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October 2008 |
Volume 4, number 5. |
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VARIOUS. October
2008. News, miscellaneous and ‘Buy and Sell’ market. Note : Split into two parts. Part 1 = 2,8 MB Part
2 = 0,5 MB |
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A visit at Staf Mertens in Kasterlee (Belgium) A report of a special visit at a likable fancier
with a fine hobby at a superb location. In 1977 he started keeping Brakel chickens
and in 1979 he got his first fancy pigeons. They were Reversewing Croppers
that he purchased from an 80-year-old fancier living in an adjoining village
who had to quit the fancy. Soon he got acquainted with other Dutch and Belgian
fanciers keeping the same breed. Staf has the Reversewing Croppers in
Black and in Blue. By : Nico van Benten 6 pages - 480 KB |
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THE Reversewing
Cropper We think the Reversewing Cropper only got a minor
chance in the previous article, and it surely deserves something more! So
together with the Dutch Specialty Club for Reversewing Cropper breeders
we gathered a lot of interesting breed information, which you can read in
this breed special. Many factors go into breeding a good Reversewing Cropper.
However when you have bred just one Bird that fulfils the Standard Ideal,
then the satisfaction is all the greater ! By : Nico van Benten 11 pages - 540 KB |
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POULTRY in the
garden of STAF MERTENS Not to
miss! A colourful photo report of the various chickens, ornamental fowl,
ducks and geese in Staf’s garden. By : Elly
Vogelaar 5 pages - 965 KB |
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WEST OF ENGLAND TUMBLER Part 2 Recently I wrote a piece on the history of the West
of England Tumbler in America. That piece basically was a report on the
breeds history so at the urging of the publish of Aviculture Europe I set
down and wrote the following to inform people more about the breed as far
as show points, care of West’s, their mannerisms, what we look for in a top
West in the show pen and really a closer look at the bird itself. By : Chuck Zeller 5 pages - 165 KB |
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D’UCCLE BEARDED BANTAM D’Uccle Bearded bantam never became very popular.
The smaller popularity of this – in our eyes – beautiful breed lies in
the competition with the Barbu d’Anvers in Belgium and the existence of
other similar breeds in the neighbouring countries. In Belgium this breed
is recognised in over 20 colour varieties, although they are most often
shown in ‘mille fleur’ and in porcelain. All other varieties are rather
rare. By : Rudi Theylaert (BE) 9 pages - 880 KB |
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CHICKEN RUN When the opportunity arose to visit Frans Smets in
Bouwel (Belgium) we jumped at the chance. Frans keeps chickens in an
ecological way and we wanted to learn more. But above all we wanted to
inspect his beautiful Brabançonne, an ancient Belgian breed which unfortunately
has become very rare. By : Elly
Vogelaar 9 pages - 840 KB |
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CONCERNING POULTRY MOULTING A bird that does not first lose its old feathers,
cannot show the full impression of good-looking afterwards. The way
chickens do this is through moulting - a phenomenon which could take between 4
weeks and 3 months, depending on the breed, the age of the bird and the overall
conditions provided by the breeder (including shelter, food, water,
vitamins, and lack of any additional stress). By : Bobo Athes 8 pages - 590 KB |
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Keeping Fancy Pigeons Part 7 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 7 (the last part): Inbreeding. By : Mick Bassett 9 pages - 1045KB |
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CATCHING AND HOLDING POULTRY AND WATERFOWL Sometimes it is necessary to pick up your birds, for
instance if they need to go to a show, but also when they have to be moved
to another coop, or need vaccination or just a vermin check. Different
from ‘fur’ pets, feathered fowl doesn’t like to be hold in hands. By : Team
Aviculture Europe 5 pages - 285 KB |
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SPANISH BREEDS IN CASTROPOL - SPAIN As promised we give you an impression of the
Spanish Pigeon breeds that were present at the 2007 National Show. To name
a few: Marchenero, Figurita (Valencian
Frill), Gaditano, Cap de Frare, but also a number of very rare breeds:
Moroncelo, Monji Girat, Chorrera, Rafeño, Murciano. Enjoy! By : Nico van Benten 10 pages - 800 KB |
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THE HISTORY OF DUCK KEEPING IN THE NETHERLANDS Probably the breeding of ducks originated in
China, where ducks already were kept far before our era. Also the ancient
Egyptians and later the Romans were known to keep ducks in captivity. Only
during the past Nineteen hundreds something like ‘keeping ducks for a
living’ started in the province of North Holland. On various farms in
the lowlands people started keeping small groups of approximately 15
ducks, who, just like their chickens had to look after themselves as far
as food was concerned. By : Gerrit
Arends 11 pages - 835 KB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 1 Proud owners, top animals and striking breed
products. This time: The KleindierenExpo (NL). By : Dirk
de Jong 5 pages - 420 KB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 2 Proud owners, top animals and striking breed
products. This time: Poultry at three English expositions, being the Malton
Show, the Mirfield Show and the Royal Norfolk Show. By :
Maureen Hoyle 4 pages - 300 KB |
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