these are wonderfull feats for a" small bunch of feathers" it rings home the love they have of their home,and the stamina they have, there have been a few pigeons recorded flying over 1000, miles into scotland , our own" clockman" acheived this, and my now deceased freind billy pentland also acheived this , and also a mr moffat of mountskip, [nr edin], its easy to say 1000 miles ,,,but some feat for a pigeon , homing to a back garden loft,, its a long lomg way
theres no doubt about it , woman make better fanciers than men , they seem to have patience , natural sense, and seem to build a bond with the easier than men
one way of making "nettle soup" is to cut the top 6 inches from the stinging nettles , boil on water , then give in the birds water,, it is sopposed to be good for them[ good for the garden too ;D left in a barrel of water,, but it absolutely stinks ] personally i think, birds will eat what they need and when they need it , if available for them
sorry to hear that, but health and family come first,,,
who knows, maybe in a year or two, you will be back with the birds,meanwhile i hope your health improves
hope you have some luck in your area frazer , drinkers are very cheap for new ones , at blackpool , maybe someone going [if your not ] might get them for you,, wish you luck anyway
not so long ago you could buy this over the counter in most chemists a big bottle ,very cheaply [aquas iodine] , for some reason unknown to me you cant seem to get it now
yet again the pigeon supplement firms , make money from the pigeon fancier