Wrexham Writings - 11-06-25

Wrexham Writings

Thank you so much so far for the information on the prize winners in clubs. There are still some clubs who haven’t contacted me, but I hope as they see these reports in print then contact me with some information.

The Second Race of the 2025 season for the Wrexham Federation had the race marking delayed by 24 hours. The birds were released at 9:45am on Sunday 27^th April from Hereford in a Light South West wind.

58 members sent 1547 birds.

1^st J, I & C. Millward, Horse & Jockey 1705

2^nd P. Bates & Son, Bagillt 1698                                       

3^rd P. Bates & Son, Bagillt 1697

4^th P. Bates & Son, Bagillt 1697

5^th P. Bates & Son, Bagillt 1695

6^th G. Williams, Cefn 1695

7^th G. Williams, Cefn 1694

8^th S. Burgess, Wrexham & District 1693

9^th S. Burgess, Wrexham & District 1693

10^th M/M BW Jones & Son, Horse & Jockey 1689

1 min 52 seconds covered the first 40 birds in the fed. I always like to look at number of yearlings on fed sheet and there was 10 of the 40 this week. Think the yearlings still warming up, I expect that figure to be vastly different in the summer months.

Well done John and Charlie.

Horse And Jockey saw J, I & C. Millward take the first position. John and Charlie timed a Blue 2-year-old roundabout hen. A Van Den Bulck x Gevaert. She won Guernsey last year. Last year she won following fed positions, 16th/1456 birds and 6th/318 birds. In Second and third club is Mr & Mrs BW Jones & Son timing two Blue Widowhood 2-year-old hens. The first hen is a Phillip Boal bloodline. The Hen in 3^rd club is Phillip Boal x Louis Cooreman and took the following fed positions last year 30th/1286 birds and 28th/859 birds and was16th/1334 Birds last week. In fourth club is Steve Williams timing a 2-year-old cheq Hen that took 24th/1380 birds,20th/1286 birds, 30th/1089 birds, 26th/1008 birds and 22nd/833 birds in the fed last year. She is a Verkerk x Van Den Bulck.

J,I & C.Millward. Winner 2x1st Fed

Bagillt HS saw the Chip Shop Boys Phil and Neil Bates taking the first two club positions. There first bird is a 2-year-old who last year in the fed was very consistent scoring 26th/1380 birds, 35th/1286 birds, 40th/1451 birds, 4th/1212 birds, 40th/1089 birds, 15th/1008 birds and 8th/833 birds. Second club is three-year-old who scored in fed last year following 8th/1008 birds and 1st/659 birds and last week was 2nd/1334 birds beaten by a loft mate. In third and fourth club is Gareth Jones who timed 2 two-year-old Roundabout hens. The first one is a Van Den Bulck who won Hereford last year and took Fed positions of 19th/1380 birds and 23rd/1212 birds. The pigeon in fourth club is a Stefan Lambrechts that was 3^rd club last week and won last year. Scored in Fed 24th/1212 birds and 7th/1008 birds. Was also 9th/1334 birds last week.

Cefn Mawr HS saw Gary Williams taking the top 4 positions. All the birds scoring are Gert Heylen from Stock from Joe McGough of Lancaster. The winner is a 2-year-old Blue White Flight hen taking her 3^rd win. She has also scored a 1^st and 3^rd Fed. Her full brother has won 2x1st and a total of 12 prizes in top 10 of the club. The second and third birds are Yearling siblings, the parents of these have bred 5x1st winners. The fourth bird is a two-year-old Blue Pied Hen who is off a brother to the winner, last year in the fed this bird was 14th/1008 birds. Gary also had a good day in Bala and Corwen Club in the Shropshire Fed taking the top three positions in the club.

Wrexham and District HS saw Steve Burgess taking the first three positions. The winner is yearling May Pigeons x Ceuster Widowhood Cock. Last year this bird scored 2^nd Club Hullavington. Second club is a 2-year-old Geerinckx x Janssen Widowhood Cock who has 1^st,2^nd and 3^rd club in the past. Third club is a 2-year-old Lambrecht Widowhood Cock, Winner in the past of 1x1st, 5x2nd, 1x3rd and a 5^th last year this bird took following fed positions 10th/1212 birds, 6th/859 birds, 17th/833 birds, 17th/659 birds and 31st/360 birds. In fourth club was Gareth Jones who timed a 2-year-old.

Llay HS saw Shaun and Barry Cooke taking the top two positions. Good way to celebrate your birthday Barry, happy birthday. The winner is a yearling Syndicate lofts Hen. Last year she scored the following in the fed 7th/882 birds and 23rd/1096 birds. There second bird is another yearling Syndicate lofts Hen who took 30th/1096 birds in the fed last year. Third club is Derek Jones timing a two-year-old widowhood cock, last year this bird scored following in fed 10th/1286 birds, 37th/1008 birds, 14th/859 birds and 16th/833 birds. In fourth club is Phil Bellis with a two-year-old Wildermesch Widowhood Cock whose Sire scored 1^st Fed East Prawle.

Brymbo HS saw Steve Jones taking the top 4 positions. The winner is a 2-year-old. Second club is a two-year-old who last year in the fed scored 15th/1212 birds, 8th/318 birds and 9th/282 birds. Third club is a 4-year-old, last year in the fed this bird took 3rd/1380 birds. Fourth club was a yearling.

Ellesmere HS saw Andrew Lawley taking the top 4 positions. The winner is a yearling Blue Cock, the sire is from Andrew’s good friend Steve Windsor and won Saintes for Steve, Galaxy Lofts Bloodlines. This bird was 2^nd Club last year. Second Club is a 3-year-old blue cock, a Gabby x Galaxy that last year took following club positions 1st/101,1st/56 and 2nd/78 also 27^th/859 birds in the Fed. He was also 2^nd club last week. Third club is a 3-year-old blue cock bred from a son of Max (2 times 1^st MNFC) from Alan Shinton x Galaxy Bloodlines that last year took the following club positions 2nd/140, 2nd/61 and 6th/34. Fourth club is the same Grizzle Cock that won last week, the Sire is a son of Owen and Joesbury’s fantastic bird Hurricane when paired to a Galaxy Lofts hen.

Leeswood saw C & G. Roberts take the top 3 positions. The winner is a cheq cock out of stock off John the Farm Roberts that prized last year. Second club a cheq hen out of stock off John the Farm Roberts. Third club Cheq Cock out of Ivor Jones stock which has prized before. In fourth club R, T & K. Hughes win with a 3-year-old cheq hen that has prized before. Out of Old Busschaert Family x Alan & Martain Crawly stock.

Rhyl saw D L & E. Jones take 1^st/2^nd and 4^th. In third club is M & L Bowen.

Well done to all the prize winners.

In my own loft

I thought I’d just update where I’m up to in my own loft. Back in 2020 I cut down my set up and moved into my own garden. I now have a 14x6 foot set up for all my birds, stock (which I shouldn’t have really), Cocks (that fly to 4-foot section) and young birds. I’m proud so far how done to this small set up even managing to top the fed in 2022.

It has been a tough start to the 2025 season as right after Blackpool show I was placed in a 10km bird flu zone, this meant no training or racing. I must admit I let my head drop and never paired birds in fear of having too many birds for my set up. I remained in the zone until 16^th April a total of 87 days. I missed last week’s race but sent this week with not enough work or training but happy to get 8/8 birds’ home so something to work on for the upcoming season. Thank you to friends in the club, especially Andrew Lawley for getting me going again. Also, Mark Pass has really helped so cheers Mark. Also, Neil Andrews who I chat to on Whatsapp most nights, I didn’t fully listen to him though as let my head drop. Well done to Neill on taking the first 3 in his Fed in opening race.

Let’s hope I have some positive insights from in my loft over the season.

Birds of the past

For those who don’t know me, I enjoy analysing results and looking at multi performance birds. I’d love to highlight these birds over the season. I reached out to Charlie Millward of the J, I & C. Millward as I know they have had many top performance birds. The one in the Photo is the ’11 Hen’ a winner of 6x1st Feds with 1430 to 2294 birds competing. 6x1st in club is amazing but in the fed is class, I can’t imagine there are many with those performances. The ’11 Hen’ only raced for 3 years. She was JP Geveart. Her father has bred over 20x1st Federation winners. Her three sisters all topped the Wrexham Fed multiple times. As well as a great racer the ’11 Hen’ was double grandmother to 1^st NRCC Thurso. A class bloodline raced by a great partnership as can be seen by fact they topped fed this week.

Another top bird of they have in the photo, the blue cock has scored in the top five of the fed five times, including 2x1st.

Thanks for the information, Charlie and if anyone else would like a multi performance bird in fed or other racing please get in touch.

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Wayne Jones