Daniel Tăut is from Satu Mare and started competing in pigeon competitions in 2012. The results were not long in coming and, because his passion was not long in being taught in the family, his son, Nicholas, also became, at only 9 years old, pigeon fancier. This year they are participating together, each in the championship for their age category and, so far, each has managed to rank their pigeons among the first places in the top - something they would not have succeeded, according to Daniel, without a correct administration of Beyers food, "food that makes a difference".
When did you become a pigeon fancier?
More seriously, I started competing in 2012. In 2013, the results appeared - in 2012 at the chicken stages and the following year at the larger stages. Since then I compete annually.
Do you also have pigeons in pigeon houses?
Not. For now, I only participate in the national championship and that's it. We will probably try pigeon holes next year as well.
What important places have you won this year in competitions?
The Godollo stage - from 19.05 - where we obtained the 1st place, 2nd place at launch, 3rd place at the breeder, with 14 birds ranked out of 38 employees. Another stage that brought me a 2nd place, with a difference of 2 m / minute speed, between 1st place and 2nd place. And another one - the last one, from 14.07 - brought me 1st place, 5th on the launch and 1st place in the team, in the breeder. The food made a difference, for sure.
This year I made a new cage and flew only with the youth - with the birds of 2016. Basically, we fly both in my name and in the name of the child, because he is also a great pigeon fancier and the big stages were won, by fact, of him; I only put five pigeons on me, and the rest were in his name - Nicholas Taut. In fact, it was thanks to him that I got back to pigeons. He is 9 years old and is already a big pigeon fancier and his pigeons even win.
What stages do you prefer?
We put pigeons in almost everything, except the marathon ones. This year I took from the team of pigeons360.ro a series of chickens and some of the flyers and I liked them very much, they sent me chickens from their soul family. Returning to the stages - we play speed-semi-long distance, and in 2015 we were the 2nd place on the West bird area and now Nicholas is every year, in the children's championship, in the first three places. People say that it is easier for children because there are fewer stages and you can choose, but last year the children's championship started to be more serious, more taken into account. Participate this year as well - the results are not yet approved and we are waiting to see them.
What other pigeons do you have on the farm? Do you have a personal line, or do you have it from other famous pigeon lovers?
What I have, mainly, I have from Stelian Dumitran - from his pigeon families. Last year I took Drapa, Van Dyck, Diels pigeons - and I also have Gaby Vandenabeele. I managed to have some original pigeons and practically they are the pigeons we are looking to climb in the rankings.
How many pigeons do you have in the flight group?
This year we started with 35 pigeons. Mainly, there will be about 80 birds in the adult and the chicks will be more - I want to take out about 100 birds; we fly them and then in the fall we make the selection.
What system, what flight method do you practice?
Widowhood. I show them the females, normally - both on boarding and on arrival. Females are waiting at home.
Do you have certain flights before the big stages, how do you train them?
About three workouts a week.
At what distances?
60 kilometers, because this is the maximum distance I can go on the entrance corridor, because then it's the border and we can't go any further.
How many days do the chicks have when you hire them on stage?
And this year there will be practically three series. There will be chicks that will probably have a month to wean - the youngest. They will have jobs only for experience, they will not necessarily compete to win. Of course, there are exceptions, for a bird hired for the first time at a longer stage to come forward. Basically the results came after I passed Beyers.
What do you use from Beyers?
Everything I use is from them - 100% Beyers. I took ten kinds of food, opened ten bags, and when I saw what the food looked like, I administered it. I don't necessarily have a fixed schedule or administration scheme. It all depends on the stage, the distance, the intensity and the direction of the wind.
Have you switched to Beyers this year, or have you used their products before?
From this year. I wanted to in the past, but I couldn't solve the transportation problem. Now I am also represented Beyers in the area and everything is much easier. Now that I give food from Beyers to everyone in Satu Mare, it seems to me that the others are starting to beat me too.
What changes have you noticed in pigeons?
They eat 60% of the total amount they used to eat. I had problems with them, because this is another type of food and when I started, I didn't know how to manage it. It's a much too good, very good food, it's the food, I think, perfect for pigeons. Then, you have to give in moderation, to know how and what to do. Basically I started giving the pigeons following the scheme displayed on the site. I didn't make any inventions; I looked at her and respected her. Then, in the last stages, I started to customize it, to adapt it to the existing needs. As a result, the results were seen. I lost two stages - I was beaten 0.5 m per minute, speed - someone put seven birds in me, otherwise all the last five stages would have been mine. The championship in Satu Mare is quite strong - the competitions last 5 minutes, it's not like in other areas where they last half an hour or even an entire hour. Here if the birds come, they come in those 3 minutes and you also have a chance to rank. The difference between the 1st place and others is a few seconds - it's just a matter of correction and if he gave the wing once or twice in addition to giving you too much Energy, you lost the contest.
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