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Monday 2nd November…

Monday the 2nd. November, at last we are off on our holidays. Our Son Richard is taking us down to Gatwick airport and we are staying the night at a hotel near the airport so we are ready for our … Continue reading

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A letter from Paul Stephens

Last week I had a letter from Paul Stephens and it got me thinking about how many fanciers race as a young Boy or Girl and then come back into the sport later in there lives. Perhaps we should have … Continue reading

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The key to success starts with the breeding

We just paired our pigeons last week. Mostly we try to do so at the end of November and with most fanciers the breeding period starts now. Of course this early breeding asks more work and time of us fanciers. … Continue reading

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From the pen of Billy Harris

Hello folks and hope you and the birds are doing what they are supposed to be doing. After the first Open race in the I.S.R.F. from Waterville near Velentia, we rang the winner Billy Harris

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A Lesson in shipping birds

Every day people all over America ship birds from one loft to another. The express mailing of pigeons through our U.S. postal service is one of the best things we have going. Ninety nine percent of the time our birds … Continue reading

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Back to School

Hi folks hope you are all enjoying the start of the season and with the channel coming up I have an article from a little while back to try get up to date.

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The Moult

For several years we have observed some changes in our loft when it came to the molting of our pigeons’ flights.  Some pigeons can win top prizes throughout the season and the moult just doesn’t seem to affect them, however … Continue reading

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