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I am currently getting an inventory of what I have to sell. Please contact me to see what I have. I have late hatches and experienced race birds to sell. Some straight Macaloney, some are out of imports, some are crossed. All will carry the LDHA/DRD4/CRY1 racing genes in some combination. Please see my Pairings Page to see how I plan to have birds mated in 2022. I plan to have late hatch inbred Gaby’s, Macaloney’s and Picasso birds for sale. If you are interested in those please contact me to get on a list.

Shipping is $50 per shipment. I have had a lot of people show interest in the recessive opal pigeons so I won’t hold them for long. A check or payment in hand is the only way these will be marked as sold. If you say you are sending money and then don’t, I will not hold them for you indefinitely.

We just wrapped up a solid old bird season and I’m happy to see the Shadow blood continuing to win for me.

Kastle 1673 – 1st @ 270

KJR 625 – 1st @ 200

Kastle 1673 – 1st @ 200

Kastle 1691 – 2nd @ 400 combine (this was the first 400 mile race of the newly formed Kentucky Combine)

Kastle 1664 – 2nd @ 270

Kastle 1690 – 2nd @ 200

Kastle 1673, who won two races, is a daughter from First Drop Don (Son of the Wicked Pair) when mated to Lucy.

Kastle 1664 is on of my recessive opals and is a grand-daughter of Einstein. She has been great at the middle distance.

Kastle 1690 and 1691 are nest mates with multiple diplomas over three seasons between them. They are children of Sylvan Perfection X Rita.

I’m so very fortunate that this recessive color has popped up in my racing homers. They are all down from my stock of Eisenhower, Golden Gaby and Black National from Mark Evans. As best I can tell, the common ancestor in all of these go back to a bird of Gaby Vandenabeele’s named De Bijter. Additionally, if you study pigeon color genetics, you will see a variant of recessive opal known as cherry among my pigeons.

Below is a partial list of what I have for sale in 2017. All should be old enough for breeding in 2018. Most are 2017 hatches with a few exceptions.

Sylvan Izzy – SOLD

AU 2011 GHC 12727: $450

A daughter of the Legendary Ugly Bastard. Bred and raced by John Marles

Breeding record includes: In 2015 Izzy bred a hen GHC 7856 who was as YB: 21st vs. 2007b. 200 miles (1%) | 91st vs. 1615b. 350 miles (5%) | 75th vs. 1310b. 120 miles (6%) | 118th vs. 1250b. 120 miles (9%) | Then in 2016 OB she was: 9th vs. 1295b 120 miles (1%) | 52nd vs. 2119b 200 miles (2%) | 9th vs. 1128b. 120 miles (1%) Izzy bred Kastle 1641, a money winner in the Dixie Convention and Kastle 1646 who was a survivor of the Apple Cup finishing 11th place in the final 350 mile race. Sylvan Izzy is loaded with the greats and is line bred back to the world class Kleinen SEVEN TIMES!

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Just Makin It – SOLD

2011 AU FSI 1166: $600

Son of the Magic Pair, AU Registered Champion

Breeder of 6th place Grain Belt Convention Race 2016

Breeder of Just In, who was 14th (eq 1st) Plymouth Peak OLR 325 mile final race and 14th place Avg. Speed. He has also bred winners at the club level and a money winner in the 2015 Dixie Convention Race: 32nd vs. 228b @ 300m with Kastle 1531 who as a yearling won 9th Combine vs. 693b. 100m | 42nd Combine vs. 639b. 160m. Just Makin It is Grandsire to 2nd vs 79b @ 250 miles BOW Challenge.

Extremely tame, perfect physical specimen.

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Exchange Rate SOLD

GB 14 C 30138: $600

Bred by Mark Evans, double Shadow

She bred 2nd Champion birds in my club winning a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 2015. Another daughter with another cock raced well for Jim Combs in North Carolina finishing in the top 15% on the 250m. and 300 m. Bred Kastle 1601 who was 4th @200 119b. and 5th @ 300 57b. in the Banks of Wabash Challenge. Two times in the money. Exchange Rate is grand dam to GNEO 1992, 6th place combine vs 674b, 100 miles in Ohio. Exchange Rate is a grand daughter of Shadow, Top Investment, Eisenhower and Sissi 264. Loaded with Shadow blood and a good dose of the classic Sissi and Picanol blood.

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Kastle Prizzy BB cock – Pending

2017 AU Kastle 1646: $500

11th place 350 miles in the final Apple Cup OLR

One of very few survivors of a tough series plagued with sickness.

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Perfectizzy BB hen – SOLD

2017 AU Kastle 1791: $300

Son of the Perfect Pair X Izzy

57th Avg. Speed at the 2017 Plymouth Peak OLR

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Kastle 1727 BB cock  SOLD

Einstein X Kastle Black: $750

This bird will test LDHA AB and DRD4 CCCT

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Kastle 1757 BC Recessive Opal Cock

Down from Golden Gaby, Eisenhower, Black National: $2000

KASTLE 1757 bred Kastle Kingsman, who won 20th place (3 min. to win) in the final 350 mile race at the Apple Cup in 2018 (over 900 birds originally entered).

This pigeon will test for the EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF LDHA AA and DRD4 CCCT PLUS the unusual recessive opal color. Just try to find a genetic package like this anywhere. And of course we won’t want to overlook the fact that this family is producing race winners at the distance and under tough conditions.

 

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Kastle 1796 & 1797 BB – SOLD

Full siblings to Danica Need to Know, one of our top hens: $600 each

 

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Kastle 1776 BC Hen & Kastle 1775 BC Hen  – **SOLD**

Koopman X Evans Gaby cross: $900 ea.

These birds will test for the EXTREMELY RARE LDHA AA and DRD4 CCCT.

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Kastle 1737 BB hen – SOLD

Just Makin It X Kastle Gold: $450

From an AU Registered Champion mated to an imported direct child of Golden Gaby X Davina.

These are clearly good for 350 miles as young birds. 1737 is a full sister to 6th place Grain Belt Convention Race (340 miles) 2016. Also full sister to Just In, who was 14th (eq 1st) Plymouth Peak OLR 325 mile final race and 14th place Avg. Speed.

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Kastle 1736 BC cock – SOLD

Just Makin It X Kastle Gold: $450

From an AU Registered Champion mated to an imported direct child of Golden Gaby X Davina.

These are clearly good for 350 miles as young birds. 1736 is a full brother to 6th place Grain Belt Convention Race (340 miles) 2016. Also full brother to Just In, who was 14th (eq 1st) Plymouth Peak OLR 325 mile final race and 14th place Avg. Speed.

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Kastle 1419 BC cock – SOLD

Einstein X Lovely Rita: $450

From my race team and from two proven breeders of racers and breeders. 1419 is LDHA-AB

I received my two birds from Rick Mee’s Apple Cup Yearling Classic last week. I have to give major props to him for a great race series and conditioning of the birds. My birds came back with such great muscle and silky feathers. I entered three birds last year in his race. It was only the second OLR I’ve ever entered. One bird was lost off the loft in the early months, but two of them raced and completed the entire series against the top lofts in the USA. Some flyers had entered 18-20 birds in this race!

These were some tough conditions with a mix of cross winds, head winds and heat. Right Turn Clyde finished in the money (27th Average Speed) but Amazeballs came in too late to finish high enough for money. Still happy she toughed it out and made it home.

Right Turn Clyde is out of my Koopman pair (my only pair like this) and is line bred to Kenny’s Girl (Protege Loft) and Witoger 720 (also Protege Loft). Amazeballs is actually a niece to Right Turn Clyde and is a cross with my Koopman’s and Evans Gaby’s via the Wicked Pair.

Thanks for the fun and entertainment, Rick, and I’ll be sure to enter again!