June 2007 |
Volume 3, number 3. |
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VARIOUS - June 2007. News, miscellaneous and ‘Buy and Sell’ market. 960Kb |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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AVICORNI.
Part 2. Continuation of the report of the Avicorni Show in
Leiden. Part 2: Poultry. By :
Aviculture Europe 6 pages - 1 Mb |
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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 |
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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 |
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