Ray is having a great season considering he flies in whitburn Richie.Any west in the wind will give him an advantage over the shields lads. We'll done though lads,that's cracking flying and what a hen.

@@davebarrow2194 Dave it’s one of those things , if he has a bird in the leading batch on a west wind we can’t beat him in the short races, but on the flip side he’s a top bloke and I’m really happy for him 👍

Well said Richie mate👍

Well done and at least the few seconds she lost didn’t affect the result

@@jock2109 exactly mate

Thanks Karl mate 👍

Thanks Rob 👍

Thanks mate , looking at some of the returns in Durham today we need it

Thanks Tony

Thanks David , you need to try every option before making a decision, thanks for watching mate

Thanks Graham 👍

Thanks Viv

100% Eddie , it’s trial and error mate , we will try it next season and if no joy they go back together, but there both getting an upgrade to a top stock cock and hen next year . Who knows mate but if one of them is exceptional and the other isn’t them think what they might breed with another exceptional breeder ? 👍

Good luck with that one mate thanks 😊 👍

@@eddiewright5271 who knows mate u can only try . Cheers Eddie 👍

Unfortunately that’s the 3rd time beaten on the trap this season Howard , but that’s her 2nd top 10 section in the last 2 weeks , if she ever got conditions in her favour she would have took some stopping , but she’s staying in team for next season you never know mate , and yes all roads lead to Saturday and the first yb race now 🤞

Hi jock I’ve just put the result in the comments and thanks mate 👍

Ended up a real hard day paul , we got 2 of the 3 we wanted back but had nothing since Saturday, we really needed a tail wind to be honest mate

Sorry to hear that but alerts you got back wot you won’t back I can not wait until young birds my friend 👍

Thanks Paul

1-3-4-5 club 2nd fed mate but 6 in first 20 of fed so quite happy only sending 9 , but that first bird has blown some races with her trapping 🤦‍♂️

Hi Ronald we don’t sell ybs to race mate , we struggle to breed enough for ourselves , we just breed some off the very best , there is a few going on elimar end of season 👍

I’m not sure Brian , il watch it myself tonight , your the first to mention it though mate

Pigeons have been proven not to be effected by bird flu

All birds can get bird flu,I have seen a loft of 32 birds destroyed.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) subtype H5N1 threatens animal and human health worldwide. Susceptibility of pigeons to HPAIV (H5N1) and their role in avian influenza virus transmission to domestic birds and humans remain questionable. In this study, an outbreak in domestic pigeons (1 to 18 months old) with 50% mortality was investigated. Pigeons exhibited nervous manifestations and greenish diarrhoea. Necropsy of the naturally infected pigeons revealed congestion of the internal organs, particularly the lungs and brain. The HPAIV subtype H5N1 designated A/Pigeon/Egypt/SHAH-5803/2011 was isolated from a 40-day-old pigeon. Sequencing of the haemagglutinin gene showed it to be closely related to viruses in group 2.2.1/C. Intravenous inoculation of the isolate in chickens induced 100% mortality within 2 days post inoculation and the intravenous pathogenicity index was 2.7. Virus pathogenicity and transmissibility was determined experimentally in 6-week-old domestic pigeons. Thirty per cent of pigeons inoculated oronasally with 10(6) median embryo infective dose showed congested beak, conjunctivitis, depression, and greenish diarrhoea. A mortality rate of 10% was recorded preceded by severe neurologic signs consisting of torticollis, incoordination, tremors, and wing paralysis. Pathological examination revealed a friable brain tissue and congested meningeal blood vessels. The lungs appeared oedematous and severely haemorrhagic. Subepicardial and petechial haemorrhages on the coronary fat were observed. Both infected and contact pigeons shed virus via the oropharynx and cloaca. To our knowledge, this is the first description and characterization of HPAIV in naturally infected pigeons in Egypt. Our findings reveal that pigeons can indeed be susceptible to H5N1 HPAIVs and could be a source of infection to other birds and humans.

Miles 👍

We did Sean it arrived after 9 days mate

@@alibrospigeons8317 that's good m8

Did you get any mate from the channel race

@@Gang-zy7lq we got 2 so only one other we want back , we won shields but me dad couldn’t be bothered to open the clock , would have been top 50 in combine but with so few away he wasn’t bothered mate

@@alibrospigeons8317 I hope it gets back and could be up ther today that first pigeon was well head hope you win and brilliant watch but need a better speaker so i can catch you and your dad talking miss the crack waitin with me dad died few years ago had some hours out waiting from nanzi and niort

Interesting theory ian , but for the last 3 seasons we have only clocked hens so on that theory all of our stock cocks would be better than the hens , I’m not for a second saying your wrong though as we think the cock is a bit special as well mate

@alibrospigeons8317 because your racing mainly hens ?

@@ianplatt8991 no mate , we retired the cocks 3 weeks ago but we fly roundabout so race both cocks and hens , but the past 3 seasons the hens have murdered the cocks , infact I would say as few as twice a season the cocks can beat the hens

@@alibrospigeons8317 interesting