At each subsequent year some of the young can be mated making him a great grandfather and again a selection of these can then again be mated back to his children in the loft. This will be my sole aim with these birds, to have Padfield’s Invincible as much as possible in every pigeon’s pedigree. Then we come to my second line. These from the Jim Emerton birds. All of the birds I have go back to his birds that he already inbred to produce his family of champions. In mating these firstly I will mate as closely as possible again putting the subsequent offspring back to their closest relatives within the stock team. This is all done in the hope of compounding the genes I believe are the sole responsibility of the champion. I believe these to be recessive in nature. Meaning it will be very difficult to have them represent themselves in the production of that elusive exceptional bird. In getting the stock I now have there is a clear difference in those that I possess
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Seen here is Sparrow. She is as I said the smallest mature pigeon I have ever held. What a specimen.
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as specific families. The beautiful Padfield Birds are a dream to hold and caress. Sleek full bodied and worthy of their ancestry. However on the other hand the Emerton birds are also exceptional in a different way. These are tough looking and they are individuals in their make-up, the likes of which I have never seen before. So much so that one specific bird, I have taken to calling Sparrow, is so small it is hard to believe it would be possible for her like to complete the journey from Barcelona to Dublin but believe me I think she would. She is by far the smallest pigeon I have ever held but upon watching her wow what character. Character again a trait that is individual in perspective and in how it is judged. This Sparrow is so collected looking and thoughtful I can’t wait to see what she produces.
what she produces. She is beautiful in the hand and well-proportioned for her size and well balanced with a tail like an anchor, meaning in the hand it is nearly pointing at the floor.To be honest with the team of stock that I now have I think the only reason I will not clock from Barcelona to Dublin would be that I am a bad fancier. However I do not believe that. I do believe I will clock birds regularly into Dublin from Barcelona…..eventually. I will finish this article by way of thanks to a few people. Firstly to Steve and Lesley Wright of The House of Aarden for their courtesy and professionalism whist dealing with them. Secondly to Jim Emerton because without him I would probably not have got in contact with the last two people to thank which are Chris Booth of York and also Nic Harvey of Taunton. To you two gentlemen I can only offer me sincere thanks for the birds which have arrived at my door. I look forward to our chats and exchanging over the next few years as I strive to conquer My Barcelona Dream.
Until next time
Michael
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