

[Mitch1563]

Can I ask do you just drive over and buy what you want and bring back ??

Is it cheap ?

Is there rules on bringing back birds?

Is it on every week or just one?

[jonl6280]

I'm sure some people on here been before that could give more detail's, would be good to hear I would love to go a road trip over there

[ovy1255]

if you are thinking of going over i would recommend you go on an organised bus trip for your first visit,first w/end in march is when houten corn exchange is on -1000s of y/birds for sale as well as trip to leir market and natural breeding station.

trips you might consider--irish lads come across into england and will pick up on route to hull-some of the scotish lads meet up at stranrae

gillys trip from n/east-departs darlington picking up on the way to hull

goodyears trip -you could jump his bus at hull leaveing your motor at hull.

or if you want a little leir you could travel to consett--frank armstrong should be running his little lier as he did last year and there was a guy selling walter docx direct youngsters

if you want phone numbers i will try and get some for you.

last years advert

little lier.bmp

[ovy1255]

try this pic

[THE FIFER]

[glencameron]

From the first Sunday of January to the first Sunday of May, in the market square Lier , between 6 and 13 hours (in the past few years the exact location in Lier has been changes a few times partly due to building works)

 

Many successful birds originate from Lier. The ET of Andres Drapa, in Scotland John Duthie had a wonderful mealy, In both instances they were from very good lofts. A lot of lofts are not good but the times I have been there is usually somebody decent (last time had Frans Laeremans and a guy I have been following for years but his birds were gone in 10 seconds by the Germans before I could even say hello, I guess got to say “Auf auf Wiedersehenâ€.

 

Of course buying from a good loft possible means little in January when they should need them maybe you should buy a set from origins that look healthy

 

Again in the greatest sport in the world some good fun to be had , visiting lofts, re—invigorating yourself in preparation for the season ahead, almost inevitably for a let-down when you have simply bought rubbish (like we all breed)

[Guest chad3646]

i suppose it is like any other market you get good pigeons and bad pigeons, if you are lucky enough you will get the good one,s best of luck

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Cheers for replys everyone. I think were gonna drive over with the mrs and kids as the mrs wants to choose a couple of birds herself

[geordie1234]

Quite like a trip here just to see it and maybe pick up a pigeon or two

[TheHigg]

if the sale comes to durham we will have to pay tax on what we buy [no duty free] any chance of some baccy and vodka

[delboy74]

if the sale comes to durham we will have to pay tax on what we buy [no duty free] any chance of some baccy and vodka

Who's the vodka for your a Buckfast drinker