"Little Rico" Retires from the Racing Loft of Team Kallen (Duisburg)

In German pigeon racing, one name will be remembered for years to come: "Little Rico" (DV-4117-22-2369). After 39 races, of which 37 resulted in prizes, the cock ends his career with a total of 3174.96 AS points, averaging 85.80 points per flight.

Few pigeons manage to combine consistency and brilliance in this way. His record includes 5x 1st prizes against fields often exceeding 3,000 pigeons, alongside 19 Top 1% classifications.

Among his distinctions are:
6th Acebird Germany 2023
1st RegV Best Bird 2023
1st National World Best Pigeon, Cat. Speed 2024
1st Acebird May Germany 2025
3rd Acebird Rheinland 2024
4th Acebird Rheinland 2023

"Little Rico" is regarded as perhaps the best grandson of "Olympic Rico". His father was bred directly at Herbots Gebr. from "Olympic Rico" × daughter "Yvanke" (son of "Yvan"). He is also sire of "Christianne" (1st Nat. Argenton + 7th Nat. Châteauroux).

All Top 1% placements by "Little Rico"

363 km vs 7,702
275 km vs 2,591
300 km vs 2,459
363 km vs 1,696 = 3 vs 5,677
409 km vs 616
181 km vs 942
363 km vs 6,977
340 km vs 2,098
363 km vs 4,913
231 km vs 1,523
300 km vs 1,444
409 km vs 2,475
206 km vs 1,540
340 km vs 818
340 km vs 1,199
507 km vs 3,306
300 km vs 3,459
223 km vs 1,433
409 km vs 7,095

Such a pigeon only comes once in a lifetime. From now on, Little Rico will enrich the breeding loft of Team Kallen in Duisburg, where his bloodlines are expected to shape the next generation.

Maarten Herbots