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A Preventative Medication Program That Works....

Donnie Zehr
Donnie Zehr Apr 23, 23
A Preventative Medication Program That Works....
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Health or its absence is the key to all results, good or bad! Regardless of the quality of your pigeons, if you are unable to keep them healthy they are doomed to perennially poor results.

I believe it is safe to say that the person who has pigeons of lesser quality but has learned to keep them close to the top of their health cycle will outperform a group of superior pigeons whose critical health is little understood and has, unfortunately, been allowed to lapse.
Though this definitely is true, most fanciers haven't a clue as to what does or does not constitute good health. Good health in a racing pigeon is a 365-day activity. The old adage is in fact true: "You only get out what you put in!"
Most fanciers get excited prior to racing old and young birds. Once this is over, the birds take a back seat until next spring. Ah, yes, there is always next year! Hope springs eternal. or does it?
Well, in fact it doesn't! Unless these fanciers have a massive overhaul of their attitudes, they do not have any chance at all of ever improving. Pigeon keeping (all bird keeping, no, the keeping of all living animals) is a hands-on activity. You learn by doing, first and foremost. You also learn by listening, by reading, and by observing; but I guarantee that you never learn by talking, and harping, and pontificating. You know the guys I mean! They let you know that they have forgotten more than you will ever know. Well, a sieve has really never been my idea of the perfect repository of the world's knowledge on racing pigeons! My partner, Jim McLean, always states that unfortunately, "You become what you are around." How can such a simple statement be so profound! Here is a very simple rule to live by: If you cannot say something good, bite your tongue and refrain from saying anything at all!

Our topsy-turvy world has always gotten things confused and it's no different in our own pigeon sport. We always assume that those who do the best also know the most and can teach the rest. This is rarely the case. In the real world, the great coach or teacher is usually the man or woman who could not physically achieve perfection, but who in turn strove to learn all they could so that they could pass it on to all those who did have the ability and could benefit from their own efforts.

In the past I have assisted many fanciers to achieve better results than had, for them, hitherto been the case. Very few ever acknowledge where the info originated, and like the sieve, they have a tendency to lose what it is that they are supposed to hold.

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Testimonials

Hello.  We received the two boxes today with the four Hansenne pigeons.  Arrived in excellent condition.

Kim

She is SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!  Thank you guys for looking out for me.  Can’t say enough about how much I love the bird and birds you have sent me.

Rob

Thank you so much, i got the bird!  He's so beautiful, pin tail apple body, nice wing :)

JOSELITO

Hello there, My name is Mike and live in Az, I had racing pigeons when I was young and now Im not young haha 61, Semi retired and determined to move to a place where I can fly birds again, want to get my grandkids involved. Anyway as a kid I flew some Sions and really enjoyed your website. When Im ready would love to get a few Sions again and see how they do. Any advice for an old newbie? lol

Mike

Hey Donnie, Saw your Birds on Ipigeon and must say, those are some Beautiful Heitzmans. They are very true to what I called the real thing. Beautiful Hansennes as well. Take Care, Chuck 

Chuck

Hi

I have placed the pigeon recieved from you recently in a priority express shipment back to you in same box recieved.   Bird was beautiful and healthy but we realized it’s nature is such that it needs to fly and be a racing pigeon. We can’t offer that life to it and realize it was a mistake to try this based on our situation

Bird has had not been outside and has been confined indoors in isolation since recieved. 

Please give it the home it deserves. 

Appreciate the care you took getting it to us!!!

Bill

Need some color on my team. Had some sion couple years ago when i had a partner who sick and could not care for his own birds. He liked sions so i bought some from you on pigeonauction.com. We alot of fun his sions against my team .He has since past on. His family called me and thanked me for letting fly with me he really looked forward race day. HE WON EVERY WEEK
Path: https://www.clayhavenfarms.com/pigeons/for-sale


Patrick

Thank you guys so much for allowing me the opportunity to love these birds. 

Rob

Thanks again for the most beautiful Pure Paul Sions pigeons ever!! The loft is full of happy sounds from the birds strutting around in their new home. Y’all were so easy to work thru my problems of  birds I chose.

Thanks a million times over Pam and Donnie.  Your friend Jimi

Jimi

Good evening

What  a surprised  New Year’s gift from you guys

I received the very nice young pure white hansennes hen this pm.

I was not aware that you sent her already/

Thanks for sending 12046

I really like her.

Please keep me posted when you have bastins availabe

Wishing you a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Thanks so much

Ariel

I received the birds this morning.

As I expected, they are all very pretty and healthy.

I need a nice sion cock to pair up with my almost white hen.

I believed, I inquired a white splash white sion cock,

Not sure if he is still available, trying to breed out pure white sions

From your loft.

The Hansenne cock, very handsome, pls keep me posted for a solid

White hen. The hen very beautiful, can’t

Wait what they will yield.

Thanks so much

Ariel

 I’m super stoked for new birds!. Second new loft in Austin Texas. I’m really looking for 4 to 5 pair.

James Lovejoy
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