Burton & South Derbyshire Federation.

Difficult day for our birds out of Honiton (1), sees Kev Johnson of Hill Ridware gain his second fed win of the season.

Saturday May 20^th saw 69 members from 9 clubs send 1250 birds to Honiton in Devon. Alys liberated our birds at 07-55 in a N.N.E. wind.I was expecting the leading birds to make around the 45 mph mark, but they didn’t manage this. It turned out a difficult day, with most lofts having absentees at nightfall. Yes, the wind was against them, and as the day progressed it did warm up considerably, but Alys had ‘em away in the cooler part of the day.

Yet again some members had birds arrive home injured, and there were a lot of good birds missing, including last weeks fed topper and birds with multiple first prizes. I know of birds being reported in Shropshire; Doncaster; and as far away as Castle Howard in North Yorkshire!! 

I know there are peregrines all over the country, but they are more populated down the south west, and the worst place for anyone’s  birds to be hit by birds of prey is early on in the race!!  Unfortunately it’s now a regular obstacle our birds face, but fanciers are getting sick to the back teeth with it!!

Congratulations to Kevin Johnson of Hill Ridware, Kev tops the fed for the second time this season, timing in "83" a 2yo cheq hen on 1259. She was bred by Derek Nicholls out of Hereman Cuester and Van den Bulck breeding. Her sire is “Odessa” a Welsh national breeder; he’s a grandson of “Next Kittel” and “Bandit”, when paired to a daughter of "Greipel". Dam is “83” is none other that "National Bolt" winnter of the Welsh National from Battle in Sussex, she's a granddaughter of “Better than Bolt”. Las season "83" gained federation prizes along with 2nd section, 11th Open M.N.F.C Guernsey; well done Kev.

KEV JOHNSON 2 X 1ST FED IN 2023 

D. Nesbitt & sons took was 2^nd fed on 1251 with a 2yo cheq Leo Hereman hen; she was 1^st fed from Hullavington (3); and 3^rd fed Hullavington (2); she is half-sister to Mark’s Tividale gold ring winner.

D NESBITT & SONS CHAMPION ISLA, A GOLDMINE OF A HEN 

Phil Whetton of Stretton was 3^rd fed on 1244 with a 3yo red Lambrecht cock.

PHIL WHETTON STRETTON WINNER AND 3RD FED HONITON

Phil Bourke of Stretton was 4^th fed on 1243 with “Thiago”  a 3yo blue cock bred off the best of M/M Lycett; he’s  off a full brother of “Eddy” x Old Assassin lines.

PHIL SOPHIE AND JACK BOURKE 4TH FED HONITON

D. Nesbitt & sons filled the remainder of the top ten; 5^th on1241 with a 2yo cheq hen off a daughter of “Isla” when paired to a son of “Grizzly Bear”.

6^th on 1230 was a yearling blue hen; a daughter of “Isla” 7^th on 1223 was a yearling cheq hen out of a son of “Isla” when paired to Adam Wealthall “Snowball” lines. 8^th on 1220.8 was a yearling blue hen out of “The Irish Cock”  when paired to his good Leo Hereman hen that has won 4 x 1^st fed and been bird of the year in the fed for 3 years in a row.

9^th on1220.1 was a 2yo blue hen; a Leo Hereman x the “Old Den Euro” cock; and 10^th on 1219.8 with a yearling blue cock out of “The Irish Cock” when paired to a daughter of “Isla”

Around the clubs,

At Stretton, 6 sent 125 and Phil Whetton gets a much deserved on 1244 with a 2yo red Lambrecht cock; this cock is brother to Phil’s good black cock. Phil was also 4^th on 1188.4 with a 2yo cheq wf Lambrecht cock, a grandson of the good NWHU cock.  

Phil Bourke was runner up on 1243 with “Thiago” a 3yo blue Vandenabeele cock out of M/M Lycett “Eddy” and “Assassin” lines.

Mr & Mrs Pete Cox follow up last week’s win with a 3^rd club on 1188.7 with a yearling Van den Bulck cock off stock from Ann Smith of Ashbourne out of the “Best Kittel” lines.

At Osmaston Park in Derby, Mick Stone made it three wins on the bounce, this week’s winner on 1191 a yearling blue Ceuleman cock.

MICK STONE 3 WINS ON THE TROT AT OSMASTON PARK

The Shenton Bros were runners up on 1173 with a 2yo dark cheq cock off stock from Mr & Mrs Childs & son of Stretton.

Mr & Mrs Alan Houldsworth were 3^rd on 1168 with a yearling cheq hen off stock from the late Rueben Hough x Spink & Barks. 

Stan Hall was 4^th on 1158 with a 2yo blue cock out of his Dave Stone stock.

At Etwall, 8 sent 129 and Pete & Shirley Harrison took top spot on 1175. Secretary Alan Peach was 2^nd & 3^rd on 1163.5 (2) with a Delbar and a Jansenne.

PETE AND SHIRLEY HARRISON WINNERS AT ETWALL

Kev Southall was 4^th on 1163.2, sire a Shane Reading hereman off “Houdini” lines, the dam off Adam Wealthall “Olivia” lines.

At Holbrook, 9 sent 85 and Trevor Jennings gets the win his recent form deserved, taking 1^st & 2^nd on 1184; 1183; with his Bob Fenech Cooremans.

TREVOR JENNINGS HOLBROOK WINNER

Brian & Sue Stone were 3^rd on 1165 with a 2yo Jansenne cock sent sitting 3 days. Mick Fearn was 4^th on 1164 with a yearling.

Over at Hill Ridware, 8 sent 128, details of Kev Johnson’s fed topper and the Mark Nesbitt birds appear in the fed result above.

At Swadlincote Town, 16 sent 350 and Davis, Wright & sons continue their great start to the season, this week they took 1^st & 2^nd on 1216; 1215. The winner a 2yo blue pied hen; her sire is “King of the Rode”; her dam their number one Staf van Reet stock hen; she topped the fed from Kingsdown and is mother to 2 x 1^st fed.

She was closely followed by a yearling cheq pied hen; her sire is a son off Lee Painter’s “Best Kittel 463” when paired to “Lady Diana”. The mother of the runner up is off their “Junior Cock” when paired to their number one Staf van Reet stock hen, the mother of the winner.

Mr & Mrs Alan Stretton were 3^rd on 1199 with a 2yo blue cock; half- brother to Alan’s Carentan fed topper. The sire is Alan’s good Louis Thijs cock, the dam one off the old Albert Babbington Van den Bosch.       

Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & son were 4^th on 1196 with a 3yo blue hen; a full sister to their “21” hen; who has topped our fed.

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