I was out at my other service station at Inglewood, about 30 miles from Bendigo, when my phone went 'Toooot'. Message from wife. "Your bloody kitten! He climbed up onto the sputnik and went through the bars into the loft!. "Luckily I saw him and when I got there he was looking unsure abou...

Peregrines aren't a problem for me generally but I know there are pairs not too far from me in Brighton to the East and Chichester to the West just far enough to not be an issue for loft flying. We also have Jakdaws and Crows around us and they certainly are a good early warning signal, we get the o...

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:17 am this was a son of him i gifted to dev when he come back into pigeons

He's certainly a chip off the old block George, fingers crossed that the old boy gives you a couple more like him this year mate

A light frost first thing and a beautiful crisp sunny day, a proper winters day at last

Evening all have a good weekend.

Very nice George, the second is a lovely eye and full of distance

I use the one with the mother in. I use the ones made for poultry as I can get it at wholesale price from my suppliers. You could make a quid there, Andy. Get a 1000 litre pelican of it at, whatever it costs in pounds, put it in 1 and 5 and 10 litre containers, think of a catchy name.... Boom. :D I...

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:51 pm To much Garlic takes the sheen off feathering, and makes the feathering dull. A couple of days per week should be fine.

Thanks Devo I definitely think mine have been getting too much, I will still use it along side the garlic but just in smaller quantities.

Good to hear all is going well with the birds Andy. We have both the Buzzards and Red Kite around here, the crows and Jakdaws certainly don't like them getting too close. The pigeons don't take any notice of the Buzzards but they do get jittery and take flight when they see the Red kite, I know the ...

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:58 pm this cock has not filled any eggs this past 2 years he has just gone down withb a yearling hen not holding out much hope

A nice looking bird George, I take it he has been a good, reliable breeder in the past !!!
Good luck with him, I hope he produces something for you this year mate