Perfect Diamond - The Best Family of Black Racing Pigeons in the USA!!

The ‘Perfect Diamond’ Family came to existence in 2006 when the original pair of pigeons was purchased from Paul Sousa. NPA 06 2330 and AU 05 52566. At the time, I was five years old. My dad had a love for black racing pigeons, and he wanted to have some color in the loft for the pigeon shows. We never got too much history on this family of pigeons. The originals descend back to Holland from a loft in Texas that was buying them in the 80s and 90s. 

The original hen 2330 won every show in sight for years. We traveled around New England for years and 2330 always came home with a plaque, ribbon, or trophy. She really was a special hen in the hand being deemed perfect by almost any judge that handled her. 

The original pair was put back together in 2011 for the showing season, as all their children were winning. We were not racing yet at this point and just were selecting for the best possible show quality. This year comes NEPLS 11 1129- Blue Check Cock. We never were able to show him because he was born with a crooked keel. Because everything else about him was just as nice as his mother, we kept him for breeding. 1129 was paired back to his mother, 2330, and out hatched RI 12 2602, Black Hen. She was instantly one of the best showing hens we ever had at the time, taking place of her mother who was lost on a training toss in 2013. 

As we started trying to race in the club from 2012-2015 with little success, and with little knowledge on genetics and how to pair these pigeons, RI 15 1601 came along. A stunning black hen who was arguably nicer than her mother. She never was much in the racing department, and she got lost several times out to 40 miles. We ended up keeping her in the stock loft and decided to show her and breed her. After breeding 1601 for two years, we gave her back to Paul to breed to continue the strong lines of super black racing pigeons. 

In the winter of 2017, tragedy struck the loft and an illness got in and we had to start over from scratch. We had just come off our first successful young bird season and we were enthusiastic going into the season. We lost all our breeders and had very few young birds left from the season. This included the parents of Perfect Diamond, all of her siblings, and the few children we had in the breeding loft. We were absolutely devastated. With a little bit of luck, we were able to stock the race team from 2017 and in 2019 we got to add 1601 back into the breeding loft. 

As time has gone on, 1601s children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren have continued to score. From 100 to 500 miles, we have had great success with her line, from 800-1500ypm they will not disappoint! Perfect Diamond pigeons are extremely reliable and very tough pigeons. They will come home in the hardest of conditions. Cross these pigeons into anything and they will lead the flock! 

In 2022, I decided to name her ‘Perfect Diamond’ as she is just a perfect hen in the hands. Some of the greats in the sport including Frank McLaughlin, Mike Ganus, and many visitors have admired her true beauty and perfect confirmation. Her line will forever stay in my loft and hopefully for many more years her descendants will continue to win and hopefully change the pigeon sport as we know it.