25-D63277 BLUE COCK Willems Gold on both sides, with Bylaw and Peter Fox's Blue Fox behind him

25-D63277 BLUE COCK Willems Gold on both sides, with Bylaw and Peter Fox's Blue Fox behind him

A 2025 blue cock that Howard Jackson calls a brilliant racer and breeder — his young very consistent. His sire 24D81623 is a son of "Bylaw", one of my top stock at the moment; his dam 23-Z15273 has bred 3 × 1st so far. Both parents are out of "Willems Gold".

The Sire — 24-D81623 Bylaw × Willems Gold, as shown on this card One of my top stock at the moment — just study the bloodlines, can't be bettered in GB, in Howard Jackson's words. He is by "Bylaw" (23-V72188), bought from Syndicate Lofts, who bred 2nd GYA, 1,200 birds in his first season. Bylaw is by "The Lawman" out of "Sweet Caroline".

His dam, as recorded on this card, is "Willems Gold" (22-V51476, Yuri × Maggy Murphy), who bred multiple winners with different cocks. The Dam — 23-Z15273 21-D49368 × Willems Gold · 3 × 1st bred She injured a wing on wires and went to stock, and has bred 3 × 1st so far. Her sire 21-D49368 was bought from Peter Fox for £1,000 and, the card says, left some top birds; he is by "Blue Fox" (GB-17-S17577) out of "Moonshine" (13-A10639). Her dam is "Willems Gold".

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 to 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.