BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
No surprises as Rugeley lofts come out on top out of Frome in an East wind. C T Leadbeater & Sons taking 1st & 2nd Fed.
Saturday August 16th saw 52 members from 8 clubs send 855 birds to Frome in Somerset. Thankfully a lot of the heat from the midweek dissipated, leaving a much more comfortable day for the birds. The weather at the Lib site was good, but there was a lot of low cloud the nearer to home we got. Alys was very patient as there were lots of liberations at Cheltenham heading to the North West, and she wanted to ensure we avoided these. Alys finally cut the strings at 11-55 in an East North East wind, and it turned out a very pleasant afternoon for the bird’s journey home. As seems to be the norm these days, a few birds arrived home with signs of hawk/falcon damage. This may also be the reason why some birds were arriving home into the evening, the lads I spoke to say the later arrivals were all coming bang on line out the south? Overall, returns were good with a fair amount of missing birds at nightfall arriving next morning.
No surprises on the fed result with the Rugeley lads in the Hill Ridware club taking advantage of the easterly wind taking the top seven in the federation. Congratulations to C T Leadbeater & Sons on taking 1st & 2nd fed on 1395 with a cheq cock and 1387 with a cheq wf cock. The fed topper Sire is a Gaby Vandenabeele x Flanders Collection Hereman; and his dam is out of the Eijerkamp “Justus” line when again paired to a Flanders collection Hereman. The runner up; his sire is out of a direct son of the Van Den Bulck “Mr Specialized” when paired to one out of the “Golden Lady II” line; and his dam is a direct daughter of the Van den Bulck “Banksy”. Well done Brian.
C T Leadbeater & Sons 1st & 2nd fed Frome
D.Nesbitt & Sons were 3rd & 7th fed on 1386; 1334.2; the first a blue hen bred by Steve Price of Stourport; she’s a Hurst Hill Breeder Buyer bird. She was followed by cheq cock; he’s a son of the Vandebrande cock when paired to a Lambrecht x Hereman hen. The dam is the same way bred as the 3 fed topping sisters, out of the Adam Wealthall “Snowball” cock and the good Hereman hen that topped the fed 4 times; and was pigeon of the year 3 years on the trot in our federation.
Mark Nesbitt
Kev Johnson of Kings Bromley; also flying out of Hill Ridware was 4th; 5th; and 6th fed on 1335.5; 1335.2; 1344.9. First was a mealy cock; he’s a gift bird off Derek Nicholls. He’s bred out of the Hereman Cuester “555” x Van Den Bulck “Late Miss Gee” lines. Next came a dark Cheq Hereman Cuester cock ; he’s a grandson of “Man O’Chester”; he’s the same way bred as Kev’s Federation Breeder Buyer winner of last year; and is a breeder Buyer bird in this years Birch Coppice race. Then came a cheq cock, he’s another gift bird from Derek Nicholls; and he’s a full brother to “Nicolette”; Kev’s multiple prize winning hen; including 11th open MNFC Carentan.
Kev Johnson of Kings Bromley
Two good pigeons to the lofts of Pete Cox flying at Stretton; Pete was 8th & 9th fed on 1300; 1277; the first a Pied Van den Bulck cock; his sire the” Blizzard King Kittel” line; and his dam a gift bird from Ann Smith of Ashbourne out of the “Mealy Staf” lines. He was followed by a cheq hen out of the “Best Kittel” line; again from Ann Smith.
Debbie Fearn of Swadlincote Town was 10th fed on 1276 with a Slatey cock; his sire is out of the top Kris Wijnant pair “Champ” and “Golden Eggs” which originate from the Gordon Brothers of Portaferry in Northern Ireland. His dam is off “88” x Lavender Pied “65” these are Debbie’s old family. This pair has bred numerous winners including a fed winner and YB of the year in our fed.
Around the clubs,
At Stretton, 7 sent 139 and Pete Cox was miles in front, taking 1st & 2nd on 1300; 1277; details of Pete’s birds in the fed report above.
Pete Cox 1st & 2nd Stretton FC
Alan Brassington was 3rd on 1180 with a blue cock; his sire a Soontjen x Frans & Jens Leys won 2nd section MCC Guernsey; hid dam is out of a 1st Section MCC Guernsey; she’s a grand daughter of “Mr Bean”. Phil Bourke was 4th on 1176 with a blue hen; her sire is out of the Adam & Mick O’Hara “Mealy Mick”; and her dam is “32” who’s out of a brother of M/M Lycett’s champion “Eddy” when paired to a Central Lofts “Kittel” hen. “32” with her nest mate were 1st & 2nd fed Honiton in 2023 as yb’s.
At Osmaston Park, 15 sent 160 and Stan Hall was 1st club on 1268 with a Blue wf Van Den Bulck hen from M/M Darren Johnson.
Mick Stone was runner up on 1248 with an Eric Ceuleman blue cock. Alan & Liz Houldsworth were 3rd on 1199 with a blue cock off Kev Matthews of Holbrook; and Dave Waddington was 4th on 1196 with a dark cock out of “The bat” x Alan Brassington Lines.
At Holbrook, 7 sent 173 and D & A Swift & Son of the Dragonfly lofts fame were 1st & 2nd on 1275; 1271.3; the winner a Rudy Van Reeth bred out of their stock; followed by one from Gary Tomlinson of the Who Dares Wins OLR, out of “Mick” the 2021 Ace Pigeon bred by The Colliery lads of the North East.
Andy Swift Of Holbrook
Pete Schofield was 3rd club on 1271.0 with the same Tim Atkin cock that topped the fed the week previous out of Hullavington.
Mather & Haywood were 4th on 1270.9; Tony timing in one bred down from his Russ Skinner birds.
At Winshill, 3 sent 28 and Scott Stringer was 1st club on 1173 with a blue Fran Zwols x hen.
Debbie Fearn was 2nd & 3rd on 1142; 1141; the first a red pied cock, his sire is the now retired Vandenabeele “38” a breeder buyer from Davis; Wright & Sons. His dam is out of Debbie’s old “88” line. He was followed by the red hen who won the week before out of Hullavington; her sire is “Tiger” and her dam is a niece of “Tiger”. Mark Lester was 4th on 1086 with a cheq Marley Westrop x cock.
Debbie Fearn of Swadlincote Town
At Swadlincote Town, 6 sent 93 and Debbie Fearn does the double, taking 1st club on 1276 with a slatey cock; his details above in fed report.
Litherland, Bailey &Harrison were runners up on 1272; Walla timing in a cheq Hereman Cuester cock off stock obtained from Billy Warburton of Stourbridge.
Davis, Wright & Sons were 3rd & 4th on 1249; 1248; with a blue wf hen and a grizzle hen; these sisters were bred out of a son of “Champ” and “Golden Eggs” when paired to a daughter of “31616” when paired to a daughter of “Van Persie”
Over at Hill Ridware, 4 sent 92 and details of the top seven appear in the fed report above.
At Etwall, 76 sent 119 and Pete & Shirley Harrison were well clear on 1257.
Kev Southall filled the next three spots on 1172.5; 1172.2; 1171.3; with two Hereman Cuesters split by one bred by R & D Hunt.
Finally, at Castle Gresley, 3 sent 46 and Graham Evans took the top three on 1192; 1178; and 1136.
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