June 2007	Volume 3, number 3.
	VARIOUS - June 2007. News, miscellaneous and ‘Buy and Sell’ market. 960Kb Click here to read more.
	A VISIT AT Aad Bransen. Today’s visit is at Aad Bransen in Kwintsheul (NL). A lot of different pigeon breeds were kept by Aad during the years. The Norwich Cropper has been one of his favourites since the eighties and they are performing to a very high standard. By : Nico van Benten 12 pages - 1.3 Mb Click here to read more.
	CROP PROBLEMS AT OUR IGEONS. It is known that pigeons, and in particular croppers, can have problems with their crop, or to be precise, with the food that is in it. In an unguarded moment the pigeon can gorge itself (eating too much too quickly causing over-stretching of the crop and not being able to hold it up. By : Nico van Benten 5 pages - 250 Kb Click here to read more.
	THE LAKENVELDER. The Lakenvelder is an old Dutch breed, which is famous for its striking colour pattern. However, only a few fanciers are attracted to this breed. This is probably due to the fact the Lakenvelder marking is very hard to breed correctly. By : Ruud Kreton 7 pages - 640 Kb Click here to read more.
	CHICKEN RUN. In Holland, only a few registered fanciers keep the Amrock bantam, although we think there are more around than we know of, because the Amrock bantam is a lovely breed to keep. We visited the Vosters family in Vessem (NL), as we were told they keep Amrock bantams, among others... By : Elly Vogelaar 9 pages - 800 Kb Click here to read more.
	CONCERNING POULTRY. EGGS. One of the greatest perks of raising chickens are the eggs! There is simply nothing more satisfying than freshly laid eggs from your own chickens. Our chickens are profuse layers. So we are not surprised when egg abnormalities pop up (or out in this instance!) as this can be expected to occur from time to time without it necessarily indicating any serious condition in our birds. By : Monique de Vrijer 9 pages - 1 Mb Click here to read more.
	TURKEYS. Part 3. Part 3 of ‘An anthology of historical facts and remarkable tales about turkeys’ Text and pictures are by Theo Philipsen. By: Theo Philipsen 4 pages - 600 Kb Click here to read more.
	THE BOSMA FAMILY fanciers to the hilt. Coming to Holland from the UK, Rinke Berkenbosch liked to meet again one of his ‘old’ friends Ruurd Bosma, so the both of us visited the Bosma family in Sneek, who are just like Rinke ‘fanciers to the hilt’. By : Rinke Berkenbosch and Jan Willem Hondelink 8 pages - 1.5 Mb Click here to read more.
	PIGEONS & DOVES. Part 6b of the series is about breeding Barbary (Ringneck) doves. Much about breeding in general has been disclosed in a previous article concerning reproduction behaviour. Here follows some additional remarks. By : Hein van Grouw 6 pages - 210 Kb Click here to read more.
	AVICORNI. Part 1. The Royal Dutch Avicultura and Ornithophilia together organised the AVICORNI SHOW. Part 1: The Opening Ceremony; the Winners and awarding of the traditional Prizes and a report on the fancy pigeons at this Show. By : Aviculture Europe 8 pages - 560 Kb Click here to read more.
	AVICORNI. Part 2. Continuation of the report of the Avicorni Show in Leiden. Part 2: Poultry. By : Aviculture Europe 6 pages - 1 Mb Click here to read more.
	ACE OF THE SHOW. Part 1. Proud owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time from Belgium: The Kempenshow. By : Aviculture Europe, with photos of Piet Steeman and Dirk de Jong 8 pages - 770 Kb Click here to read more.
	ACE OF THE SHOW. Part 2. Proud owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: The Provincial Exhibition of North Brabant (NL); Dutch Juniors showing in Leipzig and a photo report of the Local Show in Wiegleben (Germany). 7 pages - 690 Kb Click here to read more.
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