1st egg yesterday

I've had a nightmare trying to get my 5 young cocks paired to my young young hens, but their finally all paired, and my first egg was layed yesterday out of one or f Ray's grizzle cocks and Joseph van Dorning hen.

Also had my kit of 6 palmers buschearts delivered from Louella Thursday. I'm very pleased with them.
I asked for some pretty colours, and they didn't dissapoint their nearly all totally White.

I know the courier, and he took the Mick when he delivered them, he asked if I'd ordered fantails.

I was suprised though, they all seem very healthy, but they've got a lot of lice on them, you'd think they'd be lice free from a big stud like that.

Boosey wrote:

I've had a nightmare trying to get my 5 young cocks paired to my young young hens, but their finally all paired, and my first egg was layed yesterday out of one or f Ray's grizzle cocks and Joseph van forming hen.

Also had my kit of 6 palmers buschearts delivered from Louella Thursday. I'm very pleased with them.
I asked for some pretty colours, and they didn't dissapoint their nearly all totally White.

I know the courier, and he took the Mick when he delivered them, he asked if I'd ordered fantails.

I was suprised though, they all seem very healthy, but they've got a lot of lice on them, you'd think they'd be live free from a big stud like that.

Looking good Boosey "Let the dream time begin" . Bit ordinary about the lice though. I suspect, they are more interested in the money side of things etc than the presentation factor.

glad its all working out down their boosey

oldstrain wrote:

glad its all working out down their boosey

Now !!! O/S, for some one that know's nothing is Essex "Down their" south of Bristol etc I take it .

east from me to be correct about 180 miles and on the same line

oldstrain wrote:

east from me to be correct about 180 miles and on the same line

OK So would I be right in saying ??? your some where in the ball park of where the Coopers live etc as yesterday here O/S I had a look at a video with them in it along with his mate Gilbert. Nice little shack made of brick & around 85 feet long for the birds. OH !!! what it is to be a peasant of this world.  

yeah the coopers are about 15 miles south of me ...indeed a nice bungalow for the birds ,coopers and gilbert exchange birds with eachother.once you win a national or in their case international the money soon comes rolling in on that conveyor belt I have spoken to Catherine and she seems very down to earth though and been to a moot with Geoff and mark gilbert on the panel

oldstrain wrote:

yeah the coopers are about 15 miles south of me ...indeed a nice bungalow for the birds ,coopers and gilbert exchange birds with eachother.once you win a national or in their case international the money soon comes rolling in on that conveyor belt I have spoken to Catherine and she seems very down to earth though and been to a moot with Geoff and mark gilbert on the panel

OK !!! as we say here O/S spitting distance etc  
(15 miles)     my mate, the little fat bloke is further away than that & I class him as a close neighbour here .

yeah I would need to basket at the coopers club for any classic or national races bicc or Barcelona club so our swords may cross next year

oldstrain wrote:

yeah I would need to basket at the coopers club for any classic or national races bicc or Barcelona club so our swords may cross next year

MMMMMMMMmmmmmm     David & Goliath scenario O/S   I suspect. But what a battle ??? & what enjoyment if the underdog just happened to come out in front, on the big day type of thing.

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

yeah I would need to basket at the coopers club for any classic or national races bicc or Barcelona club so our swords may cross next year

MMMMMMMMmmmmmm     David & Goliath scenario O/S   I suspect. But what a battle ??? & what enjoyment if the underdog just happened to come out in front, on the big day type of thing.

yeah I might let um win if I am feeling generous all joking aside yer rite it would be great

oldstrain wrote:

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

yeah I would need to basket at the coopers club for any classic or national races bicc or Barcelona club so our swords may cross next year

MMMMMMMMmmmmmm     David & Goliath scenario O/S   I suspect. But what a battle ??? & what enjoyment if the underdog just happened to come out in front, on the big day type of thing.

yeah I might let um win if I am feeling generous all joking aside yer rite it would be great

Seeing as you may be in a generous mood on the big day O/S etc  just get Cooper/Gilbert to give you a call when they have clocked & then you can make sure you loose it on the trap there type of thing with your little champ     .

Just weaned 25 ybs today, that's me for this season, well happy with them being all round the same age.

Nice one little hen, scary time coming letting them out.
3 of the kit of 6 I got from Louella are on the house roof tonight and there's no sign of 1.
Fingers crossed they're still there in the morning.

Boosey wrote:

Nice one little hen, scary time coming letting them out.
3 of the kit of 6 I got from Louella are on the house roof tonight and there's no sign of 1.
Fingers crossed they're still there in the morning.

was it their maiden voyage today m8 ...they be their in the morning I would think but best be up at the crack of dawn before mr or mrs sparrowhawk is about to scare um off at least they had a good look about atb

Cheers Darren.

yes good luck boosey, hope they all come in for you........

2 missing they won't come back now, they didn't get to know their surroundings well enough.
I'm well gutted.

Boosey wrote:

2 missing they won't come back now, they didn't get to know their surroundings well enough.
I'm well gutted.

sorry to hear boosey but don't give up hope yet i had a dutch yb missing for 5 days first time it went out ...i was amazed to see it after this time so never say never ...fingers crossed for ya

yes ive had ybs missing for 5 days boosey, theres still time yet......

Cheers guys, fingers crossed.

Boosey wrote:

Cheers guys, fingers crossed.

Always a dangerous time, first time out Boosey with babies. Especially if you have close neighbours around with some of the things they choose to do just at the wrong time etc. Like others here have said, early days so still plenty of time for those missing to turn up.

Bugger thick fog this morning, typical.