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From: Becky Mishak
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:44 PM
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Subject: [Pigeon lovers paradise] There's a lot that goes into creating a good...
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Becky Mishak 11:44pm Jan 14
There's a lot that goes into creating a good family of birds. Loft location + Maintenance/Health/Conditioning methods + Training methods + Race Course + Desired Distance (if you want to do best at a certain distance, but that's optional cause some people, like myself, want to have birds for each or all distances) = Good birds. Of course there's more than goes into a winning bird itself, genetics, LUCK, health/condition, intelligence, motivation, etc. But in general your birds are going to mold to how you do things over years of selective breeding. They HAVE to in order to create a successful group of birds. If all you care about is good birds then what they look like doesn't matter. Through inbreeding/line breeding they may take on a similar look like a true family. But that doesn't mean someone else's sprint family doesn't look different because they will. Now, back to my little equation. Change something and all of a sudden you may not do so hot anymore. I saw that happen to a lot of fanciers on the edges of the combine when they decided to go the total opposite direction than they were used to going. They stayed South or Southwest for YEARS and all of a sudden someone wants to go North. The guys who's first young bird race was 250 miles was suddenly barely long enough to count as a real race. The opposite was true for who used to be the short end guys. Those guys really took it hard when all of a sudden their sprinters had to mature a lot more quickly. Also, you'll notice a lot of birds that may win a lot in some areas will be really crappy for you. All goes back to how you do things and where you are located! That's why it's best to start out with the best birds in your area.
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From: Becky Mishak
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:44 PM
To: Pigeon lovers paradise
Subject: [Pigeon lovers paradise] There's a lot that goes into creating a good...
Becky Mishak posted in Pigeon lovers paradise.
Becky Mishak 11:44pm Jan 14
There's a lot that goes into creating a good family of birds. Loft location + Maintenance/Health/Conditioning methods + Training methods + Race Course + Desired Distance (if you want to do best at a certain distance, but that's optional cause some people, like myself, want to have birds for each or all distances) = Good birds. Of course there's more than goes into a winning bird itself, genetics, LUCK, health/condition, intelligence, motivation, etc. But in general your birds are going to mold to how you do things over years of selective breeding. They HAVE to in order to create a successful group of birds. If all you care about is good birds then what they look like doesn't matter. Through inbreeding/line breeding they may take on a similar look like a true family. But that doesn't mean someone else's sprint family doesn't look different because they will. Now, back to my little equation. Change something and all of a sudden you may not do so hot anymore. I saw that happen to a lot of fanciers on the edges of the combine when they decided to go the total opposite direction than they were used to going. They stayed South or Southwest for YEARS and all of a sudden someone wants to go North. The guys who's first young bird race was 250 miles was suddenly barely long enough to count as a real race. The opposite was true for who used to be the short end guys. Those guys really took it hard when all of a sudden their sprinters had to mature a lot more quickly. Also, you'll notice a lot of birds that may win a lot in some areas will be really crappy for you. All goes back to how you do things and where you are located! That's why it's best to start out with the best birds in your area.
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