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BICC Liberations
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Andy123 » December 13th, 2019, 10:43 pm
I see in an update from the BICC in this weeks BHW that the BICC could liberate Friday midday early afternoon from the shorter races. This would only...
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Last post by Andy123
December 13th, 2019, 10:43 pm
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Race team for Barcelona loft in 2020
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Andy123 » November 19th, 2019, 10:28 pm
I was having a look at my records today and thinking towards pairings and the race team fo next year.
We have got a race team of 26. 16 of these flew...
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Last post by CDBL
November 21st, 2019, 2:36 pm
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Didn’t get to BICC marking
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Andy123 » September 5th, 2019, 10:40 pm
Sorry guys, I didn’t get to marking for the BICC Fougeres race today.
It was one of those days when everything went against us. The day started ok. I...
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Last post by trench
September 8th, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Long fly for half a dozen
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Andy123 » July 14th, 2019, 8:51 pm
I had a bit of a lay in this morning so the birds didn’t go out until just after 9.00. I called them in at around 11.00. I have been keeping them a...
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Last post by lestheeagle
July 15th, 2019, 9:40 am
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Barcelona International
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Andy123 » July 7th, 2019, 10:09 am
Well as if we didn’t already know how hard this venture was going to be.
This years consignment of 16051 birds from across Europe were liberated at...
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Last post by trench
July 8th, 2019, 10:30 pm
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Last post by Andy123
July 5th, 2019, 4:45 pm
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Just for a bit of fun
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Andy123 » July 3rd, 2019, 10:18 pm
Who’s going to be first this weekend.
Tomorrow is basketing for the BICC National from Le Mans 240 miles 808yds for me. I am sending 4 birds in all,...
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Last post by stevekulpa
July 4th, 2019, 8:26 pm
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Last post by Andy123
July 2nd, 2019, 9:18 pm
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Last post by CDBL
June 18th, 2019, 9:41 am
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Training of Barcelona youngsters
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Andy123 » June 14th, 2019, 10:10 pm
I have been speaking to Phil today and he said he has been talking to Clive and Gill Rodgers of Radstock. It is at Clive and Gill’s that we mark the...
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Last post by Andy123
June 15th, 2019, 8:25 am
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Started basket training
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Andy123 » June 6th, 2019, 9:36 pm
I decided it was time to start basket training today. I just gave them a couple of hours in the baskets this afternoon. It gave me a good chance to...
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Last post by Eastyorkflyer
June 7th, 2019, 12:04 pm
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Last post by Andy123
June 4th, 2019, 9:53 am
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Youngsters missing
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Andy123 » May 26th, 2019, 10:22 pm
I had youngsters still flying around at 9pm this evening. They would come down onto the house at the end of the garden but wouldn’t come down onto...
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Last post by trench
May 29th, 2019, 6:26 pm
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Last post by trench
May 29th, 2019, 6:24 pm
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Last post by Eastyorkflyer
May 27th, 2019, 2:09 pm
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Messac CSCFC entries
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Andy123 » May 22nd, 2019, 10:13 am
Here are 6 pigeons that I will be sending to Messac this weekend with the CSCFC 225mls. Basketing is 8.30 tomorrow morning.
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Last post by Andy123
May 23rd, 2019, 7:14 am
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thanks Tom Sweeney
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by
rainbow » April 24th, 2019, 6:11 pm
last year collected a injured yb belonging o Tom Sweeney from Liverpool he offer me the bird as it would not race again it is a distance bird and is...
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Last post by trench
May 16th, 2019, 10:50 pm
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One for Pete
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Andy123 » May 14th, 2019, 11:39 am
When I was checking in the loft during the morning I found a blue hen in there. I thought not another stray, had 4 in this last week already lol. On...
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Last post by trench
May 15th, 2019, 8:25 pm
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Stressful time
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Andy123 » April 10th, 2019, 10:08 pm
I find this the most stressful time for me, made even more so with the Barcelona youngsters. For some reason, here I often seem to have trouble the...
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Last post by bkays
April 11th, 2019, 11:57 pm
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Last post by trench
March 28th, 2019, 9:27 pm
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Could be an interesting season
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Andy123 » March 1st, 2019, 8:47 pm
At our AGM the other week we had one member come back to our club. We have another meeting in 3 weeks time when we do our clock testing. As we are...
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Last post by Andy123
March 1st, 2019, 9:53 pm
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Barcelona team pigeon reported
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Andy123 » February 26th, 2019, 9:15 pm
Yesterday I had a phone call from a chap in Hereford saying that he had one of my pigeons. He said that it had come in over the weekend. He asked...
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Last post by trench
February 27th, 2019, 8:26 pm
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BBC membership done
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Andy123 » January 6th, 2019, 6:47 pm
I have now submitted my application and subs for my membership to the British Barcelona Club. So have now paid for my membership for 2019 to the...
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Last post by lestheeagle
January 8th, 2019, 7:39 pm
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one year on
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grizzlecock » December 24th, 2018, 12:43 pm
One year on from just talking about a Barcelona one loft race for the members and in this short time Andy has transformed the idea with solid...
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Last post by trench
December 24th, 2018, 6:49 pm
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British Barcelona Club
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Andy123 » November 2nd, 2018, 10:23 am
The British Barcelona Club have announced their program for 2019. I am not a member yet but will be for next season. They have decided that there...
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Last post by lestheeagle
November 21st, 2018, 5:08 pm
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Last post by Andy123
October 18th, 2018, 10:24 pm
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Guernsey breeder/buyer
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Andy123 » August 17th, 2018, 10:27 pm
We have had a very kind offer of £50 tonight for a mini but a fun competition within this our first race with this Barcelona team.
I marked 20 birds...
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Last post by Petedav
August 19th, 2018, 4:29 pm
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5th time from Barcelona
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trench » July 17th, 2018, 9:28 pm
I have a pair of youngsters given to me earlier in the year from Des Coulter, their Grandfather belongs to a friend of his (Mick Parish) and was in...
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Last post by grizzlecock
July 21st, 2018, 4:12 pm
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Barcelona Loft Trophy
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Andy123 » June 5th, 2018, 9:10 pm
I had a visit from the gentleman, Bernhardt, who owns the shop a few doors down from ours. Their shop is called Discworld and is a tribute to the...
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Last post by CDBL
July 19th, 2018, 6:31 am
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Barcelona international
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Andy123 » July 9th, 2018, 7:53 pm
I see there are 11 courageous birds back so far in the Barcelona international. All over the East side of the country.
Maybe one of them will be...
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Last post by devo56
July 10th, 2018, 9:20 am
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