Long Distance Racing Pigeons

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A friend of the channel messaged last year to see if I'd be interested in some long distance birds after hearing I was aiming to one day enter the King's Cup - Lerwick. Now it's time to visit the Callaghan's loft in Cambridge and take a look at some of the birds that can trace their bloodlines back to the long distance greats of the last 100 years, including Bricoux, Westrop, Southwell and Janssen.
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@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

That's my Dad ❤ I started off on my own when I was 18, in 1987, and then Dad joined me in 1989, and we never looked back. We started racing on the North Road flying down into Cambridge. After a few years we went south to try our hand at the Nationals. We have yet to win one, but we have won our section several times and our best Open position is 6th. Our pigeon "Reliable" was the Ace pigeon for our NFC section last year, Dan has the first young birds bred from him this year. We sincerely hope they help Dan establish a long distance team.

@merv690 5 ай бұрын

brilliantly put" a warm blanket for your ears " but I should warn you about the future of your pack lunches, If your wife is anything like mine you will forever more be making you own 🤣🤣 well if she watches this video !!!!!!!

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Luckily she laughed.... 😬

@scot7367 5 ай бұрын

Like how he called the crows the "guard dogs" they do seem to scare the hawks away.

@liamdelaney1751 5 ай бұрын

Typical Irish hospitality, he never lost it.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

True that ❤

@SharonEssery 5 ай бұрын

Hi i keep Rare Coloured Racing Pigeons and the young bird you showed looks like a Dun which is a Dilute Black and the 2 that he called Silver/ Mealy look like Ash Red Spreads

@davidmcdonald9000 5 ай бұрын

Always interesting and excellent vidio good luck with those distance birds 🤞

@tonypeters9763 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this Video, what a Gentleman to bread you some young birds to help start you off on your long distance racing, look forward to these birds progress good luck with them. Good luck monday in your race.

@BrianBatchelor-s4f 5 ай бұрын

The blacks look like my Southwells

@RFRP 5 ай бұрын

That’s a lovely lot of young birds there!! Good luck with them!

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Hope they do well over the next few years!

@desburke7786 5 ай бұрын

Well Dan im delighted that the day finally came, that you took john callaghan and his father noel up on there very kind offer. Give them plenty of time, and please god they will repay youre patients, and the callaghans kindness. I don't tink that dark cheq will moult out into a black or sut as we used to call them, but time will tell. The 2 silver mealys or Ash's will be interesting to see how they moult out. John youre Dad Noel is a gas man, and he didn't entirely loose his irish accent, and Dan really fu€£$d up declining the offer of food from a woman who knows how to keep an irish man happy trough his stomach 😂😂😊😊. Dan i wish you all the best with these babys. And i also wish the callaghan's all the best for the future , 2 absolute gentleman of the sport❤

@abdulazizalabdullah3228 5 ай бұрын

Wish u a good luck with them just u have to be patient with them as he tells u

@leehart1628 4 ай бұрын

Noel is a great man have known him for years he is a real gentleman we have some of his bloodlines and his friends ron that the grizzels come through and they have won and done very well for us

@asadjawaid5629 5 ай бұрын

Bro absolutely beautiful video! Love to see black pigeon! I always watch your videos! I am new in the pigeon world! Bro you doing really good love your. Pigeon sports

@212acres3 5 ай бұрын

Hit that like 👍 button and subscribe for my overseas friend! Have a great week!

@thegeordiefellwalker8878 5 ай бұрын

some good proven stock 👌 great to see your family involved getting that bond with the birds tame happy pigeons = winner's.

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Just hope they stay that way 👍

@AnthonyFennessy 5 ай бұрын

I always wanted to go the distance but it's hard in Ireland the birds would have to cross two channels

@robertbowen4191 5 ай бұрын

You made a mistake not taking up his wife’s offer of food.He is one knowledgeable pigeon man he would have told you valuable information over a cuppa . I would like to hear a lot more from him.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

Dan has an open invitation to return, anytime, and I'm sure there were lots more conversation than we saw on the video. Once Dad gets in full flow about his favourite subject, it's a wonderful thing.

@diamondwings8486 5 ай бұрын

@@johncallaghan8854is the older gentleman in the video your father?

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

Yes that's my Dad

@DaveysLoft-jv7fz 5 ай бұрын

Nice to hear Noel. Lovely birds man.

@DaveysLoft-jv7fz 5 ай бұрын

Good to see your back again..good on ya m8t . Great video 👍

@markryan5716 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyable video H.2.T.UR.PIGEON’s like you said you could talk all day about the birds, you’ll always learn something from the old timers like Noel&Charlie, plus his birds looked great&🤞 you’ll have the luck of the Irish when racing these new youngsters, I did like the way the little youngster didn’t like sitting in your hand, we’ll all be watching out the these youngsters 🇮🇪DUBLIN🇮🇪

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

I really hope they do Dan a good turn and help start him on the long distance journey, they're from our best racers and proven breeders. 🤞

@padunphy6832 4 ай бұрын

Lovely video Dan, best of luck with the distance bird's.

@Don_Loft97 5 ай бұрын

Very nice birds hope they do well for you!!

@brianingram-do2dr 5 ай бұрын

Very good video I really enjoy your stories

@NicolaeIvan-ho3ov 5 ай бұрын

Lovely video continues !!!××

@petersymaeys6067 5 ай бұрын

He gives good advice

@tecgarlick5048 5 ай бұрын

Remember talking to Marley years ago about his birds very good in there day

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

Great pigeons and they're still performing well for many people, especially in the 600+ races

@tecgarlick5048 4 ай бұрын

Yes he lived just off the a1 stotfold

@johncallaghan8854 4 ай бұрын

That's right

@andrewpeskett5649 5 ай бұрын

here in the US and watching your videos have inspired me to start my own loft here soon thank you keep it up!

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Perfect. Good luck!

@baskabaska2249 5 ай бұрын

nice

@arvydasbareikis8836 5 ай бұрын

Nice to see you back on your track 💪 always interesting watch what you do and all these people you met is just "old is gold "

@youriverstraete4986 5 ай бұрын

Don't keep your hopes up for Jan Aarden pigeons. Those are all LONG gone.

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

I think most of the old famous lines are well diluted or lost by now but any DNA percentage of those lines is a piece of history I suppose.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

I don't agree, you still have the genes of your great grandfather and his great grandfather. The base of the Jan Arden family is still their in our birds, my Dad's not claiming that they're pure Jan Arden's, but the base family is definitely still within the genes.

@youriverstraete4986 5 ай бұрын

@@johncallaghan8854 nope, I share not even 15% of my genes with my great grandfather. We are talking about pigeons who lived 60 years ago and earlier. How many generations are there between now and then? How many "pollution" of genes? There is no Jan Aarden strain anymore. That is just a fact.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

@@youriverstraete4986 pigeons have always been known by their base strain, and in Europe especially, by the name of the fancier who created the original family. As George Busschaert said, as soon as any pigeon comes into my loft it is a Busschaert. I'm not arguing semantics with you. We have had the Jan Arden strain in our loft for almost 40 years. My Dad is not claiming they are pure Jan Arden, but there is Jan Arden blood in that pigeon and in many more in our team.

@youriverstraete4986 5 ай бұрын

@@johncallaghan8854 so you telling me a white pigeon from another loft, that has no genetics attached to tho original strain, can be a Jan Aarden? And you are the first to bring up genetics, soooo... . The Jan Aarden part is really not a base anymore, maybe not even 1% of the genetics. It's just a name they are using to sell pigeons for bigger numbers (all over the world). That said, using the name of an excisting loft is not the same as using the name of a person that has no saying in breeding his kind of birds.

@TrevorHart-vd7wk 4 ай бұрын

Top pigeon man so genuine had to up my game when flying against him if you beat noel you done very well. You wont go far wrong with those birds its up to you now wish you all the best.

@mariandera738 4 күн бұрын

Please provide Polish subtitles

@The71PigeonFancier 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant 👏

@AzeemuddinKhwaja 4 ай бұрын

If u really want strong, capable of withstanding 40+ degree Celsius,, then come to INDIA... Our birds are tamed like Spanish mustangs...

@howtotrainyourpigeon 4 ай бұрын

I think the climates differ greatly. It rarely gets above 30°C here so your birds would want a jacket 😁

@richie.carroll 5 ай бұрын

Marley Westrop, what a flyer he was

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

Indeed and a true gentleman we were very lucky to make his acquaintance and receive pigeons from him. They are a phenomenal family and run right through our birds.

@richie.carroll 5 ай бұрын

He was a pure pigeon man. Kept it simple. No fancy BS. Just good methods and system and a genuine family of pigeons

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

@@richie.carroll very much so, kept them good and healthy and worked them hard, and they thrived on his management. I love seeing his birds in Dad's shed, living history and keeping his legacy alive.

@Racingpigeons316 5 ай бұрын

I ❤ your videos

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@RichardPerez-pp7fi 4 ай бұрын

Nice color of your dark black i think thats the good one enjoy flaying

@howtotrainyourpigeon 4 ай бұрын

I hope so

@212acres3 5 ай бұрын

Love the black!

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

Me too

@williamsion3000 Ай бұрын

Crows The best !!!

@Sleepwalk60 5 ай бұрын

Good video and nice to see you getting good blood stock into the team and eventually bring you success at the long distance races.

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

I hope so. Interesting reading about the old strains

@dwartaitken8893 5 ай бұрын

4ANGELS LOFT.. lol he call them mad teenagers,That so true, like you say I can sit and listen to stories all day. Love that interview.

@dwartaitken8893 5 ай бұрын

4ANGELS LOFT.. lol don’t let your wife see this video. She made you a nice lunch but you went for the double cheeseburger.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

It never gets old talking pigeons with Dad.

@jameslynch9826 5 ай бұрын

Where abouts in Ireland is Noel from and I am wondering did he race over there

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

@@jameslynch9826he's from Rush, County Dublin, he didn't race birds in Ireland. I got into them in, when I was a teenager and then we became partners. I moved to Florida in 2000 and he's been doing all the racing since then.

@johncallaghan8854 5 ай бұрын

What can I say Dan, just lovely to watch, and now to hopefully see you have success with the birds. Best of luck and thank you. I will treasure this video and watching my Dad, like you say I never get tired of talking with him

@howtotrainyourpigeon 5 ай бұрын

No problem John. Send me your email address and I'll send you the video in FHD. KZbin compresses everything so much that it doesn't do the camera justice.