The fascination of RED
January 16th, 2009 • Breeding • 1,365 views
I am mad about red pigeons. FULL reds especially, more than red checkers. The funny thing is – I heard many fanciers saying that they are crazy about red pigeons too, they love the color. More than that, some of them want to create a full family of successful red pigeons. Are there strong families of reds nowadays? I’d love to learn about a fresh line of successful reds, like the famous Bricoux that were killing the long distance races many years ago and also looked gorgeous!
31-03-2009
marc of alabang:
I love red also, i have one from the red family of jan theleen via josef and rolf schlomer..
6-08-2009
TD LANGHOVER:
i have the dark red bricoux’s. the funny thing most people do not know about them is they are red grizzle’s.if you open the wing just like the blue bars with white in their wings they have white in their wings.
i learned this info from the breeding records of dr. bricoux. martin from begium obtained his records so i went in my loft
to check and what do you know they had white in their wings.this white is not that visiable unless you hold them up in the light,this is know as a grizzling factor.
dr. bricoux was known for his reds but had all color’s.little known fact super crack
crusson has the bricoux blood in his veins.
funny thing,Peet Deweerd said that of all the different strains of bird’s bricoux’s and janssen’s were the best two line’s he had ever known,both line’s,one blue one red both have the grizzle factor in their wings.
p.s. the janseen’s also had many color’s of bird’s most do not know this because they did not want you to know.
rick mardis “continental breeding station” went to their house and saw all these colored bird.
6-08-2009
Andrei:
Oh WOW, I didn’t know they are red grizzles! All I noticed is that the males have those specific little black lines. Janssens have the checker version of reds, the “fox” lines if I remember correctly.
19-08-2009
Warren Smith:
I don’t know if the term “Fresh Line” would apply to Ludo Claessens “Vos” line. But, Ludo certainly had a very sucessful line of pigeons which just so happen to be red. Ludo never bred for color, that I know of, but his red line of pigeons certainly does deserve the term “strong” and sucessful. Some times you will get a very deep rich red color, that many racing fanciers might call “Velvet”, and of course, they sometimes throw a very dark check, where the term “Blue Velvet” might not be the correct term from a genetic point of view, but some are so dark, you can’t tell it is a checker anymore, they almost look black. Both of these colors will show up in the same nest. Since Ludo was not breeding for color, but to produce National Champions, other colors are of course within the family tree. But, if one wanted a loft full of sucessful racers, and also wanted red, well you would have a difficult time finding a better family of middle distance Champions.
18-09-2009
Phil MARTIN:
I am pleased to note that there still are fanciers dedicated to the famous Bricoux strain. As being the heir to most of the note-books, diaries, pedigrees, photos, etc. regarding the Bricoux strain, I can tell the fanciers that the deep reds were quite rare at Jolimont, most of the reds being light chequers.
It is fairly safe to state that one can see some ‘foxy’ or ‘frosty’ grizzling along the shaft of the primary flights of pure Bricouxs, depending on the ancestor.
However, nearly all the grizzle Bricouxs are to be found amongst those bred by the late Ernest Duray.
Best regards to all the Bricoux fans.
Phil Martin (Belgium)
24-10-2009
zeeshan umar:
i have 2 Breeding red checkers pairs..i also love tham.
26-01-2010
Mohora . M:
Pigeons dr. Bricoux
11-02-2010
andrew:
THE BEST BRICOUX OF ANY KIND I HAVE SEEN BELONG TO MR E W KITCHEN THE REDS ARE STUNNING MR KITCHEN STILL RACES TODAY 74 YEARS CONTINOUS RACING THERE WONT BE ANYONE TO BEAT THAT ANYTHING YOU WISH TO KNOW ABOUT BRICOUX MR KITCHEN WOULD KNOW 94 YEAR OLD AND STILL LIVES FOR HIS PIGEONS EXAMPLE TO US ALL AN ABSOLUTE GENTLEMAN
23-02-2010
andrew:
andrew you hawe telefon to mr kitchen
4-03-2010
KENNETH DROOG:
i own some of the best racing bricoux`s in the UK ,many from E.W.Kitchen, Pringle Bros, P.Stowell,old Tom Perry line anyone wanting to more about the Bricoux`s call me 01592 712448
4-04-2010
Bob Kitchen:
To Andrew.
My Father Mr E.W.Kitchen is ACTUALY 95 comming up 96 this year and has been racing for an outstanding 77 as he started racing in 1933 alough he started keeping pigeons since 1919 at the tender age of 5 years old. :)
15-06-2010
jojo:
my red check cock didn’t make to come home in 232km race,
3-08-2010
Sayuri:
Hi:
For those who like reds, I just bought a red Jennsen called Red Sensation with an imppressive performance, nothing less than 39 prices in Europe, 8 of then 1st. I hope I can breed a sucessful family of reds.
4-08-2010
Andrei:
Hi Sayuri, can you please send me pics of him? It would be cool to add him here. I want to list different red birds with impressive results.
29-08-2010
Sayuri:
Hi Andrei:
I’ve been trying to post the pic of my red Janssen here but I don’t really know how to. I’m sorry
30-08-2010
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