Yes Trev Phil is still a member. He only has 5 old birds to race. He has brought in some new stock birds for the distance and looking to breed a team around them so may not race this year’s youngsters. I’m not worried about them not having any inland races before going over the channel. If we had de...

I must say that I have never weighed out my feed, so I wouldn’t have a clue how much their eating. I feed them to appetite and take away what they don’t eat. I’m sure that now they are out on open loft they will probably eat a bit more as their fitness and energy requirements improve as the time the...

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:28 pm take it this is a violet eye

Yes George that is a violet.

this eye Andy i find strange The pupil in this one is quite large. Because of this the inner circle appears quite narrow but is full of dark shading. The iris is very full and flat almost completely covering the circle of colouration. I would say a good racing eye but probably not a very consistent...

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:03 pm Andy this the eye of the hen that come from Dave Hawkins unfortunately she just dropped dead

Another nice eye. A good inner circle, serrated and full of dark shading. The violet colouration is a dominant violet. The iris is a nice colour and quite well broken. A good breeding eye.

It is a nice eye George. A nice old gold with a very good inner circle. You can see it’s the eye of an older pigeon but you can also still see the quality of it.

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:29 pm not good that Andy so you have it and the grizzle as pets lol

Looks that way George

Some nice eyes George. Not so keen on the first one, but mainly just due to the colour and the inner circle not being quite so wide. The iris is more broken in this one which is good for breeding. The yellow of the circle of colouration can be seen easily throughout the eye under the orange iris. Th...

I’ve mentioned this little hen before. She is a yearling that has taken a fancy to me and Roxanna. Although she is in the old bird loft with a couple of spare cocks she isn’t interested in pairing up and just follows us around the garden. Even once I come in she still tries to get to us. FFA1C064-17...

I opened the birds up and let them out at 7.15 this morning. It was cold and frosty. They had a good fly and just after 8.00 I went to clean them out and feed them. As I walked up the garden I noticed that a couple of birds were sitting looking wet on the edge of the pond. As I got closer I saw a co...