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Raymund
Hermes, a pigeon breeder with heart and soul
Raymund
Hermes is 65 and he has worked with carrier pigeons since he
was 9. And that's no wonder since his ancestors were also bit
by the carrier pigeon bug. When he was building up his company,
he only played in the German programme (i.e., national) and
among 80,000 breeders he made to an unrivalled first place
very quickly. Since 1980, this successful businessperson has
been on the international longe distance races. In spite of
his very difficult geographic location in Germany (Westerwald
and the Low Mountain Range), he had achievements on the
international long distance route that still stand alone today.
His recipe for success is still in use today: all pigeons in
his loft are raced. For instance, at Perpignan 2002, there was
still one single injured racing pigeon on the racing-loft in
Hamm/Sieg. For the territory of Westerwald, you can only get
tough and high-performance pigeons for long distances by
applying a rigorous programme of selection. They never sold a
high-performance bird, no matter whether it was an
international winner or an AS pigeon. If we ask the breeder
Hermes for the reasons for his unrelenting success, he'll give
you an answer that's short and sweet: thinking logically,
being true to your principles and a fine feeling for the
carrier pigeon business are what make you successful.
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