Photos of our racing pigeons

[NeilA]

Good photos that had been taken in the time zone, these are photos for good memories sake. From birds that raced very well, and should be remembered. The Photo shop are being done for a purpose of selling, myself I don't see anything wrong in that myself. each to their own way of promoting.

This photo used for example.

Nice photos Devo but as you say the photo shop is being done for selling and you see nothing wrong in that
That’s probably the main reason I don’t like them I guess, it’s not that they don’t look nice just seems a bit fake and wrong in a way to do that to sell

[MIL]

Very nice
The first one was some yearling vdb ?

Proper pigeon photos unlike the false photos you see now in adverts much prefer these

They were all Van Den Bosche Neil; the Blue Nantes cock had a Meuleman Janssen father though (that I paid £15 for)

The first one was a cock I called "Big Daddy Cool". He was a proper unit. Too big really.

He came along at just the right time I guess because if he was born in say 91 or 92 he'd have struggled to make the team

But he was a good 'un sure enough.



That 47 member Open Race he won was a 1 Bird Race. Each member pays £10 entry and only allowed to send 1 pigeon

Best v Best. Man v Man. No room for error. Get it wrong and you're late.

The majority of those races I went into I won.

[MIL]

Very nice
The first one was some yearling vdb ?

Proper pigeon photos unlike the false photos you see now in adverts much prefer these

That 1st cock Neil is a decent example of what I'm saying when I say that don't be afraid of yearlings in your team.

Yearlings are lethal when right. No answer to them

He wasn't the best yearling I ever had by a long stretch

"Eddy" and "Houdini" were better. But a yearling widowhood cock "on the knock" is a tool to be feared

[NeilA]

This is what my pingwings look like.
You may like them or not like them. They haven't been cut and modified.
I like them, anyway.

What’s the 2nd one down Murray

He's the White Flight Thone'

Looks a nice pigeon to me

[NeilA]

Good photos that had been taken in the time zone, these are photos for good memories sake. From birds that raced very well, and should be remembered. The Photo shop are being done for a purpose of selling, myself I don't see anything wrong in that myself. each to their own way of promoting.

This photo used for example.

Nice photos Devo but as you say the photo shop is being done for selling and you see nothing wrong in that
That’s probably the main reason I don’t like them I guess, it’s not that they don’t look nice just seems a bit fake and wrong in a way to do that to sell

Niel this is away of promoting your birds, and I must say. If they look this good when I visit the loft to buy. well I am on a winner. In my time of buying birds, research then visit loft, handle the birds and at all times observation and questions to the owner. If I thought they were the right ones. They left with me.

Trouble is most sales on the internet are 5 day jobs so your trusting a fake photo if your buying that way which I think most do these days .
I would say just on the two main auction sites here 100’s are sold weekly and I don’t see many people doing the loft visits in the time frame
I have fell for it myself I moved one on within 3 hours of the box arriving more fool me

[NeilA]

Very nice
The first one was some yearling vdb ?

Proper pigeon photos unlike the false photos you see now in adverts much prefer these

That 1st cock Neil is a decent example of what I'm saying when I say that don't be afraid of yearlings in your team.

Yearlings are lethal when right. No answer to them

He wasn't the best yearling I ever had by a long stretch

"Eddy" and "Houdini" were better. But a yearling widowhood cock "on the knock" is a tool to be feared

Good info I hope to find a couple half as good this year

[NeilA]

Niel this is away of promoting your birds, and I must say. If they look this good when I visit the loft to buy. well I am on a winner. In my time of buying birds, research then visit loft, handle the birds and at all times observation and questions to the owner. If I thought they were the right ones. They left with me.

Trouble is most sales on the internet are 5 day jobs so your trusting a fake photo if your buying that way which I think most do these days .
I would say just on the two main auction sites here 100’s are sold weekly and I don’t see many people doing the loft visits in the time frame
I have fell for it myself I moved one on within 3 hours of the box arriving more fool me

Neil I agree with you, but at the same time it is promoting the racing pigeon sport. Before I left for Germany the last trip. I was working on where I wanted to buy birds from for the German classic OLR. I had offers from top flyers over there to breed me some youngsters. In the end I chose to Visit Christoph and Leon, and I do feel I chose well. I would say a great family to visit , and top quality birds to choose from. I have to add, very nice a visit I enjoyed and sharing information about the sport in different countries.....

I don’t mean I dislike any particular fanciers fake photos Devo I wasn’t even thinking of Leon
I just don’t think they should be used for internet only sales
I couldn’t care what people hang on there wall they can colour them
In however they like but selling is different to me

[Buster121]

Nice photos Murray

[MIL]

Yes he is a very good pigeon.
Of course you have to take my word for it.
This is the problem. I could tell you he is a 53 time Fed winner and father of all sorts of winners. He isn't, but you don't know that.

I see it quite often Murray where people say they've done this and they've done that - but I see no real evidence of it though

At least when I say a pigeon has done this I evidence it

[NeilA]

Very nice
The first one was some yearling vdb ?

Proper pigeon photos unlike the false photos you see now in adverts much prefer these

They were all Van Den Bosche Neil; the Blue Nantes cock had a Meuleman Janssen father though (that I paid £15 for)

The first one was a cock I called "Big Daddy Cool". He was a proper unit. Too big really.

He came along at just the right time I guess because if he was born in say 91 or 92 he'd have struggled to make the team

But he was a good 'un sure enough.



That 47 member Open Race he won was a 1 Bird Race. Each member pays £10 entry and only allowed to send 1 pigeon

Best v Best. Man v Man. No room for error. Get it wrong and you're late.

The majority of those races I went into I won.

Fantastic performance birds