your fav strain

hi guys whats your favorite strain and why,mine is the old grooter strain good hard day birds but sadly quite rare today my grandfather had them years ago in the 70's which brings back some very fond memories and i was lucky to be gifted some when i started up in winter 2009 but they have been responsible for a few national wins in the last few years namely little margaret and fast eddie their are 2 lines to this breed one being the bull mainly reds and dark cheqs and secondly the white throat which are pieds mainly but do throw the odd yellow and even bronze i can even remember my grandfather having a chocolate hen,well thats my favorite whats yours. come on guys lets generate some interest as the sites gone very quite

hi darren, i think as a good alround breed you cant beat the jamssens.......they have been around for a long time and are still winning , pure and crossed. i remember the old strains we raced in the 80`s which were the vanhees, verheys, janssens. lefebre dhaenans and the denys bros birds, all bought from louella and did very well for us........at the end of this season i will need to have a big clear out as ive far too many birds at the moment and altho i will loose some racing i dont want to winter too many birds......

For me there are four strains that have struck me as good lines, firstly Janssens for their all round ability (Buschaerts are good too), the Lefebre Dhaenens, a particularly smart looking breed that incorporates all the physical characteristics of a pigeon I like. I think the Jan Aardens are fantastic distance birds and I intend to get some from Tumley Stud for next year but I have to admit to a particular fondness for Dordins, I don't have any but they were the breed a very successful mentor I knew had when I kept pigeons as a lad, they were all blue bars, always immaculate and consistently winning.

yes the janssens and the buschaerts have stood the test of time havent they and the dordins are quite rare today now to but their are still pockets of them about

I have seen the odd advert for Dordins, but as you say they're not too common these days so I guess not that competetive - I think they'll stay as a fond memory. But the Jan Aardens,now that's a different story!!

yes i like them to i have a few van geels

Hi Darren, being a bit of a newbie I'm not overly familiar with the non-mainstream strains - what distance does the Van Geels specialise in??

the jan arden you bred for me steve was usually the first bird home from training until she became ill....hopefully she will make a good recovery and get back to her best again.

SGWBrown wrote:

Hi Darren, being a bit of a newbie I'm not overly familiar with the non-mainstream strains - what distance does the Van Geels specialise in??

they are jan arden based mate and excell at 500 plus louella houses some

i like the look and feel of my steve stoker delbars and my vanreets

for me it would have to be the dordin but with all the old breeds the apples getting way to far from the tree.

mine are the same as david..lefebre dhaenans...i raced these for a few years now and nothing has beat them as yet and i,ve tried a few believe me....i have had birds to win for us over the years but these have not been as consistant as the lefebre dhaenans...others birds have won maybe higher positions ie combine but only one offs where as these i could rely on on all types of races.....but i will keep trying to find another family...can anyone out there help lol

soonjens for me

peel bros wrote:

mine are the same as david..lefebre dhaenans...i raced these for a few years now and nothing has beat them as yet and i,ve tried a few believe me....i have had birds to win for us over the years but these have not been as consistant as the lefebre dhaenans...others birds have won maybe higher positions ie combine but only one offs where as these i could rely on on all types of races.....but i will keep trying to find another family...can anyone out there help lol

what sort of distance are they bred for ray

i have a fondness for the schumans strain the american 1,000 mile family
they are all dark velvets or dark cheq , and i have had some over the years from a friend near by who specialised in breeding them and even had orders for them from the far east i got a few given over the years
and blended them in to the pigeons i have now which are jan Aardens , janseen , gabbys , but living in a hawk infested place like i do they go down rather quick .

have they done anything for you kev,i,m looking for some distance birds ,these could be the ones if they win....
darren the dhanhans i have score up to 300 miles, but they do fly further for others,apparently about 500 miles

peel bros wrote:

have they done anything for you kev,i,m looking for some distance birds ,these could be the ones if they win....
darren the dhanhans i have score up to 300 miles, but they do fly further for others,apparently about 500 miles

hi ray , every pigeon i have as there blood in them but as i say i fly in the NFC only and its very hard to win your section or even get in the top 500 in the open, so i can,t say there winners but to me they are when i can get them to score in the top 20 in the section D , in the NFC , i also flew in the devon and cornwall continentel flying club which covered all cornwall and devon and part of somerset and i managed to get in the top ten in the open well in to double figures flying out of lamballe in france which was just short of 200 miles
to me so yes ray they will score in races but now i have no pure ones they are all crossed .cheers kev

thanks for that kev ,so why have you no pure ones then , they same to be good birds especially if you fly them further

lefebre dhanens for me too

van reets and bushchearts i just like them they are a nice steady bird for mid distance

For me it is the Janssen pigeons plus the Van Den Bosch pigeons as well

If one can get them the Van Riel is one of the best allround bird one can get they will win at 80mls up to 600mls
with no probs anywhere, their is still some around if you get them you have got a good start, I have Aadens
Van Geels, Cannons, Denny, Brakhouse, Thon`e, All distance birds they must be called mungrals as they are all mixed together I dont keep they pure I like to mix the blood up So they are pure mungrals

hi ginger, we used to race the denys bros birds in the 80`s, we bought them from .ouella and they flew very well for us.............