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The
Pigeons
John started keeping pigeons in 1967, his first pigeons came from
his Uncle, they were of the famous Morris Gordon long distance
family. These hard weather, long distance pigeons were best from 400
to 600 miles, but lacked the speed to win at other distances. John
found himself winning more Average Speed championships but less
races. At the time there were only 3 races each year over 300 miles.
John wanted to race more competitive in all the races so he
brought in some Janssens, and in 1985 he introduced some very good
Desmet Mathys from Willy Vanhoutte that excelled at middle distance.
The later additions now make up about 80% of Sampson Brothers loft
today.
He was able to mold these into a
family that excels from 200 to 500 miles, fast or slow, and can also
win at shorter and longer distances, and do. They are excellent in
head winds and have proven to race very well over the Ocean and
Mountains.
They keep about 25 pair of breeders, 36 Widowhood cocks and 100
Youngbirds. Both sexes are raced hard as Youngbirds and only the
best young Cocks are kept, the best young Hens are moved to the
Breeder loft or paired to the best Widowhood cocks. They have tried
racing hens as old birds in the past, but find their best results
come with traditional Widowhood, cocks only.
The future
Because Mr. Sampson’s regular business keeps him very busy now he
has decided to scale down his pigeon activity in the future. Last
year, he visited China and Taiwan on four different occasions
and several trips to Europe. He is very happy his pigeons have
allowed him World renowned recognition and travel but feels now he
would rather spend more time at home, racing and tending to family
and business. Future travel will be limited and more concentration
will be spent on racing and breeding.
John hopes that in the future his sons can take over his
business and he can devote all of his time to racing and breeding
his pigeons. His very capable son David will eventually take the
reigns of the loft allowing John more time to resume his love for
travel to Asia and Europe.
Mr. Sampson’s pigeons have given him a very full and rewarding
life allowing him to have many friends around the world. What he
enjoys most is the fact that we are all Brothers, no matter what our
walk in life may be, be it Laborer, Bank President, Young or Old, we
all have a common bond and respect for each other.
Note from John
I hope you enjoy my Website, I
have tried to make it simple, yet interesting and easy to move
around in. I have tried to keep it from being too commercial, but do
sell a few pigeons and pigeon related products each year. Feel free
to contact us on pricing of any Pigeons for sale if you like. If you
have any suggestions or comments on our Website, don’t hesitate to
let us know, we have waited several years to take this step and
value all opinions.
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