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ill ask pete next time i bump into him its usualy morrisons

im sure i have article somewhere if i still have it , and your right if over 400 mile you would need wind up there rears for VL AND LDs Kirky should know same article had Thorpes other famous bird 'Blackie'

i doubt it i flew on same allotment would of been either a Van Loon or Lebra Dahene ( spelt wrong )

i've know Pete Thorpe 22 years

theres a few Dublin lads on here that might be able to point you in the right direction Dublinflyer springs to mind and he maybe able to help you out in other ways

i think house is warmer with it on the roof good insulation but im not a big fan of snow either

Bet you secretly took a bucket full home with you ;D ;D ;D ;D

whitechappel lofts or whitechurch , unfortunately he passed away many years ago but i believe sons still running it , never head of him in years

more snow , started snowing in Scarborough

Peter Thorpe , who i took up to Blackpool with kirky is a very good fancier and good friends with Peter Virtue

30 birds per section maximum less is better

ill find some , couple of friends liked them but im sure theres a guy in Ripon still has them and a good flyer too boot , other would be dr Lovell ill pop round at weekend see if i can get number , if not another friend will know hes older than father time

Im sure Dr Lovells pigeons in Durham are Gurnay based im sure the likes of Paulo would know ? anyone from Durham know him ?

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i believe theres a loft in Ripon who has Gurnays , i suppose the modern equiverlent would be the Van der Mewers , these having the famous line of Black Jack ( same as my Tournier hen ) the Tourniers original base was Gurnay hence the feathered leg , a while back a guy in wales ' Chip Evans ' had some great gurnay cross Hanseens birds for sale think Cowboy bought some a friend of mine buys Gurnays so ill ask him for the guys phone number when i see him next Zimmy

thats good get your work collegues intrested and save a few pound too boot . perhaps invite them to watch birds returning one race , im pretty luck went to Turkey last year as no racing old birds , enjoy your holliday and be carefull at Lier ( im sure its an anagram ) buy wise

'who loves you baby' well i have recently given up smoking 11.20 last night had my last ciggarette , so am using an electric cigarette to still get a nicoteen hit , im hoping to be nicoteen free eventualy surely the lollypops will help , and i love ma sugar

well most is trial and error , my kirkpatricks were bought in 92/93 i spent a fortune obtaining these from Louella very few were of any use but i was lucky to have a great teacher who helped me out dropping hints here and there and i formed these in to a good honest family , i was highest prize winner with these birds for 2 years running , then shortly after i gave up after having family problems i was lucky enough to part my birds to two friends and later i got an allotment and got the birds back , then was given notice on allotment and moved to my current house where ill be racing yearlings this year , before buying in stock i research the strains read about winners at the distance you wish to fly at attend breeder buyers every now and again distance birds can be aquired from top lofts cheap , i bought a Jansen from a top flyer his sire was 2nd ymr Bourge 500 miles plus cards in midlands national , try buying from fed winners or fed placing birds and forget about strains , read results ectra go to local main libary and find flyers number or via ring lists . I must admit i like colour and i select for colour at times but only if bird is good i like a nice coloured eye and good ballance , if theres something i like , i like it test it if no good i get shut , i think the biggest mistake is to buy a strain , theres good and bad in every strain indivual pigeons will make a strain so make your own , i've recently added Delbar son of a 1st club 1st section 1st fed 360+ miles and added a few hens to pair to this cock , others i've added are Van Braunes as i wish to compeat up to 700 miles in the future , and i have added a couple of Van hees , the Van Braunes are from a good loft and won up to 3rd fed Lerwick 420 miles , 2 half brothers with same result of which i have 3 sons of these cocks 2 at stock one in race team , these birds will fly up to 726 miles i have birds decending from the famous Hermes , so i believe these to be good at the extreme distance , i have a few in race team this year and they will be flown to 400 mile and maybe a couple to 510 mile

hope you get some good birds Paulo im sure they be as good if not better than anywhere else

they attach to roof rails using roof bars pm sent

i already have birds from Various strains that will do 500 miles to 726 miles

i think another hen has laid in box by mistake

put a small amount of seed in front of the ybs when there picking up move them

i can rember a few year ago a 1/4 tippler 3/4 racer won a big race cant rember the full details but it was done if you believe all you read

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