naked head from Romania

[alex_naked_neck]

we know pedro.it was a mistake.sorry

[jerseygeorge]

Geez, doesn't anyone ever clean the cages?

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by jerseygeorge

Geez, doesn't anyone ever clean the cages?

These birds were at a show and not in the fanciers loft ..

Terry

[risingstarfans]

I remember seeing a couple exhibited at the Pageant of Pigeons in 1958. The late D. H. Andrews, one of the most dedicated pigeon fanciers I have ever know had a goal of having at least a small breeding pen of every known breed of pigeons, and he very nearly did before he passed away in the 1970's. I visited his lofts many times as a kid.

He made many trips around the world finding new breeds, many of which were totally unknown in the US. You may find this amusing, but he once brought back a few pair that he couldn't remember the name of, so his loft manage called them "Swerdna". That's Andrews spelled backwards. Among the breeds he first introduced to the US that I know of were Thai Laughers; Australian Saddlebacks, and about a dozen previously unknown chinese brees through contacts he made in Hong Kong; and several middle eastern and russian breeds that are now gaining in popularity since the Iron Curtain went down.

He had over 250 breeds, about 3,000 breeding pairs, on a two acre residential lot. His loft manager was brought into the USA in 1950 from England. You may have heard of him....his name was Bill Pensom.

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by risingstarfans

I remember seeing a couple exhibited at the Pageant of Pigeons in 1958. The late D. H. Andrews, one of the most dedicated pigeon fanciers I have ever know had a goal of having at least a small breeding pen of every known breed of pigeons, and he very nearly did before he passed away in the 1970's. I visited his lofts many times as a kid.

He made many trips around the world finding new breeds, many of which were totally unknown in the US. You may find this amusing, but he once brought back a few pair that he couldn't remember the name of, so his loft manage called them "Swerdna". That's Andrews spelled backwards. Among the breeds he first introduced to the US that I know of were Thai Laughers; Australian Saddlebacks, and about a dozen previously unknown chinese brees through contacts he made in Hong Kong; and several middle eastern and russian breeds that are now gaining in popularity since the Iron Curtain went down.

He had over 250 breeds, about 3,000 breeding pairs, on a two acre residential lot. His loft manager was brought into the USA in 1950 from England. You may have heard of him....his name was Bill Pensom.

What a wonderful piece of history you have posted here! Very interesting. Wow! Bill Pensom as in Pensom Rollers?

Terry

[george simon]

I just thought you all should know that the Roman Naked Neck is not the only naked pigeon. In the book Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds on page 726 you will see one,Levi points out that this spanish breed was at the point of extinction.The Romanian is pictured on page 665,I am happy that at least we still have the Romanian breed,I hope that somewhere in Spain that someone has kept the Spanish breed alive. ..GEORGE