Southener Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 I have decided after much thought to dispose of all my pigeons. all are for sale including all my 2007 young birds, old birds and stock birds. Included are club winners inland and channel - Fed winners inland and channel and breeders of club and fed winners inland and channel. The pigeons are the Hongerloot strain that I purchased direct From Hongerloot himself in Belgium in 2000 and 2001 and from Alex Showler of Co Durham. I still have some of the original directs that are still breeding winners for me and others. These pigeons have won the Fed for me inland and channel and have won open races too including winning 1st and 2nd Fed in two different Feds on the same day (Surrey Fed and Kent Valley Fed) and also winning Bergerac (and 4th Combine) on the day with the same family. I have uploaded all the details of the birds for sale to some web space I have, included are prices and pictures and relevant performances of the pigeons, go to. http://www.pets-needs.co.uk/index.html Thanks for looking. Chris Nicholls.
seagull Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 I HAVE SEEN SOUTHERNER PIGEONS THEY ARE CLASS GOOD HONEST PIGEONS CHEERS SEAGULL
pault Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 hi dont know if i am looking in the right place but i can only see 1 fed winner in the birds that are for sale have the rest been sold all ready :-/
Southener Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Posted October 25, 2007 Not sure where you are looking but there are at least 6 Fed winners for sale, some n the stock bird section and some in the old bird section
Guest Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 Hi Chris super presentation, quality birds, unfortuntely out of my price range, hope you sell them. Enjoyed loking at the details Thanks Alan
Southener Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Posted October 27, 2007 Thanks for the kind comments. Some superb young birds available from £30
wolfey11 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 Sorry for my ignorance but have never heard of Hongerloots before. Could you give some background info. please?
Southener Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Posted October 27, 2007 I have sent you a PM with some back ground details. Chris.
retired Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 could you put some on the main thread as think quite a few people are in the same situation
Southener Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Posted October 27, 2007 could you put some on the main thread as think quite a few people are in the same situation I have had the Hongerloots for 7 years now, I started with 6 Belgian rung young birds direct from Hongerloot in 2000, I raced these and 3 of them won and 2 topped the Fed, they came highly recommended to me and they certainly fulfilled their promise, so the following year I decided to have a few more. Now, Hugo Hongerloot is an old man and a bit fussy who he sells to, I was very lucky in getting an introduction from my mate in Co Durham otherwise I would not have been able to buy off him, at the time there was only 3 people who he would supply and between us we ordered the complete round. I had 17 of this batch, they wasn't all good of course and anything that never made the grade was disposed of regardless of cost, among them was 2 nest mate brothers, both red cocks, these 2 have become mainly responsible for my team today and I can trace just about all my winning pigeons back to these 2, one of them, 87, has won the Fed twice and bred a fed winner and his brother, 88, should of been 4 times a Fed winner after his yearling year, but the best he did was 4th Fed (twice) as he was a show off and would never trap, just clapped round for 3 or 4 times before coming in, on one occasion he came home as my first pigeon and did his usual, NEARLY 2 MINUTES later I got another Hongerloot and clocked it to win the Fed, he has since bred a Fed winner though, and that son, another red cock, has also bred a Fed winner. That's one of the best things I have found about these, all the pigeons that have won have bred winners too, all the remaining (proven) originals are now in the stock loft. I race in strong competition in the Woodside club in the Surrey Fed, flying against the very successful partnerships of J.W.Adcock & Son and R & K O'Connor, both winners of many big races including classics and combines. They have won very well sprinting fast or slow races, The Kent Sprint club held a Y/B gold ring race from Sennen Cove, 262 miles to me, it turned out to be a stinker in a north east wind and there was only 6 on the day, I had 2 of my 4 entries come together after 8 hours 40 minutes on the wing to be 2nd and 3rd open winning £1150, not bad for babies. They are now winning over the channel for me too including the fed, I was originally lead to believe they was mostly classed as sprint to middle distance pigeons, but I have won Bergerac on the day with them, 450 miles, but would class them best for racing up to 300 miles. They are a pigeon that is slightly above medium in size and are superbly tame and have very soft feathering. Hongerloot himself raced in the same club in Belgium as Frans Wildermeesh and put up many superb performances. As is quite usual in Belgium his policy was best to best and not worry too much about pedigree, anything that never made the grade went for soup. Gerard Bil and Gevaert are some of the names that appear in his pedigrees.
Guest Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 ;D thanks for the honest posting Southener , they sound like an excellent family of pigeons . you must consider yourself very lucky ;D i know i would . best of luck to you ;D andy
Fair Play Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 If some others gave the same type of report there would be less agro and hassle regarding the sale of pigeons. Well done and thanks
FOXY Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 If some others gave the same type of report there would be less agro and hassle regarding the sale of pigeons. Well done and thanks How very true that would be
mark Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 If some others gave the same type of report there would be less agro and hassle regarding the sale of pigeons. Well done and thanks its nice to see a straight account of the birds for sale.
ally mac Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 Hi Southerner. Enjoyed reading about your birds. Just out of interest, did any of the birds bred from the problem trapper inherit his problem? al.
Southener Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Posted October 28, 2007 Nope, both son and g/son have won the fed.
Okitsme Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Hi Just want to say that I am very happy with the pigeon from Chris. Its a smashing looking bird and so are the rest of his birds. Thanks again Chris. Regards David
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