THE NATIOANL CHINESE OWL CLUB,
and a short history about it
By:Bob Peirson
The NCOC was orginized in 1958,by several members of the Midwest Chinese Owl Club(no longer in existence). We now have approximatly 200 members and still growing. Our dues are $10.00 adult, $5.00 for juniors, and a family memberships are $12.50.Jr. memberships are available to our young members until they are 18 years old.The Jr. memberships give a junior all the same privilages as an adult membership.The family membership gives you only one vote and one set of points per membership.If an individual wants to collect individual Master breeder points they must have an individual membership,either a senior or junior membership.
We have eight disticts in the U.S. and Canada.We have up to three point shows allowed per district.We also have our anual meeting and show with NPA Grand National,The National Young Bird Show in Luoisville,KY, and an Annual Fall Meet,held in conjunction with one of the district shows.
We have an election every year, and elect a President and a Vice President every two years,and elect a secretary/Treasurer on the off two years.Also we can elect 3 district directors per district,with the person getting the most votes is the Head Director of his or her district.The President appoints various other members for the office of Election Commissioner,points director,ect.
We publish 8 or 9 times a year,members are urged to contribute to the bullitin their ideas on certain subjects,we also pubolish the show results,offer members advantages to advertise their extra birds.
Club dues are due January 1st and memberships run for the calender year.We stop sending the bullitin about March if the membership has not been renewd.
THE CHINESE OWL
The Chinese Owl is a prolific pigeon and you will soon have many young birds,if your birds are healthy and the loft is right for your birds. I find a Chinese Owl does well in a 4 x 8 loft wich I house six or seven pairs in.If you only have an 8 x 8 loft,you should leave one of the 4 x 8 lofts for young birds.The young birds will do much better if they are weaned after they start to eat in a seperate loft as their parents.Any good pigeon food,either grain or pellets,will be alright for your owls.If you need supplies or medicines you can find them in pigeon magazines.I find Foy's in Minnisota is very reliable.
There are many colors to choose from in Chinese Owls.One thing a beginner will do is go for some colors,but they will not be as strong in the show room as the blue bred birds,so you will have a faster track if you start with blues right away to breed winners.When you join we will send you a standard,since it has all the approved Club colors.As you breed and raise birds through the years you will become accustumed to wich colors to breed to each other ect.Many of the members will help you on color breeding.
When starting you should buy the best birds you can afford.Most breeders are honest and will treat a newq member well in getting started right.My experience was that it was about 4 years before got headed right with good birds.You will find prices asked for across the board,you should get good Chinese Owls for $50.00 to $75.00 a pair.If some breeders are overstocked and it is the right time of the year you could get some real bargains.Some breeders may only charge $25.00 a pair that have good blood lines too.Go with what a breeder has done on shows and his reputation with other members.
When you join the club,I will send you a list of names of people in your district to get birds from,that is if you need more birds.
MEMBERSHIP
You will find that as you get accuanted with the members as you go to various shows you will find there is a real friendship between members,and many members come for fellowship as much as to show their birds.