GB.24.A.36699 GRIZZLE HEN Van den Bulck Jason Cresswel birds, sister to top winners , breeding winners in the stock loft

GB.24.A.36699 GRIZZLE HEN Van den Bulck grizzle hen from Jason Cresswel birds, sister to top winners and already breeding winners in the stock loft

24-A36699 is a 2024 grizzle hen bred from two Jason Cresswel pigeons, both described as Van den Bulck. Her strongest selling point is not on paper but in the loft: according to the card she is a sister to top winners, and she is already breeding winners for her current owner.

She is sold as a proven stock hen rather than a racer. In the owner's own words on the card, she "is breeding winners for me".

The Sire

Jason Cresswel · Van den Bulck · no pedigree

Her sire came from Jason Cresswel and is recorded as Van den Bulck. The card states plainly that he has no pedigree, and gives no ring number or result for him.

The Dam

Jason Cresswel · Van den Bulck · no pedigree

Her dam is the same story: a Jason Cresswel hen of Van den Bulck breeding, with no pedigree and no ring or record shown. Sire and dam therefore come from the same source and the same family, which is what supports the card's description of this hen as "believed to be Van Bulk".

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.