by johnnymarin | Mar 5, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
Ninety-seven homing pigeons were tested for their ability to detect small changes in magnetic fields. The tests, which were intended to corroborate and extend those reported by Reille (1968), were performed in uniform magnetic fields using 2 m diameter Helmholtz coils (series I), and also in non-uniform fields using 24 cm diameter coils (series II). There were no significant differences between responses to magnetic fields and control tests, though significant responses to a light flash demonstrated the overall viability of the test method, which was a classically conditioned increase in heart rate. In series I there were indications of a difference between two magnet treatments, steady fields vs. alternating fields, but in a more sensitive test for the same effect in series II no differences were observed.
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by johnnymarin | Mar 4, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
In a previous publication we reported a correlation between normal fluctuations of the earth’s magnetic field and the day-to-day variations in the initial bearings chosen by homing pigeons released repeatedly at a single test site under sunny skies. We here examine the question whether this correlation reflects a cause-and-effect relationship. A series of 20 test releases was conducted in 1974 to compare the bearings of pigeons wearing bar magnets glued to their backs with the bearings of pigeons wearing brass bars. As in a pilot series conducted in 1970, the day-to-day variations in the bearings of the birds wearing brasses were inversely correlated with the variations in the K index of magnetic disturbance, whereas no such correlation was found for the bearings of the birds wearing magnets. We conclude that the magnets mask the effect of the K fluctuations, which suggests that it is the magnetic events themselves that influence the orientational response of normal pigeons. This conclusion is further supported by a demonstration that bar magnets, like natural magnetic disturbances, deflect the birds’ bearings to the left.
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
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by johnnymarin | Mar 3, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
The final of the Million Dollar Race SAMDR took place on 3rd of February in Sun City, South Africa. The pigeons of Freddy and Jacques Vandenheede were always at the front of the race, winning a 5th and 6th prize in the final over 521km.
The SAMDR in South Africa is regarded as one of the hardest and most prestigious one loft races worldwide. The winning pigeons are usually very strong racing birds with plenty of strength, and they generally originate from long distance bloodlines. And this is why the pigeons of such renowned long distance fanciers as N. & F. Norman, Gaby Vandenabeele, Gerard Koopman and Chris Hebberecht have achieved some historic results on South African soil.
We reported earlier on that this year’s Ace Pigeon title was won by Return Flojo, a pigeon bred by Pieter Veenstra based around several long distance bloodlines, bred from a crossing of a Pieter Veenstra hen (sister Dolca Vita) and a cock of Chris Hebberecht. He comes from a son of Ike x sister Champion, or a crossing of a 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB x a 2nd Nat. Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB.
Other top prizes in the final race were won by the noble long distance bloodlines of Freddy & Jacques Vandenheede from Zingem; they claimed a 5th and 6th prize in the final, a race of 521km.
5th place in final SAMDR
The 5th place was won by a youngster of Miss Marsupilami 15-89538 of F.B.I-Racing & Breeding (Ireland). The sire of this Miss Marsupilami is Daapel BE11-4289698, a direct Freddy & Jacques Vandenheede, bred from Mastodon BE07-4093204 (the sire of Ace Marsupilami I and II: 2nd and 4th Nat. Ace Pigeon Extreme Long Distance YLs respectively in 2014, and a son of top breeder Sjah BE02-4478695, one of the most talented sons of the iconic breeder Limoges De Rauw-Sablon) x Alisia BE09-4035302 (winner of a 1st Prov. Vierzon 3,614 p.). The dam of Miss Marsupilami is Future National BE08-4334596, from Daniel Aerens from Drongen (a daughter of a 1st Nat. Montélimar, herself a full sister of a 1st Intnat. St. Vincent paired to a grandson of a 1st Nat. Pau – Van der Wegen).
6th place in final SAMDR
The 6th place was won by Chinese champion He Bin, with a direct pigeon of Freddy & Jacques Vandenheede. The pigeon that won this top prize is called Flatwater BE17-4200429, bred from the sire of Fantast, winner of a 1st Nat. Libourne 6,134 p. in 2013: Boss Simonne BE11-4244384. He comes from the world famous bloodline of Topkweker Freddy. He is a son of Raipipon BE01-4483224 (a grandson of top pair Antigoon x ’t Krijt: the parents of Topkweker Freddy De Rauw-Sablon, and then Pros Roosen) x Simonne BE07-4093286 (winner of a 1st Nat. Bourges 27,506 p. in 2009).
The dam of Flaterwater is Angie BE14-4000004, winner of a 22nd Prov. Villemandeur 5,156 p., a 39th Prov. La Souterraine 6,205 p., a 48th Prov. Bourges 4,930 p., and an 81st Prov. Chateauroux 5,641 p. Angie is a daughter of Super Champ BE07-4093015 (8th Nat. Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB) x Darya BE10-4101084, winner of a 1st Prov. Bourges 2,031 p. and a 5th Nat. Bourges 12,607 p. Darya is a daughter of Triggerfinger BE07-4093269 (1st Prov. & 3rd Nat. Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB ’09) x Mariska BE07-4045034 (1st Nat. Argenton).
There is no getting around a top class breed
The Vandenheede racing pigeons feel particularly at home in good racing weather, where the pigeons have to work hard (speeds of 1300 m/min or lower). The world class pigeon breed from Zingem was again outstanding in 2017, and this showed in their title of General Champion of Belgium KBDB 2017. The Vandenheede breed has now shown their potential in South Africa as well, claiming a 5th and 6th prize in the final of the SAMDR Million Dollar Race in Sun City. It is no secret that the team of Freddy & Jacques Vndenheede is a world class breed, and they demonstrated this again in South Africa.
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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
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by johnnymarin | Feb 22, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
Las Vegas police say that 13 horses, 150 roosters and hens, 400 pigeons, two guinea pigs, and four turtles were confiscated from the home.
Officials confirm that the animals were living in deplorable conditions. Charges are expected to be filed against the owner of the home.
Las Vegas police and Animal Control were alerted to a possible animal hoarding situation at a home near Cheyenne Avenue and Lamb Boulevard.
Red Rock Search and Rescue also assisted in the removal of animals.
While some horses seemed to be healthy, others appeared to be distressed and neglected with matted fur and broken hooves.
Scripps sister station KTNV in Las Vegas also watched as about 100 roosters were taken away in carriers.
Neighbors said this all started when a horse escaped from the home around 6 a.m. Sunday. When police and animal control arrived, they began investigating the house and eventually started seizing animals.
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
by johnnymarin | Feb 18, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
Local January 1892 news included an irreverent reverend, passenger pigeon innovations, and a mix-up between Paris, France, and New Paris… in Ohio.
RAILWAY WOES: About all it takes to bring the trains late into Richmond is a slight snowfall that would not even stop a kindergartner, AND THERE YOU ARE! Because of this we suggest the depot should add more woodstoves so there may be no more human extinctions – not from freezing while waiting – but from rapid advancement of old age! – The Eds.
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNTRYSIDE: Yesterday while Mrs. Jane Lusk, wife of farmer Frederick, with a jug of whiskey and $300 she had just withdrawn from the bank, somehow got it misplaced. It has since been learned Marion Duff and Tom Young stole both jug and money. When arrested, they were drunk. The money was returned. The whiskey won’t be.
IN HAMILTON, OHIO: Evangelist Edward Best yesterday stood at his open window and loudly prayed to the Lord to curse and destroy his neighbors with cholera and smallpox. The man of the cloth was immediately arrested and fined $10 and costs for disorderly conduct. When appealing to the county judge, he — as clergyman — was sternly rebuked to make appeal to the highest court above and to adjust to how he does the Lord’s bidding down here below.
UP IN THE AIR: The Evening Item is in receipt of the annual report of Postmaster General Wanamaker, in which he recommends a governmental postal telegraph service. Just why the Feds should go into the telegraph postal business any more than by delivery express or business freight, he does not say. We in Richmond vote for a passenger pigeon system because, by the way the Postmaster’s brain works, it is something this government-funded idiot might actually endorse. – The Eds.
DISCOVERED ‘EM: Our brother the esteemed Palladium, in yesterday’s dispatch, with regard to brigands robbing a train in Warsaw, Poland, posted the location as Warsaw, Indiana, a place to which it was not heretofore thought brigands would ever extend themselves. It is expected that next our Pal the Palladium will locate the news of Paris, France, at New Paris… the one in Ohio! – Eds. (The Evening Item and the Richmond Palladium were friendly rivals until they merged on Jan. 8, 1939, and the former competitors became one.)
ON EARTH: Our recent comet, it is now believed, is identical to the one seen in 371 years B.C. and again in A.D. 337, at the time of the death of emperor Constantine. It will never appear again to the present generation. Its orbit has been calculated from accurate observations as a very lengthened ellipse, with a period of 793 years to say the least, so that its next appearance will be in 2,675, wherein it is probable few of us will be left to greet it, but of course the immortal town of Richmond shall be. – The Eds.
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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
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by johnnymarin | Feb 15, 2018 | Bird Deterrent Products
A Syrian soldier serving in Aleppo has an unusual way of spending his downtime – breeding pigeons on the rooftop of a partially-destroyed building.
Bassil, who asked to be identified by his first name only, is a 29-year-old soldier from the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour.
He has been serving as a soldier with the government forces in Aleppo in the north of the country for eight years, and has not seen his parents or siblings in all that time.
In 2016, Bassil witnessed some of the most intense fighting of the civil war as rebel fighters took control of parts of government-held western Aleppo.
In December 2016, the city came under full control of the government after a crushing offensive that forced remaining insurgents to evacuate to the northwestern province of Idlib.
But in the past two years, a scaling down of the fighting in Aleppo has given him the chance to explore his hobby of breeding pigeons.
In a residential area known as Ramouseh, which used to house a major bus station, almost all the buildings have been destroyed.
It was the target of a lightning rebel offensive in August 2016, and was captured from government forces for several days.
On the roof of one building, where the staircase is only partially intact, Bassil keeps his pigeons in a cage.
When he’s not required for duty, Bassil climbs up the damaged stairs, squeezes himself through the rubble and metal joists and comes out onto the roof where he spends time with his birds.
He feeds them and admires them as they fly over the destruction down below – buildings riddled with bullet holes or partially collapsed from airstrikes and shelling.
“I climb here to relax and have some good time with the pigeons,” he says.
“I am far away from my parents so I spend my spare time with these birds after I finish my shift. I watch them and make them fly.”
Almost none of the buildings left in the area are fit for habitation, but Bassil says he is hopeful for the future.
“All parts of Syria should be built. God willing, all this destruction will be rebuilt.”
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
