Well done Murray.

Well done all.
I didn’t have enough confidence to go for my club Brighton this week especially being away at city. But a great result for them.

Very sad news. I met George a few times over the years. Had some good chats with him.
RIP George.

Chelsea
Bournemouth
Brentford
Sunderland
Aston Villa

king wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2026 7:31 pm Why would you want to accelerate the dropping of old feathers and promote a heavy moult? Never used it in 55 years of keeping birds. Never needed to. Pigeons moult WITHOUT any help. If they don't, you have one extra perch.

Fully agree King.

Mine aren’t let out now and won’t be for sometime. The risk of BOP attacks is too high and as King said fitness doesn’t come into it. A sparrow hawk is so quick and stealth like that if a bird is down it will have little chance of escaping before being hit. I have late breds that have only recently ...

I’m sure yours are there with the first ones Tony. Having watched the arrivals yesterday there was a big batch that came together with other lots following soon after. The trapping isn’t brilliant and some of the first ones back are still out and not registered for sometime after army.

Very sad.

Mine are split now and will be until I repair the widowhoods on Boxing Day. I have 5 new cocks in there and as most of my young birds for next season will be coming from that round of eggs I will be selecting which hens I want to pair to which cock. I am also replacing most of my old widowhood ...

Andy, will you send that 5 yo cock to the distance races on widowhood?


Dave, I am not a member of any of the National or Classic clubs now so don’t have vet visits. The furthest we race with the 3Cs is Ramsgate, twice, which is only 168 miles to me.
When I raced widowhood in the past I would ...