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PARASITE CONTROL

The parasitic worms drain the birds of nutrition, in the process compromising both health and race performance. External parasites such as lice and mites directly damage the feathers. Control of paras ...

PREMIER DIVISION FANCIERS

George McAloney & son, Coatbridge, Scotland

Whilst there may be other pigeon fanciers in the UK who are as capable as George & Willie Mc ...

HANNES VAN DER MERWE

Introduction
Hannes van der Merwe is 80 years old and lives in a town called Riversdale in the Southern Cape of South Africa. This part of South Africa is well ...

LIKE WINNING THE LOTTERY

When asked to do a report on a local successful small team fancier, it didn’t take long to come up with Geoff Gosden & son of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. Geoff successfully races just 12 W ...

A RARE TREAT – PORTERS & STEVENS AND ‘THE VILLAGE LAD’

Once upon a time there was a young man who was asked to write about the Up North Combine, and the brilliant fanciers and pigeons that flew up here, he accepted the challenge and now, exactly forty yea ...

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PIGEON FANCIERS - JANSSEN BROTHERS

Henk van Limpt de Prut is a champion pigeon fancier in his own right, by profession he is the manager of the Racing Pigeon Division of Pantex Holland BV, a leading company in the field of animal healt ...

THE PROFESSIONAL ALAN DARRAGH

of Cullybackey, Northern Ireland 5x1sts Irish National (INFC) Five times Section B Fancier of the Year (NIPA)

In any walk of life you normally have to pay to see or indeed talk to a ...