"Janssen Breeding Principles" Chapter 2 Jankoski Breeding Rules
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is the dream of every pigeon fancier to breed pigeons that represent their own family.
is the dream of every pigeon fancier to breed pigeons that represent their own family, but the chance of success is very low. Fanciers in Taiwan prefer Pigeons that look beautiful and feel good to the touch, most pigeon fanciers only focus on racing and lack patience in breeding. Instead, they deviate from the norm and think that racing pigeons are like athletes. As long as they train repeatedly, they can win. Everyone The only requirement is to see the results of the competition immediately, which leads to a never-ending pursuit of new varieties, no matter what the cost!
On the other hand, European famous pigeon lines are the result of breeding from 1985 to 110 years. They believe that good appearance is not the main condition, let alone the key to the success or failure of breeding. For them, the competition record is the most important. For reference, when selecting and breeding pigeons, what they care most about is the health of the pigeons. If the pigeons themselves have no resistance, they should be eliminated.
Jankoski has repeatedly emphasized that even the Janssen brothers from Arendonk, when they entered old age, they eliminated all their old birds, no matter how glorious their past, the only reason was "health" Because older pigeons have weaker resistance and are more susceptible to diseases, they do not need to take risks by breeding pigeon lines that are 85 years old. In order to avoid the spread of diseases, they really cannot start over from scratch.
comment: As an breeding pigeon, the appearance of can sometimes be ignored, but the basic health cannot be compromised. Some pigeon lofts perform worse than the previous year. Many of them ignore the aging of the breeding pigeons, and the pigeons are getting older. As physical strength declines, the quality of pigeon milk also declines. No matter how well-maintained the same pigeon is, there will definitely be slight differences in the breeding quality between one year old and eight years old.
A perfect pigeon, if you win the championship in the young pigeon race, you must immediately save the breed.
Jankoski has participated in the young pigeon race for more than 50 years. On average, he breeds 10 pigeons to participate in the competition, and only one or two win the prize. The championship is even more not easy! When you make a perfect pigeon and win the championship in the young bird race, you must immediately save the seeds. The Janssen brothers and Clark also adopt the same approach.
He also said that my pigeons are not judgment pigeons. Those who are allowed to keep are either prize pigeons or give birth to prize pigeons. Is the appearance of the pigeons so important? Everyone likes beauty and hates ugliness. The only reason why such an ugly pigeon can survive is probably to win! What could be better than being able to win?
Comment: As mentioned above, the performance rate of famous American lofts like Jankoski is only 10-20% when making ten pigeons, so you don’t have to be too superstitious about the so-called bloodlines and famous lofts. Everything has a performance rate and Regarding the question of gold content, generally speaking, the higher the performance rate of the pigeon family, the more valuable it is to breed. Generally speaking, when setting up a shed, be sure to introduce a few pigeons from one family, and the performance will be higher than introducing one pigeon from east to west. After all, there is an issue of probability.
The successful pairing is no accident.
Janski and Erling must be real experts in Janssen breeding, so they can stand in the American pigeon world for 20 years. Erlin's father and brother are both pigeon breeders. His hometown is in Brunson Town, Limberg Province, the Netherlands. He happens to be Hartucci's neighbor. Friendships are established through long-term relationships, so the American Arendonk Pigeon Lofts To obtain the best Janssen pigeons, regularly import a batch of young pigeons at regular intervals, and then search for ideal breeding pigeons among them. will eliminate more than half of them, and will breed prize pigeons for all breeding pigeons over 3 years old. Records should be kept as old as possible.
They all agreed that a successful pairing was no accident, but a successful bloodline, and they found the best partner through constant experimentation. Therefore, the breeding steps are: (1) Constantly change the pairings every year to see how to pair them with the highest rate of good pigeons. (2) Every pigeon is used to make, and never judge whether it is good or bad based on its appearance.
The following introduces the six major principles of breeding:
· Pigeons from different sources that are closely related or pure lines will inevitably have small defects in their bodies, but these shortcomings are easy to correct. If pigeons made from close relatives can win, it is best not to cross , use "pure" ones for competition, otherwise use Janssen lines from different sources to restore the vitality of the bloodline.
What’s more, the top European racers do not fly the “pure” Janssen system. This is the current popular trend! In other words, pigeon lines with similar origins are used to mate each other. The greatest champion of Arendonk pigeon lofts in the United States in recent years, "2297", is the son of the Janssen line from Van Loon mated to the Clark Janssen line. The other best golden pair is the cock "Fighter" H62-538348 Raindrop Clark. , the female pigeon "Joanna" H71-284049 was bred by Hartuch, and this is how it was produced.
2·Different forms of matching
Many people who have been to the Janssen brothers’ pigeon lofts say that the Janssen pigeons range from very small to very large, gray and light raindrops or dark raindrops, with pigeons of various colors and characteristics. And it also uses a variety of different characteristics to match each other in order to create the most ideal model.
Jankoski uses various eye colors, body shapes, wings, keels, meat materials, and personalities to match each other. Every time he makes two pigeons, only one is ideal. He repeatedly emphasizes that racing pigeons are not a competition, they are too beautiful. Pigeons that are matched together may not necessarily produce good quality.
Comment: The birth of many new pigeon lines comes from crossbreeding. If there is genetic differentiation between the descendants of the same bloodline, that is, although they are of the same bloodline but have different shapes, that is not necessarily a bad thing. In the past, there were Seniors like Ding Pei, old and new, advocate "cross-breeding of the same species", just like pigeons of blood lines with sand eyes and yellow eyes, raindrops with gray eyes, etc. This is called "heterogeneous crosses between the same species". Compared with pigeons of the same species, Qualitative mating and heterogeneous mating can better slow down the degeneration rate of inbreeding.
In order to ensure that the pigeon breed will not degenerate, inbred pigeons are also used to participate in competitions
3·Same father (mother) half mother (father) brother and sister inbreeding
When a male pigeon or female pigeon shows its extraordinary breeding value, This method is most worthy of adoption, as the common coefficient of its blood source can reach 50%, and it can best consolidate the characteristics of a certain famous pigeon to ensure the advantages of the father or mother.
Jankoski most often breeds "Red Fox" Belg69-6697210, a red male, a son mated to a daughter to produce a retained male, and "Joanna" H71-284049, a gray female, a son mated to a daughter to create a retained female. As early as 30 years ago, the representative pigeon of the Janssen brothers, Belg59-6981935, was bred from a son of Bangle 51 and a daughter. This is not their unique skill. It must be traced back to the pigeon bred by Kusen in 1932. Schalie Blauwe (slate gray), this slate gray stock pigeon made the Janssen brothers famous forever. It was bred from a son and daughter of the Scooter line "Epp". This is an example of a successful stock pigeon. It has always been a magic weapon for outstanding breeders.
For example, Meulemans used a son of "Vurige58" to a daughter to create the father pigeon of "Old Vandenbosch"; in addition, Ponte Rosa's signature pigeon of the Janssen line, the father pigeon of "James Bond", and "05" "The mother pigeon is made in this way.
It is worth noting that in order to ensure that the pigeon breed will not degenerate, Jankoski uses closely related pigeons to participate in competitions. They must fly at least 160 kilometers and the longest distance is 900 kilometers. Only those who win the championship or fly back without fatigue can Qualified as a breeding pigeon.
Comment: Each pigeon family has different coefficients of resistance to inbreeding. For example, if there is a very close relative such as a son and a mother, they can still win prizes, and there are also cases where one generation and four generations will still show severe degeneration or genetic diseases. One The extent to which a pigeon line can withstand close relatives is generally written in reliable pedigrees. In addition to reflecting how a pigeon was bred, the pedigree can also guide subsequent breeding work.
4·Extreme inbreeding is used to produce breeding pigeons
For example, father-daughter mating or son-mother mating, using Janssen pigeons from different sources to create golden pairs, such as Janssen mating, Clark mating, Hartuch mating, etc., and There is no taboo against using this method, but it should not be used if the blood is from the same source or is too close. This is the key to the success or failure of inbreeding.
Many internationally renowned pigeon loft owners, such as the Belgian Janssen brothers, Meuleman, German Willy Leach, British Masarella, Dutch Hartucci and other famous masters, have all used this method. Jankoski seldom uses fathers to mate to daughters, but usually uses sons to mate females to create breeding pigeons. This method is the same as Hartucci's technique.
In 1971, Hartucci used the famous "No. 88" to breed the foundation hen "No. 259", which is a close relative of the son to the mother, and produced two breeding hens. Among them, "Joanna" was the mainstay in the Jankski pigeon loft, and the other Sister "Inteelt duivin" H71-284039 gray hen, the descendant of Hartuch won the second national championship from Orleans. The same matching method also happened in the Clark pigeon loft. As early as 1961, a "young pair" golden hen was bred, which was bred from a close relative of the son and the dam. She won the championship and gave birth to a championship pigeon.
5·The most successful bloodline is to maintain 3/4 or 7/8 purity
That is, among the grandparents or great-grandparents, one of them is an exotic breed. As far as I know, it is like the Janssen line of Dr. Linsen or Hartucci. , is not a pure Jensen line, or even a Clark Jensen line, nor is it an absolute pure breed. Janski knows how to use this, which is consistent with the "half Huapli Belg60-1000863 raindrop male" introduced by the Jensen brothers. It is the same, that is to say, the 3rd and 4th generations will perform well, making "Old White Eye" 10 times champion, "Rocket" 10 times champion, and "Lekdi" 4 times champion.
6. Research Institute. The detailed information and prize records of the adopted pigeons will increase the chance of winning. When developing your own system with similar prize winning conditions
, you must first thoroughly study the detailed information and prize records of the imported pigeons, and the chance of winning will be high. !
(1) Analyze the shape of the local winning pigeon, such as body shape, weight, and length of wings. This is the most suitable local model under the limitations of nature. Try to give priority to this type.
(2) Then pay attention to the winning season, wind direction, temperature, as well as the distance and speed of the competition. Use this as a standard to mate to make the most suitable model. If the breeding is not suitable, change the mate and breed towards an ideal goal
Jenks. The situation of winning pigeons based on the competition is similar. For example, the winners of the 160 kilometers to 480 kilometers are matched with each other, that is, the faster ones are matched with the faster ones; the winners of the 700 kilometers to 850 kilometers are matched to create strong endurance passenger pigeons in bad weather. In the next competition, if you encounter the same flying sky, the chance of winning a prize will naturally increase.
Comment: It is said that foreign monks can chant sutras, but except for some places where the level of local racing pigeons is really low, breeding pigeons imported from other places are generally used. It is best to match the local pigeon breeds that are relatively stable, including the same idea when playing one-loft races. This is a tried and tested experience.
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