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Welcome to pigeonsofhillhaven.com home to many "blackie" weinel birds/omer van walleghem win 1069-96 silver cock van walleghem-imbrecht  |
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 Vinny De Squirrel.
Hey! Vinny! Check this out. I hooked up with some friends today for lunch. Yeh,pigeon friends. Let's see who was there Will Smyth, Carl Carderelli, Corky Smith, Don Sutton, Luis Gomez, Octavio and Betty, Andre Von Stiener,Bob Schmutz,and me. I haven't seen Will for 'fa ever. Casual chats and going back stories, good good good. So we hung out for a while and away we went. See you guys the next time I have a Friday off. Via Con Dios.   FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP.
This win is dedicated to my friend Blackie Weinel. "...it's only a pigeon race". Thank you to Omer Van Welleghem for mating your fine birds to Blackie Weinels' Imbrecth family. Who would have thought that when that mating was prepared, Ken Wetzel and Hillhaven Loft would put together back to back distance wins. The winner of Ravendale was born a late hatch and I had to put an old band on his leg, he is an '05 yearling. As we all know, "Nothing lasts forever". This is true in our private lives and the work place as well. In the pigeon sport I have often heard flyers say the sport is loosing its membership. Well I don't feel that this comment can be of a global concern. Perhaps things are changing within your association of flyers. At one time, the club I was a member of for 15 years, was considered the best around by some well respected people. It was fun to get together and spend time talking pigeons. Over the years some of the great ones move away or pass away. New members arrive and the balance of our comfort zone has a new appearence. I personally found it uncomfortable to be in the same place that was once a pleasure to be in. So I was fortunate to have an invitation to hook up with a small club full of new faces and fun. I encourage you to seek out a new "comfort level" if you are tired of seeing grown people fight and argue. Start a new club if you have the opportunity to do it. Join a different club as well. Rejuevinate your passion for your birds by breaking away from those people that make you feel our sport is dying. (2/23) Herlong race station is a 500 mile race for North San Diego County. The Combine Winner is Ken Wetzel of the Palomar Club. The Sire of the bird that won is from Omer Van Welleghem of Canada. The Sires' family goes back to Van de Veldes. Omer also crossed that family from Van de Veldes with birds from Imbrecht via Blackie Weinel. Click my On-Line-Catalogue to get more info on this family. Here is an interesting story. I put 2 cocks in a young bird auction race that is out of my Omer Van Welleghem breeder cock. One went to Andy Reagan AND one went to Ken Wetzel. Both gentleman were saying good things about the birds throughout YB racing. The day of the race comes and Ken tells me that he lost the young cock he was flying of mine. Andy had his bird return to the loft. To bad Mr.Wetzel, I was pleased to know that you enjoyed flying that bird. Did that bird ever make it home at any time after that day of the race?? One more quick line about the success of my family of Omer Van Welleghem Birds. Bill Fullmer of the Palomar club gave me a hen to mate to my Omer Van Welleghem Cock. I gave Bill a late round youngster from that mating, a mealy hen. Bill also has enjoyed flying that bird and held it back from the distance races. His hen accumulated some combine points before he stopped flying it. "Omer you got some fine birds." (5/13) | Catalog of Pictures | | Return Home | The Loft | On-Line Catalog | Great Links | FAQ Page | Contact Us | |
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