well i never

went to the loft at 5.45 to lock up and take out the feeders and on the trap was alfie the grizzle named after our son
he is still rubbered up and has a slightly discoloured wattle but a clear throat and no wheezing so probably just a bit dirty from scroungeing about and seems very well apart from being a little underweight and tired,we lost this pigeon in our last race from leicester where we had a smash and he performed reasonably well before that race so pleased to have him back and is earning a rest in a nest box for now thats 10 of the 12 ybs left that we raced

yippee well done little alfie glad hes back daz they soon pick up after a few days

Yes OLD--we never know when to count a Bird Lost.
I had one to come home after 2 years---must have been in another flyers Loft and finely got out.

oldstrain wrote:

went to the loft at 5.45 to lock up and take out the feeders and on the trap was alfie the grizzle named after our son
he is still rubbered up and has a slightly discoloured wattle but a clear throat and no wheezing so probably just a bit dirty from scroungeing about and seems very well apart from being a little underweight and tired,we lost this pigeon in our last race from leicester where we had a smash and he performed reasonably well before that race so pleased to have him back and is earning a rest in a nest box for now thats 10 of the 12 ybs left that we raced

good news daz,its nice to get favourites back,sometimes

thing is he got a near full crop and droppings are spot on ...maybe been hanging about someones garden getting fed or been fielding ....yes as you say ray its nice to get yer favs back

glad to hear you got him back darren (OLD...LOL)

a lot tend to stay in the fields till they build up a bit of stength and start to make there way homw once the corn has dried up

David wrote:

glad to hear you got him back darren (OLD...LOL)

lol its bad enough with don dont you start ....mind you i feel old after the week i have had but its seems to be coming good now

thats great daz getting him back my best birds all went missing as y/bs but came home them selves so shows you he knows where home is and bet he has learnt sean

thanx sean its the one i bred from the braakhuis cock you sent down crossed with my commine grizzle hen

seanl wrote:

thats great daz getting him back my best birds all went missing as y/bs but came home them selves so shows you he knows where home is and bet he has learnt sean

Spot on there Seanl

Great news daz the main thing he has worked back by himself

Well done mate, great news

thanks lads he looks bright as a button today and wattle is nice and white today and has got me thinking do our birds need all the supplements we give them

now ya know where I'm coming from. LOL

yes i do gaz will be cutting back on a few things this year

I have this year mate and the birds have never looked so good.
I think Naturaline has been the only pigeon product I have used all season.

Have you ever used coconut milk Darren

Gaz b wrote:

Have you ever used coconut milk Darren

i read up on it gaz and it did cross my mind but think manuka honey is as good to be honest although coconut milk is meant to be brilliant for re-hydration as its packed with electrolytes i know it has other properties to ,i know a guy who mixes his naturaline with apple cid vin 50/50 and gives 10 mil per litre and swears by it but i been using bamfords t3 when this runs out i am going to give it a go as it will work out alot cheaper and will be very similar and along with a iron and iodine tonic will be the only things that will go in the water from now on using the nat twice a week and the tonic once the rest fresh water ........yes we are learning all the time m8

I remembered wjhat word "NOT" to use

Cheers for that Darren.
Yeah that T3 is Gary Spavins mix, I think it's very similar to naturaline.
Your right though there is a difference in price though.
I think naturaline is a good base for anything, I never thought about mixing with cider vinegar though, I might give that one a try.
I'm going to fit a water but next and just give um rainwater, I'm sure we will get plenty of that. lol

Gaz b wrote:

Cheers for that Darren.
Yeah that T3 is Gary Spavins mix, I think it's very similar to naturaline.
Your right though there is a difference in price though.
I think naturaline is a good base for anything, I never thought about mixing with cider vinegar though, I might give that one a try.
I'm going to fit a water but next and just give um rainwater, I'm sure we will get plenty of that. lol

just be careful that mr slug dont get in the butt gaz as this happened to me ...damn things can carry salmonella and my but was in the shed they get everywhere

skytx wrote:

I remembered wjhat word "NOT" to use

lol well done don but i feel old this week anyway .....hope alls well with you at southfork and stop pinching sue ellens bum

Right mate, I'll have to watch that, we get a fair few around here as well. I might just see if I can get it in the corner of me workshop.
Thanks for that Darren

oldstrain wrote:

thanks lads he looks bright as a button today and wattle is nice and white today and has got me thinking do our birds need all the supplements we give them

Daz no not really mate