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by Steve Howells
Fri Oct 23, 2026 2:13 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Dilemma Time
Replies: 18
Views: 8636
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Dilemma Time


As many of you know I'm currently in the midst of a house move!

Due to size and shape of the garden I have had to leave my 12'x6' loft and replace it with two 8'x6' and 6'x4' sheds.

Now, the plan is to use the larger shed for my race team, and the smaller one for stock breeding.

That's all ...
by Steve Howells
Mon Sep 28, 2026 8:05 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: New birds
Replies: 16
Views: 1578
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: New birds






Do you still have somr in the race loft Steve or are you putting more eggs in the same basket so to speak.?
Just wondering how many stock birds you keep...


Yes Dave, still some in the race team, in fact there’s 4 youngsters from him that will go forward to next years race team. 10 pairs ...
by Steve Howells
Sun Sep 27, 2026 8:03 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: New birds
Replies: 16
Views: 1578
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: New birds



No new stock coming, I’m putting two hens from my No1 middle distance breeding cock into stock. So I’ll now have 5 daughters of him at stock and a son. That should keep me going for a while :lol:


Do you still have somr in the race loft Steve or are you putting more eggs in the same basket so ...
by Steve Howells
Sat Sep 26, 2026 7:43 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: New birds
Replies: 16
Views: 1578
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: New birds

No new stock coming, I’m putting two hens from my No1 middle distance breeding cock into stock. So I’ll now have 5 daughters of him at stock and a son. That should keep me going for a while :lol:
by Steve Howells
Wed Sep 09, 2026 9:38 pm
Forum: Breeding, Strains & Families
Topic: Time is moving on
Replies: 49
Views: 6434
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Time is moving on



Danny i know where you are coming from, at the end of the day. We all have our own budgets, for different things in life. Homes, cars, holidays, and different sports. Racing pigeons are not cheap anymore, if you want to be up with the best. So members like Leon and yourself, set standards that ...
by Steve Howells
Sun May 31, 2026 8:44 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: NRCC today
Replies: 16
Views: 4040
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: NRCC today



Well done Neil looks like you’re well up in your section. Mediocre here for me somewhere in the middle of the pack. How were your returns?


My pal Steve Surrey been flying great yesterday he had 3 in few mins but last night about 5,30 when he called he still had 50 percent home so was ...
by Steve Howells
Sun May 31, 2026 6:09 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: NRCC today
Replies: 16
Views: 4040
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: NRCC today

Well done Neil looks like you’re well up in your section. Mediocre here for me somewhere in the middle of the pack. How were your returns?
by Steve Howells
Fri May 29, 2026 12:20 pm
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: NRCC today
Replies: 16
Views: 4040
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: NRCC today


Went to the marking today

What a great place the new station at Takeley
Rolls and teas very cheap
Loads of parking unlike Cambridge
Met my cockney friends joined the London club that nom from the Nrcc
Had a chat with Terry Haley

Really nice people in charge
Spent about half hour there ...
by Steve Howells
Sun May 24, 2026 9:52 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Another tight race
Replies: 38
Views: 38562
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Another tight race

NeilA wrote: Sun May 24, 2026 9:00 am They will be ok to I try with my computer knowledge 🤣

Going to do mine Tuesday Steve just waiting for the next disaster to happen before I pay
Was with 4 fanciers last night sending 2 of us missed Dunbar
Any problems Dilys is a whizz at talking people through the process.
by Steve Howells
Sun May 24, 2026 8:38 am
Forum: Chat Racing Pigeons
Topic: Another tight race
Replies: 38
Views: 38562
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Another tight race

NeilA wrote: Sun May 24, 2026 7:43 am Thank you both
On to Arbroath now
After a hiccup with the online payment system, entries are now coming in nicely.