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Francy Hermans

Last week-end, we had about 15 young AVIORNIS members, interested for the keeping and breeding of exotic pheasants, grouse, cranes on visit.

Aviculture in the Benelux has a great future. We didn't know there were that many young men and women interested for our birds.

It was a great experience and a resounding success.

Our thanks are due to AVIORNIS YOUTH for their interest in our activity and our birds.

Consult the Tragopan and Grouse fotopages at http://tragopan.fotopages.com and at http://tetrao.fotopages.com for any further details on the subject matter (see date 17 May 2005).
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Francy Hermans
Tragopan Pheasantry at http://www.tragopan.be
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vipio · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

Hello you all!

Well finaly I got here. For those who know Aviornis International, well I'm Kim.

Lets say we had a great time when visitig Mr Francy Hermans and all the other persons where he was taking us. So many rare pheasants, all in good conditions, all in nice and for the bird designed aviary's. To you all who have the chance to do this, don't waste your time Wink

Rockhold Creek Aviaries · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject:

Do any organizations in the US do things like that? I would love to visit facilities like yours in Belgium, but I can really only afford US trips. You're talking minimum wage student here (but also a soon to be pullorum/avian flu tester and veterinary assisstant for the summer next year). Does Aviornis have an American youth branch at all? I would love to join and learn more. I will probably volunteer at the national zoo maybe next year and hopefully get a glimpse of their Great Argus family.
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nwgamefowl · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject: Facilities.......

Hopefully someday i will get a chance to meet Francy Hermans and Francois Bernar and look at what they got.My friends dream about going over there and seeing everything too.
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vipio · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:40 am Post subject:

For Rockhold Creek Aviaries,

You only have to book your ticket and come on over here, the rest is up to us. I'm sure there are other peoples too who want to receive a guest in the house. Here is always a room available for guests who are interested in birds like ours!

So it is only a matter of willing to visit..... Wink

Rockhold Creek Aviaries · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:05 pm Post subject:

So all I would need to buy is a flight ticket? Maybe I could come during the summer for some sort of visit or workshop going on at the time. I have lots of free time. How much does a ticket cost these days to get to Belgium? My passport is active and valid already.

Hmm looks like $500 for a round trip visit from just a simple search engine look up for most European Countries. England and Belgium aren't too bad to fly to! It's less than many bird species! Laughing

The most expensive is something like $970.

Do you all have any summer activities or programs in any European countries related to the birds?
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"When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and earth must pass before such a one can be again" -William Beebe.

Myles · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject:

There is no North American version of Aviornis, strictly European at the moment, hence no youth chapter here. The disadvantage that we have here is that everyone is spread all over the continent, in Europe you can have 5-10 breeders in a 10mile radius, making it easy to arrange and visit other collections. If you can afford a ticket, by all means go for it.
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Aviculture: The Worldwide hobby of keeping and breeding numerous species of wild birds in captivity in order to maintain their normal numerical status in nature with a view to forestalling their extinction by supplying aviary raised stock -- Jean Delacour

vipio · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:33 am Post subject:

Well here 's always something to do...

Visit some (very big) breeders, visit parks,....

All kinds of stuff to do here related to birds!

So if you want to come, always welcome (During shool holidays because I'm taking a study in UK for the moment)

lonepeakpheasants · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:12 pm Post subject:

vipio · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:17 am Post subject:

Well you don't have to wait untill somebody else starts something...

You 'll have to do it like we did it, start something on our own. We asked the aproval of Avioris International and started....

And than you need some luke to find breeders like Francy or others Wink

But most of the time people are generous if dealing with youth, youth visits and stuff!

So who will be the first? Smile

Francy Hermans · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Facilities.......

Rockhold Creek Aviaries · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject:

I have seen your pictures. They are amazing! Our country over here is so large and so many people are self centered that the aviaries that you learn of are far and few between when compared to yours. Apparently many permits in Maryland are issued, but only a few permit holders actually let others know that they have birds. Belgium seems to have a lot of interesting animal and plant projects. The Smithsonian just had an article on the "banana bank" there holding thousands of wild and captive banana germs.

I am looking into being able to come over my senior year to visit Belgium aviaries. I am also contemplating a few other things...
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Jan Harteman · Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:11 am Post subject:

If you visit Belgium, be sure to visit Holland too!
You're (all) welcome to visit my aviaries Smile

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