Staff van reet elimar pigeon services auction site. Pencil staf van reet 1763 has bred super pigeons for generations. These last pigeons have had a immense influence on his current family. Dam is an inbred grandaughter of frank mclaughlins desert storm 1st vs. The families of pigeons we keep are the stafvanreets, marcellis and janssens. He is one of the greatest van reet breeders of all time. An in depth look with dave allen at a fancier who has become a household name in england. And indeed staf owned a super breeding couple in the seventies.
The story of staf van reet winner of 600 1st places. Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. The van reets are looking to fight or cause fear in any other pigeon that gets in their path. Throughout the history of pigeon racing we find the same story. If your van reets have meuleman, grondelaers, soonjens, houben or any family crossed in after 1989 you are not dealing with the old line super potent birds. Mclofts 08 1744 son of the great 350 and 985 cock staf van reet foundation breeders and champion racers for generations from 350 and 985. This particular strain of distance racing pigeons blossomed on the tree of the jan aarden dynasty and without a doubt it is one of the greatest families of the sport. He looks like a checker, but he is actually a blue bar pigeon. Around antwerp with dave allen vol 2 staf van reet racing pigeon dvd ford fiesta handbook owners manual wallet 20012005 pack 5 hornby lner 060 j83 8477 mintunboxed. Few families in the history of the sport have dominated like our van reet pigeons. The world renowned piet deweerdt has said that the van reet pigeons are the fastest and most intelligent pigeons in the world. As a result the van loon strain grew to be one of the most influential strains in the history of the racing pigeons sport.
Staf van reet and his family from mol, in belgium, have been successfully breeding birds since 1982 and we look at his training methods and learn some of his secrets. Staf has always had a breeding pair which produced one good flyer after another. This old line is the only line in my van reet pigeons. These pigeons are founded on some of the greatest european strains of racing pigeons. I was going to buy some from ohaus loft this fall but unfortunately he sold out pigeon. Brian produced many foundation breeders plus the last son we raced in 1999 and won two 300 mile races. They are not the crossed out pigeons that are being offered as pure van reets in todays market. Staf van reet multiple winners bred from brians children.
The van reet pigeons will go down in history as one of the very best the sport has ever expereinced. Below are some details on some of the principle van rest pigeons. Van reet has had the fastest sprint pigeon in the province more than 22 times vs. Staf van reet thunder girl winning staf van reet pigeons. The caudwell van reets are responsible for combine, open winners, hundreds of club and fed winners, r. The best of van reet bc cock staf van reet 1744 bred 1st boston concourse on a tough day in 2012. I nternational racing pigeons history and memoirs by george twombly. Staf van reet, truly one of the all time master breeders and racing champions winning over 600 times 1st prizes. The staf van reet family superb staf van reet family catalogue. Sprint pigeons hello, anyone know of anyone with staf van reets, that sells birds for fair prices. My van reets are all from the old line, inbred around the two champion brothers,daniel, winner of 57 firsts and dikke prins, winner of 26 firsts. The complete history of the greatest pigeon fanciers of all time, the janssen bros. Why not join me on facebook, i have a group dedicated to the staf van reet pigeons. In the past 4 years the staf van reet pigeons at sleepy hollow loft have produced 3 hall of fame winners for different handlers across the usa.
This is an old video done back in the day by tony mardon of tranquility lofts, its a multi generation copy so the quality isnt the best, if anyone has a better. Staf van reet racing pigeon sprint strains duration. Many fanciers have brought over the staf van reet pigeons to the uk with fantastic success. Mother is a double fed winner bred off our blue staf van reet 2009 x. You must take into account that marcelis and staf van reet pigeons have common ancestors founded on. A wonderful look back into some history of this great sport. Not only do they destroy the competition but they win for new fanciers, old. The classic look by fancier and journalist, ad schaerlaeckens. Dean pallet vs tony mardon vs bert hession pigeonbasics.
In one method used, batches of pigeons, each with its own bodyharness and parachute, were jettisoned from an aeroplane and released at intervals by a clockwork mechanism. The 2nd place winner was part of a kit bred by tom demartino of new yorks sleepy hollow loft. Pigeon crack louis van loon pipa racing pigeons for sale. Pigeons by fulton abebooks abebooks shop for books. A meritorious award winners, section winners, bicc, national winners, amal winners.
On landing, risks to the birds were considerable and while many perished, several returned with essential messages. Staf van reet thunder girl is a daughter of breakaway lofts the thunder rolls breeder of race winners. We started with the vanreets in 1988, we purchased a pair of eggs, being a grand daughter and grandson off daniel a winner of 571st prizes. Colour pigeons rare breeds by jim bennett and john bannard, 1975 hard cover, taxology of rare variety pigeons, 8. Staf van reet, of mol, has never been guilty of such statements but others extol the virtues of his pigeons. Getting involved can be as simple as owning a couple of birds to having hundreds of these small athletes. Jan grondelaers, jos thone, albert marcelis and herbots all champion. Staf van reet and his family from mol, in belgium, have been successfully breeding birds since 1982 and we look at his training methods and learn some of his. Belgium a must for any serious staf van reet pigeon fancier. In thailand, where they specialize in young bird racing, the weather is unbelievably hot and the van reet pigeons have shown they are up to the task winning multiple 1sts. Bred from pair 11 of jos thone australian stud book. Pigeons which easily flew to dozens of first prizes, almost always on pure speed from quivrain, to be precise. The keeping and husbandry and record keeping of the staf van reet pigeon strain and its progeny. Featuring dean pallet birds who took over the entire loft of pigeons belonging to staf van reet, mol.
Staf van reet, paul groeneveld, louis cooreman, melsloft premier national winning family. The van loon pigeons also showed that they made excellent crossing material with any of the other inbred strains, but especially with the janssen pigeons. The art of breeding hints for mating, breeding and selection. Around antwerp with dave allen vol 1 albert marcelis. This characteristic is exhibited over the race course. The cock was the genopte witpen of 68 and the hen was a janssenhen out of the line halve fabry, namely the blue breedinghen of 69. Domesticated since the dawn of man, theyve been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient egypt to the united states and are credited with saving thousands of lives. Staf van reet importing pigeons, racing pigeons, pigeons. Mark caudwell staf van reets feathers elite pigeon auctions. Complete disposal sale tom wills qld racing pigeon federation.