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       #Post#: 7408--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: May 26, 2011, 4:21 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Actualy Cliff none of my birds came directly from Kenny .. No we
       don't compare notes on pairs as they are pretty far removed from
       each other and he doesn't know my pairs nor I his.. we will talk
       about feed and bouce off each other where the teams might be
       condition wise coming up to a major fly... There are no
       shortcuts finding your key birds , my best were stumbled on by
       accident.
       I did try one hen he gave me 10 years or so ago that didn't pan
       out. I run a tight ship over here and anything different just
       takes up breeder and perch space that I need .. I don't like a
       lot of birds and numbers just confuse things... Lets get
       something straight, when I'm talking about color bird crosses I
       talking about all crossbreds regardless of who bred them.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7405#msg7405
       date=1306440938]
       Hehehehe. You're so full of it, Scott. Sorry, my friend. I just
       don't believe you when you say that in your first couple of
       years after getting birds from KGB that you didn't try any other
       birds from him, or didn't compare notes on performance and
       production of certain pairs. It has nothing to do with pumping
       your ego. It's called cultivating friendship and comraderie in
       the sport.....finding our how certain pairings and certain
       sub-lines are producing.
       
       And this line of yours,  "we rarely talk about families as there
       are far more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families".....is this the real Scott
       Campbell? We have all heard you post specifically and
       consistantly about the stability and problems you believe are
       inherent in specific families that you have little experience
       with, such as the Turners. I don't ever believe I have heard you
       reference the fact that it may be individual birds at fault. You
       always fault the family!
       
       And I am definitely filing this statement away of yours for
       posterity..."This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families. Like I have said before,
       it isn't about the family it is about finding the right few key
       birds to build a program around where you don't have to rely on
       the numbers game to try and be competitive".....though I agree
       whole-heartedly! LOL!
       Cliff
       
       
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7402#msg7402
       date=1306438220]
       
       No Cliff we never swap birds as there is no reason to  .. Nor do
       I track my birds in others hands as I don't need to pump my ego
       .. Kenny and I have two seperate programs and directions where
       the birds is concerned.
       In fact the same holds true with all those that I stay in
       contact with , we rarely talk about families as there are far
       more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.
       This game is far more about individule effort and stock sence
       than particular families. Like I have said before, it isn't
       about the family it is about finding the right few key birds to
       build a program around where you don't have to rely on the
       numbers game to try and be competitive.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7401#msg7401
       date=1306437405]
       Scott
       I care because we fly the same family of birds....because we
       swap birds..... and because, I know he has a few birds from
       other families and I want to know which birds are excelling. If
       you give birds to a flyer whom you were monitoring, wouldn't you
       care if your birds did well?  Kinda like Tony wanting to see his
       Ruby influenced Fullerton birds do well.  I bet KGB was very
       pleased when you did very well with his birds, and I bet he
       monitored how you did with them. I suspect you traded a few back
       and forth and compared notes. That's all it is. It is beyond my
       understanding why you would care! LOL!   I do agree that many
       have good birds, and often times, it is the better managed birds
       that win.
       Cliff
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7390#msg7390
       date=1306429390]
       
       Cliff it is beyond my understanding on why you would care what
       he flew.  Around here we could care less what is flown , it is
       much more about the flyer.
       As for you and your fly, with what seems to be a solid judge
       looking for real breaks vrs activity. I would be careful  a
       youngbird team that is still in development and a knack for
       quick triggers, not that a youngbird team can't be good. But
       they can certainly be inconsistant as a real working team as a
       team depending on the day.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7389#msg7389
       date=1306428483]
       It's lunch time here, Scott...but Good Morning to you. I spoke
       with Jay to be sure what birds he flew, and it was a kit of
       yearling (2010) Turners that qualified for him. Interesting
       note: it was a kit of yearlings that won it for me also over my
       old-bird team. So now it's a tough call as to whether to stay
       with the young birds (were they just lucky?) or whether to go
       with the old-birds, even though they had a bad day. I am
       training both kits and will decide, depending on how they hold
       up under the preparation for the finals.
       Cliff
       
       PS I didn't mention any names in my post...but if the shoe
       fits...for goodness sakes, wear it! LOL!
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 7417--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: May 26, 2011, 8:01 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Of coarse particular charactorsics follow some birds depending
       on how tightly they are bred. Cliff as you yourself know those
       birds have stability issues which is why most cross them. Did
       you find a stable side without crossing ?
       On my end my birds like to fly high and are a pain to manage
       properly , there are also a host of other minor faults I have to
       deal with. I'm realistic and honest about my birds faults.
       
       
       
       (We have all heard you post specifically and consistantly about
       the stability and problems you believe are inherent in specific
       families that you have little experience with, such as the
       Turners)
       #Post#: 7418--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: Cliff Ball Date: May 26, 2011, 8:57 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       [font=bookman old style]
       Scott
       OK, so you and KGB just share  in similar birds from a common
       background. That's fine.
       And who said anything about shortcuts? I've been minimg this
       vein of gold for six years now!  Let me set your mind at ease.
       Don't worry about it. You are such a hoot.
       Cliff[/font]
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7408#msg7408
       date=1306444900]
       Actualy Cliff none of my birds came directly from Kenny .. No we
       don't compare notes on pairs as they are pretty far removed from
       each other and he doesn't know my pairs nor I his.. we will talk
       about feed and bouce off each other where the teams might be
       condition wise coming up to a major fly... There are no
       shortcuts finding your key birds , my best were stumbled on by
       accident.
       I did try one hen he gave me 10 years or so ago that didn't pan
       out. I run a tight ship over here and anything different just
       takes up breeder and perch space that I need .. I don't like a
       lot of birds and numbers just confuse things... Lets get
       something straight, when I'm talking about color bird crosses I
       talking about all crossbreds regardless of who bred them.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7405#msg7405
       date=1306440938]
       Hehehehe. You're so full of it, Scott. Sorry, my friend. I just
       don't believe you when you say that in your first couple of
       years after getting birds from KGB that you didn't try any other
       birds from him, or didn't compare notes on performance and
       production of certain pairs. It has nothing to do with pumping
       your ego. It's called cultivating friendship and comraderie in
       the sport.....finding our how certain pairings and certain
       sub-lines are producing.
       
       And this line of yours,  "we rarely talk about families as there
       are far more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families".....is this the real Scott
       Campbell? We have all heard you post specifically and
       consistantly about the stability and problems you believe are
       inherent in specific families that you have little experience
       with, such as the Turners. I don't ever believe I have heard you
       reference the fact that it may be individual birds at fault. You
       always fault the family!
       
       And I am definitely filing this statement away of yours for
       posterity..."This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families. Like I have said before,
       it isn't about the family it is about finding the right few key
       birds to build a program around where you don't have to rely on
       the numbers game to try and be competitive".....though I agree
       whole-heartedly! LOL!
       Cliff
       
       
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7402#msg7402
       date=1306438220]
       
       No Cliff we never swap birds as there is no reason to  .. Nor do
       I track my birds in others hands as I don't need to pump my ego
       .. Kenny and I have two seperate programs and directions where
       the birds is concerned.
       In fact the same holds true with all those that I stay in
       contact with , we rarely talk about families as there are far
       more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.
       This game is far more about individule effort and stock sence
       than particular families. Like I have said before, it isn't
       about the family it is about finding the right few key birds to
       build a program around where you don't have to rely on the
       numbers game to try and be competitive.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7401#msg7401
       date=1306437405]
       Scott
       I care because we fly the same family of birds....because we
       swap birds..... and because, I know he has a few birds from
       other families and I want to know which birds are excelling. If
       you give birds to a flyer whom you were monitoring, wouldn't you
       care if your birds did well?  Kinda like Tony wanting to see his
       Ruby influenced Fullerton birds do well.  I bet KGB was very
       pleased when you did very well with his birds, and I bet he
       monitored how you did with them. I suspect you traded a few back
       and forth and compared notes. That's all it is. It is beyond my
       understanding why you would care! LOL!   I do agree that many
       have good birds, and often times, it is the better managed birds
       that win.
       Cliff
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7390#msg7390
       date=1306429390]
       
       Cliff it is beyond my understanding on why you would care what
       he flew.  Around here we could care less what is flown , it is
       much more about the flyer.
       As for you and your fly, with what seems to be a solid judge
       looking for real breaks vrs activity. I would be careful  a
       youngbird team that is still in development and a knack for
       quick triggers, not that a youngbird team can't be good. But
       they can certainly be inconsistant as a real working team as a
       team depending on the day.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7389#msg7389
       date=1306428483]
       It's lunch time here, Scott...but Good Morning to you. I spoke
       with Jay to be sure what birds he flew, and it was a kit of
       yearling (2010) Turners that qualified for him. Interesting
       note: it was a kit of yearlings that won it for me also over my
       old-bird team. So now it's a tough call as to whether to stay
       with the young birds (were they just lucky?) or whether to go
       with the old-birds, even though they had a bad day. I am
       training both kits and will decide, depending on how they hold
       up under the preparation for the finals.
       Cliff
       
       PS I didn't mention any names in my post...but if the shoe
       fits...for goodness sakes, wear it! LOL!
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 7419--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: May 26, 2011, 9:03 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       
       It is more than that Cliff .. my birds came down from a family
       that he developed.
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7418#msg7418
       date=1306461425]
       [font=bookman old style]
       Scott
       OK, so you and KGB just share  in similar birds from a common
       background. That's fine.
       And who said anything about shortcuts? I've been minimg this
       vein of gold for six years now!  Let me set your mind at ease.
       Don't worry about it. You are such a hoot.
       Cliff[/font]
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7408#msg7408
       date=1306444900]
       Actualy Cliff none of my birds came directly from Kenny .. No we
       don't compare notes on pairs as they are pretty far removed from
       each other and he doesn't know my pairs nor I his.. we will talk
       about feed and bouce off each other where the teams might be
       condition wise coming up to a major fly... There are no
       shortcuts finding your key birds , my best were stumbled on by
       accident.
       I did try one hen he gave me 10 years or so ago that didn't pan
       out. I run a tight ship over here and anything different just
       takes up breeder and perch space that I need .. I don't like a
       lot of birds and numbers just confuse things... Lets get
       something straight, when I'm talking about color bird crosses I
       talking about all crossbreds regardless of who bred them.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7405#msg7405
       date=1306440938]
       Hehehehe. You're so full of it, Scott. Sorry, my friend. I just
       don't believe you when you say that in your first couple of
       years after getting birds from KGB that you didn't try any other
       birds from him, or didn't compare notes on performance and
       production of certain pairs. It has nothing to do with pumping
       your ego. It's called cultivating friendship and comraderie in
       the sport.....finding our how certain pairings and certain
       sub-lines are producing.
       
       And this line of yours,  "we rarely talk about families as there
       are far more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families".....is this the real Scott
       Campbell? We have all heard you post specifically and
       consistantly about the stability and problems you believe are
       inherent in specific families that you have little experience
       with, such as the Turners. I don't ever believe I have heard you
       reference the fact that it may be individual birds at fault. You
       always fault the family!
       
       And I am definitely filing this statement away of yours for
       posterity..."This game is far more about individule effort and
       stock sence than particular families. Like I have said before,
       it isn't about the family it is about finding the right few key
       birds to build a program around where you don't have to rely on
       the numbers game to try and be competitive".....though I agree
       whole-heartedly! LOL!
       Cliff
       
       
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7402#msg7402
       date=1306438220]
       
       No Cliff we never swap birds as there is no reason to  .. Nor do
       I track my birds in others hands as I don't need to pump my ego
       .. Kenny and I have two seperate programs and directions where
       the birds is concerned.
       In fact the same holds true with all those that I stay in
       contact with , we rarely talk about families as there are far
       more important things to discuss where these birds are
       concerned.
       This game is far more about individule effort and stock sence
       than particular families. Like I have said before, it isn't
       about the family it is about finding the right few key birds to
       build a program around where you don't have to rely on the
       numbers game to try and be competitive.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7401#msg7401
       date=1306437405]
       Scott
       I care because we fly the same family of birds....because we
       swap birds..... and because, I know he has a few birds from
       other families and I want to know which birds are excelling. If
       you give birds to a flyer whom you were monitoring, wouldn't you
       care if your birds did well?  Kinda like Tony wanting to see his
       Ruby influenced Fullerton birds do well.  I bet KGB was very
       pleased when you did very well with his birds, and I bet he
       monitored how you did with them. I suspect you traded a few back
       and forth and compared notes. That's all it is. It is beyond my
       understanding why you would care! LOL!   I do agree that many
       have good birds, and often times, it is the better managed birds
       that win.
       Cliff
       
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7390#msg7390
       date=1306429390]
       
       Cliff it is beyond my understanding on why you would care what
       he flew.  Around here we could care less what is flown , it is
       much more about the flyer.
       As for you and your fly, with what seems to be a solid judge
       looking for real breaks vrs activity. I would be careful  a
       youngbird team that is still in development and a knack for
       quick triggers, not that a youngbird team can't be good. But
       they can certainly be inconsistant as a real working team as a
       team depending on the day.
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7389#msg7389
       date=1306428483]
       It's lunch time here, Scott...but Good Morning to you. I spoke
       with Jay to be sure what birds he flew, and it was a kit of
       yearling (2010) Turners that qualified for him. Interesting
       note: it was a kit of yearlings that won it for me also over my
       old-bird team. So now it's a tough call as to whether to stay
       with the young birds (were they just lucky?) or whether to go
       with the old-birds, even though they had a bad day. I am
       training both kits and will decide, depending on how they hold
       up under the preparation for the finals.
       Cliff
       
       PS I didn't mention any names in my post...but if the shoe
       fits...for goodness sakes, wear it! LOL!
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 7420--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: Cliff Ball Date: May 26, 2011, 9:16 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       No, you still have it all wrong Scotty. These birds DO NOT have
       significant stability issues, anymore than your family has
       issues with being stiff. And most guys I know are NOT crossing
       the Turners, and the ones that do, do so because they are in
       search of creating a more perfect family of rollers, most, like
       Joe Bob, regretting that they did so instead of selecting from
       within the family for birds that possess the characteristics
       they were looking for. I DO NOT cross my family of rollers and I
       have been on a program of culling out any lines that I obtained
       from anyone else that did so, following the lead of guys that
       have worked with the family for 20-30 years. The straight
       Turners have everything within the family that is needed, just
       as most families of rollers do, including your own. It's a
       matter of selecting the right individual pigeons and breeding
       them tight.
       I suppose I could ask you the same questiion. You yourself know
       that Pensoms tend to be extremely stiff, which is why most guys
       have been crossing them for decades....to get some roll in them.
       I guess it's like in Randy Gibson's case in crossing the Turners
       with your base line of birds,  Joe Kiser's Pensom family. Did he
       do so to put stablity in the Turners or to put more roll in the
       Kisers?  I guess the answer depends on one's perspective and
       agenda.
       When it comes right down to it, I don't really care what you
       think of my family of rollers, Scott.  I only care when you try
       to spread false rumors and your deluded fantasies about them.
       You are just one guy's opinion. GOT IT BIG BOY? But you and I
       participate in,  and enjoy the same hobby, so I know that we
       both love the performance found in this breed of pigeons. So
       we're stuck with each other, my friend....the ying and yang of
       the roller world.
       I'm just enjoying seeing more and more guys successful in
       competition at the Regional, National and International level
       with the Turner family of Birmingham Rollers.
       Cliff
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7417#msg7417
       date=1306458106]
       Of coarse particular charactorsics follow some birds depending
       on how tightly they are bred. Cliff as you yourself know those
       birds have stability issues which is why most cross them. Did
       you find a stable side without crossing ?
       On my end my birds like to fly high and are a pain to manage
       properly , there are also a host of other minor faults I have to
       deal with. I'm realistic and honest about my birds faults.
       
       
       
       (We have all heard you post specifically and consistantly about
       the stability and problems you believe are inherent in specific
       families that you have little experience with, such as the
       Turners)
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 7421--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: MOTHERLODELOFTS Date: May 26, 2011, 10:05 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       
       Good luck in the finals Cliff !
       
       
       
       
       [quote author=Cliff Ball link=topic=562.msg7420#msg7420
       date=1306462604]
       No, you still have it all wrong Scotty. These birds DO NOT have
       significant stability issues, anymore than your family has
       issues with being stiff. And most guys I know are NOT crossing
       the Turners, and the ones that do, do so because they are in
       search of creating a more perfect family of rollers, most, like
       Joe Bob, regretting that they did so instead of selecting from
       within the family for birds that possess the characteristics
       they were looking for. I DO NOT cross my family of rollers and I
       have been on a program of culling out any lines that I obtained
       from anyone else that did so, following the lead of guys that
       have worked with the family for 20-30 years. The straight
       Turners have everything within the family that is needed, just
       as most families of rollers do, including your own. It's a
       matter of selecting the right individual pigeons and breeding
       them tight.
       I suppose I could ask you the same questiion. You yourself know
       that Pensoms tend to be extremely stiff, which is why most guys
       have been crossing them for decades....to get some roll in them.
       I guess it's like in Randy Gibson's case in crossing the Turners
       with your base line of birds,  Joe Kiser's Pensom family. Did he
       do so to put stablity in the Turners or to put more roll in the
       Kisers?  I guess the answer depends on one's perspective and
       agenda.
       When it comes right down to it, I don't really care what you
       think of my family of rollers, Scott.  I only care when you try
       to spread false rumors and your deluded fantasies about them.
       You are just one guy's opinion. GOT IT BIG BOY? But you and I
       participate in,  and enjoy the same hobby, so I know that we
       both love the performance found in this breed of pigeons. So
       we're stuck with each other, my friend....the ying and yang of
       the roller world.
       I'm just enjoying seeing more and more guys successful in
       competition at the Regional, National and International level
       with the Turner family of Birmingham Rollers.
       Cliff
       [quote author=MOTHERLODELOFTS link=topic=562.msg7417#msg7417
       date=1306458106]
       Of coarse particular charactorsics follow some birds depending
       on how tightly they are bred. Cliff as you yourself know those
       birds have stability issues which is why most cross them. Did
       you find a stable side without crossing ?
       On my end my birds like to fly high and are a pain to manage
       properly , there are also a host of other minor faults I have to
       deal with. I'm realistic and honest about my birds faults.
       
       
       
       (We have all heard you post specifically and consistantly about
       the stability and problems you believe are inherent in specific
       families that you have little experience with, such as the
       Turners)
       [/quote]
       [/quote]
       #Post#: 7451--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: Cliff Ball Date: May 28, 2011, 9:41 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Thanks, Scott. We both know that there is a certain amount of
       luck involved, too.
       Cliff
       #Post#: 7476--------------------------------------------------
       Re: North Central World Cup Regionals
       By: Johnnie Williams Date: May 30, 2011, 9:57 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Next Saturday is going to be GREAT DAY Cliff's Birds are going
       to Preform at there BEST I'm sure-- and WEST TEXAS ROLLER CLUB
       is having Picnic-auction and raffle in Hobbs New Mexico-- at
       building across street from 3611 W. Alabama. Lunch is $12.00
       Raffle tickets I think are 3for $5.00 if going call Brian
       Goodwin Cell # 1-575-631-5716 to order lunch need to to that by
       Wed. meal is catered-- SURE GRATE TIME WILL BE HAD BY ALL!!!
       GOD Bless!!!
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