gifted this hen

this hen has been gifted to me after a olr final well pleased with her  she has  just arrived by courier

Hope she turns out tops George.

Must say not my type on photo.

Would keep her separate for a few weeks if it were me George.

Regards.

she had been in a box since yesterday misty

whats the story behind you getting her george ......?

become friends with Jim Smith he gifted me the hen rather than put her in the auction to help me get a more olr type of bird due to a serious illnes he is not able to keep birds so buys birds from different fanciers to enter in many olr'

ah right george, easier isnt it ........

will have the pedigree in next few days
had to update a photo for Jim

looks a nice shape george, plus she has current racing form .......will be interested to see her breeding / pedigree

Like the look George in particular the one feather tail, something I always liked to see in my own pigeons.

But do not get too many George,

Regards/

yes i like that too misty, one feather tail..........it maybe makes no difference to them flying as they probably only use it as a rudder when landing ??

but i still prefer a racing pigeon with that type of tail rather than a big fan type seen on the fantails .

[quote="David"]yes i like that too misty, one feather tail..........it maybe makes no difference to them flying as they probably only use it as a rudder when landing ??

but i still prefer a racing pigeon with that type of tail rather than a big fan type seen on the fantails .[/quote

Think they use the tail to change direction whilst flying David, think if it folds into one feather width it shows it is fully functional

Regards.

ive never liked long cast birds, no idea why really , i suppose some may be good birds.......but its just a preference of mine

me either David this hen is not long cast just how the photo was taken in the perch

David wrote:

ive never liked long cast birds, no idea why really , i suppose some may be good birds.......but its just a preference of mine

Always liked a medium sized pigeon myself David that is balanced and sits well in the hand know within a second if I like it.

But old enough to know the winners come in every possible guise.

Fads are part and parcel if our sport.

Makes life interesting and often very expensive.

Regards.

Darren have pm you is that 55

George & Morgan wrote:

Darren have pm you is that 55

replied george i hope that clarifies it

yes thanks

never know george this hen could go with him

my thoughts as well as only having raced birds

as darren says george, this bird is proven on the road and breeding, i remember this bird, and hes well worth sending for

Could not have a better offer George.

You can be sure of the history where in other cases of offers they could tell you anything.

Be nice to see a photograph George.

Regards.

courier booked Darren will collect Wednesday could you just tell me again the performance of the cock what he was 4th in so i can tell Jim what i'm pairing his hen to

4th open perth classic and 9th amalgamation (yearling)as we raced with the derby fed we were flying an extra 100 miles than them ,also scored in other races he was 2nd ripon 200 miles as a yb he has about 8 cards and won me plenty of pool money and bred 3rd ace yb rpra one loft ,also bred a 3rd open as a yb for another fancier ...i never bred much from him as i stopped racing in 2020 when he was a yearling so his ybs have done well considering he only had 2 nests eh and was then sold to a fancier who lived in pembroke and was released when he passed away and returned on his own the fancier had other birds but this cock was the only one to return ,i know this because when he came home i phoned and him and his wife told me she let all his birds out
when he passed.

thanks Darren you know he will be collected next Wednesday

am i right in saying you used a T3 clock darren, whilst others used ETS ...?