Often I have been asked how it was that I got into racing pigeons given that neither my Mother nor my Father really liked them. Lofts, the home of quality racing pigeons. One company offering a summer job manufactured oil field pumps in Houston and I got the job that summer and for 4 additional summers worked in the Engineering department of the Continental Emsco Company. Earl Lowell "Robbie" / "No Sweat" Robbins, Jr. was Charles Heitzman's closest friend, often living in Mr. Heitzman's home and helping Mr. Heitzman maintain his own lofts in Jeffersontown, Kentucky during his later years in life. From 1st January 2018, our charges will be 17% of any sale price - providing you add the birds to the site yourself. Hi Donnie, Are you still in the pigeon business. All Rights Reserved. View our stock birds from Rudi De Saer & Gaby Vandenabeele based breeders. Each compartment has continuous drip drinking pans sitting 2 feet above ground. There were 4800 birds entered in the SCMDPR.Gerard Koopman had 70 plus birds in the race, one was named Sheena.Maddiston was in First place after 4 Hot Spots and Sheena was in Second place.The above happenstance is astronomically improbable. You have to get them fit with lots of flying, perhaps round the shed or releasing them some way from home. I believed, I inquired a white splash white sion cock, Not sure if he is still available, trying to breed out pure white sions, The Hansenne cock, very handsome, pls keep me posted for a solid. 2023J.P.S. Joined: 06/03/09. Competitive running became a factor in my life which led to an athletic scholarship which brought me to the USA to compete for the University of Houston for 4 years. ************************************************, UPDATED:Click here for Sales information 2021. The APC loft was built in Houston in 2001 and 50 pairs of Jos Thone birds were imported in 2002.Magazine and Auction advertisements were made offering Thone/ Peters and Warren/ Ganus pigeons in 2002 and 2003 with disappointing results.Dr Warren died early in 2003 and his birds were brought to the APC Loft.Goals and priorities changed and Jos and I decided to begin entering one loft races in hope of placing well in those events..Learning how to play the one loft game successfully took a long time during which time Jos never wavered in his desire to have APC Loft continue to try and establish that Thone/Peters birds had what it takes to be competitive in North America.Beginning in 2004 activities associated with the sale of my business kept me from giving the APC Loft the personal care and attention to breeding and racing that is necessary to excel in the sport and it was not until the business sold in 2006 that my wife Jennifer had time to take an interest in the Loft.Jos Thone sent 40 birds to an Auction in November 2008 in New Jersey. George advises that Jos ; had inherited Thomas Peters birds and has time and again made improvements to their racing performances is an inspiration to me to try to emulate to some degree the success Jos amazingly continues to have every year.Having concluded great racing pigeons have a higher probability of breeding good pigeons than good pigeons have I was fortunate to be able to start off in 2001 with top birds from two families which had consistently produced a number of great pigeons for quite a number of years, the Janssen Bros 969 line obtained from Dr Warren/ Mike Ganus and the Thomas Peters / Jos Thone line which I brought in from Belgium. If you do not see what you are looking for, please contact us directly. 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Chris Gordon Racing Pigeons Posted by Jamie Quinn at 09:29. It is interesting to note that the 77429 Zip Code is one of the most affluent zip codes in Harris County. A number of years ago one of the most successful racing pigeon breeding operations in the entire USA was owned and operated by one Campbell Strange. In no other lofts in the world can there be found a more pure colony of the original SIONS. At age 16 I had never thought of running 10 miles but after passing Charlies loft on the way up the steep hill to the Church I found myself alone in front and went on to complete the race in record time. . Re: Chris Gordon pigeons. Kleine Figo was sent to Jos Thones loft where it is being bred directly to top Thone hens.To date 5 Kleine Figo /Thone birds are in the APC Loft in Houston Texas, Jos has a similar number he works with in Belgium and approximately 30 youngsters have been sold worldwide.The Kleine Figo experience has been positive and it now serves as a model for growth and enhancement of the APC/Thone partnership. Elimar operates on a NO SALE NO FEE basis. 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Upper floor walls running the length of each side of the building have large doors which can be set to direct air flow in and out of the building.A 14 foot high cathedral canopy running the length of the building has adjustable louvers for additional seasonal air flow regulation.Each loft compartment is separately lit in addition to having overhead lighting in the service corridor etc. Pigeon Fanciers: Chris Gordon Racing Pigeons Funwill always be a priority for anyone who has a horse with Chris and JennyGordon,butdontassume that this makes the pair any less ambitious. 05-06-21, The Welsh North Road Federation - 09-06-21, Amended - Mid Cheshire Federation Cheltenham OB 3 Result - 05-06-21, NIPA Report by Homer - Sect A, B, E & H - 08-06-21, Musgrove Persistent by Jim Emerton 07-06-21, NIPA 1st Talbenny Old Bird Result - 06-06-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation - 07-06-21, South West Cheshire Federation - Weymouth Result 05-06-21, Hull & District Federation Jubilee Park Result 05-06-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine - Huntingdon Result 05-06-21, From The Chair By Chris Williams - 07-06-21, TRIBUTE TO RON WASEY OF NEW ADDINGTON by Keith Mott, Lanarkshire Federation - Wakefield Race 04-06-21, East Coast Continental Combine - Maidstone Result 29-05-21, The Nottingham North Road Federation - 03-06-21, ON THE ROAD WITH KEITH MOTT. George demonstrates swivel capacity of feed trough. HAVING won OVER 1,000 FIRST places with racing pigeons in his life, including NATIONAL TITLES, ROBBIE ROBBINS / "NO SWEAT" needs no introduction to the sort. 'Morris Gordon, father of Marvin Gordon (my husband), was a breeder and racer of pigeons for more than 45 years. Additionally there are 500 stock birds in the loft 70 % of which are from the original Jos Thone pigeons and 25 % are 969 Janssen derivatives with another 5% being Van Loon/ Janssen birds via Campbell Strange and Chris Peemans Oak Haven Farm. Racing pigeons bear no resemblance to the ordinary birds you see in town centres. Chris Gordon pigeons -PIGEON CHAT In fact its a disservice to call it a loft al all, because the first floor has a reception area and living room that is as nice as my house, chandelier and all! Ed Minvielle - Medication do's & don'ts during the pigeon breeding season. 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