some pics of our own race team and those that have made their way to new homes all over the British Isles and Ireland. best of luck with them all lads. hopefully they are as successful as they have been in recent years.

** 6 YBs for £5 ** We offer the fancy a unique chance to obtain 6 of our 2018 YBs from our stock team for only £5. All Birds Are Distance Orientated, Flying Into Northern Ireland From Wales, Devon, Cornwall & France. Winning From 50 - 500mls. Competing In The NIPA & INFC On A Weekly Basis On The Channel & Up Ireland. Birds Are Centred Around Established Walkinshaw, Busschaert, Jan Aarden & Van Geel Blood As Well As A Select Few From Our Belgian Contingent. Winner Decided By Bonus Ball On UK National Lotto Draw (Wed/Sat) Dependant When All Numbers Filled. £5 A Number & Carriage Paid Payment Via PayPal (Friends&Family) to: https://www.paypal.me/unitedlofts/5 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - Jake Green 7 - Sam Mc Garel 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - Jake Green 14 - Jamie Mc Garel 15 - Joe Pearce 16 - 17 - Jamie Mc Garel 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - Joe Pearce 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - All proceeds going to Blake’s new wheelchair and in Memory of Amy. #OneBlakeMcCaughey

Enroute to Blackpool 2018 ...... #1stTimeAtTheShow

We would like to wish all our friends in the sport, especially, those flying our birds all over Ireland & the UK, a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Successful New Year.

All Lots Can Be Viewed Under No Obligation To Buy. * Small Deposit Secures * LOT 1 – GB17 V 86732 – Mealy Cock - £100 LOT 2 - GB17 V 86733 – Mealy Cock - £100 Best Of Eddie McKnight’s Walkinshaw Blood Crossed With Distance Lines Obtained From Belgium. SIRE: 1/2 Brother Sire to 11th Final Race North Coast Classic 2016 & 1/2 Brother Sire to 3rd ACE Pigeon NCC 2016 G.SIRE: 3 Times France Cock. G.Sire of NCC 2016 Pigeons. G.DAM: Obtained Direct From Chris Hebberecht, His Birds Have Been Responsible For 4 National Winners and 1 International Winner In 2016 & 17. Along With 1st & 3rd Nat. Ace Pigeon, 1st Int. Ace Pigeon and 2nd Nat. Champion Extreme Long Distance KBDB DAM: Best Of Eddie McKnight’s Walkinshaw Blood Crossed With The Multinational Winning Of Hendrickx ‘Rikky’ Line. G.SIRE: Purchased Direct From A&W Hendrickx, Berlaar, Belgium. Grandson Of ‘Rikky’ - Multiple National Winning Champion. The Hendrickx Team Were Provincial Long-Distance Champions 2013. G.DAM: Hen that Eddie lent us off the foundation pair of his loft and the successful channel team of Walkinshaws. LOT 3 – GB17 V 86722 – Blue Pied Hen - £40 LOT 4 – GB17 F 23728 – Blue Cock - £40 75% Van Geel With Perfect 10 Blood Back In The Pedigree. Given the consistency of both blood lines at distance, we have a small family being built on their consistency. SIRE: Great Grand Son Of Perfect 10 - 1st Club, 1st Dorset Fed & 1st Wessex Combine Saintes 1,200b G.SIRE: Grand Son of Van Geels Fantastic '845' - Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls - Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Great Grandson of 'De Bliksem' G.DAM: Grand Daughter of 'Perfect 10' - 1st Club, 1st Dorset Fed & 1st Wessex Combine Saintes 1,200b. 40th Open BBC Messac. CSCFC Bergerac: 3rd Sect & 14th Open (2006), 20th Sect & 78th Open (2008), 3rd Sect & 13th Open (2009), 38th Sect & 90th Open (2010) DAM: Van Geel Family That We Are Clocking Out To France 487mls. G.SIRE: Son of Van Geels Fantastic '845' - Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls - Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Grandson of 'De Bliksem' G.DAM: Grand Daughter of Van Geels Fantastic '845' - Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls - Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Great Granddaughter of 'De Bliksem' LOT 5 – SOLD LOT 6 – GB17 F 23738 – Blue Cheq Cock - £100 Is There A Better Mix Of National Winning Blood From France? 2x Lamballe National Winners and 2x 1st North Section, 2nd Open Kings Cup In The Pedigree. Obtained From Glen Buckley, Who Takes INFC National Champion 2017 & Ronnie Williamson Who Needs No Introduction. SIRE: Direct Son Of 1st North Section & 2nd Open Plaudren Kings Cup & Grandson Of 1st North Section & 2nd Open Redon Kings Cup. G.SIRE: Bred For Stock - Sire To Many Distance Prize Winners - Nephew Of 'Leading Lady' - 1st Open Dinard G.DAM: 1st North Section & 2nd Open Plaudren Kings Cup - 480mls - Full Sister Of 10th Open Kings Cup DAM: Grand Daughter Of 2x NIPA OB Nat. Lamballe Winners - Niece Of NIPA Fermoy Open Winner. G.SIRE: Full Brother to 1st Open Fermoy, 1/2 Brother Of 3rd Open INFC Skibbereen Nat., 2nd Open NIPA Talbenny YB Nat. & Young Bird Of The Year 2007 G.DAM: Direct Daughter of 2x NIPA OB Nat Winners - 1st Open Lamballe 2004 - 1st Open Lamballe 2007 LOT 7 – GB17 V 86735 – Blue Cock - £75 VERY BEST OF Ron Williamson’s French Blood. - Golden Pair Responsible For Stacks Of Winners As Well As Open & Section Prizes SIRE: Bred From The Golden Pair. This Pair Has Bred Countless National & Derby Prize Winners. These Excel In The Harder Races. Same Way Bred As 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th & 14th Open National. G.SIRE: ‘Golden Cock’ - Full Brother Of 'Double Top' - 1st Open Talbenny & 1st Open Arklow - Full Brother Of 'Laura's Boy' - 1st Open Carnsorne Point & 2nd Open Carnsorne Point G.DAM: ‘Golden Hen’ - ACE Hen At Stock. - When Paired To 'Golden Cock' Bred 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th & 14th Open From Nationals. - Timed 4 From 4 Sent In 2006 Kings Cup. DAM: Gifted By Ron Williamson & Told To Put To Stock. Sure To Contain The Very Best Of His Distance Pigeons. 'Capable Of Producing Winners From Talbenny Out To France.' LOT 8 – GB17 P 06201 – Mealy Cock - £75 Mix Of 3 Outstanding French Blood Lines Built Firmly On Consistency. Countless French Performances Throughout The Pedigree. SIRE: 2017 Penzance Classic: 7th Section E & 21st Open - 2017 Penzance: 7th Section E & 25th Open - Walkinshaw Blood Crossed With Williamson's French Blood. Breeding Winners & Birds Competing At Distance Out To France. G.SIRE: Walkinshaw Blood. Sire to: 115th Sect & 121st Open Penzance YB Nat. - 147th Sect & 173rd Open St Allouestre. 87th Sect & 249th Open Talbenny YB Nat. 54th Sect & 74th Open Penzance YB Nat. 177th Sect & 212th Open St Allouestre. G.DAM: 1/2 Sister 35th Open Quimper 2012 - 457mls - 1/2 Sister of Willie Neill's 2nd Open Kings Cup - 1/2 Sister 4th Open Quimper Friendship Nat. - 457mls. - Only 4 birds on the day, with her being longest flying bird. DAM: Bronze Award Walkinshaw Blood Crossed With That Of J. Ward & Sons ‘TORRES’ - Meritorious Award Winner From France. G.SIRE: Direct Son of Eddie McKnight’s ‘Bronze Award Cock’ - 24th Section E & 37th Open - St. Malo & 58th Section E & 198th Open - St Malo G.DAM: Direct Daughter Of ‘TORRES’ - 3 Times St Malo. 22 times across the channel. Winner from a tough Penzance. Full brother to Skibbereen YB Derby winner. Full brother was in the prizes from the Kings Cup (NW wind) on the day. LOT 9 – GB17 V 86740 – Dark Cheq Cock - £75 Cross Of 2 Different Families That Are Producing Birds To Fly France. First Year With Crowder's Busschearts Being Tested From France 2017 And They Have Produced One Already With A Yearling. SIRE: Contains All The Very Best Of Eddie McKnight’s Walkinshaw Blood. G.SIRE: ‘3x Times France Cock’: Grand Sire to 11th Final Race North Coast Classic 2016 & Grand Sire to 3rd ACE Pigeon NCC 2016 G.DAM: Foundation of Eddies Channel and French pigeons DAM: John Crowder Busschaert: Dam Of 2nd Bird From St Malo Smash 2017 after a few weeks. 1,535 birds sent with 10 home in 3 days race time. LOT 10 – GB17 F 23723 – Mealy Cock - £100 VERY Best Of Our Walkinshaw Line From Our Late Friend Eddie McKnight. Eddie Was FORMIDABLE At Distance Racing, Having Won The EDC Kings Cup, The NIPA YB National & Obtaining MANY Outstanding Open & Section Positions Over The Years. SIRE: Full Brother to 1st Section & 6th Open YB Derby G.SIRE: ‘3 Times France Cock’ - Grand Sire to 11th Final Race North Coast Classic 2016 & Grand Sire to 3rd ACE Pigeon NCC 2016. Sire Bred 1st Section E & 6th Open Talbenny YB National 190mls G.DAM: Gifted From Wayne Cannaway. Bred 1st Section E & 6th Open Talbenny YB National 190mls DAM: Best Of Eddie's Walkinshaw Lines Crossed Into The Hendrickx Family. Eddie Hand Picked This Pairing & This Bird Was Tipped For Stock. G.SIRE: Direct Son of Eddie McKnight’s ‘Bronze Award Cock’ - 24th Section E & 37th Open - St. Malo & 58th Section E & 198th Open - St Malo G.DAM: Purchased Direct From A&W Hendrickx, Berlaar, Belgium. - Grandson Of ‘Rikky’ - Multiple National Winning Champion. - The Hendrickx Team Were Provincial Long Distance Champions 2013. LOT 11 – SOLD LOT 12 – GB17 F 23736 – Blue Cock - £100 LOT 13 – GB17 F 23737 – Blue Hen - £100 Grandson Of ‘The Good Cock’ - The Best Racing Pigeon We EVER Owned. - Grandson Of 'The Duck' - 1st North Section & 2nd Open Sennen Cove Yearling National. - Grandson Of The 'Agen Hen' - Winner Of 2nd, 3rd & 5th Section At National Level. SIRE: Direct son of ‘The Good Cock’ & ‘The Duck’ G.SIRE: ‘The Good Cock’ - The Best Racing Pigeon We EVER Owned - 13 x 1st Club Prizes - Multiple Open & Section Prizes In The INFC & NIPA G.DAM: ‘The Duck’ - 1st North Section & 2nd Open Sennen Cove Yearling National. - Beat by Owen Kirwin, Gorey. Flying 119mls short. - Busschaert Lines obtained from R J Dark of Kent. DAM: Daughter Of ‘Agen Hen’ G.SIRE: Son Of ‘Champion Reimus’. - Brother & Half Brother Of 5x 1st Section NFC & SNFC. - 1st & 2nd National inc 'Rita Ruby' Best Yearling Of Scotland 2014 Plus 2nd Nat. Clermont 15 - 457mls. G.DAM: ‘Agen Hen’. - Winner Of 2nd, 3rd & 5th Section At National Level At 181 - 550mls. - 2nd Section & 50th Open NFC Carentan. 3rd Section & 25th Open National Agen BICC International 547mls. 5th Section & 117th Open NFC Cholet 337mls. - Many Other Prize Winners Reported From ‘Agen Hen’ Lines. LOT 14 – GB17 V 86727 – Blue Cheq Cock - £60 Full Brother To ‘United Alumni’: 1st Club, 44th North Section & 66th Open St Allouestre Kings Cup 487mls. - 1/2 Brother To 'Ypres Hen', 164th Open SNFC Ypres 428mls. SIRE: ‘Wotton Lad’ - No.1 Stock Cock. Breeder of Several Open, Section & National Prize Winners In Last Few Seasons. G.SIRE: ‘Invincible Spirit’ & ‘Ponte Beer’ Lines – Busschaert x Jan Aarden G.DAM: ‘Invincible Spirit’ & ‘Ponte Beer’ Lines – Busschaert x Jan Aarden DAM: Granddaughter of 1st Prov Marseille - Bred down from Wim Muller's ‘Super Couple’. - Great Grand Daughter of Van Geel’s Fantastic '845' From Both Sides. G.SIRE: Son of 1st Prov Marseille – Grandson of Van Geels Fantastic '845'. Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls & Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Great Grandson of 'De Bliksem' G.DAM: Granddaughter of 'OBIE 88' 3x Barca & 3x Perpignan - Granddaughter of Van Geels Fantastic '845'. Great Granddaughter of 'De Bliksem' LOT 15 – GB17 F 23514 – Blue Cock - £50 Same Way Bred As Our 2nd Bird In 2017 Kings Cup Flying 487mls, Returning Just Out Of Race Time. SIRE: Grandson of 1st Prov Marseille - Bred down from Wim Muller's ‘Super Couple’. - Great Grand Son of Van Geel’s Fantastic '845' From Both Sides. G.SIRE: Son of 1st Prov Marseille – Grandson of Van Geels Fantastic '845'. Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls & Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Great Grandson of 'De Bliksem' G.DAM: Granddaughter of 'OBIE 88' 3x Barca & 3x Perpignan - Granddaughter of Van Geels Fantastic '845'. Great Granddaughter of 'De Bliksem' DAM: ‘Wotton Lady’ – Matched Mate Of ‘Wotton Lad’ – No.1 Stock Cock - Dam To Nest Pair To Fly Both YB Nationals 3 Days Apart (covering 492mls) & Second Bird In 2017 Kings Cup (487mls) G.SIRE: ‘Invincible Spirit’ & ‘Ponte Beer’ Lines – Busschaert x Jan Aarden G.DAM: ‘Invincible Spirit’ & ‘Ponte Beer’ Lines – Busschaert x Jan Aarden LOT 16 – GB17 F 23733 – Blue Cheq Cock - £100 Grandson Of 'Lady Helen'. - Friendship National Winner & Grandson Of 1st North Section & 2nd Open Kings Cup Plaudren. SIRE: Direct Son Of 1st North Section & 2nd Open Plaudren Kings Cup & Grandson Of 1st North Section & 2nd Open Redon Kings Cup. G.SIRE: Bred For Stock - Sire To Many Distance Birds. - Nephew Of 'Leading Lady' - 1st Open Dinard G.DAM: 1st North Section & 2nd Open Plaudren Kings Cup - 480mls - Full Sister Of 10th Open Kings Cup DAM: Direct Daughter of ‘Lady Helen’. 1st Open Friendship Nat. 481mls. - Full Sister Of 'Miss Perfect' - Triple Crown Winner - 32nd Open Sennen Cove YB Nat. 304mls. 194th Open Sennen Cove Yearling Nat. 304mls. 72nd Open Vannes Kings Cup 481mls G.SIRE: Sire Of Many Prize Winners From Derbies & Nationals. - Bred 3rd & 6th Open INFC YB National Penzance 301mls. G.DAM: ‘Lady Helen’ – 1st North Section & 1st Open INFC Friendship Nat. 481mls LOT 17 – GB17 P 06212 – Blue hen - £40 LOT 18 – GB17 P 06213 – Blue Cheq Cock - £40 Young Hen With Distance Blood From Brain Tawton's National Winning Busschaerts Crossed With A Cock That Has Multiple Distance Prize Winners Through Out. The Van Geel Family We Are Getting From France With 3 From 4 Sent in 2017. SIRE: Great Grand Son Of Perfect 10 - 1st Club, 1st Dorset Fed & 1st Wessex Combine Saintes 1,200b G.SIRE: Grand Son of Van Geels Fantastic '845' - Flew Barcelona 4 times 800mls - Perpignan 3 times 700mls. Great Grandson of 'De Bliksem' G.DAM: Grand Daughter of 'Perfect 10' - 1st Club, 1st Dorset Fed & 1st Wessex Combine Saintes 1,200b. 40th Open BBC Messac. CSCFC Bergerac: 3rd Sect & 14th Open (2006), 20th Sect & 78th Open (2008), 3rd Sect & 13th Open (2009), 38th Sect & 90th Open (2010) DAM: Purchased From Brian Tawton, Cardiff. Busschaert Lines From Formidable Welsh National Winner. Winning From 60 - 610miles racing North road and East from the continent. Blood Of That Of Eddie Lauder's 'Champion Eddie's Supreme' & Louella's 'Goldmine' & 'Stud Topper' LOT 19 – GB17 F 23722 – Cheq Pied Cock - £40 Mix Of The Old Fashioned Busschaert Pigeons Of Porter, The Masters Of Irish Distance Blood & Mark Gilbert's Latest Blood. Marks's Southfield Lofts, Windsor, Have Produced 7 UK National Winners In 2017 Alone. SIRE: Best Of John Harkness’ French Family Based On His Fathers Old Breed. Crossed With A Hen Bought From Mark Gilbert. G.SIRE: John Harkness’ French Blood, Which Is Blend Of Old Irish Blood Of Harkness, Beattie, Gilmore & Stewart G.DAM: Mark Gilbert, Southfield Lofts DAM: K Porter & Sons, Crumlin, Purchased at Their Clearance Sale G.SIRE: No Pedigree At Sale. Though Sure The Porter Family Didn’t Keep A Prisoner From 2010 Without Merit. G.DAM: Bred For Stock. Both Parents Flew St Malo - 457mls

Throw Back To One Of The Old Guard ..... ‘The Good Cock’ 1st Club, 10th Section & 40th Open – Talbenny YB Nat. (4, 865 birds), 1st Club, 158th Section & 178th Open – Sennon Cove Yearling Nat. (4,620 birds) 1st Club, 46th Section & 158th Open – Clonmel (28,928 birds) 1st Club, 49th Section & 286th Open – Rosscarbery OB Nat. (6,762 birds) 1st Club, 143rd Section & 180th Open - Skibbereen OB Nat. (3,603 birds) 1st Club, 19th Section & 79th Open – Mallow (2,272 birds)

That's the Old Bird season wrapped up for another year. Time to start concentrating on keeping a few YBs on the straight and narrow. Not a bad OB season, all things considered, at the business end on the channel. * 2nd Talbenny (192mls) * Well off the pace for their first time across the pond. 3rd Club 132nd Section (3,080 birds) 274th Open (10,476 birds) 7th Club * Rosscarbery OB National (230mls) * Another not so great race for ourselves but most of the French candidates got a good fly up Ireland. 3rd Club & 311th National (3,700 birds) * Bude (262mls) * Had a great race from Bude this season. Finishing: 1st Club, 12th Section (1,723 birds) 19th Open (6,127 birds) 4th Club, 52nd Section (1,723 birds) 109th Open (6,127 birds) 6th Club, 92nd Section (1,723 birds) 293rd Open (6,127 birds) 7th Club 10th Club 15th Club * Sennen Cove Yearling National (302mls) * Decided not to send to the National because of unpredictable weather ..... turned out to be a shocker with only 4% returns on the day. * Penzance Classic National (300mls) * This proved a tough race. 6 on the night and overall it was a patchy race. some got great returns and others never clocked. 3rd Club 4th Regional Centre 7th Section E (744 birds) 21st Open (2,803 birds) * Penzance (300mls) * 3 times the number of pigeons in the overall race but it didn't improve the returns any. 3rd Club 7th Section E (1,778 birds) 25th Open (6,235 birds) * St Malo (443mls) * Least said about this French disaster the better, 0/6 for ourselves. 14 pigeons in 3 days overall. * St Alloustere Kings Cup (479mls) * Clocking at 20:14 on the night was a fantastic achievement for ourselves. Getting them from france is never easy and has proven difficult in recent days times but this didn't seem to bother our wee 2yo cheq hen. She is the product of graduation presents from 2 friends in England and is Busschaert x Jan Aarden on the Sire's side and best of Matt Rakes lines on the Dam's. 1st Club 44th North Section (1,824 birds) 66th Open (2,546 birds) Got another hen reported on the 2nd day and arrived home on the 5th day after her short stay in Liverpool. Game wee lady crossed the channel on her own after being refreshed and released. * Lamballe (445mls) * Another dreadful French race. Again 0/6 for ourselves and 16 in 3 days overall, all be it from a reduced convoy, but still terrible.

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