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December 2007 |
Volume 3, number 6. |
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VARIOUS. December 2007. News, miscellaneous and ‘Buy and Sell’ market. 1,5 MB |
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It’s
Celebration Time in The Haque. Valenciana Breeders Club Celebrating its
60-Year’s Jubilee by means of a very special exhibition, where for the
very first time the Valenciana was exhibited in two classes, namely the Exhibiton
Class and the Flying Class. Following we visited two breeders; Chiel
Jungslager and Ben Moll. By : Nico van Benten 11 pages - 700 KB |
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The Old Dutch Capuchine. The Old Dutch Capuchine is a talked-about breed and
belongs to the most popular national fancy pigeon breeds in the Netherlands
and abroad. The commitment of a number of influential people from the glorious
past of the specialty club certainly has contributed to that. The breed
belongs to the group of structure pigeons and owes its popularity to its
vitality and attractive presentation. By : Nico van Benten 13 pages - 870 KB |
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GAMEFOWL IN RUSSIA. Some years ago we promised our gamefowl friends Konstantin
Tipicidis Dibighev and Alex Ivanov to visit them in Russia. Finally we booked
up for the trip. Despite my interest in gamefowl only I was really impressed
by other interesting Russian breeds like the Pavlova fowl and Yurlov Longcrower. By : Willem van Ballekom 7 pages - 755 KB |
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CHICKEN RUN. Although the Rhinelander was created as a super
utility breed able to cope with cold climates and with good laying qualities,
for me this breed rates very highly as a most beautiful show breed. So it was
a pleasure to visit Mr A.F.G.J. Bardoel in Escharen (NL); a qualified and enthusiastic
breeder of both large and bantam Rhinelander. By
: Elly Vogelaar 8 pages - 660 KB |
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CONCERNING POULTRY. Winter time. As we snuggle by the fireplace there is no need to
worry about our feathered friends. Nice and cosy in their natural down
comforters they will do just fine in the winter weather, as long as the proper
preparation of winter considerations has been made. By : Monique de Vrijer Translation
: Diana Hedrick 7 pages - 1,0 MB |
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BEAUTIFUL DUCKS. Ducks do have a very positive charisma. To many
people a duck is “a happy animal with big flat feet”. Is this caused by
their nice, soft shapes? Everything in a duck’s shape is nicely rounded. Or
could it be caused by the way they walk, with their typical waddling way of
moving forward, I wonder. By :
Dirk de Jong 8 pages - 750 KB |
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Keeping Fancy Pigeons. Part 2. There has been a fair bit written about the do's and
don'ts of how to keep Pigeons. This is just some practical advice from what
I have learnt over the last 50 years. It’s not scientific, it’s not 'by the
book' but it works! In Part 2: Choosing your Pigeons. By : Mick Bassett 6 pages - 700 KB |
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FOOTFEATHERING. In the case of ornamental breeds, footfeathering
is a highly impressive feature, starting with the Barbu D’Uccle and ending with
Brahma and Cochin. However, there are some breeds that should have a certain
type of footfeathering and a certain amount of footfeathers, like Marans,
Faverolles or Croad Langshan; these breeds have “poor” footfeathers, In
this article, I will refer mostly to the two giant breeds for which
footfeathering is a distinctive, highly-praised characteristic: Brahma and
Cochin. By : Bobo Athes 9 pages - 775 KB |
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BETWEEN CHICKEN AND ART. The Board of the NHDB is planning a number of
special things to organise in 2008 on occasion of the 40 year’s Jubilee.
This story is about how the idea was born to donate a lasting memory to all
members. Not a cup, no medal or diploma; those are fine and valuable but
this time it had to be something really exclusive. By : Ad
Taks 3 pages - 250 KB |
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INTERNATIONAL COCHIN DAY 2007. People - Birds - Memories. While I am writing this, I’m on the train back to
Romania, and I’m taking this chance to put down some thoughts while they are
still fresh (and over 40 hours and 2500 kilometres of travelling give you
enough time to do this...). Should the memories fade away, I still have some
300 pictures to remind me that I really was there. By : Bobo Athes 6 pages - 530 KB |
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CONCISE. A collection of three extraordinary short articles. 1. Where
Will Jopie Jopie Celebrate Christmas? Author : Elsbeth Eisma. 2. Canadian
Pigeon rings. Author : Jan Lombard. 3. Russian
Bearded Fowl. Author : Bernard Hanskamp. 8 pages - 510 KB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW. Part 1. Proud owners, top animals and striking breed
products. This time: Silkie Club Show and Rosecomb Club Day (NL). By : PR Rosecomb Club, Dirk de
Jong & Monique de Vrijer. 7 pages - 1,2 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW. Part 2. Proud owners, top animals and striking breed
products. This time: The Midden Veluwe
Show (NL). By : Peter van den Top 6 pages - 1,5 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW. Part 3. Proud owners, top animals and striking breed products.
This time: Club Day of the Specialty Club for Iberian Pigeon Breeds SIS in
The Hague, The Netherlands. By :
Aviculture Europe 4 pages - 450 KB |
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