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does anyone keep van reets?
Tried to find information on pigeons of Van Reet, but I'm thinking there are very few orginal Van Reets in the USA. According to some of the blogs I read at PIPA http://www.pipa.be/ the good orginals have been pretty much lost to time. Perhaps someone will come around who is more familar with Van Reet's pigeons. I suspect what people now have is offspring from the offspring of some of his pigeons.does anyone keep van reets?
Yes they are. I probably have more van reets then any other strain. I have some from McLaughlin, Demartino, and Red Rose lofts. I believe they are sprint birds and may come from longer races but usually the next day (at least for me they do). They do very well in sprint races and I have had some sucess with some of mine. If you ask the question on a board like pigeon basics (oversea forum) what birds are the best sprint birds in the world you will here over and over "Staff Van Reet" even if his originals are long gone.Van Reets are typically best at the shorter races and are built for speed. They're also known for their aggressive, fearless attitudes. Most Van Reets I see are full, muscular hunks and look like they could plow down all the other race birds![]()
At least in Britain you do a lot!Yes they are. I probably have more van reets then any other strain. I have some from McLaughlin, Demartino, and Red Rose lofts. I believe they are sprint birds and may come from longer races but usually the next day (at least for me they do). They do very well in sprint races and I have had some sucess with some of mine. If you ask the question on a board like pigeon basics (oversea forum) what birds are the best sprint birds in the world you will here over and over "Staff Van Reet" even if his originals are long gone.
I have three birds with Van Reet blood, nothing 100% I have had decent birds off of them. They are also from McLauglin. They have been crossed with Vic Miller blood and have flown 500. Frank McL does not do as well as he used to in the one loft races. He has also ventured out to other lines of birds. Nor has Red Rose done as well as 6 to 8 years ago with there Van Reets. I think it like most lines or so called strains. They have good and bad birds. We are quite a few years down from the most famous Van Reet the "Daniel". I have to go about 5 generations back to find him in my peds.does anyone keep van reets?
I HAVE STAFF VAN REETS IN LOUISIANA ORIGINALLY FROM FRANK MC.does anyone keep van reets?