eye for martyn and don

yes a nice looking bird George, hope they breed you a one loft race winner this year.......

not this year david just wean the olr birds to-day a yb of them will do me

is that a foldable washing basket yer putting the birds in to take the pictures george

If yes they wash up well what powder you using George ??

david put me onto it it's for taking photos in called a photo booth put bird in close flat there is a slit for camera

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its the same as pound shop a washing basket only you get more choice of colour from pound shop and there double hole

yeah the mrs got a few of them ...she may find her washing on the bathroom floor tomorrow

go for it Darren you will enjoy it got loads of pic's on the laptop now of the birds

oldstrain wrote:

yeah the mrs got a few of them ...she may find her washing on the bathroom floor tomorrow

Yes and I think you'll be doing your own washing from the loft LOL

Don Webb wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

yeah the mrs got a few of them ...she may find her washing on the bathroom floor tomorrow

Yes and I think you'll be doing your own washing from the loft LOL

be sent to the riverbank to do me washing on the stones

Featherfoot. About ready to wean. Have to leave with old birds until YB loft is built.

halcanada wrote:

Featherfoot. About ready to wean. Have to leave with old birds until YB loft is built.

what a belter he is hal ...any info on the birds breeding

looks a nice healthy red does that hal.........

oldstrain wrote:

halcanada wrote:

Featherfoot. About ready to wean. Have to leave with old birds until YB loft is built.

what a belter he is hal ...any info on the birds breeding

Well I would say it's a throw back to the Tom Mack Janssens red cock ???

But I know nothing

Hal nice bird what age do you wean your ybs at it looks 40 days to me

Hatched about Dec 25th. Plus 4 others, had to put old bands on them. I usually wean soon as they can eat but last year left them in the old bird flying loft and they flew out with the old birds. Fortunately non were scalped. Did not race them last year, hence too many until the races start. They were trained.
Don. Yes you are right. Most are. Out of ten banded 8 are red or mealy. Two blues are related way back to the Paddy cock.

halcanada wrote:

Hatched about Dec 25th. Plus 4 others, had to put old bands on them. I usually wean soon as they can eat but last year left them in the old bird flying loft and they flew out with the old birds. Fortunately non were scalped. Did not race them last year, hence too many until the races start. They were trained.
Don. Yes you are right. Most are. Out of ten banded 8 are red or mealy. Two blues are related way back to the Paddy cock.

Cheers Halcanada glad I'm getting things right

wheres the feather leg coming from is it a certain bird in the breeding ..had this in a bricoux line but I suppose we never ever really know the real truth when it comes to paper...bird seems a nice type though atb with it hal

oldstrain wrote:

wheres the feather leg coming from is it a certain bird in the breeding ..had this in a bricoux line but I suppose we never ever really know the real truth when it comes to paper...bird seems a nice type though atb with it hal

Down here O/S      it's the Gits breed that comes to mind for the feather legs etc. Bought 3, 40 odd years ago & it was an embarrasement when I put some of them in the units to race. Couldn't see there feet/toes for feathers they were covered that much. Still raced OK on certain days & even today they still come out here on the odd occasion in my birds.

nostalgia ...don't you just love it the gits..gurnays and the grooters lol we are just about holding some ground lol I wont let it die my oz friend
though I feel I may be one of the last ............cest la vie ,sometimes history is better than fame long live the OLDSTRAINS

Have some blues and checks with feathered legs also. Strange! Maybe to keep their feet warm?
Many years ago I imported Grooters from Hammond and whitaker. 10 of them.They bred many young. None were any good. Bushaerts also do not do well over here. Horses for courses.

I think the feather legs comes from the old gitt strain of birds back in the 50's

rainbow wrote:

I think the feather  legs comes from the old gitt  strain  of birds   back in the 50's

I will agree with you George but if you keep breeding from the same family lines ect you will get to close and I think this is were this thing happens

gaby bred by dave Hawkins of Doncaster sire Biggles dam Ace 44
G/s Rolls ROYCE G/D Carrie on the other G/parents
Solitaire and Band of Gold have put him to a different hen this year

rainbow wrote:

I think the feather  legs comes from the old gitt  strain  of birds   back in the 50's

yeah indeed they do George also bricoux through a pigeon called the cassier cock