birdman
773 posts
Dec 31, 2009
5:25 PM
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Paul, thanks for sharing the pics.
What is the black hen and blue bar cock in the last pic out of?
Russ
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fhtfire
2415 posts
Dec 31, 2009
5:31 PM
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Those are originals I got from Mort as young birds....he told me they would be good....I got them in early 03..they were first hatches...I flew them for about a year and they were awesome..so they became my first true foundation pair...according to Mort...they go back to a old cock he got from a guy in Colorado in the mid 80's he picked it from the air..and they both have some Paul Bradford, Some Jac (very little), A Bob Brown Bird..I think he is or was from Canada..and a Higgins bird...but I asked Mort his question today..and of course he is going off memory..LOL The black is the very first hen at the top and the Blue Bar is the same bird in the photo in the middle9white 03 band) of the photos...this is a photo I took the day I pulled them from the air
rock and ROLL
Paul
Last Edited by on Dec 31, 2009 5:32 PM
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STUDENT 2 THE GAME
180 posts
Dec 31, 2009
5:34 PM
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love those blacks.... P
Larry
Make It Rain Lofts/N.C.R.C
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fhtfire
2417 posts
Dec 31, 2009
5:35 PM
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Larry...thats because you have seen them in person..LOL!! guess what colors Mookie got out of my A-team...DA BLACKS>>>>LOL
rock and ROLL
Paul
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birdman
774 posts
Dec 31, 2009
5:56 PM
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Paul, that's funny that you mention Paul Bradford because I was thinking that black hen resembled Dave Henderson's and Joe Urbon's birds which also have some Paul Bradford in them.
Russ
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donnie james
857 posts
Dec 31, 2009
6:23 PM
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hay paul,
very nice looking birds and i want to wish you all the best with them..................
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Donny James
"Fly The Best And Cull The Rest"
"Saying One Thing;Doing Its Another"
"Keep Your Head Planted In The Sky And Wings Spanned Wide"
1996 Piedmont Roller Club Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Portsmouth Roller Club Participation Award System Recipient 1994 '96 '97 And 2000
2001 Limestone,Ohio Sportsman's Club Lifetime Member Recipient
2002Portsmouth Roller Club Certified Judge
2004Portsmouth Roller Club Lifetime Member Recipient
"Miss Portsmouth"NBRC/90/J311 Rusty Dun Check Self Hen First Bird To Get Certified In Portsmouth Roller Club History With A Score Of 53 Judge By Joe Roe The 1993 World Cup Winner And John Bender The 1994 World Cup Winner
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Jerry Allen
GOLD MEMBER
395 posts
Jan 01, 2010
4:29 AM
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Paul,
The Mort cock that shoots blanks
was he 03?
I have a 04 that is hit or miss every other
round or two.
What all did you try giving him?
I know several guys on here have had this problem
before and some vitamins work, but most of the
time they don't.
Do you think some familys go sterile sooner than
others, or could it be the meds: we pump into
them before each breeding season?
Jerry
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Hifly11
80 posts
Jan 01, 2010
8:51 AM
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Good looking birds, I love the pictures.I have a ruby hen that looks like the twin to your red ruby hen.
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rtwilliams
GOLD MEMBER
551 posts
Jan 01, 2010
9:12 AM
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Nice looking stud og pigeons. I am sure they will be on top again soon in the flys.
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RT Williams
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fhtfire
2420 posts
Jan 01, 2010
9:17 AM
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Man...I tried everything...and nothing worked...fertility pills, vitamins, I tried different mates everything...I even sent him to a buddys house so maybe some new ladies would get him all hot and bothered. Still...nothing. I did have a little sickness about a year and a half ago. I had bought a bird at an auction from a top flier..just to fly it out and see what it had...I quarantined it but it ended up getting sick...one of my top breeders a Red Mottle Cock..who is the father to the red badge gizzly bird...died. Just one day..bam. Then my old Blue Bar cock started getting real lazy..and one day he acted like he was drunk...I medicated like a mofo....then rejuve and then pro vital..a heavy dose...and they were fine....no other problems. But I made my decision to never bring a bird into my loft..unless I quarantine it a little longer....but my birds were heavy into breeding at the time so I think they were stressed and open to a new germ. Anyway....I learned a lesson. I feel it is my fault why he went infertile..
rock and ROLL
Paul
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winwardrollers
398 posts
Jan 02, 2010
9:51 AM
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Paul
Here is some more pieces of the puzzle.
The Colorado bird is known and the "Gas Station Bird" it was Almond.
Bob Brown is from England. His family of birds were sent to Canada.
Higgins Bird ? That bird would be easy traceable.
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OZZIE
10 posts
Jan 04, 2010
1:39 PM
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Hey Paul if you have your sexes seperated during the winter keep your old cock with several hens. They usually wont pair up but will keep him active. The theory is "use it or lose it." I still breed from a '99 model racing pigeon.
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viper
79 posts
Jan 04, 2010
3:49 PM
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Paul
The blue bar cock hasn't started wearing your ear rings has he.LOL.They look good send the blue bar hen you don't have room for and I'll hold her till you do.
Blake
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lil_jess
186 posts
Jan 04, 2010
4:13 PM
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Hey paul does 1230 06 NPA black self related to your black hen mort and bb c***...
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