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Winter Show Update |
The premier club event of the year, our Winter Show
this year is featuring the Canadian Pigeon Fanciers
Association
Classic Show, along with the return
of the Western Canadian National Show, which was founded in
Vancouver in 1977. Our show an all age, all breeds pigeon,
bantam poultry and waterfowl exhibition, open to both club
members and non members.
This year’s event is located
again in the Ag-Rec Building at the Abbotsford Fairgrounds, Clearbrook, B.C. The
fancy pigeon judge will be Dennis Manning, and our bantam poultry judge
is Ken Cooke. The flying judge will be Myron
Berger.
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Join us in Victoria
The
next club meeting will be held on May 28, 2006 in Victoria.
A
group of club members and directors will be going over and will have lunch
at noon at the Bird of Paradise Pub, 4291 Glanford Ave, Victoria, with the
meeting to follow. All are invited to the lunch and meeting.
For
more information regarding directions to the meeting, please contact Bill
Papas, our Vancouver Island director, at (250) 382-2106 or email:
pouters_croppers@msn.com
This is our second annual trip to Victoria
and hope everyone can attend this meeting, as last years' meeting was very
successful.
Keith
Biggs
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CFIA News
The CFIA is enhancing its control measures on imports of
live birds from all countries eligible to export birds to Canada to
further limit the possibility of the importation of avian influenza
to Canada. These new measures apply to countries which are
recognized as being free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in
their domestic flocks. Canada continues to prohibit trade in
poultry, poultry products and birds with any country which is not
recognized as free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in its
domestic flock.
The following new measures apply to imports
of live poultry and other commercial birds, such as parrots, pigeons
and cagebirds, day old chicks and hatching eggs, effective April 24,
2006:
pre-shipment inspection by a certified veterinarian within 24
hours of shipping.
confirmation that the birds were kept in a country free of
highly pathogenic avian influenza since they were hatched or for 21
days prior to shipment.
vaccinated birds are not eligible for import into Canada.
the country must have an official surveillance plan for
Notifiable Avian Influenza in place that has been carried out in the
establishment within the past 21 days, or a representative sample of
the shipment must have been subject to a diagnostic test within 21
days prior to shipment to demonstrate freedom of infection from
avian influenza.
a 30 day quarantine of imported birds upon their arrival in
Canada.
a representative sample of live bird shipments must be tested in
Canada for notifiable avian influenza 21 days after entering the
approved quarantine location.
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May 28, 2006 |
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Bird of Paradise Pub
4291 Glanford Ave
Victoria, BC |
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The Vancouver Poultry & Fancy Pigeon Association
is dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of the
breeding and exhibition of fancy pigeons in the Pacific
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Wild Pigeons and Doves
It’s a well known fact in our hobby that during our long
association with pigeons, fanciers have developed over 300 domestic
breeds. What you may not know is that Mother Nature is no slouch in
this regard either, in that there are 308 species of wild pigeons
and doves in the world. Pigeons and doves (the terms may be used
interchangeably) have two characteristics which separate them from
most other birds. The first is that they are among the few birds
that can drink by suction, sticking their beaks in the water and
drinking continuously; most other birds must take one beakful at a
time and then tilt their head backward to swallow. The second is
that both sexes produce “crop milk” to feed their young, the only
other bird to share this characteristic is the flamingo.
Pigeons and doves are found throughout the world but the
majority of species are native to Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.
Around 18 species of pigeons and doves have been recorded in North
America but many of these are either strays from the tropics or
feral populations of escaped Eurasian species. In the Pacific
Northwest we have three species, the Band-Tailed Pigeon which lives
in the Pacific coastal mountains, the Mourning Dove which is common
everywhere and often visits backyard bird feeders and of course the
feral Rock Dove, the ancestor of all domestic pigeon
breeds.
Just as fanciers have developed breeds which differ
greatly in appearance, wild pigeons and doves come in a wide
variety. The smallest is the sparrow sized Diamond Dove of
Australia, which is a popular aviary bird and now has several
domestic color variations and the largest is the Victoria Crowned
Pigeon of New Guinea which is a fruit eating pigeon the size of a
turkey. For a complete listing of the world’s pigeons and doves and
some interesting photos check out wikipedia.org with search word
“pigeons”.
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