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Tumley Lofts Stud. Pigeon Breeders, Pigeon Racers. Leen Boers, Janssens, Aardens, William Geerts
Tumley Lofts Stud
Pigeon Breeders and Racers.
 

The sire of 1st Section A, 1st South Region, 12th Open Scottish National winner, was bred by Tumley Lofts Stud!
This being just one result from what we have had reported in 2007!

 

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The Stud

The Stud

We are only a small pigeon stud with around 50 pairs of pigeons at stock, specialising in Leen Boers, Janssens, Aardens and William Geerts.
We have over 50 years of experience in the breeding and racing of pigeons racing, from 50 to 520 miles achieving top honours in all levels of competition flying North, East - West and South.
The three families housed here at Tumley Lofts Stud are to cover all aspects of racing from Sprint through to Extreme distance.


Leen Boers: (Sprint) 

 "Morstyle" Ref

He was a superb breeding cock. He is a sire of Federation winners. He is a sire and grandsire of 1st Blackpool Amalgamation winners. He is also responsible for breeding RPRA Award winners. He is a son of "Concord" 1st Duffel 9,706 birds, he was the fastest racer in the whole event winning against 150,000 birds and "Quick Silver." "Morstyle" is a full brother to "Spitfire" 1st Duffel 14,713. His original cost was £1,300.

 "Sirenas Double" Ref

She was a superb breeding hen. She is a dam, grand dam and great grand dam of Federation and Amalgamation winners. She is a daughter of "Champion Supervisor" 1st Orleans 1,800 birds, 1st Strombeek 7,963 birds and 1st St. Dizer 20,180 birds. Daughter of "Siren" winner of 23rd out of 12,409 birds, 17th out of 2,815, 6th out of 1,587, 12th out of 7,816, 6th out of 3,638, 54th out of 1,606, 11th out of 8,084, 85th out of 3,351 and 35th out of 2,095 with only 9 races. "Sirenas Double" is a sister to "Suzy Wong" winner of 1st St. Ghislain 6,350 birds. She is a half sister to the world famous "Mirage" the fastest pigeon in the world.

 "Napoleon" Ref

He is a grandsire of 3 Gold Ring winners into Malta. He is a sire and grandsire of Federation winners. He is a grandson of "Champion Supervisor" and son of "Le Francaise" winner of 1st Chateauroux 600km, a hard long race 3,839 birds. He is also a great grandson of the world famous "Merckx 67." He was probably our best Leen Boers stock cock at the time.

 "Minskip" Ref

She was one of the best breeding hens in the UK. She is a dam of 2 x 1st Blackpool Amalgamation winners. She bred many Federation, Combine and Amalgamation winners. She bred Gold Ring winners into Malta and to win a Gold Ring the birds have to fly 1,000 miles on the sprint racing. She is a daughter of "Athous" winner of 1st St. Ghislain 7,310 birds and "Silver Wind" a fantastic breeder.

These are bred especially for sprint but with a few exceptions winning at 600 miles. These have been here at our stud 17 years being the first to enter the UK in 1981, direct from Leen Boers lofts, the best of the originals inbred with no crosses still winning in top competition, 1997 62nd and 68th Open 16th and 29th Section Arklow 113 miles, 1,469 members sent 27,690 birds. 57th Open 6th Section Rosscarberry 224 miles, 872 members sent 4,771 birds. 69th, 192nd and 223rd Open 21st, 42nd and 59th Section Talbenny 191miles, 1,053 members sent 5,325 birds. 107th Open 42nd Section Tramore 158 miles, 1,126 members sent 13,628 birds.
1998 107th and 114th Open 38th and 40th Section Arklow, 1,422 members sent 26,393 birds. 21st and 44th Open 8th and 22nd Section Kildare 89 miles, 447 members sent 7,652 birds. 186th Open Sennen Cove National, 1,087 members sent 3,970 birds. Winning 20 trophies in 1998. This displays the skills we have here at Tumley Lofts Stud of mastering the ability to maintain the winning genes over many years.

These four birds above are some of the basis of our Leen Boers family we have here at stock now. To see more of the original stock and what you are able to have the young birds from now click below.

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Janssens: (Middle Distance)

 "Sir Merckx" Janssen of Arendonk. Ref

He was a superb breeding cock. He is a sire, grandsire and great grandsire of Federation, Combine and Open winners. He is a son of "Goedoger" and "Madam Merckx" a top class breeding pair. "Sir Merckx" is a grandson of the "Supercrack" the unequalled racing and breeding cock. Winner of 90 prizes, including 29 x 1sts. He is also a grandson of the world famous "Merckx 67" winner of 21 x 1sts.

 "Brighton Bell" Romain Legiest Janssen. Ref

She is the dam, grand dam and great grand dam of Federation and Combine winners. She is a full sister to the famous "Hard Luck" winner of 19 x 1sts and 2 x 1st Open Combines and 3 x 2nd Open Combines. Her original cost was £450.

 "Duke" Romain Legiest Janssen. Ref

A superb breeder. He has produced a winner in every nest when paired to "Cornish Queen." He is a sire of 5 birds to get into the first 10 of the Cornish Combine before we bought him. He is the sire of the "Stormer" winner of 6 x 1st Clubs and 9 other club positions. 1st, 6th, 8th, 2 x 12th and 18th Federation. 1st, 11th and 20th Combine. He sold for £500 at 7 years old. The "Dukes" original cost was £1,600.

 "Eyesign Cock." Beverdam Janssen. Ref

He is the sire, grandsire and great grandsire of countless winners and breeders of winners. He is the grandsire of "Tumley Bouncer" winner of 6 prizes including 1st Open Combine Dover 230 miles.

Once again this is a well established family with many lines being housed at Tumley Lofts Stud Red Fox, Romain Legiest, Arendonk, and so on. Winners at all levels of competition, the very best of these here close to the world wide champions, many thousands of pounds spent on obtaining these.

These four birds above are the basis of many of the Janssens now at stock breeding Club, Federation, Combine and National winning birds. To see more of the Janssens which the young birds are available from click below.

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Aardens: (Long Distance)


 "Sire of the Combine Winner." Van Geel. Ref

A superb breeding cock. He is a sire, grandsire and great grandsire of Federation and Combine winners. He is the sire of the "Combine Winner" winner of amongst others 1st Combine Poitiers 296 miles there were only 4 birds home on the day, including two other loft mates. He is a half brother to the "Dam of the Combine Winner."

 "Dam of the Combine Winner." Van Geel. Ref

A superb breeding hen. She is a dam, grand dam and great grand dam of Federation and Combine winners. She is the dam of the "Combine Winner." She is a granddaughter of the famous "Champion Vlekje" winner of the car in the Dutch Dax National flying over 600 miles against nearly 10,000 birds.

 NL89-2561804 Wim Muller. Ref

He is a superb cock. He is the sire of many 1st Club and Federation winners. He is a half brother to "Mona Lisa" and he is a grandson of the "Kruisbek."

 "333." Wim Muller. Ref

She is a dam, grand dam and great grand dam of multiple prize winners. This hen is a half sister to 7th National Bergerac 56,000 birds and the 31st National Pau in 1988. She is a daughter of the top racing and breeding cock "De Genaaiden," who was one of the winners of the Europa Cup in 1985. He scored, amongst others, 19th National Barcelona, 65th National Perpignan.

If you need to fly the distance, then these are the birds to do that endurance. We have sons, daughters, brothers, sisters to many of the Europa Champion's. These are kept as closely inbred to the top Federation and Combine winners and only birds on the day.

These four birds above are just some of the direct Wim Muller and Van Geel Aardens we have at stock. To see more of the originals and the birds you are able to have the young birds from click below.

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Pigeon Links

Dan's New Page.
A top page with many links and good reading. Show racers.
Birdies Page.
Another good page lots of links and info. Show racers.
Pigeon Cote.
Tom Barnhart's Page.
Lots of info. music and pics, a top page.
Dubai Racing Pigeon Club.
Lost Pigeons
For lost GB pigeons please contact: Royal Pigeon Racing Association,
The Reddings, Nr. Cheltenham,
Glos. GL51 6RH. Phone 01452-713529.
Email rpra@dial.pipex.com


 

Please enquire for more details.
Email: enquiries@tumleylofts.co.uk
or
Tumley Lofts Stud,
Powleaze Cottage,
Polehayes,
Beaworthy,
Devon. EX21 5AT.
United Kingdom.
Phone/Fax (44) 01409-221554.



Produced, maintained and updated by James Cook
Tumley Lofts Stud
Last updated 24th February 2008.