WHU21 C 16899 GRIZZLE COCK Bred from two of the loft's top Lambert & Davies grizzle breeders, both grandchildren of the No 1 pair
WHU21 C 16899 is a grizzle cock from the heart of the Lambert & Davies grizzle family, bred from two of Andrew McFenton's top breeders. His sire is a grandson of the Lambert & Davies No 1 pair; his dam is a granddaughter of the same pair through Falaise Lady, their No 1 producer. Both parents are described as "top breeders for myself at club, federation and national positions".
The Sire — Wales 11 N 02364
Grizzle cock · best of the Lambert & Davies grizzle family · top breeder
In the breeder's words, "best of Lambert and Davies grizzle family. Top breeder for myself at club, federation and national positions."
His sire is a son of the Lambert & Davies No 1 pair — the No 1 cock, by Best of Burgham Bros out of an Alan Maull Janssen hen and sold for £6,300, and the grizzle No 1 hen W97 T 01143, the No 1 partner at ECS. His dam is not named on the card.
The Dam — Wales 11 T 10644
Grizzle hen · Lambert & Davies grizzle family · top breeder
Described in the same terms as the sire: a top breeder for the McFenton loft at club, federation and national level.
Her sire is W03 B 09638, a blue U. Belle × Janssen cock the breeder calls "my No 1 breeder — sire, grandsire and great-grandsire of winners". He is by W02 S 06358, 1st Federation and 15th National Bonn as a yearling at 500 miles, out of W01 S 07142, bred for stock, a granddaughter of Westra Kadet and sold for £4,500 at auction. Her dam is "Falaise Lady" (W00 N 15669), a daughter of the Lambert No 1 pair described as their "No 1 producer".