They say that every dream has wings and that must by the guidelines we keen fanciers run with every year when we pair our birds for the season, this year In my feeder loft I have used a team of purebred American Flying Flights that I imported a few years ago from Maspeth New York with some Flight youngsters that I have bred from them over the last couple of years. I can honestly say that they are the best feeders I have ever used. I have bred over 30 English Short Faced Tumblers in Red and Yellow this year. I enclose a few photos of the youngsters in the nest pans, as it seemed that if I had two eggs from the Shorties I had two youngsters to put in the young bird section and they just kept coming like moths attracted to the light. They are a wonderful breed and I would recommend them to any one thetare the Prince Regent of the pigeon world, I have had them now over 30 years with the original stock coming from the late Joe Briggs of Lancashire.
I must thank Eric Hampson for his stud of reds when he parted with them last year, as they have been excellent paired With the Dutch imports from the Master in Holland. Jø Taylor from Kent let me have a few old stock birds to play with when some of my originals started getting a little past their egg laying days.
I enclose a photo of the young bird loft showing the Shorties just about to dive in the bath. They are indeed a fme bunch and I will have some real pleasure and enjoyment pairing up so many for next season.
I also enclose a photo of yours truly holding a surprise visitor that dropped in on some of my wet American Flying Flights that were drying in the sun on the loft patio after a bath, I don't know who was more surprised me or the Sparrow Hawk when I caught her.
Well that's about it for this bit of news
All the best keep 'em fit
Jim Mullan
Promoting Pigeons with Pride
