The Lizard Canary Association

hi chaps, seems like everyones season has recovered from a slow start, which is great news,its also nice to have a few new posts its been a bit quiete lately, is ealca on a sunday. joe im working on that pic of the blue the wifes on the case, so hopefully you may get to see it soon. interesting to hear clives exitement over his noncap, as some of you know nc are my favourites, and this year i have a fair few, some of which look quite promising, but then again i think most birds are quite prmising and i have been wrong befoe, looking forward to the shows, tata

Are you up for a wander East Kevin to take a few to the EALCA. I'm sure we could sort something out with the Nottingham boys to get a few birds down there, recipricate the Anglian boys journey to Nottingham, that would be good.

Darren

im tempted darren, it all depends on day and date. had a go with the camera today, its bloody difficult to get a good photo, im struggeling.some of the birds are just starting to moult, its feathers everywhere time, the brush will get some hammer over the coming weeks. tata

I always say that if ever they recast Only Fools and Horses any canaryman would be a shoe in for the role of Trigger , we know how to do some sweeping come the moult.
Now if the Last British Outpost Show ( commonly known as EALCA ) is back to a Sunday I shall be there . I only join one CBS and its show is on the Saturday which is why I had to miss last year. Oh how I misssed that drive across the Fens , stuck behind a tractor doing 12mph , when I got passed him it was my intention to give him a piece of my mind until I saw how big the bugger was ----I may be daft but I'm not stupid!
Once you get into East Anglia your sat nav goes all funny and you get instructions like " Go left by 'ere Boy"

Regards Paul.

Working on the roads for 19 years I've seen some things. Iv'e got to tell you about the funniest sign I have ever seen which was fixed to a farm yard gate in Kings Lynn, it read -

BEWARE OF THE DOG SHE BITE SHE DO

Now thats F*C*IN* funny you have to admit it.

darren

What chance have i got of winning anything at the EALCA now!! (see post above)

Hi Darren
Well i have finished with 18, The moult has started and i hope i have got the colouring right this year, one or two are promising, i will keep my fingers crossed they all come through the moult. Ashbourne CBS had a small young stock show and sale the other week and we got more canaries then the budgerigars this year, guess what i did, yep swopped some equipment for a pair of mosiac agate colour canaries (i think) anyway they are alovely silver colour with small red markings.
Glad you have more lizards and i hope you nest all hatch

see you soon at the shows, Bridget

paul,its not just the tractor boys who are big lads, ive had to raise my shed roof for when darren visits( i wa a bit worried about personal injury claims
).

Biddy - 18 is not a bad number, ya can get a show team out of that I'm sure. Hope your birds moult through all right, youv'e got to defend yer title at kimberley again this year.

Youv'e got one pair of red mosaic's and its only July, by my reckoning that leaves you 7 months till the start of the next breeding season, you'd either best go to no more bird sales, or if you do take a shaperone.

PS - whats the crack with Shirebrook this year, is it on, is it off, not heard anything or seen anything in tweat weekly.


Kevin - I'm just big boned, me mother says so.

tata

darren

Kevin.

Look forward to seeing the pic of the blue, Be great if you Darren and any one else from your end of the country can get to the East Anglian, Norman Reeve was there last year,actual all the big guns were there, be nice to see el presidenta (ioa) there this year as well.
Biddy,well done on your 18, I breed red agate mosaic pastels and they are a joy along side the Lizards, and its great because you can show either the Agate or the Pastel.
Darren when is the Kimberley show on,As if the dates right i may take a journey,Trying to plan out all the shows now in advance so that I can stick them all on the calender, As i said last year get them on know so the wife gets used to the dates, cant say did,nt know.

How many you on know Darren???

Regards Joe

hi joe, kimberly is 10th oct, saturday. dave ross is judging.

looking fowards to seeing you at the east anglia. iv invited a few mates to attend........ALL LOCAL FARMERS WITH BLOODY BIG TRACTORS lmfao

andy

looking fowards to seeing you at the east anglia. iv invited a few mates to attend........ALL LOCAL FARMERS WITH BLOODY BIG TRACTORS lmfao

andy

Joe,

I'm on 16 and done. I've got 8 weaned and on the sticks, a nest of 1 approx 14 days, a nest of 2 approx 14 days, a nest of 1 approx 10 days and a nest of 4 @ 4 days. I just hope to god i don't lose any of the four cause 16 is a low enough number anyway.

Got 14 Stafford with a nest of 4 due off shortly

2 Japenese Hoso (19 days old) - proper weird but nice all the same. My six year old calls em funny fellows.

Be good to see you at Kimberley, it's a nice little club with a good Lizard turnout, Me and Kev were trying to put a number to the number of entries we could get. Iv'e seen his advert for show cages, i reckon he's gonna enter 55 this year. One side of one row of staging holds sixty Lizard, I reckon we'll blitz that this year, be nice to have the biggest section, maybe in a couple of years.

Andy,

You can't beat them tractors mate honest, the bigger the farmer, the more i like his tractor.


definateley gonna venture further afield this year, might even make the Southern.

Darren

Hi Darren

I havnt heard a dicky bird from Shirebrook CBS so have no idea if they are still going, i have all the show secretary stuff, i have printed 2 years of paper work printed and i have put the schedule on a disc so who ever takes over will only have to change dates and judges etc and print it.

Ashborne CBS is holding a open show on Saturday 31st October, Les Parkin, Albert Hallam, Jim Greatorex and a few others usually show lizards ( I hope ). I am working on the schedule and working on a £50.00 Best in Show, the money at Ashbourne CBS is very good, i will send you a schedule when finished and anybody else intrested in showing.

i wont have anythink to beat the gold cock from last year because as you now all my best birds refused to breed this year hopefuly next year they will make it up to me

All the best Bridget