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Alexander Hansenne was from Verviers in Belgium and before he died in 1903 he had moulded a strain of outstanding racing pigeons. In fact the late AH Osman attributed the Hansennes as being the primary base of the then emerging Englishstrains atthe beginning of the last century. In his writings the same authority believed thatHansenne was the greatest long distance racer of his day. Some of Hansenne's best birds included 'Le Criquet' who was hatched in 1877 and as a racer was 1st National from Paris, 1st from St. Benoit and 3rd from Tolosa. There was also an outstanding racer known as 'Calvi' who amongst other successes was 1st from Calvi. There was also the great 'Le St. Vincent ' which was 2nd St.Vincent and 1st St. Benoit and Agen respectively. Alexander Hansenne was known to have bought up more than one loft in his pursuit ofa particular bird or birds, culling the others in the process. Wherebreeding wasconcerned he had a policy of never breeding off a cock until it wasraced hard atthe longer races. As a family they were composed mostly of dark chequers with tracesof bronze and short in legs and necks. Chest wise they were not so broadas otherfamilies of the time. His commitment to the long distance races was extreme by reputation and there is no doubt although he would not have been aware of it, that this contributed to the advancement of the long distance and marathon type of pigeon racing which we are witnessing today. The Hansenne bloodlines lies at the base of many of the old Belgian, British and other world strains. Indeed this maestro was a pivotal figure in our sport and Wanroy, and Aarden etc, and others of today owe much to this outstanding pioneer.

hope this is handy for someone.

managed to get his first name,Frank ??

don`t know who he is but has cracking birds.

One thousand, seven hundred and sixty yards is a distance, and this distance is traditionally referred too as a mile. So distance can be defined as a measured length between two points. Or within the sport of pigeon racing the measurement in miles or metres between the pigeons point of release and their home lofts. Distance traditionally within the sport has been broken down into three strands namely short (sprint), middle and long distance. Of course as the distance was extended the word 'marathon' became more and more a part of pigeon racing parlance. There is no universal agreement what miles or metres constitutes the three or indeed the additional fourth strand. But it could be in the miles category as follows: Short Distance: 0 to 200 miles. Middle Distance: 201- 400 miles. Long Distance : 401 - 600 miles. Marathon Distance: 601 plus. In normal flying conditions the latter definitions are acceptable as long as we acknowledge that weather for example can intervene and turn a middle distance race into something akin to a marathon. We need however a workable definition and I believe the above are fair as long as we consider the many factors that can effect the velocity of the racing birds. So the present definition refers to long distance as between 401 and 601 miles plus.

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second best again ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

wait till Alf comes back. ;D 8) ;D :P

i think there all cracking. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

who has the best avator,me,Alf or Wings04.

mind breaking a bird when i first started as a young lad,would always go back to original loft just 3 miles up the road.but when it was broke to my loft,was always in the top 5 birds from every race he was sent to.(160 miles - 380miles)great doo.

spot on again Jimmy. 8) 8) 8)

next thing the seagulls will be in the loft taking the ybs and eggs.

thanx for replys guys.

what would the members say would be the latest for to get y/bs for racing this year.

REALLY GOOD PHOTOS,VERY CLEAR.

365 DAYS A YEAR,NOT WHEN YOU CAN ONLY BE BOTHERED.

who ever reported it must have raced it??

My own theory is that the wattle is fleshy and soft to protect the nostrils. Humans' noses are soft with the hardest part being cartilage. If it were bone or a hard substance and were to break it would do a greater damage to the external openings of ours and the pigeon's respitory system - just a thought. Now do you think that a pigeon's wattle could be pierced for a nose ring??? Just kidding, folks... please do not do this!

heres the Unikon website. http://www.deister.com/content/english/ident/sports/unikon/

hi all can anybody let me know if there is blank spots on the Unikon pads what I mean by that is the centre of the pad a blank spot or do you need a divider in the middle of the pad so as the bird can only walk on the perforated area regards.

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happy St Patricks day

who do the members think build the best lofts in Scotland.

Many years back before we had all these different feeds, feed for sprint or long or with this in that in, i spoke to an old fancier (and a Dr) and he basically told me this: Every species of animal has an in built programming of what a balanced diet is, the only species that has lost these instincts are primarily "the human race" and any animals it has domesticated, although there is still a small piece of this instinct left in there, like a womans craving when pregnant! Racing pigeons come into the domesticated range, as they are basically only usually fed what its owners feed them! But when the range becomes wider for them as in some variated mixes, they may well start to leave a particular seed. That is a little clue to how there system is coping, they are not eating it for a reason, but lo and behold many will make them eat it! As much as we like to think these mixes have "X" content of this and that for our pigeons, the only ones that really know are the birds themselves! My point on this was that but surely if our birds need to fly a certain distance then surely they need extra this extra that to be fit and conditioned? His reply who feeds the wild birds, what is the greatest fitness of them all- natural fitness, swallows etc being the greatest example of this having to feed themselves and fly 1000's of miles. His final point being that how many birds do you see that work home after a good period out (not just a few days) after a hard race come back unfit and uhealthy? Most are usually fit enough to go back to the very next race! What do you think?