Taffy Bowen

[JonesyBhoy]

See picture of Taffy Bowen in the BHW this week from 1949. Heard his name mentioned a few times and he is meant to be considered a Welsh legend..

 

Any one any info on her or loft reports or pictures?

 

Just curious..

[Guest mambo]

See picture of Taffy Bowen in the BHW this week from 1949. Heard his name mentioned a few times and he is meant to be considered a Welsh legend..

 

Any one any info on her or loft reports or pictures?

 

Just curious..

He had a top sprint pigeons called black jack he used whole loafs of bread with the middle taken out for nest bowls

[bigjamie]

he used a tape recorder of the sounds of the birds

[dunc50]

was he not a breeder of fox terriers to ? ch bobe rummel

[philg50]

He had a top sprint pigeons called black jack he used whole loafs of bread with the middle taken out for nest bowls

What happened when the loaf turned mouldy eh

[Guest mambo]

What happened when the loaf turned mouldy eh

Bread air dried, dont go mouldy,just like dried fish

[Guest mambo]

See picture of Taffy Bowen in the BHW this week from 1949. Heard his name mentioned a few times and he is meant to be considered a Welsh legend..

 

Any one any info on her or loft reports or pictures?

 

Just curious..

If you look up angel brothers,they bought all the champion jack blood lines of taffy bowen and he won races with big birdage

[tiger]

Mind meeting taffy at Scotland own also took him to see bobby Carruthers at cockpen big gentleman

[peter dempsey]

I concidered Tafy as a good friend he knew more than most regarding the condition of pigeons / had some great birds from him over the yrs I visited his home many a time ? the last time I was there was for his funeral which was very well attended by fanciers from all parts of the World

he was well known for his kamizie family I have a videoo somewhere that I took sitting at his kitchen table he aftimes came to Ireland to attend our presentatin nights I will post some of the photos at a later date RIP Taffy Bill Bowen

[Blue Chequer Pied]

What happened when the loaf turned mouldy eh

 

Scrape the mould off.......it will be ok toasted.....eh

[DJB]

He was my husbands granddad. We’ve heard lots of takes of his pigeon days and also his political voice. I never got the chance to meet him but he sounded like a great bloke 😊

[Bobby4]

i flew his birds in the 90s also met him in a few occasions at his loft he was a gentleman an a great man i was only 16 an was at one of his sales the starting price was 25 quid an a boy in the crowd offered him 24 he said 25 starting price an taffy said are you giving me 25 or not the boy said no an he handed me the pigeon an said take that son for nothing thats the sort off man he was