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Ed Freel

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Hi

As I have been running a blog on the forum since the forum started & people seem to like it I will continue

As everyone will know I have been a bit absent of late

 

All the funeral arrangements are sorted so I can get back to my birds

 

I will blitz the sheds over the weekend I will feel happier doing it

 

I now have some youngsters almost ready to go into the flight

Ive about 6 pinkies almost ready for ringing

Once One Cock has finished rearing the youngsters Im going to try breeding a lacewing I have a split Cock we bred late last year & a lacewing hen from an Ino background just thought I would give it a go

 

I will post Pics of this years babies when I have time but it will be a while before I can spare time for that

 

Ok I hope people will enjoy my blog as they have in the past

 

Thanks Everyone

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Morning

I put the last of those big buff hens down yesterday Why ????? she was being chased by 5 adult Cocks I thought worth a try this so all 12 cages being used

What I dont like is some hens all the crap in the nest boxes yet other hens the box as clean as a whistle

 

Standing looking at the babies in the flight oh how they are changing

I know some sheds the babies are very advanced early on my lot are slow always have been but they just slowly come on which I think is the right way

 

Ah well not much more to say

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Morning

 

Well its now British Summer time I know we have to change the clocks I know the reasons why but in this day & age I cannot see the point in all honesty then again I dont live in the sticks or the top of Scotland

 

Im thinking once my breeding is over I will try & adjust my shed to make things easier for me I will have a think of what I can do

 

I was looking at property yesterday I fell in love with a bungelow double garage built in electrics etc etc now all I need is the lottery up

 

WE all wish this that & the other I dont have any regrets with my life Im nearly 60 & had some fun seen parts of the world some people will never see done some crazy things but I wish I had found the budgies earlier in life coz no matter how crap the day is when I go down there all is right with the world I come back so relaxed

The Boss always asks how are the birds never questions anything I do to improve

 

Ah well Im going to have a think what I can do down there its not a case of making room to breed more its a case of making the most of what I have

 

Ok Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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HI

 

I replied to Erics post about clean drinkers Ive always ensured the drinkers are clean as well as the feeders well we wash our plates after each meal dont we

I know they can crap everywhere & the places they can crap is unbelieveable

 

Tell you what these new babies love the chains hanging in the flight always playing on them

 

Ok will uodate as thing happen

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Morning

O M G this is tough

Decided to quit smoking last night

Put the patch on -- I have a dummy ciggie where you get extra nicotine I also bought an electric ciggie it was quite expensive

I was not a heavy smoker but I enjoyed one

I smoked a few more in the old days when I had a drink when I could have a cig in a pub

 

Being a Chef by trade you could not smoke in the kitchens then when I came home from sea & went in a factory some jobs you could not smoke on fair do's I never had a problem

 

What is naffing me off a packet of cigs is all tax

 

Oh no but the Pi!! heads can afford to drink look at all the drink driving it seems to be ok even the telly O M G they are seen in the pubs drinks as part of the filming of the episode & get in the car ok Its only make believe its the telly but that does not condone it

I go past my local woking mens club ( Chuffing Joke working Men ) the same P!!! heads standing outside with their roll ups drinking so many pints a day putting money on horses

Where does the money come from coz there is some there have never worked in 40 years but can be in there 7 days a week

 

Now ok Im diabetic & had strokes but Ive paid my wack of taxes all my life & N I & still do as my pension is taxed

I dont moan about it but what gets me if i was not diabetic I would have to pay for my scripts again no problem I would get a yearly pre payment thingy my wife does

Its the F!!!!!! druggies standing in the chemists waiting for their fix going into a room coming out with their dose

The government throws millions at druggies look at all the cost & the side issues even more millions

 

Then I've just found out we are talking about reducing Pakistan's aid

What the hell are we doing giving aid to pakistan for gods sake

Half of pakistan lives in Bradford

Pakistan is looking at their rich people who dont pay taxes O M G what next

 

We are not the rich country every one believes we are but everyone wants to come here free housing / given money if they cannot work / free medicals etc etc

 

Now the hospital migrants are complaining that we are cracking down on people coming into this country from abroad for free or cheap operations etc etc

 

Scotland are complaining they are hard done by

 

No wonder they are putting my ciggies up again & again to pay for every thing

 

Im not a racist before any one starts I vote conservative always have

 

But Im English & Im proud of it but these days that is wrong as well

 

Not long ago an Englishman was told to take his flag down

 

I remember having a small Royal Ensign on the back of my boat

I had pulled up for diesel & this bloke came up to me & said Oh Im Commadore such & such take that flag down off your boat

 

I replied your a commadore are you where did you serve which ship oh no he says Im the commadore of this boating club

 

So I replied oh well I dont have to salute you & as you are not Royal Navy you are not a commadore or an Admiral

Im ex Royal Navy so bog off & either fill my boat with diesel or get someone to do it & touch that Flag & you will end up in the drink

 

OK Rant over

sucking on my plastic nicotine thingy

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

You can comment on the Mad Englishmans rants I dont mind

HAHahahahahahhahahahahahah

 

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Allan Fairgrieve

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Good Luck with the ciggies Ed

 

Never mind the P!!!S Heads Cameron and Osborne have never worked in their lives, sponging off us. OH I tell a lie Osborne worked for a week . Now they are telling us about getting jobs PMSL They shut most of the Industries down and let the rest take the work to China. Clueless.

 

Just my wee RANT LoL

 

Keep taking the Tablets

 

Al

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Morning

Well its Sunday another week over

I stopped smoking on Tuesday well stopped Im down to 3 a day which for a bloke who has smoked since he was 14 thats 45 years which is a long time

 

Im really trying & as the boss says just the fact Im trying is good

 

We have the Shields meeting on Monday I might have a look at a couple of Cinns & take them will see how I feel

 

Ah well lets see eh

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Good Luck with the ciggies Ed

 

Never mind the P!!!S Heads Cameron and Osborne have never worked in their lives, sponging off us. OH I tell a lie Osborne worked for a week . Now they are telling us about getting jobs PMSL They shut most of the Industries down and let the rest take the work to China. Clueless.

 

Just my wee RANT LoL

 

Keep taking the Tablets

 

Al

HI Allan

I can remember all the industry in Scotland a bit like the North East now its all gone

I vote Conservative because my Labour Councullor is a total !!!! knew him from School all the others waste of space

We only get 4 to choose from

an Idiot who could not even spell

A total Nutter I mean nutter

Another total nutter

And the conservative so who do you vote for

 

Cameron & Osborne bit like Ant & Dec useless

Blair was a tory in labour clothes

Brown well he was in the wrong timeframe

Allan the working man has only ever had one Man to Vote for & I would be crucified on here for saying his name going back a long time black & white tellly time

 

Its a bit sad when that extremist The Hook has got more rights than me he has won his appeal to stay in the Country

He has a massive detached house paid for by the council driven everywhere milking the system

THen you get the do-gooders oh he is a human being

W A L O S

You can have a rant anytime on my blog Allan I really dont mind at least someone is talking to me hahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Ed

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What a Chuffing Year

I lose My Mam

Now Ive lost my fav & best ever hen

Whammy Pammy

She won her Cinn Blue class at Donny as a Y B as a beginner

She won her Cinn Blue class at Donny as a first year Novice & she was 6th in the section that year

 

she lives on through her children & grand children

CC award - section awards

NBS Area section award

Cinn Class winners at Donny

I just dont like losing my favourite birds I know it happens & its part of having a hobby

 

Well one thing we have great grandkids from her lets see how they do on the bench

Ed

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Allan Fairgrieve

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HI Allan

I can remember all the industry in Scotland a bit like the North East now its all gone

I vote Conservative because my Labour Councullor is a total !!!! knew him from School all the others waste of space

We only get 4 to choose from

an Idiot who could not even spell

A total Nutter I mean nutter

Another total nutter

And the conservative so who do you vote for

 

Cameron & Osborne bit like Ant & Dec useless

Blair was a tory in labour clothes

Brown well he was in the wrong timeframe

Allan the working man has only ever had one Man to Vote for & I would be crucified on here for saying his name going back a long time black & white tellly time

 

Its a bit sad when that extremist The Hook has got more rights than me he has won his appeal to stay in the Country

He has a massive detached house paid for by the council driven everywhere milking the system

THen you get the do-gooders oh he is a human being

W A L O S

You can have a rant anytime on my blog Allan I really dont mind at least someone is talking to me hahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Ed

Hi Ed I think the reason not as many people use the Blog is because you never see the updates on the main page,when someone makes a post. Not sure why other Blogs show up

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sorry to hear about whammy pammy xx

 

well done in cutting down on the ciggies xxxxxxxxxxxx

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HI Gaile

I was gutted this morning when I found her

 

But when you look at that line from when I started with it

3 CC's 6 BOS awards umpteen section wins both A A & Y B

Class wins at Donny

 

Lee came over & out of all the babies straight away his eyes were drawn to a Cinn Grey Hen

He was also in love with a 2012 Cinn Grey Cock

So the line goes on & I will cont as I have been doing trying to work with it & improve it

 

Thanks

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Ed

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Hiya

Yes you got a Spangle out of her & another good line Dairycoates

It was a blue Spangle

 

Ive got a few decent spangles this year so lets hope eh

 

Ok BYeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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yes it is the sky spangle cock...Duke. he is babysitting his 5 chicks as mum got a little nasty so separated them all. got sky cinnamon normal, 2 d/f spangles, 4 s/f spangles...one of the chicks was fostered out when it was an egg, but it's doing really well !

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HI Gaile

If he was put to a good hen he should produce half decent stuff he carries the lines

so he must have been paired to another spangle

 

Good luck

Ed

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I paired him to the sky spangle I breed from the y/f grey cock and grey cinnamon spangle hen ( Peggy) xxx

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Hi

 

I was at the South Shields meeting last night decent night 10 people there the show was discussed as its held with Sunderland

Finances discussed to allow the clubs to have a show

Some people who were there seem to go to all the local meetings I must be a misrable so & so as I only go to Shields

 

Well I have been quitting the Cigs for a week now down to 5 a day The Boss thinks Im doing really well

Its the bosses birthday next week Ive bought her prezzies already got her cards hidden so all sorted

 

One of the members at the meeting complaining that he lost the best bird he ever bred & 2 others in the nest parents attacking them

As my youngsters get near the age of leaving the nest I dont take any risks I take the nest box off put the nest box drawer in the cage then watch who is doing the feeding then make the decision who continues to look after the youngster

In my mind you have to keep the Cock in the feeding mode I dont like him going into the breeding mode whilst youngsters are around

We all do things different

 

They were talking how many they have bred I was proud to say 35 rung so far no joeys using 12 boxes

One bloke 80 bred using 40 boxes

I cannot see the point in breeding that many how the hell do you get rid of them taking them to a sales or letting a trader take them £5 each no way

I would sooner do things my way

I was once told its impossible to do what I do on the bench with the amount I breed

Each to their own every shed is different

My shed is for me its my hobby & a wonderful one

 

Oh I got my plaque last night its really nice the Boss is so proud of it

 

Ah well bye for now

 

Ed

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lynn heighton

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hi edd,

 

hope all goes well with the breeding this year and you have a good show season hopefully see you round the budgie circuit at some time or if im up visiting don.

 

Lynn

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HIya

 

Ive spoken to Don he was fine

I will be at Donny staying at the Holiday Inn

Lee has been over he is excited at what is in the shed so lets hope eh

 

I will never forget the start you & Don gave me so Ive told Don if he ever needs an outcross just tell me same goes for you

Lee got one of the brothers to the section winner & CC winner he is as pleased as punch

Just you take care

Be safe

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ED

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Morning

 

Well Lee will be happy 2 of the chicks from the split Cock I bred & the lacewing hen one has a Red Eye I will monitor the other so with a bit of luck we will have a lacewing Oh the mother was a lacewing carrying Albino

 

There was a thread about perches

I use swinging perches quite a few people use them give a bit more room in the flight we all cannot have these fantastic birdrooms some of us make do as best we can

Some of us breed about 50 & are very strict in what we breed but still manage to get out a show team

Mind you this year I dont know when I will show still need to get my backside into gear

 

Ok Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

ED

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lynn heighton

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HIya

 

Ive spoken to Don he was fine

I will be at Donny staying at the Holiday Inn

Lee has been over he is excited at what is in the shed so lets hope eh

 

I will never forget the start you & Don gave me so Ive told Don if he ever needs an outcross just tell me same goes for you

Lee got one of the brothers to the section winner & CC winner he is as pleased as punch

Just you take care

Be safe

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ED

Hi Edd, It was a pleasure to help you, me and Don alway's liked to try and help as and when needed wether it be at the club meetings or the shows or with other fanciers like yourself. I will be at Donnie this year with don as usual infact im meeting him at the Spangle Day this weekend, thanks for the offer of an outcross as and when I get the avairy up and running will sort something out with you, all the best and see you soon

 

bye Lynn

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Hiya Lynn

I have Cinn Spangles

THe line is bred from The Cinn Grey Hen put to a D / F Dairycoates then to an FA1 Ive used a hen this year putting her back into the Cinn Line

The Other Spangles are from FA1 & my normals

Lee was over & said I have some decent spangles that will do for me

 

Cinnamons well you know what I have

 

Normals Greys & Grey greens

 

Out of FA1 / Tuplin / K Allison

Just let me know how to help

 

Oh Im going to Lee's today I really enjoy going to Lee's

 

Take Care

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Hi

I was at Lee's today took him a couple of splits he was happy

Harvey Lee's son big smile on his face as normal

I have always enjoyed a visit to Lee's Im not a one for going to various sheds but Ive always enjoyed being in Lee's company he talks good & sensible budgies

He had some nice babies in the boxes

 

Ah well I will update as things happen

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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Hiya

 

Got 2 safety entry doors from Rosemead delivered today so I will get them fitted I will feel a bit safer with those new doors on the old ones were fine but these are the dogs nuts

 

Looking at what Im breeding this year

My spangles

all carry FA1 & my line Now here is a thing my lot tend to stay clean but are slow at coming on so I never make decisions about them

Got a cracking dark Grey Spangle spots just coming through now he is nice His Dad was the Novice A A winner at the Seaton Event

I asked Lee about him when he was over Lee thought he was well marked & interesting

for me his outline sets him aside as it really good

His Dad was not in a rush but turned out to be a nice Budgie

THe other Spangles are doing well

 

The Greys are coming on well

The Cinns

Got quite a few Cinns & one or two are looking really nice

 

Lacewings

Got some split Cocks & a nice Hen in the box

 

Ah well

thats my lot

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Ed

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