** THE MINDER ** Sprint Cock ** Full brother won 1st Fed Warwick 2023 **

GB 22 S 03306  Blue Cock

The Minder

Hawk chased him as a young bird, never the same since

Did not race him

His nest-mate, I call “Belgium Beauty” was my most consistent young hen in 2022

Scoring a number of times, her BEST prizes was :

1^st Club Blandford, 176 birds, 2^nd Fed, 844 birds

Sire :

"Commander"

Bred by Sheasby & Watson

A super cock - John Sheasby recommended that I purchase this cock from the clearance sale of Sheasby & Watson, FIVE times winners of the NMCC (I owe you one John!!)

Commander is now sire and g.sire of 1^st FED winners on land at across the channel

G.Sire :

"Sheasby Cock"

GB 13 P 19993

1st Club Frome, 214 birds;

1st Fed, 2,417 birds;

2nd Club Portland,

2nd Fed, 2,187 birds (beat by loft-mate)

 + loads more prizes, including 3^rd Fed Frome

...

Son direct son of Sheasby & Watson's Ref B Pair

G.Dam :

"Dave's Choice"

GB 14 B 31716

Bred by Sheasby & Watson

Sire won 4x1st Club's

Staff Van Reet

Dam is direct from Ref A Pair

The “49”, was the best racing cock of Sheasby & Watson

He won 13x1st’s, including 3x1st Fed’s!!

The “49” was bred from a son of Ref B pair, paired to a daughter of Ref A pair

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dam :

"Athena"

Bred by Sylvain Verhestraeten

Stock only, personally selected by Sylvain for my stock loft

Direct from his No.1 breeding cock "Pichanel"

"Athena" is sister to "473" the sire of Sylvain's latest

champion YB, "Vivaldi", 1st Ace YB S.O.T.E.O 2021

And Ducati 227 – 3 x 1sts, three weekends running in Herentals

Direct Sylvain Verhestraeten - "Sylvain's Super Sprinters"

Dam of winners including "Clint" 1st Fed Warwick, 955 birds

& "Belgium Beauty" my best YB 2022 - 2nd Fed Blandford etc ...

“No.11” 2^nd Fed Warwick (beaten by “Clint”) etc …

G.Sire :

"Pichanel"

BE-14-6135073

Bred by Sylvain Verhestraeten - No.1 breeding cock in Herental's

Sire of many, many winners to date, sire of "The 78", 1st Ace S.O.T.E.O 2020

1st Quievrain, 402 birds; 1st Quievrain 241 birds; 2nd Quiverain, 1,519 birds etc .....

G.Sire to “Picollo”, 6x1st's

1st Quievrain 897 birds; 1st Quievrain 890 birds;

1st Quievrain 839 birds; 1st Quievrain 805 birds;

1st Quievrain 567 birds; 1st Quievrain 525 birds

The BEST Old Bird Sprint Pigeon of Antwerpen 2019

G.Dam :

"The 252"

BE-19-6175252

Bred and raced by Sylvain Verhestraeten - good prizes, raced as YB only, then stock

A daughter of "Chico", top son of "Pichanel" x "Alice", 3 x top National prizes

"Pichanel" is half brother to "Jaguar 004", winner of 7x1st's

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“The Minder” will come with full pedigree, colour photo and transfer

He is a medium sized cock, nice in the hand, good balance and a lovely rich yellow eye, I am sure he will breed some good winning pigeons

Buyer to arrange carriage

THESE PIGEONS ARE SPRINT TO MIDDLE DISTANCE BIRDS