Ping's Pigeons

  First a disclaimer. We live in a free society where we can do what we want and basically say what we want. I know we have the right to say what we want to say especially in our social media accounts, I just felt a need to talk about certain attitudes of fanciers that we come to know over the years. I wrote this because I came to know one fancier na sa ikli ng panahon na nagre-race sya nakita ko lahat ng attitude that I'm about to discuss. So let's begin. 1. The First Drop Syndrome I admit nung newbie palang ako, there's a feeling na kailangan mo ipaalam sa lahat kung gano kaaga nakauwi ng training yung kalapati mo. Admit it or not, lahat tayo guilty nyan especially when we were just starting. When I started wala pang facebook kaya lahat ng kililala I would text them "dito na kalapati ko, sabay sabay dumating, di pagod" ha ha. Right now sa facebook generation, we see that a lot. 1st drop 2nd drop etc., kung newbie ka it is acceptable pa kasi mataas pa ...

     I wasted a lot of pigeon rings because I decided not to race them, karamihan naka McArthur pa. Now I feel like a hoarder again. I really want to race my andalusian but I'm having second thoughts. First of all he is my first andalusian so medyo senti ng konti. Second barako naman and I really don't like racing cocks. I think this season is proving to be one of the hardest season ever, ang dami na nawala and he's still here. What to do?

     I never thought doing Alagang Magaling would be very difficult, but it was. Although I'm glad to be able to experience it. 1 1/2 hours of preparation plus 4 hours of taping. I hope you guys enjoy it.

Breeding Program Di ako nagpupurga, di ako nag va-vaccinate, di ako gumagamit ng antibac. My breeders usually have 3 to 4 months rest from breeding, in simple terminology, di sila losyang. pag malapit na mangitlog sinusubuan ko lang ng supra, calcium and brewer's yeast. 3 to 4 times a week i put glucose sa water. Squabs: Six days after hatching sinusubuan ko ng supra, calcium, brewer's yeast everyday until 25 days old. Training: 3 to 4 times a week glucose on water. Nothing else. Derby: Last week of training: sinusubuan ko ng supra, calcium saka brewer's yeast in random, pinapatikim ko lang gagamitin ko mga gamot para ma familiarize lang sila sa lasa, last training usually friday loading kaya i give rhea b-complex na rin. Sunday: Supra, calcium and wakamoto (arrival from last training) Monday: Calcium and wakamoto Tuesday: Supra, calcium and wakamoto Wednesday: Calcium and wakamoto Thursday: Supra, calcium and wakamoto Friday: B-complex, calc...

     I was surprise to find Trina and a gift bird from Eseng na me baleleng. Me sari-sarili naman silang cage so talagang air borne ang virus. Alam nyo ba kung ano gamot sa baleleng? It's not antibiotics o kahit anong gamot dyan. It's the power of sex, parisan nyo wala pang dalawang linggo galing na ha ha. Matagal na namin ginagawa to pag may nagkakabaleleng. Nagkataon lang na cock and hen sila kaya sila na pinagpares ko, sabay sila gumaling promise. Kung isa lang me baleleng sa inyo bili kayo native. O ayan ha.

     He was my young bird warrior 2 years ago sa BFRC Summer Race, he placed 3rd O.A. sa Funrace and won a couple of pooling. But then he failed to complete the clocking ng derby. I gave him away. Bago mag start training ng summer bumalik sya, my bad di ko na sya binalik me ibang balak ako sa kanya. Nilaban ko sya ngayon sa OB category ng BFRC. Clock sya sa Santiago but came home the next day sa Ilagan lap. E alam mo naman ako ayaw ko ng me butas nilaban ko naman sa GWRPA. 800 plus ang naglaban sa Ilagan wala pa sa kalahati nag clock. Buti naman nag clock si Thirdy. Pangatlong chance mo na yan ha. Uwi ka sa Sunday.

     I bought 10 rings for the summer race of 2016 but all went to waste. I didn't use a single ring, just paid for it. 2 weeks bago mag start training ng summer wala ako panlaban. I have no choice but to pull out  warriors from my breeders. One of them was Bebe, she placed 12th Overall sa GWRPA Young Bird North Race of 2014. She's the daughter of De635. She clocked Santiago, Ilagan and Tuguegarao, by this time pinarisan ko na sya. Thursday night when I came back from the office and was feeding my pigeons I was shocked to find Bebe with an egg, Panic mode na naman. Pero di ako masyado pressured kasi me isa pa ako live. Sunday morning came, one of my warriors na na cut off sa BFRC I raced naman sa GWRPA. Wala pa kalahati nag clock sa Ilagan lap kaya expected na na smash ang Sta. Ana. Past 4 pm wala pa rin yung dalawa ko, kinompute ko cut off ko 4:12 pm. When I looked up nakadapo na si Bebe sa landing board. Sabi ko sayang di umabot sa oras, kung di siguro nangitlog...