Feathered World,
February 2008

• Fancy Pigeons at Blackpool Show - pictures of the top 12 winners
• The Great Carlisle Game Show - Special feature with pictures of the winners
• Modena Matters. Club Secretary Tom Crane on recent events
• Alan Roscoe looks at both sides of the pigeon fancy
• Craven Feather Auction Results
• News from the British Pigeon Show Society
• John Surridge discusses the colour of Suabians
• Judging Limericks at Blackpool
  
• Stick to what you know - David Bland's Poultry Talk
  
• This month's ailments: (1) Egg Peritonitis (2) Duck's Disease
  
• Near and Far pigeon topics by John Surridge
  
• Blackpool and the dying breed
  
• Splayed Leg Syndrome. Tony Grinsill has first-hand experience start reading this article now
  
• Cumerland Bantam Club Show. Pictures by Joan Barry
  
• The Rhode Island Red. Dr. Joseph Batty discusses this utility breed start reading this article now
  
• United Fancy Homer Club Show. Report and pictures by John Wooff
  
• The Almond Gene by genetic expert, Robert Bennion
  
• Winter Show Results from up and down the country
  
• Around the Clubs. Pigeon fanciers keep in touch
  
• Northern Roller Club Open Show - Report and pictures
  
• Club Register. Dozens of NPA clubs listed
  
• Looking for new pigeon stock? Try Breeders Cards
  
• Pigeon Post - where fanciers have their say
  
• Plus news and show reports from around the country - including the Scottish National Poultry Show

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Feathered World,
March 2008

• North of England Championship Show - Special feature
  
• Crowned Pigeons. Gail Harland on 'The Kings of the Forest'
  
• Promotion and Protection of Poultry. Dr Batty's answer to TV Chefs start reading this now
  
• News of Blackpool and Pickering Shows
  
• Near and Far. John Surridge keeps abreast of current topics
  
• Continental Chatter. Dennis Ison has news from Europe
  
• Third Time Lucky - Chris Parker at Peebles Poultry Show
  
• The Triple Crown. Jim Mullan acknowledges Graham Bates' success
  
• David Bland on Antibiotics and Stocking difficulties
  
• The Northern Poultry Society awards
  
• National Tumbler Show, USA
  
• Chinese Owl Club Show, report and pictures from John Postill
  
• The Columbian Breeds of Poultry, by Dr. J Batty
  
• Winning Jacobins at the Club Show
  
• The Swiss Lucerne. David Darbyshire on this attractive pigeon start reading this article now
  
• This month's Disease and Common Ailments. David Bland on Fowl Pox and Red Mite
  
• Enthusiasm - Where is the Fancy heading? asks John Bragg
  
• Scottish Fantail Club Show
  
• Modena Matters with Tom Crane
  
• NPA Management Committee Meeting
  
• Jeremy Hobson looks at the Essentials of Bantam Keeping

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Feathered World,
April 2008

• A Week in the Life of . . . John Elsdon
• Scottish Border Bantam Club - Report and pictures
  
• Indian Fantails Down Under start reading this article now
  
• Jim Mullan unearths an article for the Flying Tippler Novice
  
• Poultry Talk - Topical Matters by David Bland
  (Includes this month's Disease and Common Ailments column) start reading this article now
  
• Silver Marans. Genetic Engineering by Peter Butler
  
• Black Dragoon wins Reading Gold Cup
  
• Northumberland Poultry Society Show - Special feature
  
• On the One Hand . . . Objective opinions by Alan Roscoe
  
• Grumpty Old Pigeon Men by Jim Mullan
  
• National Pigeon Day, USA
  
• Near and Far. Topical matters by John Surridge
  
• Positive Publicity from the NPA
  
• Tom Crane takes care of Modena Matters
  
• Youngsters in the Poultry World by Jeremy Hobson
  
• The Plymouth Rock is featured by Joseph Batty
  
• Pickering Through the Lens by Danny Southcott
  
• Looking for Fancy Pigeons - Over 50 contacts in 'Breeders Cards'
  
• Around the Clubs - local societies and breed clubs listed
  
• Spring Showtime. Where and when for coming events
  
• Club News for pigeon fanciers

Plus our regular features: Club Register, Pigeon Post and show results from pigeon and poultry events up and down the country

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Feathered World,
May 2008

• Special Feature: Oswestry Poultry Show - Pictures and report
• Frillbacks. Paul Allen on the origins of this unusual pigeon read this article now
• Bill Burnside, USA asks: 'Whose birds are they'?
• NPA News from Secretary Graham Giddings
• History of the Fantail Pigeon by Don Barclay
• David Bland looks at high feed costs and advises on good husbandy for poultry
• Tony Grinsill has 'An Uphill Struggle' with Birmingham Rollers
• A tribute to pigeon man George Dunn by Stewart Boyd
• Positive news from the British Pigeon Show Society, by Richard Henderson
• Ashdown Forest Poultry Club Spring Show -
• Report and pictures
• Jeremy Hobson has suggestions for youngsters to get 'Among the Tickets'
• Hatching to Independence. More from Jeff Davies and Derek Goodwin [Sadly Derek passed away before this article was published] start reading this article now
• Nest Boxes. Part 1 of this essential poultry requirement
• Jungle Fowl and poultry ancestry
• Bill Hughes. A Celebration of Life by Jim Mullan
• Summer Showtime. A Guide to the Agricultural events
• Modena Matters by Tom Crane
• Egg Shows. Reports and pictures from Preston (Chris Parker) and Wessex
• Diseases and Ailments. David Bland on Parasites
• Positive Publicity from NPA, by Graham Bates
• NPA Management Committee Minutes
• NPA Championship Show Dates 2008/9

Plus all our regular features:

Club Register

Pigeon Post

Show ResultBook Reviews

Around the Clubs

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Feathered World,
June 2008

• Otley Show - Special illustrated feature of Poultry and Pigeons
• Breeding Jacobins. A Guide to this distinctive pigeon start reading this article now
• NPA Secretary's Corner
• One the One Hand . . . by Alan Roscoe
• Positive Publicity from the NPA
• Pigeons in Combat - A documentary on 'The Pigeoneers"
• Hatching Time by Tony Grinsill
• Poultry Talk - always topical by David Bland
• High Flying Tales from Jack Prescott's last book read this extract now
• Life Down Under, Doug McClary in Australia
• Perfecting the Birmingham Roller. Part 1
• The Muffed varieties of Old English Game
• Nest Boxes. Joseph Batty continues with Part 2 - Trap Nests
• Modena Matters. Tom Crane reports from the Modena Shows
• Voorburg Shield Croppers, Breeder Profile of Ben Rennison
• Grandad's Notebook looks at Modern Game
• Homozygousity and consistent breeding of champions
• Pigeon Post - where readers have their say
• Poultry Diseases and Ailments by David Bland
• Show Results from up and down the country
• Around the Clubs - Pigeon News
  

Plus all our regular features:

Club Register - includes more than 50 pigeon clubs

Breeders Cards - pigeon breeders listed

Summer Showtime - where and when to show

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