bastin strain pigeons

mobster · February 3, 2007

i have heard about bastin strain pigeons here. and it performed well in the race. i surfed the net, to read some info about the strain but no luck. do you know some infos about bastin pigeons? or a site whera i can read some information about the latter?

thanks

regards

gary

mobster · February 10, 2007

anyone?

gangster · February 10, 2007

ive heard the name before but cant remember were,

February 10, 2007

never heard of them sorry

sapper756 · February 10, 2007

Heard some fanciers call their birds BA***rds when they won,t trap ;D ;D ;D ;D

bill_bennie · February 10, 2007

Emile Bastin, I think was his name. He was flying around the time of the "Sion" & "Stassart" era. If my memory serves me right these three gentelmen switched quite a few birds amongst each other but nevertheless tried to keep their own families together.

Back in the early 70's when I started I was told that these birds had exceptional character and their feather always seemed to be immaculate.

Tough weather bird and liked all distances. Made a great cross when I put them to my best Jansens at the time. Bred some very consistent birds.

Overall a very good family if you can find them today.

pouw22 · February 10, 2007

Hi,the last time i saw these birds advertised for sale ''lucian Bastins''was in 2003 by a guy in london who kept these along with bricouxs,stassarts,paul sions and jules janssens,however i think he was quite old then and maybe not around any more,this family he had from mons bastin were based on hansennes,i think his name was jack lovell ?but cant be sure.cheers phil.

Shogun · February 10, 2007

Gary, I think you are trying to do some research on our Pifer's bro Nelson Elgarico's Bastins

Try this link http://www.americanpigeonracing.com/

Lucien Bastin is from Liege, Belgium.

Another fancier here who has Bastin blood is Rudy Tan. Rudy started his Bastins with an egg given by NelsonE

I have one of Rudy's hens, which is a sister to his Tacloban champion.

Good luck and best regards,

Co-Pifers Ed

mobster · February 16, 2007

Gary, I think you are trying to do some research on our Pifer's bro Nelson Elgarico's Bastins

Try this link http://www.americanpigeonracing.com/

Lucien Bastin is from Liege, Belgium.

Another fancier here who has Bastin blood is Rudy Tan. Rudy started his Bastins with an egg given by NelsonE

I have one of Rudy's hens, which is a sister to his Tacloban champion.

Good luck and best regards,

Co-Pifers Ed

thanks ed for the info. just got the luck to have one of nelsonE's stockbird also. parents are tac5:25 and ezra. hope their siblings perform well.

regards

gary

Shogun · February 17, 2007

thanks ed for the info. just got the luck to have one of nelsonE's stockbird also. parents are tac5:25 and ezra. hope their siblings perform well.

regards
gary

Good luck also, bro.

BTW, NelsonE's famous "Immortal" is now with Joyren Ting

Thanks.

Pompey Mick · February 18, 2007

I've a book called 'International Racing Pigeons, History and Memoirs by George F. Twombly and he has some Bastin pedigrees 1948 bred by a John Mahaffrey who obtained his stock from Mr Lew Curtis of Boston who imported them from Lucien Bastin in Belgium in the 1920's . Mr Curtis was a millionaire who flew with the Boston Concourse.

I have attached a scan of the pedigrees

MIKE MYERS · October 9, 2008

I HAVE HAD THE BASTIN STRAIN FOR SOME 40 YEARS AND THEY ARE BEATIFUL BIRDS THAT WIN ON FAST AND TUFF RACES ! JUST PURCHASED 8 PAIR FROM STEVE GRECCO OF NEW JERSEY BEFOR HIS AUCTION.'' F TROOP LOFT OF N.J.