Hi Michael,
The other link I forwarded just takes one to Foys, but this link shows the
book itself.
Then one needs to search for book, the Tippler pigeon. But, http://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/books-and-dvds/roller-books/888-the-ti...
is the page with the book I'm writing about.
Seems to me this subject has come up once or twice in the past.
I'm a little late getting this sad news. For those of you, like myself who didn't know, Richard Seabridge passed away on November 15th this year (2011).
Hello Neen, Steve Bartholomew flow his pigeons in Avon Bristol, and his
farther peter had them before him, I think his main strain was from Old
Percy Fields Worcester, who flew in the Walsall club, and what I remember he
flow over 18 hours Steve was very clever lad, and I think he went to
university His dad was a docker in the Bristol Docks, its only what I
remember Hope this helps, if you w
Hello Oskar, Were you asking about The Davies bros. I think I have put some
think on this site about them before, Geoff and RON Davies of Bristol, had
blue prints , red prints, mottles, whites, there birds were long casted
birds with a peal eye and were a large bird but had perfect feathering
buiteful in fact, the last I heard long time ago john was not well, I
remember them flying over 18 hours lots of times, I think the birds were
Fred CARNEW, Strain but I could be wrong, I will ask around when talking to
Hi Mike,
Mick Hoskins originally imported two Shannon birds from Harry's loft in the
late 90's a Blue Cock and a Dun hen. The hen after a while died, but the
offspring bred from these two imports were then bred from again and
again(Father to daughters). In 2008 Mick Hoskins and myself imported some
more Shannon birds from Harry's loft. Mick had 3 birds, and I had two as
well.
Hello Oskar, I found a photo of some old tip flyers and found a name for
you in Canada, the year was 1915,his name was Mr Hamilton Ontario Canada,
he was flying his rollers 4to 6 hours Some old clubs from England.
Nott's tippler club, Liverpool tippler club, Coventry tippler club, Derby
tippler club, Stoke tippler club, Darlington tippler club, Monkwearmouth
I stick firmly to my believes that English Tipplers will adapt to most
conditions, it is how we manage that believe which is the key. I agree your
maybe not going to duplicate the massive times in the UK but i feel it is
not unreasonable to expect the imported birds to at least fly maximum
daylight, and from what i have been told it is about 15hrs, and to take the
Manny,I have to thank you so much for the information, Total History, I
always thort Sams birds were quality, When I used to visit Ken Brown in
Sheffield he said that he was the master breeder, The Billing ham birds went
to IRLAND to Wesley and Harry and you self 50%+ 50% with Kens, did Ken have
birds off Cyril Miles?
I first seen this strain in the north east in the 70s Cyril Miles from the
West Mercia Club brought them up for old man Barker to fly, he was a oap,
and wanted some tips to pass the time away, Cyril said the birds were very
easy to settle and could fly the clock around no problem, Old man Barker
bred 4 young birds and flow in the Tyneside club with them, he flew them
14hours 05 mins best ti