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aboutthe pÍ
W E I G H TA N D T H E W I N G
Novice: I had the great pleasure of see-
i n g s o m e g r e a t l o n g d i s t a n c ec h a m p i o n s
i n J o s M e e s ' l o f t a t K a p e l l e n .Y o u r f r i e n d
A n d r e F e v r i e rs a y s t h a t y o u m u s t b e w a r e
o f w e i g h t i n a p i g e o n .A n d y e t J o s M e e s '
c h a m p i o n sw h i c h I s a w a r e o f w e l l a b o v e
a v e r a g es i z ea n d w e i g h t .S o n o w I d o n ' t u n -
d e r s t a n d .W h a t s h o u l d I b e l i e v ea b o u t a l l
t hi s ?
V ¡ c l o r :l t ' s n o t e a s yt o a n s w e rt h i s q u e s -
t i o n , b u t I s h a l lt r y t o s h e d a s m u c h l i g h t
a s I c a n o n w h a t A n d r e F e v r i e r ' sw o r d s
m e a n .O n c e a g a i nw e m u s t t a l k o f ' w e i g h t ,
t h e s o u r c eo f e n e r g y ' a n do f d e a d w e i g h t ,
the sourceof fatigue.
W e s h a l la l s o t a l k o f t h e w i n g , b u t a l s o
of the 'motor' and its fuel. That will be
a n o t h e rd a y .
Novice:lt sounds as though you are talk-
i n g o f c a r s , o r r a t h e ra e r o p l a n e s .
A n d i n t h i s c o n t e x t I r e m e m b e rw h a t
Enzo Ferrari,the racing car manufacturer,
a s k e dh i s e n g i n e e r s": G i v em e l e s sw e i g h t ,
or more power for my cars".
V i c t o r :T h e s e l a s t w o r d s b r i n g u s t o t h e
h e a r t o f t h e p r o b l e m .I k n o w J o s M e e s '
pigeonsfairly well. They are aboveaverage
t y p e s .A n d y e t t h e y h a v ee x t r a o r d i n a r e y n-
d u r a n c e .W h y ?
F i r s to f a l l w e m u s t d i s t i n g u i s hb e t w e e n
w e i g h t a n d w e i g h t .T h e r e i s n o t h i n g m o r e
r e l a t i v el.t ' s e v i d e n t h a t a s m a l l p i g e o nw i l l
w e i g h l e s s t h a n a b i g o n e . H o w e v e r ,w h a t
counts ís relative weight. That is, relative
t o t h e p i g e o n ' sv o l u m ea n d i t s w i n g . B u t
o t h e r f a c t o r s c o m e i n t o p l a y .Y o u h a v et o
r e a l i s et h a t a b i g p i g e o nm a y b e l i g h t ,a n d
a s m a l l p i g e o n m a y b e h e a v y- ' r e l a t i v e -
l y ' . W h e n A n d r e F e v r i e rs a y s y o u m u s t b e -
w a r e o f w e i g h t i n t h e p i g e o n ,i t ' s o b v i o u s
t h a t A n d r e i s t h i n k i n g e s p e c i a l l yo f t h e
d i f f e r e n c eb e t w e e n' d e a d 'w e i g h t a n d ' l i v -
i n g ' w e i g h t .A n d r ec a n ' s e n s e ' w , hen
he is
holding a pigeon,if it has vitality,if it's
' a l i v e 'i n h i s
h a n d s ,i f i t h a s k e e n n e s s !
I n a d d i t i o nt o t h i s y o u s h o u l da l s o c o n -
s i d e r t h i c k n e s so f t h e w i n g , t h e s u p p l e
resistance of the upper wing and the
p r o p u l s i v ep o w e r o f t h e p r i m a r yf e a t h e r s
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nGy W h a t i s m u c h m o r ed i f fi c u l ti s t o j u d g et h e
By Dr. Ìloel de
Courtesyof the NaturalWinn¡rt Wrlr ll¡tunl Cy, Belgium
a n d i n o a r t i c u l a rt h e f o u r l a s t Þ r i m a r ¡ e sI.n
m y e x p e r i e n c et h e b i g g e s th a n d i c a pf o r t h e
w i n g i s f o r t h e m i d d l eo f t h e w i n g - i . e .
t h e 4 t h , 5 t h a n d 6 t h p r i m a r i e s- t o b e t o o
l o n g .T h e y a c t a s a b r a k eo n f l i g h t a n d t i r e
t h e p i g e o n .T h e s ef e a t h e r sa r e o f t e n o v e r -
d e v e l o p e di n a h e a v yp i g e o nb e c a u s et h e y
s e r v et o ' c a r r y 'i t s w e i g h t .T h e s e a r e p o o r
pigeons.
Novice: But what does the harmful'
w e i g h t ,t h e d e a dw e i g h t ,i n f a c t c o n s i s to f ?
V i c t o r :T h e r ei s , a s l ' v e a l r e a d yt o l d y o u ,
f a t w h i c h i n f i l t r a t e st h e w h o l e o r g a n i s m .
Y o u k n o w t h a t a g o o d p i g e o nd o e s n ' t e a s -
i l y p u t f a t o n b e c a u s ei t h a s a n e c o n o n i i -
c a l l yf u n c t i o n i n go r g a n i s ml.t h a s n o n e e d
to form fat, which is in fact only reserve
f u e l ,w h i c h a g o o d p i g e o nd o e s n ' t n e e d .l f
y o u l e t y o u r p i g e o n sf a s t f o r a f e w d a y s - ,
a p r a c t i c en o t u s e d o f t e n e n o u g h b y f a n c i -
e r s - y o u w i l l s e e t h a t a f a t p i g e o nm e l t s
a w a yf a s t e rt h a n a g o o d p i g e o nw h i c h h a d
less fat than the former one at the com-
m e n c e m e n to f t h e f a s t . T h i s i s b e c a u s ei t
h a s g r e a t e rv i t a l i t yt h a nt h e f i r s t p i g e o na n d
t h u s a r i c h e ro r g a n i s me n a b l i n gi t t o u s e
e n e r g yw i t h o u t g r e a t e f f o r t .
N o v i c e :I h a v e t o c o n f e s s t h a t I d i d n o t
allow for the weight-volume relationship
w h e n I m e n t i o n e dJ o s M e e s ' p i g e o n s .I n
t h a t c a s e h i s p i g e o n s a r e n o t ' h e a v y 'f o r
their 'size'.Also, they have a very long
b r e a s t b o n ea n d t h e i r w e i g h t i s t h e r e f o r e
s p r e a da l o n gt h e w h o l e l e n g t ho f t h e b o n e .
I m u s t h o w e v e ra g r e et h a t i t i s e x t r e m e l y
d i f f i c u l t , i f n o t i m p o s s i b l e ,t o j u d g e a
p i g e o n ' sb o d y c o r r e c t l y .L e t u s n o t f o r g e t
t h a t t h e b o d y i s c o v e r e di n f e a t h e r s- a n d
t h a t f a t , w h i c h g i v e s i t i t s w e i g h t ,i s n o t s o
e a s i l yd i s t i n g u i s h efdr o m t h o m u s c u l a t u r e
a s i n a n a k e da t h l e t e .
Victor:You are quite right,but by assess-
i n g a p i g e o ni m p a r t i a l l y* w i t h o u tl e t t i n g
yourself be influencêd by the famous
p e d i g r e e- y o u c a n m å n ä g ên o t t o b e t o o
f a r m i s t a k e na b o u t i t $ p h y s i c a lq u a l i t i e s .
p i g e o n ' sk e e n n e s s .
A f t e r s c r u t i n i z i n ga p i g e o n ' s e y e , o r
r a t h e ri t s e x p r e s s i o n f, o r q u i t e s o m e t i m e ,
J e f v a n R i e lu s e ds o m e t i m e st o s a y ,t h o u g h
w i t h o u t a n y d e g r e eo f c o n f i d e n c e ", T h i s
one could well be a good pigeon". Jef
w o r k e d w i t h d i a m o n d sa n d w a s t h e r e f o r e
u s e d t o a n a l y s i n gt h e b r il l i a n c e a n d t h e
' l i f e ' i n a d i a m o n d a n d h i s o p i n i o nw a s
often correct.
D u r i n g t h e r a c i n g s e a s o nw e w i l l c o m e
f a c e t o f a c e w i t h t h e s u p r e m ej u d g e , t h e
race basket.But this judge can also be
w r o n g .T h i s w i l l b e o u r f a u l t , f o r i f t h e
p i g e o n sw e e n t e r a r e n o t i n p e r fe c t c o n d i '
t i o n , t h e j u d g m e n t o f t h e r a c eb a s k e tm a y
d e c e i v eu s .
Novice:I know that a Pigeonin good
f o r m h a s s o f t , s h i n i n gp l u m a g e a , plump,
l i g h t b o d y a n d a d r y , b r i g h t e y e .A l l t h a t i s
fine - but what do you do if they are not
likethat?
V i c t o r :l ' m h e r et o a n s w e ry o u a n d l ' l l d o
m y b e s t a n o t h e rt i m e . B u t I h o p e y o u a r e
COMINGSOON- The Bestof British- from
LOU ELLA
PAUL.
CH. PETER
b e g i n n i n gt o g e t a r o u g h i d e a o f h o w t o
j u d g e a p i g e o n ' sw e i g h t .
Noel de Scheemaecker.
T H E P O W E RO F O B S E R V A T I O N
N o v i c e :W h a t y o u t o l d m e a b o u t y o u r
f r i e n d J e f v a n R i e l - " T h e b e s t f a n c i e ri s
the one who can detectdefectssoonest"
- mademe think.
I n m y v i e w , a f t e r d u e c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,I
t h i n k a l l t h e d i f fi c u l t y l i e s i n t h e f a c t t h a t
i t i s n o t e n o u g ht o o b s e r v eo n e ' s p i g e o n s ,
one must know what one must look for. I
wish you wouldtell me what that is.
V i c t o r :l f y o u t h o u g h y o u n e e d e dt o l o o k
o u t f o r o n e s i n g l ei t e m ,y o u c o u l d m a k ea
g r a v e m i s t a k e .N o , m y f r i e n d ,t h e p i g e o n
i s a c o m p l e t ew h o l e .D o n ' tf o r g e tt h a t e a c h
defect reduces the length of its racing
career.
you correct-
Novice:lf I haveunderstood
ly,youshouldtherefore valuehighlythose
pigeonswhichhavea long career,which'
do not becomeold beforetheir time.
V¡ctor:Whatyou havejust saidshould
We are offering the best of our young stock ¡t auction
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Champion Peter Pau (Silvere Toye). lst Open Pau
lnternational1984.He won the eventby a clear % hour.
He was 1'/zhours ahead of the next bird into Belgium.
Purchasedby Louellafor 41,000pounds.He remainsthe
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n e v e rf o r g o t t e n . i n fl a m e dt h r o a t ,o r s e n s i t i v ei n t e s t i n e ,i f l t
N o v i c e :Y e s , b u t s u c h p i g e o n sa r e r a r e . d o e s n o t m o u l t p e r f e c t l y ,l e t u s b e w a r eo f
Y o u m e n t i o n e dt h e m t o m e o n e d a y a n d i t . L e t u s t a k e n o r i s k s ,i t m u s t b e e l i m i n a t -
s a i d t h a t t h e s e p i g e o n sw e r e ' i n d e f a t i g a - ed. One day Jef van Riel, all of whose
ble'. knowledgewas basedon his powersof ob-
V i c t o r :l f t h e y a r e i n f a c t b e c o m i n gm o r e s e r v a t i o ns, a i d t o m e , " l t h i n k t h a t t h e m o s t
a n d m o r e r a r e ,t h e n i t ' s o u r f a u l t .G e n e r a l - i m p o r t a n tp a r t o f t h e p i g e o n i s a g o o d i n -
l y t h e f a n c i e rd o e s n o t p r e o c c u p yh i m s e l f testine".
w i t h t h e f u t u r eo f h i s l o f t . l f h e n o t i c e st h a t
t h e p i g e o n sh e i s b r e e d i n gs t i l l d o w e l l a s "One quality which conditions all the
y o u n g b i r d s a n d a s y e a r l i n g sb u t s t a r t t o others is resistant health".
d e c l i n ea s e a r l ya s t h e a g e o f t w o , t h e f a n .
c i e r o u g h t t o r e a l i s et h a t h e i s h e a d i n g N o v i c e :B u t I t h i n k t h a t e v e r y t h i n gi n t h e
s t r a i g h tt o w a r d s a p r e c i p i c e . p i g e o ni s i m p o r t a n ti f w e a r e l o o k i n gf o r t h e
NoviceW : h a t c o u l d b e t h e c a u s e so f t h i s p i g e o nw h i c h w i l l l a s t m a n y y e a r s .F o r h a -
r a p i dd e c l i n e ?l f y o u c a n t e l l m e t h i s , I s h a l l v e n ' ty o u j u s t s a i d t h a t e v e r yd e f e c t h a s t o
b e a b l e t o b e c o m ea c h a m p i o n ,a s J e f v a n
R i e l s a i d , a n d r e m a i no n e !
V i c t o r :G e n e r a l l yi t s t a r t s i m p e r c e p t i b l y .
O n eq u a l i t yw h i c h c o n d i t i o n sa l l t h e o t h e r s ,
w e m u s t n e v e r f o r g e t , i s r e s i s t a n th e a l t h .
A p i g e o nw h i c h i s i n e x c e l l e n th e a l t hh a s
a good chanceof lastingfor many years
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w i t h o u tl o s i n gi t s v i r i l i t y A
. g o o do b s e r v e r
w i l l m e r c i l e s s l ye l i m i n a t e a n y p i g e o n
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 be paidfor,andreducesthedurationof the Novice:I concod& right,but S E L E C T I O NW , I T H O U TB E I N G itiativef rom the fancierhimself.His self.
pigeon'sachievements? whatever the scientists notethat I NF L U E N C E D satisfaction to jugglewitha famousname
Viclor:Yes,but robusthealthis an in- thereare,for examplo, strslnsof pigeons N o v i c e :Y o u t o l d m e o n e d a y t h a t d u r i n g flattershis vanity.
d i s p e n s a b lqeu a l i t yf o r a p i g e o n ' sl o n g which are less subj6ct to attack by t h e m a j o r a n n u a l s e l e c t i o no f p i g e o n s a t
sportinglife.I told youthatdefectscreep trichomoniasis whereag üth€r*,ìå$ soonas t h e B r e e d i n gS t a t i o n y o u i g n o r e dt h e o r i
in surreptitiously, littleby little,intoa loft. theycomeintocontactwithÕöntåminated g i n o f t h e p i g e o n se x a m i n e d .B u t s u r e l y "The personwho knows how to pair and
For example,the wing loses its supple- wateror regurgitated seed,experience an t h e i r o r i g i nd o e s c o u n t - o r d o e s i t n o t ? guaranteesuccessjust doesn't exist.The
ness,the upperwing becomestoo large ultra-rapid proliferation of the pårasite. So V i c t o r : T h a t ' s a n i n t e r e s t i n gq u e s t i o n . only thing I believe is that you havea bet-
and what Van der Scheldencalledthe you must agreethat there are pigeons D o e sa p i g e o n ' so r i g i nc o u n t n ?M y a n s w e r ter chance of successif you have good
'strikingpower'
of the last four primaries whichhavea degreeof resistance to this i s ' y e s 'a n d ' n o ' - - b u t m o r e o f t e n ' n o ' t h a n pigeons".
'yes'.
decreases. Anotherdangerous defect:the parasite. Frommy own observations it is
volumeof the pigeonsincreases and the precisely thosepigeons whichstay'young' T h i s d e p e n d si n t e ra l i ao n t h e c r e d u l i t y He wantsto be ableto imoressothers
pigeon 'holds together'lessand lesswell for manyyearswhichareleastsusceptible a n d n a i v e t yo f p i g e o n f a n c i e r s a n d t h e i r thisway,whileforgetting thathe is deceiv-
- you can twist it like a bit of rag. to trichomoniasis. They are also always ability to assess a racing pigeon. lt all i n g h i m s e l af n d p r e c i p i t a t i nt h
ge d e c l i n e
Novice:You were talking of robust pigeonswitha perfectthroat:tonguerest- c o m e sd o w n t o k n o w i n gw h e t h e ri t i s r i g h t of hisstock.
health.So I assumethat the pigeonmust ing at the bottomof the beakwith a fine t o j u d g et h e p i g e o no n i t s i n d i v i d u avl a l u e For decadesthe 'Wegge'strainfrom
demonstrate this robusthealthespecially opening t o t h el u n g sa n da p i n k i s hc o l o u r ; o r o n t h e v a l u ed u e t o i t s s u r n a m e !| k n o w Lierrehas literallybeenjuggledwith.
by its resistance to attacksfrom outside. pigeonswhosebreathing is imperceptible it's not easy. but it is made even harder Now the Weggestrainhas neverexist-
B u t t h e r e i s n o p o s s i b l em e a n s o f - i n a w o r d' i n d e f a t i g a bpl ei g' e o n w s hich w h e nt h e f a n c i e rb e l i e v e tsh a t t h e o r i g i ni s ed,andthe sameis trueof most 'strains'.
resistance againstparasites. deserveour full trust. p a r a m o u n ti n d e i e r m i n i n gt h e m e r i t o f a Whenaskedwhathis breedwas,Charles
W i t h i n t e s t i n a lw o r m s , c o c c i d i o s i s , Novice:I shan'tdisagree with whatyou p i g e o n .l t i s , h o w e v e r ,r e a l l yo n l y a n a n c i l - Weggewouldtakea gold coin out of his
trichomoniasis, we aredealingwith para- say,but thereare,however, fancierswho l a r yf a c t o r .I s h o u l de x p l a i nt h i s m u c h b e t - wa¡stcoat pocketandsay'Hereis my breed
sites and the organismcan acquireno s t i l l c l a i m ,w i t h t h e l a t eC h a r l e sv a nd e r ter, because I believe that you are always , . , a few good pigeonsboughthereand
naturalimmunity. Soyourtheoryof health, S c h e l d e nt ,h a t i t i s o n l y t h e w i n g t h a t subject to those influences to which you there,sometimes at a highpriceandsome-
capableof resistingeverythingmust be counts. wish to be subject. lt is difficult to timesfrom an unknownlittlefancier."
f alse! Victor: They look prima;ilyat their e l i m i n a t ea c e r t a i n d e g r e eo f p e r s o n a li n - It is theskillof thefancierwhichshapes
pigeons'wings and maketheirselectiorl
-basis
ôoìetyon the of these.Theyalsosaf
WARWICK FARM in their defencethat their greatmaster
PHARMACY Charlesvander Scheldensaidthat those T H E C R E A T E SN
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DavidCroot,B. Pharm.M.P.S. w h od i d n o t b l i n d l yb e l i e v e i n h i st h e o r i e s
8 B H U M EH I G H W A Y , w e r e ' s o m e t h i n ge l s e r s ' .A d e l i c i o u s Yes,LouellaPigeonWorld will be presenting a superior
WARWICK FARM.2170 phrase,but one which was intendedto draft of youngpigconsfor saleby auctionin Sydneyin
6l)28474 r i d i c u l et h o s ew h o b e l i e v e di n a n y t h i n g October.Theywill be sonsand daughtersof our premier
championsand will be the ultimate'in quality and
BIRD AND P¡GEON o t h e rt h a nt h e w i n g . pedigree.They are not likely to be cheap - the best
MEDICINES Novice:So you meanthatyou mustob- seldomis - but what an investment!Watch the fanóy
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p e n d so n t h e f a n c i e r ' sk n o w l e d g ea n d t h e
s i m p l yt r i e d ,b y m e a n so f u l t r a - s t r i cst e l e c - by the qualityof the lastprimaries, which
b r o t h e r sa t A r e n d o n k . t i o n , t o r e t a i nt h o s e q u a l i t i e sw h i c h t h e y arefairlynarrowat the baseand extreme.
severithy with which he judges each So theyselltheirgood pigeons. l y s u p p l e .T h e u p p e rw i n g i s n i c e a n d
l o g i c a l l yt h o u g h ti n d i s p e n s a b lien o r d e r t o
pigeon. V i c t o r :l ' m g l a dt h a t y o u h a v em e n t i o n e d k e e p t h e m s e l v e sa t t h e t o p . T h e y a p p l i e d straight,slightlyconvexand fairlyshort.
N o v i c e :D o y o u t h i n k t h e r e a r e a n y f a n - t h e J a n s s e nb r o t h e r sf r o m A r e n d o n kT . hey a s y s t e mo f q u i t e i n t e n s i v ei n - b r e e d i n g . The bodyis heavilymuscledin frontand
c i e r s w h o , i f t h e y w e r e r e a l l ys t r i c t i n t h e i r a r ea s p e c i a lc a s e ,s i n c e i n s p i t eo f t h e f a c t makesthe pigeonleanforward.ThatI think
selection, could retain over a hundred t h a t t h e i r p i g e o n sh a v et h e h i g h e s tc o m - is withoutdoubttheorimarv
pigeons? "We should always prefer a fine unknown virtueof these
mercialvalue and they are overwhelmed individual of quality to one with an illustri- pigeonsis a perfeit throãt.A very fine
Victor: I cannot answerthat question be- w i t h r e q u e s t st o b u y ,t h e s e f a n c i e r so f t h e ous pedigree and defects!" respiratory orificebehindthetongue,lead-
causeI do not know all the great Belgian o l d s c h o o ld o n ' t k e e pp i g e o n st o s e l l .T h e y ingto the lungs.Thisis a verystablequal-
o r f o r e i g n f a n c i e r s .B u t I c a n a s s u r e y o u a r e s t i l l t r u e f a n c i e r s .T h e y o n l y r a c e i n N o v i c e :Y e s , b u t i f t h e y h a d n ' th a d t h e ity in the Janssenpigeons.
t h a t i f a r e n o w n e d b r e e d e rw e r e t o s e l l speed races and yet real long distance g o o d f o r t u n et o s t a r to f f w i t h s u p e r - p e r f e c t Novice: Yes,butwithsuchqualitiesany
each year even only a few very good champions have resulted from cross- pigeonwouldbe a champion,whetherit
s p e c i m e n st,h e i r i n - b r e e d i n sgy s t e mw o u l d
pigeons would not keep his position b r e e d i n gw i t h t h e i r p i g e o n sT. h e ' J a n s s e n n e v e rh a v e Þ r o d u c e dt h e s u c c e s s i t d i d i n was a Janssenor not,
a m o n g t h e l e a d e r sf o r v e r y l o n g . s t r a i n 'i s o f n o g r e a t e rv a l u et h a n a n y o t h e r 'Vlctor:Youreright again. . . but such
t h e A r e n d o n kl o f t s .
N o v i c e :S o a c h a m p i o n w h o w i s h e s t o s t r a i n i f t h e s p e c i f i cq u a l i t i e sw h i c h t h e pigeonsarerarc.lftheyhavebeenableto
V i c t o r : T h a t i s a v e ( y t r u e r e m a r k .I ' v e
m a i n t a i nh i s p o s i t i o ni s o b l i g e dt o k e e pt h e b r o t h e r s a l w a y s t r i e d t o r e t a in i n t h e i r
g o o d p i g e o n s ,o r t h o s e h e b e l i e v e st o b e
k n o w n t h e J a n s s e np i g e o n sf o r d e c a d e s . kêepthemlikethatby in-breeding andthus
p i g e o n sa r e n o l o n g e rt h e r e . T h e y a r e c h a r a c t e r i z e db y t h e f o l l o w i n g to fix thesequalities, it is quitenormalthat
g o o d , f o r h i s o w n r a c i n gl o f t . H e c a n o n l y N o v i c e :A n d w h a t a r et h e s es p e c i a lq u a l - q u a l i t i e sa: r e a l l ye x t r a o r d i n a rey x p r e s s i o n thereis no riskin cross-breeding withsuch
a l l o w h i m s e l f t o s e e t h e ' s e c o n dc l a s s ' i t i e s t o w h i c h t h e J a n s s e n b r o t h e r sh a v e plgeons.Whereasin cross.breeding
i n t h e h e a da n d e y e s . with
b i r d s u n l e s sh e h i m s e l fi s t o b e c o m ea s e - a l w a y sc l u n g ? T h e i rh e a d sa n d e y e s ' s p e a kt o y o u ' ,l n the most illustriousof strainswe run the
c o n d g r a d em i n i - c h a m p i o n . V i c t o r : l t ' s v e r y s i m p l e . B e c a u s ew h e n t h e c o c k s ,i t i s a n e x p r e s s i o no f v i g o u ra n d rtskof failureif the essentialqualitiesof
V i c t o r : T h a t i s s e l f - e v i d e n tT
. he clever they startedoff almost f ifty yearsago,they v r t a l r t yw n r c ha c c e n t u a t e st h e m o b l l i t ya n d thåtstrainhavebeenlost.In thiscase,the
o n e s s e l l t h e i r ' n a m e ' , t h e r r e n o w n .b u t a l r e a d yh a d a f e w e x t r a o r d i n a r yp i g e o n s t h e t r a n s p a r e n c yo f t h o e y o s ,I n t h € h e ñ s , oilginhasno meaning. We shouldalways
keep the good pigeons. w h i c h o u t c l a s s e dt h e i r c o m p e t i t o r s ,t h e y pfefera fineunknownindividual
i t i s a n e x p r e s s i o no f g e n t l Õ n ð s $ö,u r l o ô i î of quality
Noriice: And yet they say that you can observed these pigeons closely. They quite t y a n d i n t e l l i g e n c oA. s l o r t h e w i n g , i t I s tó Õnèwith an illustriouspedigreeand
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p r i c e d .. . . fruits of ex oþservat¡on, e y e s .B u t l ' d f i r s t l i k et o a s k y o u s o m e t h i n g how the eye can revealthe stateof the
V i c t o r :T h a t ' st h e f a u l t o f j o u r n a l i s t sa n d whichamountsrtir Ing. w h i c h b o t h e r se v e r yf a n c i e ra n d e s p e c i a l - p i g e o n ' sf o r m , t h a t d e p e n d so n t h e f a n c i ' , ' : i
t h e c r e d u l i t yo f t h e i r r e a d e r s ! Novice:I'm eagerrìt at you are l y t h o s e w h o r a c e y o u n g p i g e o n s .T h a t i s , er's powers of observation. ,':lt1
Let us draw a conclusionfrom it: the t h e q u e s t i o no n c o n j u n c t i v i t i s . N o v i c e :Y o u u s e t h e w o r d ' o b s e r v a t i o n '
p r i c eo f a p i g e o na n d i t s f a m o u s p e d i g r e e V i c t o r : l ' m g l a d y o u ' v e m e n t i o n e dt h a t , a l o t a n d n o d o u b t y o u a r e r i g h t .B u t w h e n
mûst never influence us when we are m o r e i n s t r u c t i v et o t h e f a n Ê i g f t h a nc l e a n - b e c a u s ei t n e e d s t o b e u n d e r s t o o d . you know what to look for, then you're
s e l e c t i n go u r p i g e o n s . i n g o u t t h e b o x e sa n d t h ê f l o o r r o fl h e l o f t . T h e r ea r e i n f a c t s e v e r a lc a u s e so f c o n - t h e r e ! | s u p p o s et h a t ' s w h e r ey o u c o m e i n .
but when you do this you must look care- j u n c t i v i t i so, r i n fl a m m a t i o no f t h e c o n j u n c - Victor: You have just said something
Noel De Scheemaecker. fully...andthink. t i v a ,w h i c h o f t e n a f f e c t s b o t h e y e s . l f i t i s t r i t e b u t n e v e r t h e l e s se s s e n t i a l - a s s o
I t i s p r e f e r a b l et o a t t a c k a d i f f i c u l t a n i s o l a t e dc a s e ,t h e r e i s n o n e e d t o w o r - m a n yc o m m o n p l a c et h i n g sa r e ! E x a m i n i n g
T H E L A N G A U G EO F T H E E Y E p r o b l e mw h i l e i t i s s t i l l a n e a s yo n e ,s i n c e ry, because it may have been caused by a t h e p i g e o n ' se y e , t h e r e a r e t w o t h i n g s t o
N o v i c e :M a y I r e m i n do f y o u r p r o m i s et o t h e s o l u t i o n sa r e t h e n e a s y w h e r e a sl a t e r f o r e i g nb o d y i n t h e e y e ,o r a m i n o r i n j u r y , look at, as signs of good form.
d i s c u s s t h e l a n g u a g eo f t h e e y e s i n o u r they become harder. And our pigeons' and then only one eye is affected. F i r s to f a l l ,t h e r i c h n e s so f p i g m e n t a t i o n ,
p i g e o n s ?l t w a s a f t e r w e h a d h a d a s o m e - d r o p p i n g st e a c hu s t h i s .T h a t ' sw h a l I w a n t - No causefor alarm! s h o w n b y d e e p e rc o l o u r i n go f t h e i r i s .T h e
w h a t h u m o r o u sd i s c u s s i o no n w h a t t h e ed to say,and I'll add that the day I stop A n o t h e rc a u s e ,o f c h e m i c a lo r i g i n :i r r i - e y e b e c o m e sl i g h t e ra n d m o r et r a n s p a r e n t
d r o p p i n g sc o u l d t e l l u s t h a t y o u m e n t i o n e d s c r a p i n go u t a l o f t m y s e l fl ' l l a l s o s t o p w r ¡ t - t a t i o n b y s m o k e o r i r r i t a n tv a p o u t ' s . a s a r e s u l to f t h e i n c r e a s e dc o n t r a s t .T h e n
it to me. Do you remember? i n g a n o t h e r w o r d o n p i g e o n s . B e c a u s eI Thereare of courseother causesas well. t h e r e i s t h e m o b i l i t yo f t h e e y e .T h e p i g e o n
Victor: Of course. But before I let our d o n ' t w a n t t o l e t m y s e l f b e c o m ed r u g g e d b u t t h e o n e t h e f a n c i e rs h o u l d b e w a r y o f a p p e a r s t o b e o b s e r v i n g e v e r y t h i n g .I n '
p i g e o n ss p e a kt o u s w i t h t h e i r e y e s I w a n t by theories! i s i n f e c t i o u sc o n j u n c t i v i t i s A
. t that stage, s t e a d o f s e e i n g ,i t . i s l o o k i n g .
t o s a y s o m e t h i n ge l s e .T h i s m a y r e a s s u r e N o v i c e :T h a t d o e s n ' t s u r o r i s em e a t a l l . why almost all the pigeonsare affected,ap- r Novice:lt seems to me that these are nu-
t h o s e p e o p l ew h o r e a d o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n s I r e m e m b e ry o u s a i d o n c e t h a t y o u r f r i e n d p r o p r i a t er e m e d i e sn e e d t o b e e m p l o y e d . a n c e s w h i c h f e w f a n c i e r sa r e c a p a b l eo f
Jef van Rielthought that the best fancier N e o - C o(l U p j o h n )i,s s a l u t a r ya n d c u r e st h e seeing.
w a s t h e o n e w h o c o u l d s p o t s o o n e s ft h a t i n f e c t i o n i n 3 - 4d a y s . Victor: You're wrong there. You are for-
s o m e t h i n gw a s g o i n g t o g o w r o n g i n h i s g e t t i n gt h a t t h e r e i s s o m e t h i n gw h i c h i s
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NoviceS : i n c et h i s i n f e c t i o u sc o n j u n c t i -
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observe.That is the whole secret of pigeon
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t h e y h a v et o t e l l u s . A n d n o w w e h a v ea t
t a g i o u s ,w h a t s h o u l d b e d o n e ? B y p l a c i n g
o n e ' s p i g e o n si n a b a s k e tw h e r et h i s i n f e c -
r a c i n g .. . .
MasterBreederof RacingPigeons l a s t c o m e t o o u r p i g e o n s 'e y e s . t i o n i s p r e s e n t ,o n e r u n st h e r i s k o f s e e i n g Noel De Scheemaecker.
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