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Initially, my starting point was an accident!   For most of my life I have raised white beaked Budapest.  There were no dark beak Budapest available to me that did not have faults and I had no one available with proper breeding stock.  So, I decided to make Buda Blues...

This article is being written in the hopes that it will educate or re-educate that portion of the fancy that desperately needs to know how to participate in a show or to run one. There are so many responsibilities which need to be shared by all concerned.  Having...

Mike Seiler, Jackson, NJ    February, 2017 Recessive red is the most challenging color variety to work with in any breed.  The gene responsible for recessive red masks (epistasis) all color variations and patterns.  However, some colors are better masked than others. ...

Most of the practices that I will be discussing here are utilized by the majority of our short face breeders. However, it is always wise to compare notes with other breeders, if you need a “refresher course”, when experiencing difficulties or are attempting to learn...

This article was written for clubs in the Middle East and Gulf.   There is great interest in short face pigeons there.   They needed help in organization of shows. Judging pigeons is a difficult and thankless job.  Great praise and criticism comes from the practice. ...

There are 3 gene (alleles) in all pigeons and coupled with other factors will allow you to manipulate the necessary genetics to produce what you need or want. Brown, Blue-Black, and Ash Red. Black is Blue Bar with the Spread Gene Factor. The black of the bars is...

This term “crawlers” is not my own. This word was coined by, the great short face breeder, Rudy Strnad back in the early 1970's. He used the term to describe the movement of a very young unhealthy squab that would eventually die no matter how you attempted to save it....

I was only 16 years old when I had the privilege of meeting Rudy Strnad. A Flying Tippler Breeder in my area knew Rudy from the local shows and feed stores and gave me his address. So one Saturday afternoon in 1968, I rode my bike to Rudy’s house and I found him in...