Meet some of the homing pigeons in Kastle Loft that are the basis for our breeding and race team. Click on a photo to see a pedigree if one is available for viewing. 2013 brought a seismic shift in our breeding program that had an immediate impact and will continue to impact us for years to come. In the last few years, we have introduced ten new birds from the M & D Evans Vandenabeeles. Among them is one of the last direct sons of the world-famous Eisenhower, the #1 breeder for Myrtle Lofts of England. In 2014, we added four more imports including direct children from Golden Gaby, Davina, New Shadow and Black National. Also added was a registered AU Champion flown by John Marles and a son of his Magic Pair (line bred to the Perfect Cock). Also added is a proven, Marles-bred son of the Perfect Pair.
We will be breeding from multiple line bred grandchildren of Shadow and all of our birds will be influenced by the great Wittenbuik. Other greats in our birds will be Golden Gaby, Davina, Black National, Rolls Royce, Jester & Carrie, Benetton, Saffron, Devon, Nationaal Fideel & Belle, and The Perfect Pair.
Dark Storm 14 GB C 29801: Until February, 2015, there was only one child of Black National in North America (a daughter here at Kastle Loft). Now there will be two. Kastle Black’s half-brother will be heading to America to breed for Donald Campbell (Pressing On Loft) and Kastle Loft. We will continue to breed, test and select for the best M&D Evans Vandenabeele’s in the tough headwind races. Meet Dark Storm: Exclusive PIPA offer direct from 1. Nat. Carenthan winner ‘Black National’ Mother is breeder of the super Nat. acebird ‘Cruise Missile’Einstein 2012 GB C 39756: Direct from world-famous #1 breeder Eisenhower and Joint Venture of M&D Evans’s Myrtle Lofts. He is a full brother to 3rd place 2011 SCMDPR for Myrtle Lofts. Grandchild of Champion Shadow. 2012 was the last year that Myrtle Lofts sold any children off Eisenhower to the public. In Einstein’s first year breeding he bred an AU Ace Bird, race winners, diplomas, eq. 1sts with two different lofts and as many as 500 birds. In 2014, his children began breeding winners, too, including 2nd Ohio ACE young bird, (29th National ACE), proving again that the Evans blood is potent.In his first year, Wicked Strong bred the 2nd place (Eq. 1st) OCR winner along with the nest mate who was 14th place. His babies also earned multiple 1sts, Eq. 1sts, and were consistently on the first drops. A grandson of Shadow and very inbred to him, who shows in this pedigree three times. This guy is an ox. Super strong in the hand. Medium sized bird and likes to fight on the floor with other cocks.A brand-new addition to Kastle Loft for 2015 is Makin It, a registered AU Champion bred and flown by John Marles. This cock is not only an accomplished racer in some of the toughest competition around, but he is also line bred to the Perfect Pair (Shadow), which fits perfectly in my breeding program.This cock was bred by the exceptional Cleveland flyer Don Campbell and was donated as the prize for the 2012 Pigeon Talk Classic race. I didn’t win the race, but I did manage to come out a winner after acquiring this fellow. In his first year of breeding, I sent one of his babies to the Pigeon Talk Classic – a real “survivor” series – and his daughter finished 3rd. He is a grandson of the famous Perfect Cock (Shadow) and he is a son of Don’s exceptional 11-flight hen, also down from the M & D Evans blood.
