What a bird Sweet Revenge is! Flying Tigerz flew her in the 2013 YB season. She did mediocre, but it was an odd season with a mix of smash and fast races, so it was hard to gauge her ability. A lot of birds didn’t finish that season, but she did and was always in just behind the front of the pack. Almost immediately after young bird season is when the theft occurred in 2013 so she was stolen along with her parents and the rest of the birds. About a year later, I look out on the landing board and there is a beautiful blue bar hen that is unbanded. One of the joys of owning a small loft is that I immediately knew which bird she was, even though the thieves had cut her identification band off. Unfortunately, however, I was still devastated by the loss and did not start keeping birds again yet, so I gave her to a friend to hold on to. Shortly after I transferred her to his loft, all of his birds were stolen. What a way to live her life, stolen twice, I thought. Give it another year (2015-two years after the theft) and I look out at the landing board which were followed by a few slaps to my face to make sure I wasn’t dreaming of the past. Sure enough, the same beautiful unbanded blue bar hen was waiting for me to open the trap door. By this time, I had updated loft security and started acquiring new stock for the 2016 breeding season. With the heart and determination she showed me, along with the way she handled and great feather quality, I decided to try her in my breeding program. Well, all I can say is that it paid off. Every bird she produces feels like gold, looks likes like a diamond and flys like falcon. Out of 3 youngsters she has produced:
=1st (3rd place) at the Flying Aces One Loft Race at the 350 miles station winning $1350
21st (25 day birds) at Fast Eddies Late Hatch OLR at the 400 mile station winning $1000