wildersmeerch

[steve d]

I believe Walters and Broadhurst also raced these birds and I think Corketts als had some of these bloodlines. W&B originated from Pelsall I think.

I have topped the Fed. from 500 miles with a Porter and Richardson bird on a hard day but that was an exceptional pigeon.  

 

I raced in same club as Walters & Broadhurst, damn good pigeon flyers with damn good pigeons, some of the best wildersmeersch I have descend from their birds, but lets not forget with a couple of mile radius of these lived other great wildy flyers, ie Cliff & Greta Jones, George & Carl Evans, Tony Mcdonough, Jimmy Dutton and the man who everyone seems to forget Frankie Faulkner. The wildys around these parts dominated the sprint races during the 80's and 90's however the name aint fashionable no more so you dont hear as much of them but my team is around 60% wildy blood and I am sure a lot more around me still have these great bloodlines but never say.

I think Bill Grinsell was the man that first introduced these great birds into the UK in around 1978, I do stand to be corrected on this as I was not about at the time, only what club members have told me. ;)

[Guest chrisss]

Dont have all that many left here now.

 

Did have a lot from -

 

Les & Cheryl Wooff

 

Charlie Wooff

 

Kev Porter

 

Clive Yates

 

Jake Cotterill

 

Mitchell Brothers

 

Brian Garnham

 

and a few direct

 

I think one member on here has about 4-6 on long term loan and there is maybe 6 still here.

 

which one is my one from?[black pied cockbird,the one that looks a dream 8) 8) 8)]

[meadowlofts]

quarry lofts the trimard chequer cock belge 75 3120514 was sold at frans,s  sale feb 5th 1978 of kellens bloodline one of only 3 uncrossed kellens birds at the sale out of a hundred for sale  the other 2 were jonge held belg 76 & jonge merckx belge77  leading me to believe that the merckx and held kellens  were of the kellens strain also;  a pigeon named  sister beer was also at the sale  bred in 77 and of the bloodline of monteyne x lammertyn x kellens  sems that the beer would also have the kellens vien running through him as mentioned, amazing the amount of crosses in this sale