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| Dave is a 70 year old retired Carpenter and Joiner and | ||||
| still works part time as a school Caretaker to pay for | ||||
| his birds. | ||||
| Dave's winner is a blue hen Van Elsacker Jepsen raced | ||||
| on widowhood and is bred from a pair of birds from | ||||
| Mike Parker of Meastes, Wales. Dave came into the | ||||
| sport in 1947 when a stray pigeon took up residence | ||||
| with his bantams. He joined The Windsor R.P.C. in | ||||
| partnership with his Father in 1951 until 1966. He | ||||
| married and still races from their present address. | ||||
| Dave has held every position in The Windsor Club | ||||
| except Treasurer. | ||||
| He flew North Road from 1956 until 1990, then turned | ||||
| South to race in The National and this National race he | ||||
| tops Section E and takes 4th Open. | ||||
| Dave will be donating a young bird off this brilliant | ||||
| hen in the Croddy Nom Action | ||||
| This week's Tips. | |||||||||
| If you can fix training baskets to your young bird loft so your birds can go in and out of the basket as they please. Drop | |||||||||
| a little corn in the basket now and again, they will be in the basket in no time to get the corn. Go into the loft, close the | |||||||||
| basket door and you have your young birds basketed for training much quicker (less stress, less dust) This is a big help | |||||||||
| when training your birds. | |||||||||
| NOTE: Put a drinker on your basket while on the loft, this helps to get them used to drinking while in the basket | |||||||||
| If your young bird are ready for ringing do it when you feed the parents. This way you will not have to take the parents off | |||||||||
| them stops the danger of the young birds being damaged by the old birds trying to protect them.Check for slipped rings | |||||||||
| for a couple of days. Once again check this when you feed the parents. | |||||||||
| CORRECTION | ||||||||||
| The winner of The South Section in our first race from Fougeres was Howes Parson Partnership not M.R. Staddon | ||||||||||
It's not to late to join The Croddy Nom just give us a call. |
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Ron & Angela Crook |
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Telephone 01844281289 |
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Mobile 07775898937 |
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Email roncrook@virgin.net |
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