andrew

Hi, M8 Your not far wrong there they are excellent long distance fanciers, One fancier which competes very well against them are freialdenhofen & zn i am there uk agent if you require any info i can get hold of it for you andrew

Yes i agree stuart, i beleive a few fanciers on this site are really against people selling birds.

Great Forum site joe just had a look quite a few members there 100 or so keep up the good work

i supported the website previous months by pacing a banner add on the site which i will proberbly do again soon it costs nothing to put it on the site so all the money is 100% profit for the website

ok i think i missed one word off on the title "ONE of the best websites on the net" i was only trying to halp any fancier looking to buy excellent birds from the very best by suggesting a link in which they could visit, this website has been around for years and has a very good reputation for providing the very best janssen pigeons in the world

i suggested a website which i think is the best on the net for buying top quality birds which i still beleive is true but this site is the best site for diffrent things such as getting infroatmion news etc etc, pipa is a good site for international links but not as good at providing news so each web site has their own speciality!

Long Distance racing is very diffrent compared to sprint / middle distance racing where as middle and sprint racing there are better familys for them with long distance i think you have to produce the long distance by working with diffrent pigeons crossing etc getting what you want buildinga team able to cope with the distance required, for us we have crossed odd longer distance birds which can cope with the distance De Hoogh & ZN, M.Gilbert, G.Glbeert, DeWeerdt etc crossing them with the klaks which put that little extra in to them

hi, Sorry i dont have any white birds any more except 1 or 2 in the race team stock pair was sold last year

Does any one here race verkerk birds, or know any one that does what sucesses have you had with the birds?

Thanks mike for the bird What a supber pigeon this is not my usual but somthing diffrent for my lofts hopefully it will bring somthing extra to my strong team of de klaks. if any if you are looking for gaby vandenbeels keep a look out for any further birds mike offers you cant go far wrong. just photographed it: http://www.klakpigeons.co.uk/gaby.htm

Hello, Just incase any of you are intrested i have a direct 100% De Klak from A&C Van Gestal the loft manager of Jos Van Limpt De Klak for sale bids on Elimar pigeons / NFC Auction http://www.nationalflyingclub.co.uk/Auction Thanks p.s there are also a lot of good birds on there also on auction

also another good auction site i have found http://www.starlinelofts.com

Just like to say i have found a great auction site run by IPRR (BICC) take a look, its a real easy way to get birds on if you wanted to sell them also easy bidding, http://www.iprr.co.uk/auction/index.php

A swan found dead in Scotland has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Ponds closed All parks in Glasgow were temporarily closed on Thursday morning after the find by park rangers. A number of dead swans discovered by a river in County Antrim are being examined by government vets. The government advises that anyone who finds one or more dead swans, ducks or geese, more than three dead birds of the same species or more than five dead birds of different species, in the same place, should contact the Defra helpline on 08459 33 55 77.

Preliminary tests have confirmed the H5 avian flu virus in a sample from a swan found dead in north east Fife, health officials have revealed. The exact virus strain is not known, but tests were continuing and further results were expected on Thursday. The Scottish Executive said the area around Cellardyke, north of Anstruther, was being sealed off. If the disease is confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain there may be further restrictions put in place. An executive spokesman said: "In accordance with a recent EU decision the Scottish Executive is putting in place a protection zone of a minimum of three kilometres radius and a surveillance zone of 10 kilometres. QUICK GUIDE Bird flu "Keepers of birds in the protection zone are being instructed to isolate their birds from wild birds, by taking them indoors where ever possible." Measures to restrict the movement of poultry, eggs and poultry products from these zones will be brought into effect immediately. Officials stressed that there was no reason for public health concern. The H5N1 virus does not at present pose a large-scale threat to humans, as it cannot pass easily from one person to another. Bird keepers outside the protection zone should redouble their efforts to prepare for bringing their birds indoors if that becomes necessary Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland Charles Milne However, experts fear the virus could mutate to gain this ability, and in its new form trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions of human lives at risk. According to the National Farmers Union Scotland, the Scottish poultry industry produces 127,000 tones of meat and 740 million eggs. Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland Charles Milne said: "Whilst disease has yet to be confirmed, this is an important development. "Bird keepers outside the protection zone should redouble their efforts to prepare for bringing their birds indoors if that becomes necessary. "They must also review their biosecurity measures to ensure that all possible precautions have been taken." Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, in whose Fife North East constituency the bird was found, said he would follow the situation "very closely". High alert He said: "I have spoken directly to the (agriculture) minister, Ben Bradshaw, who has told me there cannot be final confirmation until tomorrow. "I have his assurance that all necessary steps will be taken and that there is no health risk to humans." First Minister Jack McConnell said he had spoken to other ministerial offices and was being kept informed of the situation. Mr McConnell was notified whilst on an engagement in Washington as part of his involvement in Tartan Week. BBC Scotland rural affairs correspondent Ken Rundle said that whilst the poultry industry would be on high alert, there would be relief that the virus had been found on a wild bird and not on a poultry farm. Denmark recorded its first case of the potentially deadly H5N1 avian flu virus last month. The strain has already been found in Europe this month in Switzerland, Poland, Serbia-Montenegro and Albania. France recorded its first case in February.

Officials are putting bird flu plans to the test during a real-time simulation of an outbreak in Britain. Hundreds of vets and farmers will also take part in Exercise Hawthorn, set three days into a hypothetical outbreak of avian influenza in poultry. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in London will run it with control centres in Bury St Edmunds, Leeds, Cardiff and Gloucester. The exercise will check safeguards are enough to prevent an epidemic. Farm 'outbreak' The exercise will involve the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Environment Agency, Downing Street, the Ministry of Defence, and other government departments. Veterinary and farming groups are among the dozens of other organisations involved, as are groups from the shooting and pigeon-racing sectors. We are on guard - that's why we're having this contingency exercise Ben Bradshaw Rural affairs minister Animal welfare charity the RSPCA, the EU, and foreign governments will also take part. The exercise based on a scenario in which a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is found on a free-range poultry farm in Norfolk on day zero. On day two, two other suspect cases are reported at a turkey farm in the north of England and at an egg production unit in south Wales on the English border. The exercise begins on the third day, when initial reports on the first cases are due. Participants are expected to perform tasks in line with plans while a handful of control teams change the scenario for them to react accordingly. The two-day exercise will continue on Thursday. Last October, a similar test focused on making sure the necessary IT facilities were in place. "We mustn't be complacent," said Rural Affairs Minister Ben Bradshaw. "We are on guard - that's why we're having this contingency exercise because you can't protect yourself 100% against it coming here, but you can make sure you've got a good plan in place to contain and eradicate it if it does." Source: BBC NEWS

why did they leave?

Hi, i am always looking to improve my stock team, i am looking for any one who has any janssen de klak birds which have won racing or that have bred winners please email me details, price, pedigree and pitcures regards janssen de klak racing pigeons

Have many people used this site? how easy have you found it to use, how long did it take to receive birds?

Hi, Just thought i should post a link to the following website which sells some of the best direct pigeons worldwide, direct from the very very best it is also a great place to find out info about janssen pigeons. http://www.janssenpigeons.com/

Just in case any one is intrested i have a De Hoogh Cock for sale direct from his lofts when i went over in 2003, Picture below pedigree = http://www.furapi.be/media/pedigree/94ped.pdf Vader Witpen 094 - Supervlieger won oa. 15e Mont de Marsan 6048 duiven, 29e Bordeaux 5478 duiven, 38e Bordeaux 5383 duiven, 77e St.Vincent 5684 duiven, 50e Bordeaux 5608 duiven, 52e Bordeaux 6713 duiven, etc… “De Bordeaux” is een zoon van de “740-97”, kleinzoon van “De Klamper” van Cor de Heyde met “’t 55-duifke”, eveneens een topvliegster van Bordeaux. Vlucht Behaalde prijs Aantal duiven St Ghilslain 80 2221 Peronne 95 1403 Morlincourt 271 2017 Morlincourt 1760 12345 Etampes Parking 1781 7142 Bordeaux 1 345 Bordeaux 10 1894 Bordeaux 38 5383 Strombeek 82 1389 Strombeek 98 9808 St Ghilslain 107 1543 St Ghilslain 311 11015 Bordeaux 2 332 Bordeaux 13 2087 Bordeaux 29 5478 St Vincent 8 234 St Vincent 12 628 St Vincent 35 1544 St Vincent 77 5684 Mont de Marsan 2 256 Mont de Marsan 4 635 Mont de Marsan 7 1745 Mont de Marsan 15 6048 Chantilly 372 1553 Chantilly 1168 5286 Chantilly 2133 10240 St Vincent 12 371 St Vincent 26 1153 St Vincent 46 2316 St Vincent 148 7753 Dax 55 294 Dax 238 1109 Dax 447 2168 Dax 1340 6988 Bordeaux 50 5608 Bordeaux 52 6713 St Vincent 224 17888 Mont de Marsan 51 17205 St Vincent 413 20296 Dax 3589 16377 Moeder Witpen 094 - Supervliegster, won oa. 72e Creil 1665 duiven, 32e Orléans 1775 duiven, 88e Orléans 4534 duiven, tevens ook dochter van “De Gelijmde” en “Lichtje 472”, op hun beurt ook twee topvliegers. Vlucht Behaalde prijs Aantal duiven Peronne 493 1972 Peronne 1042 4999 Peronne 2409 11750 Creil 72 1665 Creil 123 4106 Creil 354 9638 Creil 158 1146 Creil 340 2830 Creil 791 6773 strombeek 241 1218 strombeek 569 3964 strombeek 1140 10416 Orleans 82 494 Orleans 179 1121 Orleans 439 2494 Orleans 1644 12032 Orleans 5 336 Orleans 9 734 Orleans 32 1775 Orleans 116 8072 Houdeng 137 651 Houdeng 343 2252 Houdeng 1031 6500 Peronne 110 462 Peronne 362 1750 Peronne 1197 5021 Orleans 1254 7543 Orleans 88 4534

seems like a good site, i will register later

yer have to say never heard of that bird before usually i only see ring numbers of de klaks pedigrees so may know it by ring number, i know the Blauwe 613, blauwe doffer, Kleinzoon Marietje, Maritje,De knook, Witoger, wittenpennke, Schone Late, Goie etc Janssens 019 , merckx janssen etc

if i was to keep every bird i would have a major problem and would be very overcrowded. with many thousands of birds. i have not had any complaints as off yet with the birds i have sent out with birds winning and club, fed level for fanciers

good to see they are creating a loft which meets all the pigeons requirments good ventelation etc plenty of room better than overcrowding etc, in holland, belgium and germany they mostly haev brick built lofts now many wooden sheads any more much more up to date. good to see M&D Evans moving with the times so many people in the sport are quick to put people down etc and stand still and then moan why they are not winning or competing as well as they should be.