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Any camera experts on here seen these lens on ebay wondered if anyone knows how they fit to the camera and if they work.

Have a look on ebay scaffold netting

I brought in pigeons from scammell & peplow wales from there top pigeon The Nearly Cock, also bought some late breds from John Ellis these will be to young to breed from.

:be there from midday friday until sunday afternoon

I believe this to be very good advise, protect the loft from this bird its not worth the risk

He looks the part

Well done Dave what sort of distances do you get your Busscharets out too. I found mine needed a cross to get them over the 450-600 mile mark with regular success

cracker mate how old his he?

Is that what your looking for Bill?

In 1946 the "Klaren" was born, and this was the beginning of a superb line of the Desmet-Matthijs birds. The "Klaren" was not a beautiful bird. A lot of fanciers who thought they knew everything selected the "Klaren" out. But Valère and Jules kept the "Klaren" because when he came home he was just like a stone that fell out of heaven. Unbelievable. Race after race, his "success-list" became more impressive, and in 1950 the "Klaren" won the 1st national from Chateauroux. In all, he won in six years' time 66 prizes representing 11 victories. More important was the race-money he won. In total "Klaren" won 500,000 old Belgian francs, and I can guarantee you that was a lot of money in those days. Once in the breeding loft, the "Klaren" became the father of several top birds and lived to be 21 years old. Meanwhile, the combination Desmet-Matthijs became the best loft in all of Belgium. Week after week, they put top results on paper. Of course there are always people of bad intent, and on a dark December evening, all the top widowers were stolen. At this time, the "Blesse" and four sons of the "Klaren" were stolen. The "Klaren" himself was not stolen because a few days before he had been moved to another loft to couple him. THE RETURN But Valère Desmet knew what it meant to "fight back," and with the help of some friends they came back. The hens were not stolen, and therefore Jules and Valère searched for cocks. From Andre De Moor (Scheldewindeke), they bought two cocks, and from Remi Gadeyne (Hooglede) they bought two sons from his famous "Dokus." Daughters of the "Klaren" were coupled with top widowers from some friends. A blue cock from Gaby Verstraete (Balgerhoeke) through Gilbert Van de Weghe (Olsene) was coupled with a daughter of the "Klaren" and they gave "De Genaaide" and "De Rik," two nest brothers that flew extremely well. The year 1954 was an extremely good breeding year for Desmet-Matthijs. Top birds like "Het Bleekske" from R. Van de Velde and the "Rosten Tanghe" from Robert Tanghe (Roeselare) came to Nokere to breed. The "Klaren" was coupled to "Het Nootje" from Remi Spiers (Melden) and out of this coupling "De Schonen" was born. There was no end to this success story. The dominance of the combination Desmet-Matthijs was established for years. In 1955 Jules married--at 40 years old--and he moved to Waregem. With him he took a round of youngbirds and he also raced very well. But unfortunately, his wife died and suddenly all of Jules' interest in the pigeon sport was gone. From that moment Valère Desmet made a racing partnership with his wife Marie Matthijs--a world-famous name. A portrait of the "Klaren" --one of Roger Desmet-Matthijs' champions

You better send me a couple to try then

In my opinion I don’t think there are any guarantees in breeding winners one of my best ever stock cocks was Busscharet pencil pied cock he had never been in a race basket due to breaking his wing he was bred from a mother a son mating (So yes inbred). He would breed winners for fun, when I paired him to my top stock hen “Freddie’s Girl†again a pigeon that had never seen a race basket there young went to what call the next level winning many top combine position against up to 10.000 birds . A lot of my best pigeon’s have come from inbreeding, however inbreeding needs careful selection, If you have two very good inbreed families in your loft and then out cross them some very good pigeons can be produced along with many bad ones and the reason they don’t do this type of breeding in race horses or dogs is because it can be very expensive to get rid of the duds. Remember breeding is gold racing is silver:: :emoticon-0167-beer: :emoticon-0167-beer:

Top pigeons Dave well done mate:: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Jean Swannet of ravels belguim purchased pigeons from Nachtergales: :santa-dance:

not anymore mate i had them crossed with the busschaerts good distance pigeons

I gave you the sire mate i think his last two numbers were 17 will check when i get in. I gave you the sire mate i think his last two numbers were 17 will check when i get in.

Does anyone have any descendants of these pigeons?

your a braver man that me racing in this weather:: :emoticon-0156-rain: :emoticon-0156-rain:

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Good pigeons will come to the front who ever racing them, getting them the consistency is due to the fancier , a good loft and regularity around the birds play a big part also.Most successful fanciers these days are able to tend there birds 24/7 or have a partner jmo.

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happy days:: :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Yes i agree with the Nearly's make up but i bet they were all a similar type of pigeon, That's what i'm trying to get at here.