Well, a sieve has really never been my idea of the perfect repository of the world's knowledge on racing pigeons! My partner, Jim McLean, always states that unfortunately, "You become what you are around." How can such a simple statement be so profound! Here is a very simple rule to live by: If you cannot say something good, bite your tongue and refrain from saying anything at all! You know the guys I mean! They let you know that they have forgotten more than you will ever know. You also learn by listening, by reading, and by observing but I guarantee that you never learn by talking, and harping, and pontificating. Pigeon keeping (all bird keeping, no, the keeping of all living animals) is a hands-on activity. Well, in fact it doesn't! Unless these fanciers have a massive overhaul of their attitudes, they do not have any chance at all of ever improving. Ah, yes, there is always next year! Hope springs eternal. Once this is over, the birds take a back seat until next spring. Most fanciers get excited prior to racing old and young birds. The old adage is in fact true: "You only get out what you put in!" Good health in a racing pigeon is a 365-day activity. Though this definitely is true, most fanciers haven't a clue as to what does or does not constitute good health. I believe it is safe to say that the person who has pigeons of lesser quality but has learned to keep them close to the top of their health cycle will outperform a group of superior pigeons whose critical health is little understood and has, unfortunately, been allowed to lapse.
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