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Evening everyone, trying to locate roller fanciers in the south west. I have tried contacting James from the all England roller club but left message’s with no reply yet. Just wondered if any one on here might know of someone that keeps rollers? Thanks

I apologise that I have not got the time to tend to my birds like I use to. That's why I am giving them up, sounds like I am better of to ring there necks than to bother coming on to forums like this.

Hi all, I have not posted for some time as I have not been racing. I got a few birds left in the loft that needs to go. I am in Honiton Devon I have 5 Cock birds and 12 hens here. some of the birds belonged to a friend of mine that has recently passed away. Mixed blood lines including Janssen, Sootjen and van reet.Happy for any one to view them. I have addled a few photos and as you can see cleaning time is gone out the window. Please contact me for further info.

Spoken to him and he suggested a few to be kept back and the rest gone, but same old thing here. If they where top price birds I can shift them but I have not got the courage to cull them as they are a well bred family. Just knowing if I should put them up for free to good home or do I push to move the hole lot with a few bags of corn in return to keep the remaining birds. Tough one for me as he is a very good friend a really nice old fella.

Good evening PB members. I personally stopped racing last year but when an old friend of mine fell ill and was hospitalized the beginning of the year after falling down in his pigeon loft and damaging his neck i decided to help by housing his 25 pair of racers. we have been sitting waiting to see if he gets going again but at 84 he is struggling to cope in the house let alone tend to birds. I want to keep some birds back that has been with him a long while incase he does fully recover but what would you suggest i do with the other ones? Its a decent team of longer distance racers and stock that can be taken over by a starter. Sid (owner) has been racing club races the last few years with health and eye sight deteriorating, but done well enough in club racing to see him win the over seas averages and longest race more than once. what am i to do? thank you for any input Andre (devon)

Scary, i think loft visits by officials needs to be more regular and in some clubs instigated. There is also so many lofts that was mapped many years ago and needs to be updated. For cheating with ets, not doable. As said by above members, the chip, ones put trough the club master cant be configured or altered unless it was reset by the mater that set it in the first place.

Hens does seem to train allot better than cocks. They fly around 2 hours with the windows shut and the cocks keep dropping every 20 mins. Gone try both this year, as most is yearlings.

Hi all , trust all that raced yesterday and last week has had some good returns and Results. I am after a pocket clock for my Unikon system. Hoping to find a second hand one, New at £225.00 big bugz. Cheers

Love for the loft and fancier, makes me wonder why they ever want to comeback to me lol.

With hawk attacks so heavy, just wondering how fellow members train after racing has started? I like to take them twice a week 15-20 miles weather permitting.

Was watching a bit of you tube and found this very interesting...great stuff

I just starting to build new boxes for next years old bird season. I will be building them 20 inch wide, 16 inch high and 16 inch deep. I will be making up and over fronts. They will also have plastic grills with pull out trays for easy cleaning. I am using 12mm ply making them in sets of 4. will have 3 sets of 4 in a 5ft wide x 6 ft high x 5.6 ft deep section. Hope this helps Sam

I took some video the other day of young cocks treading some of the older cocks just after feeding. I should add i have never had birds this healthy although they are stock and only got a aviary to fly/bath in. Has any one else ever had this?

I gave me youngins a 8 mile toss today with all birds returning in good shape. There is a couple of them that comes fine from training but will not fly at home, i like giving everything a chance but they are pushing there luck!!! They are the youngest of the lot at 10 weeks old. Just worried they might hold some of the older ones back that wants to go.

Hi all, just wondering what age everyone's yb will be when racing starts? Also i weaned 12 youngens 3 weeks ago and they are flippen well trough the air. But they are well behind the older ones, would they be ok or will they be left behind? Cheers