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2010 Youngsters
Tuesday 16 Feb saw the first of my eggs hatch hopefully by the weekend I will have almost all of my first round hatched. I had a pair of birds in box 3 and when I went into the loft on Tuesday their eggs were lying on the floor. (I am using a deep layer of wood shavings (Large) topped with Hay) Both eggs were cold. I decided to put them back in the nest and put the cock beside them. He immediately went to nest. On going to the loft on Wednesday the same eggs were lying outside the nest cold: I duly put them in the nest and put the hen in and she covered the eggs so I left her with them. On visiting the loft on Friday at 8am, I was shocked to see an egg shell on the hay. On looking at the hen and as I approached her, she stood up and to my amazement there was this fluffy little baby pigeon chick in the nest. I did not move her so cannot tell you if the second egg hatched or not but will be watching. I must name this one Houdini as he was the greatest escape artist ever.The second...
Schools Entered for 2010
The Shooting Star Children's School Hospice, Riverbank Primary School Aberdeen St Peters Primary School Aberdeen Woodside Primary School Aberdeen Kittybrewster Primary School Aberdeen Maplefields School Northants Natural Museum Zooloigy Bld School Bus Foveran School Aberdeenshire Meningitis Research Foundation Daldorch House School (Autistic unit) Catrine,Ayrshire Robert Owen School (Autistic unit) , Lanark Westfield School.(Fraserburgh) Dunlop Primary School, Ayrshire. North school Fraserburgh Kingsmead Technology Collage Hednesford Cockburns Path Scottish Border St Bernards Primary Coarbridge North Lanark Skene Primary Westhill St Peters Cassinton Oxford Hillwood Edinburgh William Harding Combine school Aylsbury Bucks Families First St Andrews Devonport High school 3rd Kintore Rainbows Brindishe Primary School (south east london) Mintlaw primary Netherton Primary Wishaw Castle view Primary School Matlock Canal view...
Kingslea One Loft Race 2009
This is the second year of the race and it is growing; at the inception I thought I would only have one syndicate but I had three this year. With a total pay out of £6.600 this being a pleasant surprise. Invitation The free barbecue at Kingslea on 30th May from 2 till 5pm for fanciers who entered the Kingslea One Loft Race could come to see the draw for each of the birds; which took place at 3.30 with all the birds on view prior to the draw. I had so many applicants that I had to make up 3 syndicates; one for Aberdeen federation members and the other for North of Scotland and other fanciers who wished to take part. There was also a charity syndicate where you could pay for a pigeon and nominate your charity of your choice. So the 40 birds offered were £60.00 which would raise £2,400 for charity, Fanciers present at the barbecue drew the birds for each syndicate. Special Raffle Prize I secured a young bird from Royal Lofts, Premier Lofts and Adam...
Race Programme 2010
There will be two training flights before we start to race these will be in the Aberdeen federation transporter and subject to weather conditions. 24/07/2010 Thornton (1) 79 Miles 31/07/2010 Thornton (2) 79 Miles 070/8/2010 St Boswells 111 Miles 14/08/2010 Alnwick (1) 123 Miles 21/08/2010 Alnwick (2) 123 Miles 28/08/2010 Witton Castle 173 Miles 04/09/2010 Ripon 211 Miles...
2010 progress report
The birds cocks and hens were put in there single flight pens to get on with pairing up with the intention of building a nest and laying eggs to produce the youngsters for the Kingslea One Loft Race this started on the 23 January. First eggs were laid on 30th January which I expected and hope most pairs will have laid by 3rd of February and should hatch approx 18th to 20th February. The two pairs of whites taken in last August have been slow to pair up so will be slightly later....
Show Rosettes
I had a need to look for Rosetts for my Federation and wanted to see if this would fit in with the Kingslea 1 Loft Race. I sent for 1st Rosetts for the Fed and was pleased with the delivery time and quality of the product should you have a need for rosetts please try Zara @ http://www.showrosettes.co.uk/ ...
