Merry Christmas Ole Ye “Roller Folk”

Merry Christmas all you roller people! As we all know the 2009 breeding season is right around the corner so it is imperative that we start off the season in good cheer.  Also, we never want to start the new year off the way the last one ended, provided that the ending was bad. To prempt the 2009 madness i thought that it would be good to create our collective “what we want for christmas list.”

The exercise is simple, just write your wish in the comment section and hit submit.  Hopefully our collective wishes will create the type of synergy needed to perservere through another year of ups and downs.

Wish List 2009

1. I wish that the BOP’s never return from their migration and take a swim somewhere near the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Dead Sea.
2. I wish that Show rollers are stripped of their Birmingham title once and for all.
3. I wish that speed and quality multipliers are considered as equally important in current kit competition rules.
4. I wish that feather merchants and their minions would stop peddling their pedigrees and pushing the hobby backwards.
5. I wish that roller folks, to quote LARC member Jason Fant, would realize, “this ain’t religion it’s just pigeon!” and keep the petty shit out of the mix.  

Now its your turn–add to the list.

PW

Fly or Die!

Visiting Chuck Hatcher

On Saturday 12/20/2008 members of the LARC and supporting fanciers traveled to Sylmar Ca. to drop in on Chuck Hatcher.

Hatcher's Pigeon Paradise

 Chuckie, as we call him, has been breeding from a very small pool of Pensom’s which he has kept pure for the past three-decades. Upon our arrival–on a very chilly morning–Chuck was sitting in his yard ready for us with hot coffee and donuts. Trust me, it was very much appreciated. 

By way of background had Paul Gomez visited Chuckie a few weeks prior and was impressed by the speed and style displayed by the kits flown. Once he told other LARC members there was nothing left to do but go and check them out. What makes Chuckie special (amongst many things of course) is that he has kept his birds pure thus preserving relics and ideals from the past. While the kit wound up being a little stiff you could not dispute the speed and style of those that did perform.

Make no mistake, we will be headed back for a follow-up visit to enjoy all Chuckie’s

One of Chuck's Kit Boxes

birds have to offer.

                                             Chuck with his visitors

                                     Going over some of the birds.

                                                 One of Chuck’s favorites

                                        Looking into the old records

                                      Partial interior view of the loft

[In the next couple of days be on the look-out for our Chuck Hatcher video detailing invaluable conversations and beautiful birds.]