I have lived here in South China, Maine since 1973. When purchased, "Our Farm Home", was certainly one that needed lots of tlc. In spite of that need... it wasn't long before cochins and racing homers found a place in our barn. My bachelors degree from USM in Biology (with a large helping of genetics) helped me turn a pair of cochins into a life long ambition of breeding and showing. Those 30 years have included much in terms of animal (bird) husbandry. If raising cochins wasn't enough, during those years I have been involved with the following:
Racing of Homing Pigeons
Breeding & Showing Reg. Polled Hereford Cattle
Breeding & Showing Fantail Pigeons
Breeding Suffolk Sheep
Breeding & Showing Nubian Dairy Goats
Breeding Australian Parrots
Breeding Canaries and Exotic Finches
Hybridizing TB Irises and Daylilies
Yes, I have had a very full and busy life... but now that I'm retired, it is time to "simplify" my life and I am concentrating on gardening, breeding and flying "Rare Colored" Homing Pigeons, breeding and showing Modena Pigeons and of course continue to work with my Cochins.
Our web pages are as follows:
Modena page under construction
The support from my beautiful bride, Sharon, has been without reproach!
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