About Gene Hearl's Devriendts

Gene Hearl's Devriendts are still winning after 45 years, with the most recent win in the 2004 Triple Crown Classic. Pigeons have been a lifelong passion for Gene. From the age of six, until he was nineteen and drafted in the Army, Gene bred fancy pigeons at his family home. After the Army, he married and then began racing pigeons as early as 1959. In 1960, he began acquiring the Devriendt family of birds. Within the first five years, he imported close to 30 birds with the help of Paul Vegate (Frazer Michigan), Larry Nelson (Long Island, NY - now Florida) and Herman Winkleman (Smithtown, NY).

Over the past 45 years the bloodline has been pure. This line has been winning clubs, combines and futurity races of all distances, including Top Birds in:

• Snow Bird, Devore Classic
• San Diego Classic 97 (2nd Place)
• San Diego Classic 98 (1st Place)
• 2001 old birds 1st AU Hall of Fame Winner "Oscar". AU99SD "712"
• 2004 Triple Crown Classic
• 2004 San Diego Holiday Cup

Gene Hearl's Devriendts have stocked some of the best lofts in USA! In 1984 he sold to Camble Strange (Oakhaven Farms, Dallas Ft. Worth, TX) the Devriendt hens that became the mothers of his Lodi Bloodline, and Mr. & Mrs. Magoo bloodlines. In 1971 Gene's was the first loft ever to win average speed in both combines, Long Island, NY with 170 lofts and 120 lofts.

In 1991 Gene moved to San Diego (La Mesa) California. Since relocating to California his birds are still winning coast to coast.

In San Diego, the birds are still producing and winning in one loft races.

• 2004 Triple Crown Classic
• 2004 San Diego Holiday Cup
• 2005 Equal First Place Winner San Diego      Classic Race
• 2005 Equal First Place Winner
        Triple Crown Classic
• 2005 First Place Winner Devore Classic

Gene Hearl
6111 Amarillo Avenue
La Mesa, California USA 91942
Phone/Fax: 619.460.6507

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