Raul Carreiro / 24 Jan 2011 08:33

Hi All, I wish to contribute some of my thoughts and experiences to those
who like me a novice, are always searching every nook and cranny for useful
information that will with time and practical application lead us to the
betterment of our minds in the ever learning successes and failures of
flying and breeding these little 2 winged wonders.

To begin with if you are a novice and you are a member of FT, you have
already made a wise and fruitful 1st step! This site, the "University of
the English Tippler", is where you will find all of the Professors whose
combined years of knowledge and experiences will aide all novices in their
quest to learn at no cost! The camaraderie on FT is not bad either, lol!

The most important tools a novice needs to invest in for his venture in the
tippler hobby is the best foundation stock one can afford, from a breeder
who has for many years been successful with his line of birds, and if the
breeder is genuine be willing to be available to the novice should he
require help and advice! I was fortunate to have discovered such a breeder
who has supplied me with both good foundation stock and the constant
badgering for help and advice! Thank you Neen!

Stick with one family of birds, the mixing of different family's of birds
in my opinion, inevitably will bring the average quality of the better
family to a lesser degree in performance an uniformity!

Be patient, be patient, be patient! I find myself having to constantly
remind myself of this virtue, so at times I must have a nice chilled glass
of white wine LOL! It's not you training the young birds, in most cases its
them who are training you! Their little brains are programmed if bred
correctly to do what they are bred to do, yours is not lol!

How successful one wishes to become in this hobby is up to the individual,
in how much time and effort we are willing to spend.
Most importantly have fun with them, it's only a hobby, a means of
relaxation and the occasional triumph of having a successful
fly!

Submitted by Raul Carreiro on 1/24/2011 8:59:33 AM