dal2 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Looking over my posts !! I have came to the conclusion that an earlier will have to be abandoned as a re-think has taken place within the old brainbox, I can only put the remarks made down to how I was feeling at the time but now we have both recovered and full of beans the future certainly looks a lot rosier. I cannot make my mind up regarding breeding in Spring as I have definitely lost all interest in Y/B racing or the slaughter of the innocents as I am want to calling it and am more than content to take Late Breeds from all that have survived the rigours of racing out to the distance I have planned for them that way I will be breeding from birds with a proven Homing ability and give the youngsters the opportunity to develop over the Winter. Another thought is that I have 60 old birds in a 20 X 8 Loft and will be overcrowded with the introduction of an extra 50/60 youngsters into the colony.Give yersel a break old yin and just breed some birds ready tae race in July....nae P***...just race yer young and we won't have to read yer mince about latebreds under performing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Aw Steve, I thought you would have understood that an overcrowded loft was a disaster in the making {self}. Plus the aulder you get the harder it becomes in identifying your birds without looking at ring colours especially when they mostly look like peas in a pod LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal2 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Aw Steve, I thought you would have understood that an overcrowded loft was a disaster in the making {self}. Plus the aulder you get the harder it becomes in identifying your birds without looking at ring colours especially when they mostly look like peas in a pod LOL.Get some winners......spot them frae miles lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Winners !!! Crivens I cannae even spot the Dumplings LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal2 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Winners !!! Crivens I cannae even spot the Dumplings LOL.Sure ye can.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Sure ye can....Only when wrapped in a cloot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Clooty Dumplings with silver threepennies in them, brought back memories of another time when my Mum made meals folk would turn their nose up at nowadays, Scotch Broth for starters followed by Tripe, Liver, Rabbit, Tongue or Kidney, were all on the weekly menu along with a pudding of home made Rice or Custard with a dollop of home made Jam. Aye and mostly just a memory unless I make it myself says Wee Mary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Dk Cheq Late breed nest pair who laid 1st Jan and sat the eggs, hatched a single youngster with the other egg empty. Now it must be all of 60 years since I had a youngster in January so it will be rung to-morrow and will see how it transpires. Aye Stevie I might be racing a young bird this year after all !!!.If you say Black then I will say White as I am the kind of person who likes to get a reaction through conversation of a subject.The Pigeon game is one where opposites can quantify results, For instance "The large team" V "The Small team" or "Widowhood V Natural" or the "Cock V Hen".. They are all opposites and yet both can be successful. Their just ain't no hard and fast rules in this sport which is why I will feed a rich diet other than a Barley one which is cheap crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dal2 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Dk Cheq Late breed nest pair who laid 1st Jan and sat the eggs, hatched a single youngster with the other egg empty. Now it must be all of 60 years since I had a youngster in January so it will be rung to-morrow and will see how it transpires. Aye Stevie I might be racing a young bird this year after all !!!.If you say Black then I will say White as I am the kind of person who likes to get a reaction through conversation of a subject.The Pigeon game is one where opposites can quantify results, For instance "The large team" V "The Small team" or "Widowhood V Natural" or the "Cock V Hen".. They are all opposites and yet both can be successful. Their just ain't no hard and fast rules in this sport which is why I will feed a rich diet other than a Barley one which is cheap crap.Yes deffo right there Peter one man's pleasure is another's poison. I'm not a big fan of barley and neither are the birds. Any that is in my winter feed usually gets going oot lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 With a carpet of snow covering the gardens recently it was that perfect occasion to see if any vermin was prowling about but all to be seen was a fox track in the neighbour's garden as it made its way from the Avenue through to the road avoiding my garden like the plague. Perhaps it had been zapped previously. I had just started feeding the birds when a visitor called and entered the loft, Well everything came to a standstill and the colony were not happy campers at a stranger being amongst them refusing to eat another Bean and ready for flight, so as politely as possible without actually throwing him bodily from the loft I put the light out and locked up. When he departed after two coffee's I re-entered the loft and the feeder was as when I left.. The moral being ""Never Let A Stranger In Your Loft At Feeding Time"". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Returning to my Post #1232 on my ideal pigeon, which was in actual fact what J & A Grieve's Blue Pied ""Jock"" was. I handled him on the Sunday prior to him going back to Nantes for the third time and it was most unfortunate that he never made it home and he was a one off in the Grieve loft. The next pigeon to come to hand was Edwin Newcombe's ""Red Rock"" a fantastic racer and breeder. Then their was Merry Mac Lofts ""The Red"" a great racing Cock. After that was C.J.Williams ""Next Morning" another Red Cock who defied belief Topping 3 Feds and 3rd Combine sold for 1£ at the clearance sale. As I reiterated earlier in all my 60 years a fancier those are the only Birds with that common denominator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 With thoughts of the future and plans made months ago all has been turned upside down with the return of Stock Cocks plus gifts from "Tiger" having to be put into the 14ft Loft with Aviary leaving me in a bit of a quandary, I also have 2 sheds one of which holds feeding, baskets, working tools and electrical equipment so no birds can go in there. The other shed holds Garden equipment which I am now contemplating moving into my Greenhouse / Conservatory at the expense of Wee Mary's future tomato plants and turning the wee shed into a stock loft. The suggestion of purchasing another shed has been met with a scowl and a hasty retreat in my thought saying I am only kidding to who thinks she is the boss.. "Too be continued when I have thought out a cunning plan as Blackadder would say." :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 After Wee Mary supping a couple of vodkas last night I broached the subject again regarding making room in the garden and in her inebriated condition she conceded only to the extent that it was my territory as long as she had room for her 4 San Marzano tomatoe plants in the greenhouse / conservatory. The 4 will be 3 after I knock it off, accidentally of course. Hee Hee.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 After Wee Mary supping a couple of vodkas last night I broached the subject again regarding making room in the garden and in her inebriated condition she conceded only to the extent that it was my territory as long as she had room for her 4 San Marzano tomatoe plants in the greenhouse / conservatory. The 4 will be 3 after I knock it off, accidentally of course. Hee Hee.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymac Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 After Wee Mary supping a couple of vodkas last night I broached the subject again regarding making room in the garden and in her inebriated condition she conceded only to the extent that it was my territory as long as she had room for her 4 San Marzano tomatoe plants in the greenhouse / conservatory. The 4 will be 3 after I knock it off, accidentally of course. Hee Hee..You'll need to avoid being hit with that empty vodka bottle Peter :emoticon-0136-giggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Best laid plans and all that came to an abrupt halt when I put the petrol mower and petrol strimmer into the Greenhouse with Wee Mary asking what I thought I was doing and to remove them post haste.. no arguing with her who is the boss so its back to the drawing board. Cocks out to-day in sunshine for a change which had them enjoying the sky and clapping about, They must have thought spring had arrived as I watched them with a fur hat on my head, scarf round my neck and a heavy jumper under my loft coat in a bitingly cold wind. Pair up "You Must Be Mad".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 10c in the loft to-day with Cocks roaring their heads off and not eating the rations put down for them. In the Hen Section they appeared to be ignoring the racket next door and consumed the normal feed. What to do in those circumstances had me dropping the windows and letting the South Westerly wind cool their ardour.. Worked a treat. I Would publicly like to thank Brian Donnelly ""Mossgiel"" frae "Bonnie Dundee" for forwarding a copy of an old 1980 Gazzette write up on Edwin Newcombe complete with all the Photographs and pedigrees of his National winning Birds. This brought very fond memories back, as I had virtually handled all of them at one time or another plus had youngsters off them as well.Twas little wonder why "Merrymac Lofts" inmates done so well fullfilling all I ever wanted to achieve and virtually retiring from the sport by accepting a position in Saudi Arabia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 PELLETS in another Post has reminded me that I think about this time last year I was hopper feeding pellets and wee brother was given one from the Hen Section, Now he told me that it was crawling with Mite which had me emptying poste haste my large one and sure enough the dust in the bottom was moving with them so were cremated with my gas burner and the hopper was not used again in the racing loft.I have since returned to adding 5% Spillars Chicken/Bantam Layers Pellets to the mixture which was what Edwin Newcombe fed 365 days per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 FlightPath on the feed to-day and 29 days till pairing up will see me cutting rations back to the Hens ensuring their are no excess fat on them although they are handling well but slightly heavy with loft curtailment and pre treatments will ensue.Visited Blantyre to-day and Tommy still not giving O.A.P. concessions. :emoticon-0179-headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwalker Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Iv just started reading this topic from the start..took a couple of sittings,very entertaining and how you totally ignoremost of the negative comments is pure class.Pity you forgot the bit your mate Eddie told you about how to win races.Look forward to reading more of your ramblings atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Iv just started reading this topic from the start..took a couple of sittings,very entertaining and how you totally ignoremost of the negative comments is pure class.Pity you forgot the bit your mate Eddie told you about how to win races.Look forward to reading more of your ramblings atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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peter pandy Posted February 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Iv just started reading this topic from the start..took a couple of sittings,very entertaining and how you totally ignoremost of the negative comments is pure class.Pity you forgot the bit your mate Eddie told you about how to win races.Look forward to reading more of your ramblings atb Aye Kevin, go back and read Post 1 ..If you want to know how to win races then only YOU can do that with Dedication, Observation and Hard mental work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwalker Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 yeah but is it not easier to just follow your system...for quick results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 good reading m8, well done thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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