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December 2016 | Volume
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issue 5 | 20 articles | |
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VARIOUS – 1 A News and miscellaneous
16 pages - 1.6 MB
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The fancy of ALBERT VAN FEGGELEN “A hobby is only fun, if one actually doesn’t have
time for it”. This wisdom, about a hobby where you really do not have time
for, Albert did not come up with by himself, but the time he spends with his
hobby, raising exhibition pigeons, is both a stress relief and a great joy. By :
Aviculture Europe 7 pages - 940 kB
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CHICKEN RUN Game Fowl at Adrie Brouwers’ (NL) Why does someone decide to start keeping Game Fowl,
is my first question to Adrie Brouwers. The answer
will surprise you perhaps just as much as me: "Because they are so
friendly and calm by nature" ... By :
Elly Vogelaar (NL) 10 pages - 1.5 MB
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CHRISTMAS STORY December and Christmas… Outside, shreds of fog are hiding the land and here
around the fire, my memories go back to the joys and sorrows of the past
year. Hobby and people, joy and sorrow stringing them together into a melancholy
moment. By :
Kees Verkolf (NL) 2
pages - 295 kB
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Breeding with feeder pigeons, the key
to success I have been breeding English Short
Faced Tumblers continuously now for nearly 20 years after getting my
first pair as a 12-year-old boy. They were housed in a rabbit hutch in a
make-shift loft and thus began my life’s passion. By : James Ellison (UK) 5 pages - 675 kB
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The
Old Andalusian Chicken Breeds MOÑUDA
and TUFONA You can still find them in their pure, original state,
waiting and hoping for breeders with the ambition to put the fame and
productivity of this breed to good use, and help maintain and improve
its reputation as a national breed. By : Francisco
José Alcaide Aragones
(ES) 7 pages - 1.4 MB
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VARIOUS – 1 B News and miscellaneous
19 pages - 2,15 MB |
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HISTORY OF PIGEON BREEDING IN POLAND We are proud of breeding more than 60 races of pigeons
and the pride of our breeders is beautiful and precious pigeons belonging
to the Polish Long-Faced Tumbler group. This group includes as many as 12
races. The uncrowned king of this group is the very popular Polish
Long-Faced Tumbler. By : Zbigniew Gilarski (PL) 10
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HOW RATS STEAL EGGS Amazing stories are told of how rats can steal
fowls' eggs and carry them off unbroken to their holes. This curiosity of
animal behaviour has always perplexed many farmers and poultry keepers. By :
Elly Vogelaar (NL) 4
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ABOUT THE CREEPER GENE Japanese bantams (and some other breeds) carry a
lethal allele related to short leg length. This article explains the basic genetics
of this condition. There are a number of lethal genes in poultry, however
in Japanese bantams, the Creeper (Cp)
allele is the offender. By : Greg
Davies (AU) 4 pages - 285 kB |
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The Mondain an old French pigeon breed The Mondain is a pigeon of
form, very large, round, very heavy, low on the legs, with a very wide and
prominent breast, a near horizontal top-line, the tail carried horizontal
or with a slight upward 'tilt'. It is a pigeon that looks proud. By : Jack Charonnat (FR) 8 pages - 545 kB |
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THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A BREEDER To be a breeder, one must needs be a man among men. This
does not mean lavish expenditures for entertainment during shows. It
means the possession of the breeder's instinct; a sympathetic understanding
akin to affection for our dumb friends, even those of the feathered type;
an exalted aspiration to be a producer and to bring forth something
better. By :
Aviculture Europe 4 pages - 790 kB |
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FLAMINGO-RITUAL FOR THE PROTECTION AGAINST EURASIAN EAGLE OWLS Only few zoos keep and breed various flamingo species.
The Weltvogelpark Walsrode
presents three of the six species: Red, Chilean and Greater Flamingo.
With more than 240 birds the Greater Flamingo colony is the biggest
colony kept in European zoos. By : Weltvogelpark Walsrode (DE) 6 pages - 1.2 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 1 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: The International Brahma Jubilee show held 4, 5 and
6 November 2016 in Tiel (NL). Photo s: Brahma Club
of the Netherlands 5 pages - 1.15 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 2 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: Lichfield & District Poultry Club Show, held 13 February
2016, UK. Photos :
Rupert Stephenson (UK) 6 pages - 475 kB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 3 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: Show report of the Irish Flying and Fancy Pigeon
Show 2016. Photos :
Wes Murphy (IE) 4 pages - 585 kB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 4 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: Fancy pigeons at the Donau
- Bussen show, 9 - 10 October 2016 in Riedlingen, Germany. Photos : Mick Bassett
(DE) 8 pages - 2.6 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 5 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: Jubilee show of Onder Ons, Helden held 23 - 24
September 2016 in Maasbree (NL). Photos :
Jan Schaareman (NL) 5 pages - 1.8 MB |
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ACE OF THE SHOW Part 6 Proud
owners, top animals and striking breed products. This time: 100-year’s Jubilee show P.K.V.D. Diepenheim
held 21 to 23 October 2016. Photos :
Freddy Betting 5 pages - 1.1 MB |
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