My roundabout cocks

looking well Raymond

yes looking very well ray, like how youve got the water fountain under cover.....is the video done onto youtube ?

is that builders sand on the floor ray

ray, your breathing is worse than mind, and ive got C.O.P.D.

They're bouncing Ray, Dath Vader is good with the camera too.

yes boosey, birds certainly looking well......

Looking good Ray plenty of life and bounce mate

peel bros wrote:

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WOW - I love the first section you showed us with all those Blue Bars, nearly identical to me - they look like little solders ready to do battle!

I wish you both - All the success for this weekend.

Question - When do you get to the longer races, say over 150 miles?

Phil

175 miles last week about 240 this week

Yes I was struggling breathing david lol

peel bros wrote:

175 miles last week about 240 this week

Good luck you guys - I hope you top the Fed!
Phil

by the way - do you fly South road or North road?

Sorry darren.it's wood shavings believe it or not.I thought that myself it looked like sand.it's the the quality of the video I think

All ours come from the south

peel bros wrote:

Sorry darren.it's wood shavings believe it or not.I thought that myself it looked like sand.it's the the quality of the video I think

Why wood shavings?

I use a little sand mixed with 'Loft White' but only around the areas where a lot of droppings are like under rows of V perches and just under the nest boxes.

BUT ONLY use SILVER sand - it is nowhere near as dusty as builders sand!

ATB

Phil

Because it lasts us the whole season and we can concentrate more on the birds instead of having to clean floors every few days..We clean boxes out twice aday

peel bros wrote:

Because it lasts us the whole season and we can concentrate more on the birds instead of having to clean floors every few days..We clean boxes out twice aday

I see from the clip on Face-ache, something that looks like you have an area in front of the boxes where the shavings are - is that right?

I guess all the droppings collect in the shavings, then when it gets really mucky, you remove it and put down new.

What a great idea!

I have a friend in Belgium and another in Holland that does the same - Did you get the idea from the Continent?

For me it is very good to hear about different fanciers and the way they Look After/Train/Race their birds.

Please, all of you members, keep sending in the tips.  How about some of you taking a subject you know about and writing a short article on it for us members.

Good luck to ALL this weekend.

Phil

I got that idea off a old friend of mine.since then I have always done that.also look at my boxes they are 24 inches deep.another idea off him.my widowhood cocks are smaller which for me are a bit tight for breeding ect

I use shavings with diatamaceos eath. Ground up seashells I beleive. Kils fleas, mites, ticks. Very cheap, very effective. Sprinkle a little on my three "tick taxis" ( the dogs!)

Lol that's great