Listing # 5158
| Listing Format: | Auction |
| Current price : | £50.00 |
| Starting bid: | £50.00 |
| # of bids: | 1 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | Great Britain (UK) |
| Started: | 3/23/2023 4:10:00 PM |
| Ended: | 4/2/2023 4:10:00 PM |
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Lot 15 A 2023 YB From John Buckfield Winners 1st Open NFC Guernsey 2022
Preferring the sprint races, they fly a small team of Widowhood cocks which Pat lets out for exercise every morning and a separate team of Widowhood hens which are exercised later in the day by John. All the birds are extremely tame which I thought reflected their slow careful movements around the lofts and the amount of time they can spend with them, but John also added that he had become a human peanut, giving them the little treats occasionally. They also feed a lot of diet mix which is measured per bird, moving over to a stronger widowhood mixture as the race approaches and they would never send their birds without ensuring they had a good feed on basketing day. The hen’s team are motivated by using just two cock birds, which are allowed into the loft to play around in two nest boxes which become available for an hour or two before basketing. The nest box fronts are facing the wall during the week with a drinker placed on top and I asked John if the National winning hen had gone into the box with one of the cocks, but he said she had not and in truth, he is not sure what motivated her that day except that they are locked out during exercise, which John thinks encourages a real desire to be in the loft and the birds trap very well. Maybe the love of home they nurture in their birds is why she came so well.
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