26-Z07172 GRIZZLE COCK Bred nest-mate to nest-mate to fix the King's Cup line of 19-D49171 — a stock cock by design

26-Z07172 GRIZZLE COCK Bred nest-mate to nest-mate to fix the King's Cup line of 19-D49171 — a stock cock by design

A 2026 grizzle cock bred deliberately for stock from a nest-mate pairing: his sire 25-C74892 and dam 25-C74891 are full brother and sister, both out of 19-D49171 — a half-brother to the 2nd King's Cup into Ireland — and the Jason Creswell Van den Bulck hen 24-A36699. He is 25% inbred, and that is the point of him.

Trained to 50 miles and, in the card's words, "came well". He was not raced; he was bred to be a stock cock.

The Sire — 25-C74892

19-D49171 × 24-A36699 · bred for stock

Kept back as a future stock cock — the card says "bred for future stock, but sadly ran out of time". 19-D49171 is a half-brother to the 2nd King's Cup into Ireland and, per the card, has bred Federation winners North and South. His sire 18-E28417 ("Little Dirk" × "Ivy") is the sire of that 2nd King's Cup and "many club winners"; his dam 15-E32907 ("Propere Rik" × "Athena's Best", Syndicate Lofts) is recorded as the nest sister to the hen that bred "Super Sun", 1st National for a top Belgian loft.

The Dam — 25-C74891

Nest-mate to the sire · 19-D49171 × 24-A36699

His dam is the sire's nest-mate, so her pedigree is identical. On her mother's side: 24-A36699 is a grizzle hen bred by Jason Creswell, of Van den Bulck blood, and described as a "sister to a host of winners". She came without a pedigree. Pairing the two nest-mates together doubles everything this mating has to give.

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.