Year Book 2016

SAHPA 2016 Year Book Page 30

Southern Lofts – 2

The Twins

I live in Morphett Vale and started racing pigeons in Adelaide in 1986 when I lived in

Seaview Downs.

My 2016 second SAHPA SA15 23878 bbh, also achieved 2

club and 2

SARPF for The

Twins.

SA15 23878 was also my clock bird in the YBC and 3rd bird in the clock from Coober Pedy.

She is from a cross between John Hills Gabby from “Little Boy” and Mark Bruggemann’s

silver blues. You will have to ask Mark the breeding of the hen he gave me because he will

not tell me. She has bred many good birds for me and she was a great race bird in the past so

I guess the breeding really is not that important with a bird like her.

My feeding is peas and wheat from the same farmer every year. I start with about 40% peas

and 60% wheat for the club races and by the longer races I lower the peas and add in maize,

milo, safflower. Twice a week in the short races I add my own Energy oil to the feed and

later on it is add three times a week and is a mixture of Omega 3, 6 & 9 with garlic. Once the

birds are in full training I give them about an once and a quarter to an once and a half per day

with some hand feeding in the loft as well when

the races are longer.

I medicate on a regular basis depending on what

I see is needed but generally it is Baycox,

Turbosole, Resfite, Triple X and Megamix.

Baycox and Megamix are always used when rain

is on the way and while it is raining. Always

used medication as per the label and never use it

in a stronger or weaker form.

Birds are kept in the families and I will cross in

other good birds from my close friends and I

usually race the birds that I cross.