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This lot is for a breeding pair of Flor Van Loock, yes you’re bidding for the pair!!!

you won’t be disappointed especially with the youngsters they will produce. 

Details below of the breeding pair you can bid on

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The cock you can bid on details 

- Ring Number: GB20V 82576

- Colour: Blue Cock

- Strain: Flor Van Loock — a well‑known Belgian racing pigeon line

- Bred by: Davy Calvin, Northern Ireland

Sire line

- Sire: Red, ring 15B 09196, bred by Davy Calvin

- Grand‑sire: 08 F 30337 — 1st sec E Fermoy 7000b

- Grand‑dam: 09 B 08993 — dam of many top pigeons; timed Bourges 4‑channel in 2015

Dam line

- Dam: Blue, ring 15B 09574, also bred by Davy Calvin

- Grand‑sire: 14 B 02699 — 3rd open NIPA Rosscarbery, 3rd open NIPA Talbenny, 6th open NIPA

- Grand‑dam: 08 B 15500 (“500 hen”) — winner of 9 × 1sts and £3,200 prize money

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The hen you can bid on details 

- Ring Number: GB22V43143

- Colour/Sex: Dark Chequer Hen

- Strain: Pure Flor Van Loock

- Race record: 3rd Open London North Road Combine Young Birds Darlington (208 mi), 2022, out of 1,080+ birds. The loft also took the first 5 open combine positions that race, with another Flor Van Loock bird taking 2nd Open.

 Full Lineage

- Sire: GB20V82589 – Blue Flor Van Loock

- Bred by Frank Sheader, stock originally from Davy Calvin (NI) — the main breeder behind this strain.

- Breeding result: Produced the same 3rd‑place 208 mi YB combine winner.

- Grand‑parents:

- 15B09663: Blue Flor Van Loock, Davy Calvin’s NIPA‑proven line

- 14B02652: Blue Flor Van Loock, same foundation stock

Dam: GB20V82592 – Red Flor Van Loock

- Also Frank Sheader’s bird, again from Davy Calvin stock.

- Breeding result: Same 2022 3rd‑place YB combine winner.

- Grand‑parents:

- GB15B09631: Red Flor Van Loock

- GB15B09659: Blue Flor Van Loock

 Quick Takeaway

This hen is 100 % Flor Van Loock, bred from two fully related lines tracing directly to Davy Calvin’s famous NIPA performance bloodlines. Her own result and the loft’s clean sweep confirm this family is very strong for short/middle distance.

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Additional notes about Strain 

The Flor Van Loock racing pigeon line is a highly regarded, high-velocity sprint family primarily bred and refined by renowned fancier Frank Sheader. Tracing their origin back to elite short-distance genetics, these birds are celebrated by fanciers for their explosive speed, rapid homing instinct, and immense consistency in short-to-middle-distance federation and combine racing. Key Performance and Strain Attributes Racing Distances: They specialize in Sprint and Short Distance, performing exceptionally well from 60 to 250 miles. Physical Traits: They are typically medium-sized, strong-bodied, and deeply muscular birds. Known visually for producing striking Blue and Red Check variants, they carry incredibly soft, aerodynamic feather quality.Prepotency: The line possesses incredible crossing power. When integrated into other sprint lines (such as Dirk van den Bulck or Herbots), they inject explosive top-end speed. For instance, a famous “Van Loock duivin” (hen) bred by Stefaan Lambrechts became a cornerstone foundation piece, breeding the mother of the legendary Olympic Rosita. Famous Bloodlines and Foundation Breeders The pedigree of pure Flor Van Loock lines heavily revolves around several key foundation birds developed or maintained by master breeders like Frank Sheader and Davy Calvin:Queen Bee: Widely considered a foundation breeding hen of the line, responsible for multiple generations of club, federation, and NIPA winners. Stud 50: A direct son of Queen Bee and a premier stock cock, frequently paired back to key hens to create highly successful inbred stock teams. The Tank: A prolific winner (including 1st Section NIPA against over 7,000 birds) and a massive producer responsible for over 18 individual 1st place winners. Gold Eye Cock: An iconic stock sire directly credited with breeding at least 19 individual 1st place federation and combine toppers. Modern Influence and Success The line continues to dominate modern competition, particularly in the UK and Ireland via NIPA networks, as well as the London North Road Combine. Fanciers often rely on them to “top the federation” due to their aggressive trapping style and tactical sharpness when flying in large batches of sprint youngsters.