david Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi, Are their any site members on the forum who flew against John crowder when he flew in nottingham .I have just read he was unstoppable force when on his game ,although i was aware he was a fair flyer .Is there any truth in him being asked to leave Nottingham he was that good?? Visited him last summer with B.W.F.and was most impressed with his youngsters.fed them on Barley and finishing pellets .as a novice i am fascinated by old time fanciers and how they achieved the success , by keeping it so very simple ...................................................................... When we were down , i remember him sunning the barley on a tarpolen sheet for the whole day ? He said this would put many more nutrients into the barley through natural goodness (the sun) He even laughed at us when we asked about Multi vitamins .No way he said !!. Fascinating stuff and i learned a fair bit that day, i think Black,wf did as well DAVID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK W F Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 remember his first tip David when he said to you have you got a scrapper and you replied yes he said put it in the bucket learn nowt with that it was mansfield area john flew in david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shippy Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 david i have known john a lot of years the most knowlegble fancier still to this day he flew in mansfield and was a force to be reckoned with moved to east side for his health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK W F Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 i have known John for over thirty years thats why i took David to see john and his birds a great stockman without doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tom123 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 i can go back 20 years when i paid him avisit at cherry tree cottage picked me up at the rail station in his red skoda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JonesyBhoy Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 What made him so good..?? Anyone any insight to his base birds.. methods.. etc..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi, Are their any site members on the forum who flew against John crowder when he flew in nottingham .I have just read he was unstoppable force when on his game ,although i was aware he was a fair flyer .Is there any truth in him being asked to leave Nottingham he was that good?? Visited him last summer with B.W.F.and was most impressed with his youngsters.fed them on Barley and finishing pellets .as a novice i am fascinated by old time fanciers and how they achieved the success , by keeping it so very simple ...................................................................... When we were down , i remember him sunning the barley on a tarpolen sheet for the whole day ? He said this would put many more nutrients into the barley through natural goodness (the sun) He even laughed at us when we asked about Multi vitamins .No way he said !!. Fascinating stuff and i learned a fair bit that day, i think Black,wf did as well DAVID ......................................................................whot a load of tosh :-/ the finnisher pellets that he gives are full of vitamins and stuff, maybe it was his glasses that he throw in the bin and not his sscrapper :-/ :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealybug Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 When we started racing in 1996 we bought our first birds off John, what crackers they were, Rapido Busschaerts. One White cock bred winners in every nest, first four youngsters all winners. I would love to have those old lines again, but even John doesn't have them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bewted Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 john crowder if my memory serves me right also flew the vandaveldes(spelling)many years ago too and had great success from over the water !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 When we started racing in 1996 we bought our first birds off John, what crackers they were, Rapido Busschaerts. One White cock bred winners in every nest, first four youngsters all winners. I would love to have those old lines again, but even John doesn't have them anymore. have one of Johns birds in my Bushaerts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lenwadebob Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 john crowder if my memory serves me right also flew the vandaveldes(spelling)many years ago too and had great success from over the water !! Yes he did. The pigeon on my Avatar was a descendent from the original Vandeveldes I purchased from John in 1983, some of the best pigeons I have ever raced, Top Class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK W F Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 i will touch the tip what made him so good top lifter 29 out 30 years untill he stoped won from first to last sprint middle long and the amount of winners and breeders he has bred thats why he is so good ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete s Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 peter i have 40 johns busscharts of all his birds all top lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 When I first started with pigeons away back in the early 90's, my first 6 stock birds I purchased to base my race team on, were from John Crowder. He selected 3 breeding pairs for me The Buschaert lines of Pluto, Little Black, and the Crayon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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