The last time you saw these three fantastic pigeons, they had just scored the first three positions on a 150 mile race. Well, that was no fluke. By the time the 1999 Old Birds season was done, they were recognized as the First, Second and Seventh Champion Birds of the North Valley Combine. Their latest accomplishment reinforces our faith in the breeding potency of The Slate, a grandson of the Janssen Brothers' Young Merckx and one of our finest stud cocks. 98 LCC 8321 carries his bloodlines on both sides of her pedigree. Her sire is the son of a full sister, while her dam is a direct daughter. 98 LCC 8095 and 98 LCC 8094 are nestmates, both sired by this fantastic pigeon.

All in all, we think the message is pretty simple: pedigrees mean nothing without performance. Anything else is just a piece of paper.