Bulletin. Vice-President s Message from James D Fathbruckner. Vale Ron Davis. Spring The world of domestic pigeon rarities

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1 Bulletin The world of domestic pigeon rarities Vice-President s Message from James D Fathbruckner Hello Fellow Rare Breed Club Members! We have had a busy year in 2011 with the 40th year celebrations and our continued growth in club meets and an increase in the variety of breeds. The 2012 National held in Florida was lower in the number of rares; however, the variety of breeds and number of breeders was very positive. Ron Davis worked very hard to get the Grand National for Florida, but during the planning stages his old illness resurfaced, forcing him to withdraw from active participation. Then, after this message had been sent to Frank and Scott, the Bulletin team, the sad news of Ron s passing was spreading rapidly throughout the pigeon fraternity. Ron will be missed by us all and the hobby has lost a stalwart and an Vale Ron Davis individual always ready to help his fellow fanciers, beginners or novices. Included in this newsletter is a ballot for officers for the club and I urge you to vote. During the coming year we will have meets all over the country and please feel free to contact me about the meets with the locations and the dates so we can put them in the bulletin. Also provide me with the Rare Breeds judges used in your areas. At this time many of you are busy breeding and raising your champions for the coming year. With the coming of 2012 we will be continuing our push forward for bigger and better things for Rare Breeds and pigeons in general. James D. Fathbruckner Vice-President Spring 2012 IN YOUR BULLETIN THIS ISSUE Vice- President s Message Sad News of Ron Davis s Passing List of Accredited Judges with New Additions Master Breeders Corner Election Statements and Ballot Paper Buy Sell Swap It is with sorrow and regret that we record the passing of our great friend and respected fellow pigeon fancier Ron left this world at 3 a.m. on March 18th and will be sorely missed by all Our condolences to the family he leaves behind Are Your Dues Up To Date? NPA Legacy Fund News

2 2 COMMITTEE and AREA DIRECTORS President: POSITION OPEN Due to the sad passing of President Ron Davis Vice-President: James Fathbruckner 392 Field St Ostrander OH (740) Secretary/Treasurer: Link Martin 5218 Crestwood Dr, Harrisburg PA (717) Master Breeders Points Director: Briggs Hwy Cement City MI (734) Bulletin Team: (see above) Frank Povah 2377 Cedar Rd Stamping Ground KY (502) Area Directors District 1: (Washington State, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii) Terry Gier, 1857 Discovery Way, SACRAMENTO CA (916) District 2: (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska) John Navant, 1020 Terry Street, GOLDEN CO (303) District 3: (Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana) Nicholas Fontenot, 6031 US Highway 167 North, VILLE PATTE LA District 4: (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan) Sally Przybranowski, 871 Elton Hwy, TIPTON MI (734) and, Briggs Hwy, CEMENT CITY MI (734) District 5: (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia) Dan Brennan, 1050 Moselem Springs Rd, HAMBURG PA (610) District 6: (Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Puerto Rico) Mike Brown, 1310 Audobon Drive, COCOA FL District 7: (Western Canada, Alaska) Dick Taylor, 6/701 11th Avenue NW, Swift Current, Saskatchewan 59H-4M5 CANADA District 8: (Eastern Canada) Jeff Draper, RR 1 Jasper, Ontario K0G 1GO CANADA (613) Champion: Silesian Swallow #386 Kaylee Skistimas Reserve Champion: Danish Tumbler #665 Bill Hetzel Best Color: Silesian Swallow Best Flying: Danish Tumbler Best Structure: Saint #779 Best Utility: Strasser #343 Tim Broschat Best Owl/Frill: Old Dutch Turbit #2345 Mickey Jackson Best Junior: Kaylee Skistimas MASTER BREEDER CORNER NPA Grand National Pigeon Show Lakeland, Florida, 2012 Judges: Don Roscoe, Bill Hetzel, Joe Olszyk, James Fathbruckner, Brad Child, and Jack Melkerson Master Breeder Points: Kaylee Stistimas Bill Hetzel Mickey Jackson Mike Brown Tim Broschat Marvin Schindler Jack Melkerson John Heppner James Dayton Amy Klopman Jim Armstrong Bonnie Lewis Jesse Espinosa Chris Spreitzer Maria Cardillo... 5 Richard Kidd... 5 Congratulations to all, Master Breeder Director The editor of the NPA Quarterly Review would like to remind members that advertising is still available in the two remaining issues of the 2012 Review, the Show Report, and in the Membership Directory. You can also pre-book Quarterly Review cover spots for 2013 and on the Review s mailer envelope. Along with your advertising, contributions of course always welcomed pigeon.posts@littlewallaby.com Editor Quarterly Review 2377 Cedar Road, Stamping Ground KY 40379

3 Accredited Judges Here is a list of the people who have judged Rare Breed Specialty Shows in the past. If you are putting on a show and are looking for qualified judges then you can choose a member from the list or check with James Fathbruckner as the member in charge of our club s Judging Program. John Heppner Terry daily John De Carlo jr Don Roscoe James Fathbruckner Joe Powers Tony Patti Phil Gonzales Ron White Wayne Fischer Amy Klopman John Navant Brad Child Paul Gibson Nickolas Fontenot Steve Yonke Jack Milkerson Don Chevalier Eric Kooker Larry Gardner This is a fine group of people to pick from for judging your next Rare Breeds event, but they are of course not the only qualified Judges. However, if you want to use another judge then you must get your choice approved. This list is only inclusive of the people who judged events in We are in the process of compiling a more complete list and if you want to add a name or add your own name, then please contact me and I will submit it to the judging coordinator. It is our goal to have a comprehensive list of names of qualified judges and a judging program to train future judges. Please submit your ideas to me. Thanks, Scott Overdue membership 3 It has come to the club s attention that many members are far behind in dues, with some members being carried by the club since The club voted to have James Fathbruckner send out a letter to the members who have fallen behind to see if they are interested in catching up on their dues or preferring to be dropped from the membership list. If you plan to vote for new officers then be advised that only those votes from members in good standing will be counted. If you would like to catch up on your dues then please send your money and information to Link Martin. A REMINDER The new points system is now in place A Shikli Ahmar (Kinifirli) in flight Photographed in the loft of Turkish fancier Ersoy Koldas Last show season your club approved a new points system to be used in judging. It follows the old system, but simplifies the process for better clarity in awarding points. Inferior Good= 90 Superior minus (S ) = 91 Superior = 92 Superior plus (S ) = 93 Highly Superior minus (H ) = 94 Highly Superior=95 Highly Superior plus (H+) = 96 Royal = 97 Show secretaries please inform our judges of this new system, thanks Scott

4 4 Forewarned is forearmed I need to advise you on this - and please spread the word around if you hear of anyone who is having sick birds right now. I have been sick since Reading. Been up and down with it until this past week when it got worse and I went to the doctor. He felt I had atypical pneumonia. Sent me for blood tests and x-rays. The CBC he ordered all came back within normal ranges, so nothing to say it was tied to fungal, bacterial or animal dust such as pigeon breeder lung. Then this evening he called on the x-rays lungs show typical signs of chlamydia infection. With that he has changed my meds from what he put me on to doxycycline which is the best antibiotic for psittacosis chlamydia. That being said if you hear of anyone with sick or dying birds, here is what they need to do to treat for this chlamydia [what pigeon people call ornithosis] infection. Antibiotics tetracyclines are the only real effective medicine to use per the USDA. Best one I have found is Tetra Bac I get it from Jeffers Livestock (they are on-line) and Tony Patti at New England Pigeon & Livestock has it too. Treat for 45 days [yes that long per the USDA] at 2 teaspoons per gallon of water if the grit is removed. If you are breeding, then you can leave the grit with the birds but you must go to 3 teaspoons per gallon of water. Fresh each day in open waterers, but closed bottles [for individual pen breeding] you can go 2 or 3 days without changing it. No issues using this when breeding I have had to do it several times. Vitamins and probitoics can be added if you desire to do so. While treating with the meds you need to disinfect the loft as well on a weekly basis. Tek Trol is a proven disinfectant to use to kill the chlamydia that lies [from the dried feces] in the loft. Use warm water [follow directions for amount to use] and get the loft wet enough to stay wet for at least ten minutes. Ceiling, down the walls, perches, nest boxes, nest bowls, eggs, take babies out spray the nest and return them [they A good warning from Joe Powers to remind us all to not bring birds to the show hall when we have sick birds at home will not be hurt] feed and water covers and so on over the entire loft. If deep litter, spray it well, then rake it over and spray heavily again. Tek Trol has a 7 10 day residual effect so spraying once a week will do it. But it must be done for the entire time of treatment. Do not stop treating if the birds seem better it takes 45 days to stop the chlamydia from living and breeding. Tony Patti has the Tek Trol. Jeffers does as well, but will not send it to all States while Tony does [I believe]. This disinfectant is not harmful to birds mixed properly. I ve sprayed birds directly to see if it would affect them and it did not. Hatcheries dip their eggs in it prior to setting as well as use it to clean the incubators. Before you use any other disinfectant make sure it works in manure [loft litter and nests] and find out the residual effect it has you may have to spray more often. Clorox is not going to work well on loft litter I have been told. It is a waste of time and it has little lasting effect. And how safe is it to spray on eggs [and expect them to hatch] or on babies? Usually after ten days or so the birds will look and be better. But it is most important that the 45 days are done. I cannot stress that enough. This is the fourth time I have had this and it is getting real old I can tell you. All because people are showing birds when they have sickness at home. Each time I have had it I know where I got it I am apparently somewhat susceptible. Anyway the first time I was not feeling well before I left the show hall. This time I was sick the next day. I almost died the first time I had it and the second was not a whole lot better. This time [and the third time] has not been as bad. But it has caused lung damage to me having it so often. But I have two weeks [maybe a month?] of meds to take twice a day before this is gone from me - if I am lucky. It is all very frustrating. More likely I have some susceptibility to it but when judging 250, 300 or more birds in one day the exposure I get is super high in relation to any one else in the show hall. Any questions on any of this feel free to give me a call. And do pass this around I really do not want to get this again doctor bills alone are nasty not to mention treating my birds every year to be sure that they do not have it. The risk to ones body is high if a person has it and does not treat properly. Can go to heart and affect heart valves or to the brain and cause meningitis. Joe, HAVE A SAY IN THE WAY YOUR CLUB FUNCTIONS DON T FORGET TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT PAPER

5 Iowa State Pigeon Association Show Results December 10, birds entered Judges: Terry Daily, Ron White, Greg Volzke CHAMPION Exhibition Homer Silver Bar YH #1702, Don Roscoe Reserve Champion Saxon Spot Blue YC #140, Greg Volzke Best Color Rare Saxon Spot Blue YC #140, Greg Volzke Best Performing Exhibition Homer Silver Bar YH #1702, Don Roscoe Best AOV Seraphim White OC #1185, David Coster Best Utility German Strasser Black OH #724, Bob Coulter Highly Superior Birds Valencian Figurita Recessive Red YC #1617 (93), Robert Vercouteren White YC #1526 (93), Robert Vercouteren Taganrog Tumbler Kite OH #3271 (93), Frank Walsh Syrian Bagdad Black OC #116 (93), Michael Dorman Starling Spangled Blue YC #554 (94), White-bar Blue YC #1662 (95), Zitterhals YH #170 (93), Brad Endl #330 (94), Brad Endl Seraphim YH #448 (93), David Coster YH #449 (94), David Coster YC #447 (95), David Coster YC #450 (94), David Coster YC #454 (94), David Coster YC #924 (93), David Coster White OC #1185 (95), David Coster OC #272 (94), David Coster Saxon Spot Best Color Blue YC #140 (95), Greg Volzke Best Color Red YH #330 (95), Greg Volzke Old Dutch Capuchine Brown Bar YH #346 (94), Martina Gratz Khaki Bar YH #335 (93), Martina Gratz Reserve Junior Champion: Silver Bar YH #354 (95), Martina Gratz Yellow Bar YH #339 (94), Martina Gratz Khaki Bar YC #351 (93), Martina Gratz YC #345 (95), Martina Gratz Red Bar YC #340 (94), Martina Gratz Nun Black YC #702 (95), Don Roscoe Mindian Yellow Grizzle YH #1018 (93), Kim Bartz Blue Grizzle YC #1000 (93), Kim Bartz Maltese OH #630 (94), Brad Endl OH #635 (93), Brad Endl Lebanon Red Schikli OC #93 (94), Michael Dorman Italian Owl Blue Bar YH #3116 (95), Olivia Gratz Blue Bar YH #3105 (95), Olivia Gratz Blue Bar YC #3115 (94), Olivia Gratz Junior Champion: Ice Bar YC #3105 (95), Olivia Gratz Red Bar OH #110 (95), Olivia Gratz Red Bar OH #845 (94), Olivia Gratz The Shikli Ahmar from page 2 Red Bar OC #836 (94), Olivia Gratz Red Bar OC #116 (95), Olivia Gratz German Strasser Black OH #725 (95), Bob Coulter Best Utility: Black OH #724 (95), Bob Coulter Black OH #576 (93), Bob Coulter Black OC #721 (93), Bob Coulter Black OC #722 (93), Bob Coulter 5 German Modena Blue Bar YC #1605(93) Black OH #756 (94), Genuine Homer Blue Check YH #1704 (94), Don Roscoe Gabriel Gold Black Wing YH #2672 (93), Bill Cunningham Bronze Black Wing YC #2765 (94), Bill Cunningham Bronze Black Wing YC #2713 (93), Bill Cunningham Flying Tippler Blue Bar YC #4785 (94), Tedabi O Gorman AOC OH #4833 (93), Tedabi O Gorman Flying Oriental Roller Black YH #119 (94), Gary Gorman BOB: Black YH #4792 (95), Gary Gorman AOC OH #960 (93), Gary Gorman Exhibition Homer Blue Check YC #297 (94), Don Roscoe Best Performing and Champion Rare Silver Bar YH #1702 (95), Don Roscoe Catalonian Tumbler BOB: Black YH #1599 (94), Ron Layman Bronze Bar YC #3077 (93), Ron Layman Ancient Tumbler Red Crested YH #836 (94), Dan Revolinsky

6 6 5th Trustee for Legacy Fund By Fred Thoelke, Trust Chairman Don Roscoe, Wayne Fischer, John Heppner and I welcome our newest Trustee, Jerry Gagne. Jerry s appointment, running until the 2015 election cycle, fulfills the Legacy Fund Trust Agreement s legal mandate of having up to five Trustees who oversee and safeguard Trust assets, while assuring that there is accountability for investment income spent on well defined NPA projects. Jerry has a vast array of attributes which make him well qualified for the task and we thank him for accepting. Jerry, as many of you may be aware, is deeply involved with the pigeon hobby, being a pigeon fancier himself and the owner of Foy s Pigeon Supply Co., America s oldest bird supply company. Many may not realize that owning and operating a business means that you live that business pretty much 24/7. The next generation of Gagne family members are now quite involved with the Foy s Pigeon Supply business, therefore it would follow that Jerry has a very positive long-term view of and for the pigeon hobby as well as the NPA. Jerry Gagne has a track record of being good for the pigeon hobby and good for the NPA. Jerry has served as Eastern Vice President of the NPA, is an authorized NPA band agent and continuously advertises and promotes the NPA in his catalogs. During the past several years, Jerry has become one of the largest individual financial supporters of the NPA by donating many thousands of dollars. Jerry as an original author is currently in the final stages of publishing what will likely become a much sought after and collectible book on Pigeon lofts. Active, engaged, promotionally minded, responsible, generous and capable, Jerry will make an exceptional Trustee. 4/28 Michigan Bird and Game Breeders (MBGBA)Swap in Imlay City 5/5 Wolf Lake In Swap 5/12 MPC Swap 6/9 MBGBA Swap Charlotte 6/30 MPC Swap and Masserant s Annual Squeaker Show and Picnic 7/7 Wolf Lake Swap 8/4 MBGBA Swap Clare 8/25 MPC Swap 9/15 Fremont Young Bird Show and MBGBA Montrose 10/13 Bay City Young Bird Show and MB- GBA Hudsonville 10/26 and 27 NYBS 11/3 Western Michigan Pigeon Show 11/24 Indiana Pigeon Club Winter Show 12/1 MPC Winter Show 12/8 Des Moines 1/5/13 Fremont Winter Show 1/ Grand National Show, WA 1/19 Lancaster Show 1/26 Bay City Winter Show BUY SELL SWAP There s no charge for listing in this section of the RBPC Bulletin. You can your ad copy to fairdinkumfrank@gmail.com, but please put RBPC AD in the subject line» Catalonian Tumblers. Many different patterns and colors, all out of flying stock; mostly cocks. Some homing pigeons also for sale. Anthony R Dasaro » Red & Yellow Clean-legged Priests, Black White-Bar Starlings, S. German Shields, Thuringer Shields, Berliner Lange Tumblers, Brunner Pouters. Stock birds only. Mark Weber, WI » Prachen Kaniks Blacks and Blues entire stud if interested please contact Jim Fathbruckner Ostrander Ohio ihop43061@aol.com Also one pair of Rzhevski Startails in red.» Thuringer Spots Black only, Willi Schmidt German Master Breeder Line FOR SALE 8 birds. Bill Hetzel, , billh1921@hotmail.com» Dispersal sale Due to health problems I am getting out of pigeons. Selling Damascenes, Tiplets, Old German Owls, Egyptian Swifts, Satinettes, Pure White Chinese Owls. Guy Cafarella of Staten Island » Zitterhals and Parlor Rollers Red, Black, Blue Bar, Blue. Dusty Cramer, cramersparlors@sbcglobal.net» English Owls; Antwerps; Spanish Barbs; blue and white-wing Archangels; red, yellow and blue Priests; flying-type Rollers in almond, baldhead, self and Why not advertise here? It ll cost you nothing. bellneck colors. Milton Kaelin , mjkaelin@windstream.net. WANTED» Kazaners Need certain colors: Khaki, Silver Bar Cock, Mealy Bar Hen, Cream Bar Hen, Whites and Tailmarked. Willie English, Box 1942, Jacksonville TX wgenglish55@aol.com» Magpied Marked Danzig Highfliers. Please call or Steve Mitchener , jsmmitch@att.net» White Zitterhals Wanted. Dusty Cramer is looking for White Zitterhals. Please contact him at (419) » Advertise in the NEW Quarterly Review. Please contact the editor, Frank Povah at ; pigeon.posts@littlewallaby.com

7 Renewal RARE BREEDS PIGEON CLUB Membership Application New Member This Membership is for the year 20...Please type or print all details it makes my life easier Name... Street... City...State/Province...Zip/Postcode... Phone... Fax Website... Rare breeds kept DUES (Good from Jan Dec unless otherwise stated) Make check, money order or $ Link Martin Secretary/Treasurer IMO payable to 5218 Crestwood Drive US... Rare Breeds Pigeon Club Harrisburg PA $ US20.00 Foreign... and mail with form to: USA...Club $6.00 ea... Enquiries: kyhipa@comcast.net TOTAL ENCLOSED... YES! I want to help the club save money 7 I have checked this box because I would like my Bulletin ed to me Statements by Candidates for Vice President I am and I would like to announce my interest in being the next Vice President of the Rare Breeds Pigeon Club. Presently I serve the club as the Co-editor of the Bulletin as well as the Director of the Master Breeders program. I was appointed to both of these positions by then President, the late Ron Davis, as well as the 2009 President s Service award given to me at the Lancaster Grand National. I have worked very hard over the years to restore the RBPC Bulletin and Master Breeders program. My vision for our club is to promote rare breed pigeon meets at every local and national show, continue to gather and sustain interest in rare pigeons, promote junior membership through special awards and merits, to continue my efforts at providing a professional quarterly news letter to membership, and provide visionary and goal directed leadership. I can do these tasks with your help in electing me your next Vice President. For strong leadership please vote Vice President RBPC. Hi! My name is and I am running for Vice President of the Rare Breeds Pigeon Club. I have raised pigeons for 28 years and have been raising rare breeds for the past 12 years, I have been judging rare breeds for eight years after going through a two-year apprenticeship under accrdited rare breeds judges. I have been a member of the RBPC for at least the past 10 years. The reasons for running for VP are to bring a fresh and new outlook to the RBPC, tp promote the RBPC, and to make the RBPC shows a positive experience for the members showing. Respectfully yours, The power of a Democracy lies in the right of its people to vote

8 Bulletin Rare Breeds Pigeon Club Bulletin, Executive Editor Briggs Hwy Cement City MI Rare Breeds Pigeon Club Election 2012 BALLOT PAPER Please mark only the box against the candidate of your choice Office of President (unopposed) Fathbruckner, James Office of Vice President (vote for only one) Amo, Scott Vercouteren, Stanley Office of Secretary/Treasurer (unopposed) Martin, Link Please complete and return by Please mail your completed Ballot Paper to: Nickolas Fontenot PO Box 346 Turkey Creek, LA Your name: Signature: