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by blackbun
Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: Pigeon Racing
Topic: Lost Racing Pigeons
Replies: 2
Views: 4161

Re: Lost Racing Pigeons

Totally agree Adam. There are some unpleasant videos on YouTube regard the, hopefully, few racing blokes and their intolerance of short comings in their birds. I wonder what the law is regarding attempting to catch lost birds which are in the middle of towns and parks surrounded by the general publi...
by blackbun
Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: Pigeon Racing
Topic: Lost Racing Pigeons
Replies: 2
Views: 4161

Lost Racing Pigeons

I’ve seen this bird for a few weeks now. Lovely light coloured blue checker wouldn’t mind acquiring it as all my blues are quite dark. What to do with lost racers? I’ve always thought of them as lost forever as the two racing blokes that I know both say they’d not want any bird returned and if it wa...
by blackbun
Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:20 am
Forum: Exhibition Breeds
Topic: American Show Racers
Replies: 2
Views: 4630

Re: American Show Racers

That’s a helpful comment Adam. Reassuring actually.
by blackbun
Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:30 pm
Forum: Exhibition Breeds
Topic: American Show Racers
Replies: 2
Views: 4630

American Show Racers

A new breed for me as I’ve always worked with tipplers. ASRs are an incredible bird. I was first attracted to that handsome head out line and big, bulky bulldog like physique but would say that everything really is bigger and better particularly their temperament. Incredibly confident and trusting t...
by blackbun
Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:03 am
Forum: Endurance and Highflyer Pigeons
Topic: English Flying Tipplers
Replies: 6
Views: 7997

Re: English Flying Tipplers

Sheffield tippler. This is the only bird I could get hold of. Really liked the colour so am putting it with my Pilots with the aim of establishing a recessive red kit. This is the her first season with me despite being an old bird. So far she’s produced three youngsters all blues. All look like hens...
by blackbun
Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:55 pm
Forum: Endurance and Highflyer Pigeons
Topic: English Flying Tipplers
Replies: 6
Views: 7997

Re: English Flying Tipplers

Totally agree. I think it is a marketing ploy to catch the newbies.
by blackbun
Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:54 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Indigo spread recessive opal
Replies: 23
Views: 17429

Re: Indigo spread recessive opal

Very interesting post. Thank you for sharing this. Intrigued by the eye…is that similar to an albino?
by blackbun
Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:27 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Platinum
Replies: 6
Views: 4529

Re: Platinum

Incredible. Never seen or heard of this. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful.
by blackbun
Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:08 pm
Forum: Endurance and Highflyer Pigeons
Topic: English Flying Tipplers
Replies: 6
Views: 7997

Re: English Flying Tipplers

Thanks Adam. Incredible athletes and quite marked physical differences between ‘strains’ or should I say the person credited with first developing them. These silver Bowden’s are quite big compared with the Pilot’s. People advertise their birds by the name of the original developer yet the birds mig...
by blackbun
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:07 am
Forum: Endurance and Highflyer Pigeons
Topic: English Flying Tipplers
Replies: 6
Views: 7997

Re: English Flying Tipplers

Trio of silver flying (as opposed to exhibition) tipplers.