Team Gurnay –
Carol and I are finally settled in enough to get some pigeons flying, meet the local club members,
and get my breeders together. It is a different sort of environment for the birds, but I’m confident
that they’ll do as well here as they did in California.
I have GURNAY bands. I have AU and IF bands. They are .75 cents a band, and it will be first
come, first served. I have @200 AU bands, but those are also my bands – so, they’re not all leaving
Rainier.
2022 GURNAY USA CLUB dues. Because of the rising cost of everything over the past few
years, I am going to ask that the dues rise to meet inflation. $20.00 a year to help defray costs.
We are going to re-affiliate formally with the AU. I would like some input on whether we
continue affiliation with the IF (due to the low number of flyers actually competing in IF clubs).
The current AU GURNAY bands are my personal bands, but I want these going back to being a
club band.
2022 GURNAY USA FUTURITY. While Don has graciously agreed to host again if we have no
other takers, one of the reasons we started this Futurity was to get the birds to different areas of the
United States in order to test them north and south, east and west, and somewhere in between. In
the last ten years, we’ve flown from Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington State, and New
York. Obviously – multiple times from a few of those areas. This year, we had the lowest number
of birds shipped to the Futurity in that same decade. The Futurity is a little bit of work – but we
need more birds to make this productive, competitive, and to keep the Gurnay gene pool clicking.
David Meyers has agreed to host it in 2023 – and I’ll probably pick it up in 2024 – but how about
one of you other long-time members raising your hand for this year? CALL ME – 530 598.6245.
RACING PIGEON DIGEST. Do we have a volunteer or two, that would like to provide input for
some articles? I’ll get David to clean them up as necessary, and I’ll send them on to Gene.
If you are flying your Gurnay with your club, we would love to hear about it. I don’t care if they’re
topping the winner’s list – the fact that we have Gurnay actively competing is worth sharing.
If you know someone who might be interested in joining this club – and getting involved with the
Gurnay – please let me know, share this Newsletter, and welcome them to join. The price is small –
the rewards are great.
Alan & Carol Dyar
504 Karen Court SE
Rainier, WA 98576
alangurnay.12@gmail.com
530 598-6245
AU or IF Bands - .75 cents apiece. Please include an extra $1.00 for mailing.
Pam please tell Donnie these Hansennes do indeed have a lot of class. Large wings like I've never seen like maybe on a duck or owl. They have a lovely prance, and their Roman noses takes the cake. Love it! Keep up the good breeding Donnie.
Dear Don,
Just sending a gift for my appreciation for getting such nice Sion birds from you. When I get some youngsters from them, I will send you some photos. I am still planning on purchase another hen and cock. Have a good breeding season with your birds.
Received birds this morning here in Missouri. They are safe and both beautiful.
Beautiful female pigeon. Lovely mix of colors, fether quality and great posture. I figured her picture wasn't the best pose. The male is impressive and very masculine looking and I'm happy to say they are calm and get along very well together. Thanks again they are gorgeous....
The birds arrived today got them all tucked in the loft. You saved the best for last I think there nice birds ,,only sorry I didn't buy a couple of the other hens. Thanks alot
Hello. I received the birds today they look great. Thank you very much.
The Hen is here! Awesome bird & I can feel the power just holding her. She is very calm pigeon & that is always a plus. Thanks so much!
Hi this is Nate from Wisconsin. I just wanted to let you know the Andalusian cockbird made it here in good shape today. Thanks again!
Hi Don, birds are adapting well. I like their presentaion & calmness. Looks like they will fit in with my birds. I see what you mean about the BB. We'll see how he produces. Might b a genetic thing & go away when crossed with and unrelated hen.
Regards
Jim
Halo! Just picked up bird from post office. Thank you very much!
Thank you very much for your attention. the pigeons are beautiful and eat well. Im recommending your pigeons to my friends. I hope to buy more pigeons from you in the future. Thank you.
Arrived early and in perfect condition. I have 8 favorites.
