nicksiders
GOLD MEMBER
3882 posts
Nov 25, 2009
10:57 PM
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Sporting Pouters
Commonly known as Thief Pouters and because there several breeds that make up the thief pouter activity we feel Sporting Pouter better supports the category. There are competitions in this sport that are growing in popularity within the United States. The males of this category of performance pigeon possesses an incredible sex drive. He sets out to thieve the females away from other lofts by pressing her into a mating. Scoring in competition is accomplished by the determination and success of the males with each bird being identified and graded by a judge.
This sport is the most popular pigeon flying activity in Spain. It consists of releasing a hen marked with a white feather attached to it tail. Several cock birds belonging to different breeders are released and the cock bird who brings the marked hen to his loft is the winner. Many of the breeds are excellent flyers having Racing Homer crossed into them decades ago..
The following are the breeds of pouters that take part in this sport:
Colillano Pouter
Jerezano Pouter
Marchenero Pouter
Murcian Pouter
Spanish Horseman Pouter
Spanish Laudina Pouter
Spanish Owl Pouter
Valencian Pouter
Deportiva Pica Pouters
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
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Hector Coya
581 posts
Nov 26, 2009
7:46 AM
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I was the viceprecident,of the Spanish pouter club here in So,California,i competed with the Deportivo sporting pouters for 10 years.
In our club,like many others,we scored the fly's,by the aggressiveness of the cock.We did not compete like the old stile in Spain because our members live too far from each other,and having the cock take the hen home would be almost impossible.
Some of the ways we gave points would be,the chase,meaning did the cock stay in the chase the hole 60 minutes or did he wonder off.
Topping of the hen and flying away in a circle would by points because he tried to lure her away from the rest,if she took off flying,that would be additional point because he succeeded.
There a fun breed to have,but like many other breeds they take lots of time.
Hector Coya
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TheGame
662 posts
Nov 26, 2009
5:56 PM
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Hector do you still have Pouters today??
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Hector Coya
582 posts
Nov 26, 2009
7:26 PM
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Hey The Game,No, i do not have any Pouters anymore,i Had them for about 12 years but when the club broke up and there was no competition,it was hard to stay focused on trianning for no reason.
I heard its going again and there trying to pick it up .but im not getting back into it.The Rollers keep me biuzy enough.
Hector Coya
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Buck
14 posts
Nov 26, 2009
7:33 PM
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Does anyone have a description of the performance of the SwingPouter in the air ?
Buck
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nicksiders
GOLD MEMBER
3892 posts
Nov 26, 2009
8:51 PM
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Buck - It is a wing clapper. To get altitude it claps it wings and when he get to the altitude it wants it places his wings virtical above its back almost touching each othe and then sails through the air. When it looses altitude it either lands or begins clapping it wings to regain altitude.
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
Last Edited by on Nov 27, 2009 11:07 AM
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Buck
15 posts
Nov 27, 2009
6:58 AM
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Thanks, Nick ! That's the way I remember it. I wasn't sure if there was more or not. Buck
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satguy06
6 posts
Nov 28, 2009
6:02 PM
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Hey Hector,do you know where i could fine a working pouter forsale her in the US?
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Hector Coya
583 posts
Nov 28, 2009
6:27 PM
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Hey Satguy06
Yea my friend Javier still has the Deportivo pouters.
His #(626)890-0445
call him
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birdman
754 posts
Nov 28, 2009
8:20 PM
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Hector,
There was a guy that lived 3 blocks away from me in Whittier that was in the Spanish Pouter club about 15 years ago. I forget his name but he was from Cuba. He would stray in my dumber youngsters once in a while. Maybe you know him?
Russ
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Good Times Roll
66 posts
Nov 28, 2009
8:30 PM
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I remember when they used to fly them in the building at the Pagent of Pigeons, it was cool
RL
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Hector Coya
584 posts
Nov 28, 2009
11:39 PM
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Hey Russ
Yea that was Orlando Moya,
He moved back to Argentina,where he was from
Him and I where in the same club.
i use to releas around 6 cocks at the pagent and go walking holding the hen,and all the cocks would follow me huvering over the hen.
Hector
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bigwilly
1077 posts
Nov 28, 2009
11:55 PM
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That would be a great experience. I would to c them in action
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BIG WILLY
TOPP FLIGHT/NCRC
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Squabby*32
121 posts
Nov 29, 2009
12:01 AM
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I guess even pigeons have pimping ways, in a way. The only difference I can see is the pigeons do not want to let any other birds touch their property once they claim it....
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