Ghent/Gentse Kroppers

nice to see a different side to pigeon keeping mate cracking birds.

thanks alan

nice birds i use to keep fantails and tumblers still got a little black tumbler thinks its a racer lol

i had some rollers a while ago but got rid when i brought in the racers which i now have 30 of ..mostly late breds to breed from next season

good luck with the racers mate any help dont hesitate to ask

very nice mate

peter4pm wrote:

i had some rollers a while ago but got rid when i brought in the racers which i now have 30 of ..mostly late breds to breed from next season

if you need a few young birds breeding let me know either send rings down or you can get them transfered.

thats very kind of you Alan ..i might take you up on that cheers ..Peter

Nice birds Peter,
do they fly about outside or kept for show in an aviary.
the wife likes the white ones

if yoiu have the space they can be fown out ...but with my lofts being in my front side garden i tend to keep the aviary situation like others do ...but as i say they can be flown out.

what is there homing instinct like mate

very nice birds mate but must be a lot of work to keep thier feet clean mate ?

yes the muffs can be a problem ...but i find plenty of baths helps and if one gets really dirty i just wash it by hand with a soft tooth brish

CRACKING BIRDS THEM PETE, I USED TO KEEP DOMINICANS, OFF STEVE FORSET (ESSEX) TOM MCcABE (MANCHESTER) AND THE LATE ROY SUTCLIFFE, VERY FRIENDLY BIRDS AND SUPRISINGLY EASY TO BREED, HAD THEM IN BLACKS AND REDS, MAY CONSIDER SOME MORE SOMETIME!!

Hey pete ....think you told me that before on another forum ....yes i know all of the names mentioned ...Is tom mcabe and steve fosset still keep them ?? as im not aware of anyone else who has them apart from people ive sold birds on too , you never see them at uk shows ect ..very dissapointing that i must say ...i myself have been two trips to Belgium and ive now joined the club over there and hope to show a few 2011 young birds over at their big european 100 year show if anything has potential for the showpen....i recently sold all my black dominicans to a fellow not far from me...i now keep pouter pied blue , redsilver , self red , self white , cream ..all birds from Belgium breeders who im now very friendly with ...and the hospitality is amazing .

DONT THINK EITHER KEEP THEM NOW, I'VE SHOWED AT DONCASTER USED TO BE A GOOD TURN OUT. WISHED I'D KNOWN TOU WHERE SELLING YOUR DOMINICANS, MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME OFF YOU PETE. DO THEY DO THEM IN TIGERS?? QUITE LIKE THE WHITES

I recently sold a pair of black tigers and a pair of self blacks ..top notch both pairs were ..just had to cut down on colours...Yea the tigers in Belgium are lovely birds ...one of my breeder friends over there Alex Mertens has some of the best tigers ive seen ...and a big difference with Belgium Ghents is the size ..much bigger and heavier than anyones i seen here.