Nov/December 2025

CHINESE OWLS – Page 20 – Purebred PIGEON Breed of the Issue - CHINESE OWLS Next, we changed our written standard to describe the drawings while adding a listing of the minor faults, major faults, and disqualifica- tions for each section of the standard. The purpose of listing the faults was to give our judges guidance in evaluating the birds and, hopefully, produce more consistent results. The new written standard was first drafted by Wes Price and Dick Holmberg and revised several times to incorporate the ideas of the other committee members and advisors. The new standard was voted on and adopted in 2021. Another committee, chaired by Wes Price, completely revised the color descriptions to give a great more detail including variations that can happen within the same color. It also in- cludes the genetic symbols for each color. The final version was written by Wes Price, was voted on and approved by the membership in 2023. Finally, yet another committee was appointed in 2024 to revise the Master Breeder Program. In a matter of just a few months the committee, consist- ing of Bob Hannaman (Chairman), Justin Curl, Jeff Butler, and Randy Doyle, proposed a revised program that significantly changed the way points are earned. The biggest change was that an exhibitor had to beat another exhibitor in order to receive additional points. The com- mittee also introduced a new Master Judge Program that was very well received. Both of these programs were voted on and adopted which finalized the revision process. Our President wanted to have new patches made for the members, certified judges, and all levels of the master breeder program. He assigned the task of locating a design company to the Secretary/Treasurer, Wes Price. The task was completed in 2024 and the results were amazing. Some of them appear in the photo in this article. Near the completion of the revisions Bill Leech had Gary Romig do the three-quarter view in several different colors. Upon hearing that, Rick Tucker suggested that 1960 H.P. Macklin 1981 Jerry Duke 2010 Diane Jacky THE NATIONAL CHINESE OWL CLUB We’re All About Progress T he National Chinese Owl Club adopted new drawings and made significant changes to the written “Standard of Perfection” in recent years. It started in 2018 by our President, Brian Freeman, appointing a committee to work with Gary Romig, a well-known pigeon artist, to come up with four views of the ideal Chinese Owl; side, front, top, and three-quarter views. The committee, consisting of Bill Leech (Chairman), Don Stueber, Mike Gosine, Brian Freeman, Wes Price, and Dick Holmberg, reached out to several other members who were certified judges and very experienced in the art of showing at the highest levels for their opinions. The objective was to present a compact, smooth, and, above all, “balanced” Chinese Owl. After many drafts, the final drawings were completed and presented to the membership for vote through the newsletter. They overwhelmingly passed and were adopted in 2019. Current NCOC Standard Drawing - Approved in 2019 - Created by Gary Romig