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wet , raining , dull and grey , beautiful weather indeed

My loft is 28 ft x 6 ft 2 x 6 ft sections and 2 x 8ft sections

brakkuis = are Sticklebault based birds as for bricoux they are in the Kirkpatrick strain of birds so i'd image they'd do well

will agree with those strains

Welcome all new members to Pigeon Basics , try a test post here

Well done to all involved , you are a credit to the sport

bit christmassy is that two toilet doves ??

nice bird Brian never had a kuif racer before nor wanted one , i'm not a lover of frills on racers either

In order to test any pair you need to try 3 rounds from 3 pairings if none are proven then remove , if a pair are proven it's best to split them try both to new pairings then pair back , then can see if its the cock or hen producing the winners

Be clean water , grit , pickstones plenty of linseed and more protein the rest be left to nature , any birds struggling in the moult will be removed

same here no damp never had any problems with chipboard , however wood surfaces harbour alot of bacteria eggs ectra and should be deep cleaned or torched during racing , if have a continuing cycle of bad health replacing box bottoms and floors is a good way to go and as i use the brackets its simple unscrew and flip over and good for a few more seasons mine are still in good nick and birds not ailed this year so should last a while longer yet

Cheers Freebird , these birds have been originaly bred to out fly falcons , alot of roller and other breeds are suffering from bop attacks , i believe these would make an ideal alternative , plenty of different colours could also be decoy birds when your racers are flying

large plant pot in corners with a couple of battons underneath , it naturaly gathers the feathers

had thunder and lightning most of the night very wet and windy now that must be an end to the summer now

Enjoy Alf drink plenty of Raki

seen it with old birds many times cock goes down and hen jumps on top after hes treaded her

I use crowthers good clean corn and good mixes , i think there website doesnt exist anymore

used chipboard for many year never had a problem with it

hes ones i made : http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/topic/3880-building-my-widowhood-boxes/

neither is mine but can screw 'L' brackets up

cheapest way is build your own im sure if i can build them anyone can

oh my god just seen the inside leg ................................ must be nelsons column

you cant come in here we dont serve shorts lol

oi how did my wig get up there

what's the weather like down there ????