Coz Loft 2011 Show Results

James: Best in Show, AOV, High Standard (HS). Des Moines ISPA Fancy Pigeon Show, December 2011. James is the founding Seraph cock of one of my Seraphim lines.

{The following little article is the first story I ever wrote about showing my Seraphim pigeons in the Iowa State Pigeon Association’s “Pigeons on the Prairie” annual competition at the fairgrounds in Des Moines. Most people in the United States are unaware of the Fancy Pigeon hobby, but it’s a big deal here and an even bigger deal throughout the rest of the world. The annual Des Moines show has about four thousand entries. There are about three hundred and fifty different breeds of fancy show pigeons in the world. Some compete as performance birds and others as show birds. There are judges and ratings for each individual bird or flock of performance birds. My special breed, the Seraph (Seraphim is plural), is an extremely rare fancy pigeon bred as a work of art and specifically for show purposes. To this day I keep them in my back garden and sell youngsters to other fanciers throughout the United States.}

My birds did very well at the 2011 ISPA Fancy Pigeon Show in Des Moines, all scoring from 92 to 95 on a scale of 100, with three birds scoring “High Standard” at 95 and three others @ 94. This experience with my twelve show birds exceeded my expectations. I’ve kept back eight of the twelve for breeding stock, including James, the Best in Show Seraph cock.  Seahorse couldn’t compete since he had no band, but the judge scored him for me anyway and felt he was pushing a 96. He is the founder of another line of Seraphim in my loft. SuperJock likewise will be staying put, along with his son, GiantHead, a spectacular young cock still too young to breed but paired up with the best hen from the show. This is my breeding team for this year, and I am hoping for even more success next year.

In January all the birds will be set up for breeding. I can allow only a limited season due to space limitations, so if any of you fanciers out there want a pair of high-quality birds this year, drop me a line and I’ll breed extra designer birds just for you out of a combination of these great blood lines. You can reach me at cozmd@aol.com.