24EC654 GRIZZLE COCK Blizzard King Kittel X Luc Vervoort this cock has crossed well with the De Bruijn.

24EC654 GRIZZLE COCK Blizzard King Kittel X Luc Vervoort this cock has crossed well with the De Bruijn.

24EC654 is a grizzle cock bred on a straight cross of two families: Blizzard King Kittel sprint blood through his sire, Luc Vervoort through his dam. His sire, "Storm Chaser" (GB23S82345), is out of BE22-4215979, a direct son of Blizzard King Kittel, which makes this cock a great-grandson of Kittel himself. The card describes him as "a magnificent cock bred from a direct grandson of the superman Blizzard King Kittel".

The Sire — GB23S82345 "Storm Chaser"

Grizzle cock · grandson of Blizzard King Kittel

Storm Chaser is bred from BE22-4215979, a grizzle cock the card names as a direct son of Blizzard King Kittel and calls "one of the best sons of the new sprint sensation". His dam is BE15-6208792. The card adds that youngsters bred the same way "are changing hands for between 2 grand to 6 grand" — the breeder's own account of the market for this line.

The Dam — GB23S21399 "Snow Queen"

White hen · daughter of a Luc Vervoort cock

Snow Queen is described on the card as "a most beautiful hen bred from the very best Luc Vervoorts around". Her sire is BE22-6222725, a chequer cock the card labels "Sensational Luc Vervoort", himself out of 21D08054 × BE21-6032203. Her dam is BE21-6032250.

Her importance is structural. She brings a family with no ancestor in common with the Kittel side, so everything this cock carries is genuinely crossed rather than doubled. Her dam and her sire's dam carry rings from the same BE21-60322xx series, which suggests both came out of the same Belgian loft.

Foot note from Howard himself.

In 2024 I was told I had stage 4 prostrate cancer which had gone to my bones, so I sold nearly all my race bird’s including stock. My last sale was due for Dec 2024 with 20 late breds and 4 stock birds. On my visit too Hull Hospital in Nov 2024 to see my consultant Doctor Patu, he informed me that he though my treatment was working because my P.S.I. was dropping from 940, and it is now undetectable, so I decided too give it another try racing, racing only 5 race bird in 2025 old birds on rubbers. They won or were first 4 in every old bird race, ending with 2nd GYA, 1200 odd bird’s.

I was invited too join a very strong club for young birds, and they flew really well winning a few races, in many arriving in bunches.

In 2026 old bird I was 2nd Fed ECT despite me going on a cruise for 2 wks. In young bird season: first Grantham 88ml 1st 2nd 3rd 4th, 1st Ebor Fed; Grantham (2) 1st club 1st Fed; Huntingdon 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th, first 4 in Fed; and in last race of season 1st club 1st Fed, Decoy Lakes.

Winning 3rd breeder buyer in GYA £400,
In the club 1st and 2nd breeder buyer and £1,000.

So thats all bragging done, now onto birds.

Mostly ‘William De Bruije’ from syndicate loft, with a few Luc Vavort’s, all very nr the tree: Lawman, Blue Spider, Erin, Little China Girl, All the Aces, Yurri, Murphys Diamond, Red Rum, Sweet Caroline, Maggy Murphy, and many more. I still have ‘Golden Jade’ – her young this yr alone have won me £1400 in B and B. These will be my last ever sales as I am 86 now.