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       #Post#: 10162--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: scott70
       Date: December 5, 2011, 7:07 am
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       It is nice to see Tonys birds have come this far that we can go
       back to good birds in his peds it proves to me and I am sure a
       lot of others they are well worth our time to try out as a
       family.
       Mr Thom has realy put the time in on Tonys birds and has proven
       they will do very well in the air with the right person behind
       them.
       Raul keep up your hard work with these birds I for one would
       love to hear how well you will do with them and please let us
       know what not to do also so my self and my wife can keep moving
       a head with them Mr Thom has helped us alot so far and I hope we
       can all keep moving this family a head to one day see them
       compete.
       Joe I agree it is very hard to compair this family to the pensom
       line of birds but you have to start some where with a young
       family as the rubys are compaired to the pensom family but I
       have a lot of respect for people that work so hard to prove it
       like Raul and Mr Thom
       #Post#: 10165--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: Joe Asaro
       Date: December 5, 2011, 9:19 am
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       --- Quote from: scott70 link ---
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       > It is nice to see Tonys birds have come this far that we can
       go back to good birds in his peds it proves to me and I am sure
       a lot of others they are well worth our time to try out as a
       family.
       > Mr Thom has realy put the time in on Tonys birds and has
       proven they will do very well in the air with the right person
       behind them.
       > Raul keep up your hard work with these birds I for one would
       love to hear how well you will do with them and please let us
       know what not to do also so my self and my wife can keep moving
       a head with them Mr Thom has helped us alot so far and I hope we
       can all keep moving this family a head to one day see them
       compete.
       > Joe I agree it is very hard to compair this family to the
       pensom line of birds but you have to start some where with a
       young family as the rubys are compaired to the pensom family but
       I have a lot of respect for people that work so hard to prove it
       like Raul and Mr Thom
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Scott....I also clammed the NBRC 644D hen as a strong part of
       Tony,s Ruby family and have nothing but respect for Thom and
       Raul. Raul should show strong strides in his Ruby breeding and
       culling program with his (no bird of pray) location of his
       hobby.Take full advantage of that gift Raul. Best of luck to
       both of you in the hobby.  :) Joe
       #Post#: 10166--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: raul carreiro
       Date: December 5, 2011, 9:36 am
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       Hi Scott, Its pleasing to know that we who choose to breed and
       fly Tonys line of birds, have a great support system provided to
       us courtesy of Tony by way of posting on our designated section
       "Flying and breeding Ruby Rollers" ;D We may not be champion
       fliers or breeders but we certainly have the hearts and minds of
       champions! Our birds are just as good as any other line of
       compitition rollers! THanks for the kind words of me, I dont
       think I am qualifed to give anyone advise on how to fly Rubys as
       I am just a novice back yard flier. I can only tell to those you
       are willing to listen of my personal experiances with these
       birds, what works or doesnt work for me!
       I agree with you 100%, Thom is a dedicated  individual whos hard
       work and determination has proven the Ruby Line have what it
       takes!  Paul Fullerton would be the a good person  to ask for
       advise on flying Rubys, he is a top class flier/compeditor who
       has flown Rubys any which way you can! Maybe next year with some
       more flying experiance under my belt flying Rubys I will put up
       or shut up by flying in comps ;D
       #Post#: 10167--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: raul carreiro
       Date: December 5, 2011, 9:54 am
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       --- Quote from: Joe Asaro link ---
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       > Scott....I also clammed the NBRC 644D hen as a strong part of
       Tony,s Ruby family and have nothing but respect for Thom and
       Raul. Raul should show strong strides in his Ruby breeding and
       culling program with his (no bird of pray) location of his
       hobby.Take full advantage of that gift Raul. Best of luck to
       both of you in the hobby.  :) Joe
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Joe like wise I have nothing but great respect and admeration
       for you! Yes my friend I will use my advantage of living in a
       BOP free paradise to the best of my ability ;)  I wish at times
       I had guys like you and Thom near me with the knowledge and
       Integrity to help others! As you know I live in a one horse
       town, where it is only me who flys Rollers! I have to depend on
       reading books and  every piece of info on flying and breeding
       Rollers from what is posted here, and then rely on my intuition
       to intupret what I have read to put to good use! Its not the
       same as having the support and hands on advise of some great
       guys like you and Thom to show me the ropes. Are you sure I
       couldnt convince you and Thom to move to Bermuda and fly with me
       :D
       #Post#: 10170--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: oldfart
       Date: December 5, 2011, 11:19 am
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       Hey all, I am in total agreement that 644D was a great bird but
       I doubt Tony thought any more of her then any other of his other
       stock birds at the time. I want to make the point that any bird,
       stock or kit is only worth what it can produce in context with
       your present program be it breeding or flying. Looking at
       pedigrees can be fun and brings back fond memories especially if
       the bird was one you raised or that of a close friend. However
       simply seeing a bird on the pedigree does not guarantee that it
       or its progeny will perform. Only through selection along with
       breeding can we gain insight of what to expect from a breeding
       pair. Even then, there are no guarantees of success. Starting
       with the best available stock can shorten the time needed to
       bring a loft to the point of expected success but an ever vigil
       mindset must be followed. Once you have an established program
       cull even harder, accept only the very best and stop importing
       outside of your gene pool not even from the same family. Tony
       offered a reward of a pair of birds once for any idea that would
       save feed in his Crown Breeding System. My idea pleased him and
       he would have full filled his promise, except I turned him down.
       I turned him down because I had an established bloodline and did
       not want to contaminate my effort even with birds from the
       strain I am working with.
       I do appreciate all the kind words from my pears and friends but
       I urge everyone to always question advice from any source.
       Learn, then decide for yourself what works best for you and your
       loft.
       Take care my friends
       Thom
       #Post#: 10173--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: rookie from  ct
       Date: December 5, 2011, 4:17 pm
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       Now that is the Old  Fart that I remember  Take care my Friend's
       . Dennis
       #Post#: 10174--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: oldfart
       Date: December 5, 2011, 4:55 pm
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       Hey Dennis, I am still the same opinunated old blow hard I
       always was! Not likely to change, toooo old and toooo mule
       headed! :)
       I hope you and yours are well and your birds are thriving!
       Take care my friend
       Thom
       #Post#: 10175--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: rookie from  ct
       Date: December 5, 2011, 5:22 pm
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       Thanks  ;) Thom  ;D All here better every day  ::) the way it
       should be ::) Fly more & fly more often, :-\ OH and keep your
       guard up Dennis
       #Post#: 10177--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 644D
   DIR By: markmidmo
       Date: December 5, 2011, 9:09 pm
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       Thom touched on something that I struggle to articulate.  Good
       birds such as 644D or 514 or 226 or etc. are great for what they
       produce at that moment in time but shouldn't be the 'end all' of
       a program.
       While I appreciate what Pensom did for Rollers with 514, she
       wasn't the only bird he bred from.  Neither was 644D Tony's only
       stock bird.   At times I think individual birds are put on an
       unnecessarily high pedestal.   They are good and that is to the
       breeder's credit, however they are just a step on a long
       journey.
       
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