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Breed of the Issue - Helmet
Helmet- Page 39 - Purebred PIGEON
Canadian pigeon men and Helmet fanciers like John Hoekstra,
Dan Homick, John Ridler and Randy Cobb, we started the
CHC. We have had a lot of members come and go over the
years but these four guys, and myself, are still the life-line
of the Helmet fancy in Eastern Canada. We have had lots of
good members that I wish would get back into Helmets and
join the club again, and we have had some members that are
Red MFC Cock - John Hoekstra
Judge Dennis Manning with Champion Helmet Winner John Hoekstra
simply more trouble than they are worth – LOL! At our peak,
our membership fluctuated between 30 to 40 members, and
our show entries peaked at just over 200 entries. We now have
entries in MFC, MFP, SFC, MFCM and MFPM! Right from the