The second race this weekend was Marne La Vallee (296km). We entered a new team of young birds. Before they flew only 1x 208km and a few times 98km. The result was (again) excellent. With a wind coming from the West-Northwest  we had certainly not the best location for this race!

The birds were entered in Union Antwerpen ZAV.
We  won against  3,223 youngsters: 1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 17, 18, 27, 28, 32, 48,... and 63 prizes from 107 entered birds

In the “Dubbeling Jonge Westzone Union Antwerpen ZAV”  we won following result.
Against 2,773 youngsters: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 38,... and 65  prizes from 107 entered birds

We have also the 1° + 2° + 3° fastest against 4,033 birds.

Just a reminder. Last week we had 1° + 2° + 4° fastest Blois (462km) against 4,969 birds!

However it was only the first middle distance race for this team, our first bird was also our first nominated bird! It was the blue cock B10-6052036 that won the 1°. He is a full brother to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081). We have discovered an amazing breeding couple. Really every bird bred out of “Bolo”(B06-6270152) x “Polina”(B06-6174628) is a good one. Unbelievable.  They fly in the top of the race in any kind of weather and any type of race.

B10-6052036 is again a topchild bred off "Bolo" x "Polina"

It started last year. “Aladdin”(B09-6248081) was the first youngster bred out of “Bolo” x “Polina”. The same year we bred two sisters of “Aladdin” for the races. Both very good ones! This year we have 4 children of “Bolo” x “Polina” for the races. All 4 already won early prizes!

Topbreeding couple "Bolo" x "Polina"

Our second bird was B10-6052235. This bird is a grandchild to “Barco”(B01-6387350). A full brother of this bird won this year 7° Melun (310km) against 1,147 young birds. This bird was also our second youngster from Bourges this weekend.

Our third bird was B10-6052101. This checkered hen is a full sister to our top bird “Paulo”(B09-6248171).

“Paulo” won a.o.:
1° Interprovincial Blois(462km) 1,519 p.
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p. (beaten by loftmate)
3° fastest Dourdan(366km) 6,927 p.
44° National z. Argenton(555km) 7,132 p.
90° National z. Bourges(479km) 7,942 p.
37° Provincial Bourges(479km) 2,312 p. (other race)

A sister to B10-6052101 won this year 27° national Limoges (640km) 14,211 pigeons!

Our fourth bird was B10-6052241. The father of this black cock is inbreeding to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223). His mother is a half-sister to the super young bird “Bambina”(B10-6052002).

Our fifth bird was B10-6052047. His father is a full brother to “Amaretto”(B07-6221019). “Amaretto” is the father to “Jonge Panter”(B09-6248211).

Our sixth bird was our second nominated. So our first and second nominated bird win 1° and 17° against 3,223 birds! Our second nominated was the black cock B10-6052207. He is a full brother to super youngster “Bambina”(B10-6052002)! He is a grandchild to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Our seventh bird was B10-6052124. This hen is a grandchild to “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

"Beauty" is a very special hen

Our eight bird was B10-6052150. This bird is bred off two super birds. The father is “Mambo”(B08-6144041). The mother is “Viola”(B07-6221074).

Our ninth bird was B10-6052151. His father is the nest-brother to “Money Maker”(B09-6248050)!

Our next bird was bred off a full sister to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)!

This weekend the national race from Bourges (479km) took place. The weather in Belgium was good, not that hot as the weeks before. The wind was coming from the West-Northwest. Therefore the most early prizes were in the eastern part of Belgium. After the race, almost all the fanciers were complaining. The good nominated birds were too late. Different birds – especially youngsters – are still missing. Also we are still missing some youngsters. We hope they return quickly. People say the birds had to deal in the morning with fog. Probably this was the cause. Other races – short distance – were released a few hours later than Bourges because of the local fog.

In our strong club St. Job we won following results.
Against 262 yearlings: 3, 7, 19, 21, 28, 32, 34, 35, 38, 42, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 57, 59,... 
Against 529 youngsters: 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31, 49, 51, 56, 58,... 

On the national level we will start with +/- 50° against 14,119 yearlings and +/- 100° against 30,759 young birds. A very good result, knowing that we had the disadvantage of the wind. We were only a bit disappointed that our good nominated birds were not all there. A "problem" where the most pigeon fanciers had to deal with.

Our first young bird was B10-6052091. This dark cock is a full brother to “Jonge Panter”(B09-6248211). “Jonge Panter” won last year 2° fast. national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons after his loftmate “Aladdin”(B09-6248081).

"Jonge Panter"

Our second youngster was B10-6052025. This bird won this year already 7° Melun (310km) against 1,147 pigeons. He is a grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350). His sister won this weekend 2° Marne (296km) against 3,223 pigeons. Only a loftmate could beat this bird.

Our third youngster was B10-6052083. She is a daughter to top hen “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Our fourth bird was B10-6052014. He is a son to “Solo”(B04-6058005). Last week  he won 38° interprovincial Blois (462km) against 2,462 pigeons. “Solo” is the grandfather to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081) who won 1° fast. national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons.

Topbreeder "Solo"

Our next bird was B10-6052008. This bird is a full sister to “Vista”, who won last year 15° national Bourges (479km) against 37,357 pigeons. She is also a grandchild to “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Our sixth youngster was B10-6052032. This black hen is a daughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and a granddaughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174). Last week she flew also very well on the interprovincial race from Blois (462km).

Superbreeder "Mitu"

Our seventh bird was B10-6052027. She is a daughter to “Chalala”(B05-6234500). She is also a half-sister to top hen “Carla”(B08-6144012).

“Carla” won a.o.:
1° Limoges(640km) 230 p.
5° National z. Limoges(640km) 1,987 p.
57° National Limoges(640km) 10,448 p.
32° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p. (in 2009)
78° National Bourges(479km) 15,508 p.
6° Melun(310km) 1,456 p.
10° Bourges (479km) 579 p.
11° Melun(310km) 2,963 p.
21° Marne(296km) 673 p.
202° National z. Bourges(479km) 16,504 p.
362° National Bourges(479km) 22,476 p.

In this news flash we will present the first birds from Blois (462km) of last weekend.

We entered 8 yearlings and 39 young birds. No old birds were entered.

The result was excellent. On the interprovincial level we won following results:

Against 2,462 youngsters we won: 1, 2, 30, 36, 37, 38,...
Against 1,519 yearlings we won: 1, 16,...

We have the 1° and 2° fastest bird against 4,969 birds!

The full result has not been published yet. So we cannot yet give you the prize percentages.

The bird that won 1° prize is a real miracle bird. It is the hen “Bambina”(B10-6052002).

"Bambina" won a.o.:
1° fastest Dourdan(366km) 5,688 p. (2 minutes ahead)
1° fastest Blois(462km) 4,969 p. (3 minutes ahead)
19° Melun(310km) 1,147 p.

Super youngster "Bambina"

“Bambina” is a granddaughter to super breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350) and closely related to our superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081). “Aladdin” won last year 1° fast. national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons.

The most remarkable thing about “Bambina” is that she does not want to mate! She is just sitting on the loft, that is all.

Our  second youngster was B10-6052012. She is a full sister to “Goldwing”(B09-6248271). She is a grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Chalala”(B05-6234500).

Our third youngster was B10-6052076. She is a half-sister to top hen “Lena”(B09-6248156) who was also early on this race. The father of B10-6052076 is a son to “Beckham”(B01-6387174). The mother of B10-6052076 is a full sister to “Goldwing”(B09-6248271) and B10-6052012.

Our fourth and fifth bird were B10-6052093 and B10-6052037. They are a full brother and sister to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081). In this young bird team we have one brother and one sister to “Aladdin”, and both top birds! The nest mates of these two birds are in another young bird team and will be raced later on this season. We have discovered a fantastic breeding couple. Every bird we bred so far out of the parents of “Aladdin” is a good one! Really unbelievable.

The amazing "Aladdin" family

Our sixth bird was B10-6058014. This checkered cock is a son to “Solo”(B04-6058005). “Solo” is the grandfather to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)!

Also a honourable mention for B10-6052038. He is a full brother to “Jonge Panter”(B09-6248211), 2° fast. national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons. He also flew early!

The yearling that won the 1° provincial is one of our best birds. It is the blue cock “Paulo”(B09-6248171). Last week his full sister won the 27° national Limoges (640km) 14,211 pigeons!  He is a grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

So far “Paulo” won a.o.:
1° Interprovincial Blois(462km) 1,519 p.
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p. (beaten by loftmate)
3° fastest Dourdan(366km) 6,927 p.
44° National z. Argenton(555km) 7,132 p.
90° National z. Bourges(479km) 7,942 p.
37° Provincial Bourges(479km) 2,312 p. (other race)

"Gloria" is mother to "Paulo" and "Elina"

The yearling that won the 16° interprovincial was “Lena”(B09-6248156). Also her half-sister, B10-6052076, was very early! “Lena” is really a very good hen. This year she won a.o. the 2° provincial Chateauroux(526km) against 3,147 pigeons. And this in very hard weather circumstances. Her father is a direct son to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

We can conclude by saying that we raced very well this weekend. The “Aladdin” family smashed the competitors. And the 1° interprovincial with the young birds and with the yearlings has been won by two super birds!

Next week the national race from Bourges will take place.

We already gave you some information about the race from Blois (462km) of last weekend. We will now give you the full story. In this news item you will find more information about Souillac (733km). In the next one more information about Blois.

We entered 12 hens on Souillac (733km). The birds were surprisingly not released on Saturday, but postponed till Sunday.

In Union Antwerpen they won 4°, 7°, 9°, 11°, 15°, 18°, 22°, 26°, 39° and 9 prizes from 12 entered birds
On the provincial level they won against 714 old birds: 20, 29, 37, 43, 57, 65, 88, 110, 173  and again 9 prizes from 12 entered birds

Our seven first nominated birds won a prize!

Our first bird was “Sevo”(B06-6270171). This 4-year old hen has got excellent records!

“Sevo” won a.o. (no double results):
1° Noyon(208km) 535 p.
2° Noyon(208km) 449 p.
2° Chateauroux(526km) 266 p.
3° Noyon(208km) 505 p.
26° Nationaal Argenton(555km) 5,208 p.
30° Nationaal La Souterraine(593km) 4,314 p.
20° Le Mans(471km) 455 p.
20° Provincial Souillac(733km) 714 p.
30° Melun(310km) 1,654 p.
53° Provincial Bourges(479km) 3,628 p.
66° National z. Bourges(479km) 4,133 p. (other race)
96° S.-national Vierzon(476km) 7,030 p.

"Sevo" has got super records

The father of “Sevo” is “Outlook”(B04-6058199). The mother of “Sevo” is a half-sister to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Our second bird was “Maxima”(B08-6144100). This is also a very good hen.

The best records of “Maxima”:
18° S.-nationaal Vierzon(476km) 7,030 p.
2° Marne(296km) 673 p.
3° Quievrain(98km) 262 p.
3° Marne(296km) 1,279 p.
6° Chateauroux(526km) 215 p.
8° Noyon(208km) 521 p.
11° Issoudun(504km) 490 p.
14° Etampes(349km) 2,273 p.
16° Bourges(479km) 579 p.
16° Noyon(208km) 209 p.
18° Noyon(208) 1,013 p.
19° Dourdan(366km) 1,008 p.
25° Limoges(640km) 441 p.
28° Provinciaal Chateauroux(526km) 1,832 p.
29° Provincial Souillac(733km) 714 p.
34° Noyon(208km) 1,016 p.
34° Bourges(479km) 510 p.
92° S.-nationaal Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.

“Maxima” is a daughter to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174) x “Siri”(B06-6411619). “Siri” is a daughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Top breeding hen "Siri"

Also our first nominated bird, “Viola”(B07-6221074), was again there. She won the 57° provincial.

The best results of “Viola” (no double results):
10° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
43° S.-national Vierzon(473km) 7,030 p.
60° National La Souterraine(593km) 4,459 p.
62° National Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° National Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° National z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
57° Provincial Souillac(733km) 714 p.
65° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
65° Provincial Brive(707km) 1,275 p.

"Mitu" is father to a.o. "Viola"

“Viola” is a granddaughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

We entered 39 young birds and 8 yearlings on Blois (462km). The result was really amazing. On the interprovincial level we won following results.

Against 2,462 youngsters we won: 1, 2, 30, 36, 37, 38,...
Against 1,519 yearlings we won: 1, 16,...

We have the 1° and 2° fastest bird against 4,969 birds!

More information is coming soon. The full result has not been published yet.

The bird that won 1° prize is a real miracle bird. It is the hen “Bambina”(B10-6052002).
She won a.o.:
1° fastest Dourdan(366km) 5,688 p. (2 minutes ahead)
1° fastest Blois(462km) 4,969 p. (3 minutes ahead)
19° Melun(310km) 1,147 p.

Super youngster "Bambina"

“Bambina” is a granddaughter to super breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350) and closely related to our superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081). “Aladdin” won last year 1° fast. national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons.

The amazing "Aladdin" family

Our  second youngster was B10-6052012. She is a full sister to “Goldwing”(B09-6248271). She is a grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Chalala”(B05-6234500).

The yearling that won the 1° provincial is one of our best birds. It is the blue cock “Paulo”(B09-6248171). Last week his full sister won the 27° national Limoges (640km) 14,211 pigeons!  He is a grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

"Gloria" is mother to "Paulo" and "Elina"

So far “Paulo” won a.o.:
1° Interprovincial Blois(462km) 1,519 p.
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p. (beaten by loftmate)
3° fastest Dourdan(366km) 6,927 p.
44° National z. Argenton(555km) 7,132 p.
90° National z. Bourges(479km) 7,942 p.
37° Provincial Bourges(479km) 2,312 p. (other race)

We will give you soon more information about the other birds. We can say you already that the brother and sister to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081) were again very early. We have discovered a real top breeding couple here.

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!

July has begon with a real heatwave. Last week the temperature rose to above 36°C! We decided therefore not to enter our young birds on Orleans(408km). We did not want to “ruin” them for future races. We just entered four babies. Also our old birds were not entered on Orleans.

On Limoges Yearlings (640km) we entered 19 birds, all hens. It supposed to be 24 birds, but we decided to leave our 5 best hens home. We did not want to lose them, given the special circumstances like the predicted thunderstorms. Looking back, we could have easily entered them. Limoges was no catastrophic race at all! We want to congratulate the Belgian organizer “Belgische Verstandhouding” for the perfect care. However they needed to stay in the basket during 4 days, they arrived in perfect condition.

We start with the 25° and 50° national against 14,199 pigeons! We have 17 prizes from the 19 entered birds. We might  have 7 birds in the top 200 national.

Our first bird was “Elina”(B09-6248020). From the national race from Chateauroux (526km) some weeks ago she was also our first yearling. She is a full sister to “Paulo”(B09-6248171). Our first bird last week from Noyon was also bred from the same parents as “Paulo” and “Elina”!

“Paulo” won a.o.:
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p. (beaten by a loft mate)
3° fastest Dourdan(366km) 6,927 p.
16° Provincial Argenton(555km) 2,118 p.
90° National z. Bourges(479km) 7,942 p.
37° Provincial Bourges(479km) 2,312 p. (other race)

"Gloria" is mother to "Paulo" and "Elina"

“Elina” and “Paulo” are grandchildren to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Our second bird was “Femina”(B09-6248183). Her nest-sister  won from the national race Argenton (555km) the  11° provincial against 2,118 birds (national result not known yet). This blue hen is bred off a full brother to “Rolex”(B06-6270302)! Therefore “Femina” is a grandchild to "Beckham"(B01-6387174) and "Luna"(B04-6058148). The mother is “Louise”(B02-6058301), a direct daughter to "Petra"(B95-6300210). She is mother and grandmother to different top birds. She is for instance grandmother to this year’s sensation “La Bomba”(B10-6052045). B09-6248183 is a full sister to B09-6248349. This bird won the 3° prize in the Thailand Grand Pigeon Race (Hotspot I) against 986 birds.

Our third bird was B09-6248116. She is a full sister to “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141)!

Talented breeder and racer "Thunderbolt"

Our fourth bird was "Twiggy”(B09-6248038). Her father is again a child to top breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350). The mother of “Twiggy” is a direct daughter to that other top breeder, “Beckham”(B01-6387174). This year she was a.o. in the head of the race from a very hard Vierzon (476km)!

Our fifth bird was B09-6248158, a granddaughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174)!

A lot of the early birds are related to "Beckham"

And our sixth and seventh bird were B09-6248092 and B09-6248147, our two first nominated birds! B09-6248092 is a again a child to “Callisto”(B06-6270275). B09-6248147 is related to “Carla”(B08-6144012), first prize winner from Limoges last week, and “La Bomba”(B10-6052045)!

Another race this weekend was Noyon (208km). A new team of young birds flew this race. It was their second race of the season.
They flew against 625 youngsters: 7, 9, 17, 22, 23, 35,... 12/29

Our two first birds were our 1st and 3rd nominated! It were the two cocks B10-6052097 and B10-6052089. The mother of B10-6052097 is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006). B10-6052089 is our favourite pigeon in this team of young birds. He is a child to “Solo”(B04-6058005). “Solo” is the grandfather to “Aladdin”, 1° fastest national Bourges (479km) against 64,621 pigeons!

In previous news item you could read more information about the race from Limoges of last weekend. Now we will inform you about the two other races, Noyon (208km) and Dourdan (366km).

We entered our birds from Noyon (208km) in two different federations. The birds that flew Dourdan (366km) the week before were entered in the “Rupel en Scheldeverbond”. Another team of young birds, flew their first race of the season. Before, they flew only Quievrain (98km). They flew in the “BAB” federation.

In the “Rupel en Scheldeverbond” fed we won against 1,001 youngsters: 5, 21, 23, 22,... 27/42
In the “BAB” federation we won against 651 youngsters: 6, 12, 25, 34,... 14/29

Our first bird was B10-6052011. This checkered cock is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009). This bird is also a full brother to one of our best yearlings, “Paulo”(B09-6248171).

“Paulo” won a.o.:
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p.(beaten by a loft mate)
3° fastest Dourdan(366km) 6,927 p.
16° Provincial Argenton(555km) 2,118 p.
90° National z. Bourges(479km) 7,942 p.
37° Provincial Bourges(479km) 2,312 p. (other race)

Our second bird was a daughter to “Paulo”(B09-6248171) himself! He was coupled to a grandson of “Panter”(B86-6056506).

The superior "Porto" line

On Dourdan (366km) we entered just six youngsters. The birds flew on Saturday. There was a strong backwind. All our birds came from the opposite direction. Therefore the result was reasonable, not excellent. You have to know we live in the fore fly of the fed. We have 4 prizes from 6 entered birds. We won a lot the pooled money.

In the meanwhile the final nationals results of Limoges have been published. We told you already that there is a special “derby” race, only for two year old birds.

National zone against 3,764 birds: 10, 42, 66,...
National zone against 1,987 “derby” birds: 5, 35, 62,...

National against 10,448 birds: 57,...
National against 5,607 “derby” birds: 35,...

We had 13 birds in the race.

We want to put again the emphasis on our two first birds from Limoges (640km). It are really two top hens.

Our first bird was “Carla”(B08-6144012). She won a.o.(all different races):
1° Limoges(640km) 230 p.
5° National z. Limoges(640km) 1,987 p.
57° National Limoges(640km) 10,448 p.
32° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p. (in 2009)
78° National Bourges(479km) 15,508 p.
6° Melun(310km) 1,456 p.
10° Bourges (479km) 579 p.
11° Melun(310km) 2,963 p.
21° Marne(296km) 673 p.
202° National z. Bourges(479km) 16,504 p.
362° National Bourges(479km) 22,476 p.

Superbreeding hen "Sherryl"

“Carla” is a half-sister to sensation “La Bomba”(B10-6052045)! “La Bomba” won recently:
1° fastest Melun(310km) 3,278 p.
2° fastest Dourdan(366km) 5,688 p.

"Mitu" is father to a.o. "Viola"

Our second bird was “Viola”(B07-6221074). Everybody wants to have such birds on its loft. In a few years time, she built up a very impressive list of records.

“Viola” won a.o. (no doubles results are mentioned):
10° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
42° National z. Limoges(640km) 3,764 p.
43° S.-national Vierzon(473km) 7,030 p.
60° National La Souterraine(593km) 4,459 p.
62° National Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° National Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° National z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
65° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
65° Provincial Brive(707km) 1,275 p.

The following races were flown past weekend: Limoges (640km), Noyon (208km) and Dourdan (366km). Normally Limoges and Dourdan should have been released on Saturday. Because of the thunderstorms no birds were relased. They flew Sunday.

We entered 13 birds on Limoges (640km). The result was very good.
In our strong club St. Job we won against 230 old birds: 1, 6, 9, 17,... and 7 prizes from 13 entered birds.
On the provincial level we won against 1,297 birds: 8, 29, 45, 85,...
On the national level we will start with the 53° against 10,430 pigeons.
There is also a special “derby” race. Only two year old birds can participate. In Union Antwerpen we won against 149 two year old birds: 1, 4, 9,...

Our first bird was “Carla”(B08-6144012). “Carla” is an excellent hen. Apparently Limoges and Bourges are her favourite races. She won a.o.(no double results are mentioned):
1° Limoges(640km) 230 p.

53° National Limoges(640km) 10,430 p.
32° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p. (in 2009)
78° National Bourges(479km) 15,508 p.
6° Melun(310km) 1,456 p.
10° Bourges (479km) 579 p.
11° Melun(310km) 2,963 p.
21° Marne(296km) 673 p.
202° National z. Bourges(479km) 16,504 p.
362° National Bourges(479km) 22,476 p.

“Carla” is related to a lot of top birds. Her father is a full brother to “Mariska”(02-00825499). The mother of “Carla” is top bird “Sherryl”(B03-6287192). Therefore, “Carla” is a half-sister to sensation “La Bomba”(B10-6052045)! “La Bomba” won recently:
1° fastest Melun(310km) 3,278 p.
2° fastest Dourdan(366km) 5,688 p.

Superbreeding hen "Sherryl"

Our second bird was our first nominated. It was the dark hen “Viola”(B07-6221074). She grabbed the big money. She is one of our very best birds, especially on the +500km races. “Viola” won a.o. (no double results are mentioned):
10° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
29° Provincial Limoges(640km) 1,297 p.
43° S.-national Vierzon(473km) 7,030 p.
60° National La Souterraine(593km) 4,459 p.
62° National Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° National Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° National z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
65° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
65° Provincial Brive(707km) 1,275 p.

As you can see, “Viola” is really a fantastic hen! She is a granddaughter to superbreeders “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009). She is also a half-sister to “Vichy II”(B05-6234202).

"Viola" is a grandchild to "Beauty"

Our third bird was B08-6144202. This checkered hen has also got some nice records. She is a child to superbreeder “Callisto”(B06-6270275). For the moment we have got 5 children of “Callisto” on the racing loft. They all have won top prizes! Also on other lofts the “Callisto” family is performing very well. Koen Dejonghe (Deerlijk) bred for instance off a half-brother to “Callisto” a young bird that already won 18° Clermont against 16,427 youngsters!

Topbreeder "Callisto"

Our fourth bird was B08-6144113. Also this hen flew already very well. Just a few weeks before this race she won in the top 100 national from Chateauroux(526km).

More information about Noyon and Dourdan will follow one of these days.

We will give you now a short overview about the race from Argenton (555km) of last weekend.
On the provincial level we won against  2,118 yearlings: 11, 16, 85, 87, 88, 97,…  and 33 prizes from 44 entered birds.
Our 21 (!) first nominated birds won a prize. Really unbelievable.

Our first bird was B09-6248184. This blue hen is bred off a full brother to “Rolex”(B06-6270302)! Therefore B09-6248184 is a grandchild to "Beckham"(B01-6387174) and "Luna"(B04-6058148). The mother is “Louise”(B02-6058301), a direct daughter to "Petra"(B95-6300210). She is mother and grandmother to different top birds. She is for instance grandmother to this year’s sensation “La Bomba”(B10-6052045). B09-6248184 is a full sister to B09-6248349. This bird won the 3° prize in the Thailand Grand Pigeon Race (Hotspot I) against 986 birds.

Superbreeder "Beckham"

Our second bird was “Paulo”(B09-6248171). This is one of our best yearlings. Last year he won the 2° Dourdan (366km) in hard circumstances against 1,747 birds. Only a loftmate could beat him. He was the 3° fastest provincial bird against 6,927 p. . Also this year he flew very well. For example from the hard Bourges (479km) race.
This blue cock is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

The superior "Porto" line

Also our “super trio” was again there. Our three first nominated birds were our third, fifth and sixth bird! It were the three cocks “Marko”(B09-6248095), “Milito”(B09-6248149) and “Goldwing”(B09-6248271).
“Marko” is a direct son to “Mitu”(B02-6058048).
“Milito” is bred off a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and closely related to “La Bomba”(B10-6052045).
“Goldwing” is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Chalala”(B05-6234500).

"Mitu" is father to a.o. "Marko"

The result of the other race from last weekend, you can see here below. For more information about this race, see previous news update.

Dourdan (366km). We entered 47 young birds. The result was really amazing. Our birds were entered in the strong federation Union Antwerpen ZAV.
Against 1,617 youngsters we won: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 21,... and 30 prizes from 47 entered birds.

We have the 1° and 2° fastest provincial bird against 5,688 young birds.

This weekend two races were flown: Dourdan (366km) and Argenton (555km). The weather circumstances were really hard. Very hot weather – about 30°C - and wind on the head (east wind).

First Dourdan (366km). We entered 47 young birds. The result was really amazing. Our birds were entered in the strong federation Union Antwerpen ZAV.
Against 1,617 youngsters we won: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 21,... and 30 prizes from 47 entered birds.

We have the 1° and 2° fastest provincial bird against 5,688 young birds.

What is even more remarkable? The bird that won the 1° prize is our first nominated bird, the bird that won the 2° prize is our second nominated bird! And also our third nominated was in the head of the race (8° prize).

And now the most impressive part of all. You have to know that so far two middle distance race for young birds have been flown. The bird that now won the 2° fastest provincial bird against 5,688 young birds (beaten by a loftmate), was on the first middle distance race the 1° fastest provincial bird against 3,278 young birds! We have a real top bird here. It is the checkered hen “La Bomba”(B10-6052045). She is bred off “Simon”(B07-6221572) x “Sherryl”(B03-6287192). “Simon” is a full brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Mambo”(B08-6144041). “Sherryl” herself flew very well. Also on the breeding loft she already proven her value. She is mother and grandmother to a lot of top birds. The most famous one is probably “Vichy I”(B05-6234216).

The bird that won the 1° prize is B10-6052002. This blue white flight hen is a granddaughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350). She is a half-sister to “Picasso”(B07-6221319). She is also related to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081).

"Stien" is a daugther to "Barco" and mother to the first prize winner from Dourdan

Our second bird was “La Bomba”(B10-6052045). For more information about this super hen, see above.

"Sherryl" has again bred a top bird

Our third bird was B10-6052046. He is the nest-brother to “La Bomba”(B10-6052045)! So these twins win the 2° and 6° prize against 1,617 pigeons!

Our fourth bird was B10-6052093. He was our third nominated. He is a full brother to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)! In this young bird team we have a brother and a sister to “Aladdin”. Also the sister to “Aladdin” was very early (our sixth bird)! They win the 8° and 11° prize against 1,617 pigeons! The parents of “Aladdin” have, despite their young age, already bred multiple good birds!

The "Aladdin" family is top

Our fifth bird was B10-6052017. This black cock is a full brother to “Arena”(B08-6144137). “Arena” was crowned as 1st Belgian Ace-pigeon Europacup Allround!

A full brother to "Arena" was early

And our seventh bird was B10-6052055. Her father is a half-brother to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

So far there have been two middle distance races for young birds. It are also the two only races on which our youngsters were entered “for real”. We will give you the results of our three first nominated birds on these two races.

B10-6052002 won:
1° Dourdan(366km) 1,617 p.
19° Melun(310km) 1,147 p.

“La Bomba”(B10-6052045) won:
1° Melun(310km) 1,281 p. (also 1° against 1,147 p.)

1° fastest provincial Melun 3,278 p.
2° Dourdan(366km) 1,617 p.       

B10-6052093 won:
8° Dourdan(366km) 1,617 p.
29° Melun(310km) 1,147 p.

Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow will follow the results from Argenton (555km). We can already tell you that we have 33 prizes from 44 entered birds, starting with the 11° and 16° provincial against 2,118 birds. Our 21 first nominated birds win a prize!

The past weeks we received a lot of mail from fanciers who had great results with offspring of Vercammen birds. Because of a lack of time, we could not publish them. Therefore we will now present you a brief selection.

The Dutch combination Roegiest-Visser had a fantastic result from Pithiviers (363km). They  won 1° against 6,701 birds. He had only 8 birds in the race! The winning bird is a real top pigeon and is a descendant of “Mister Tours”(NL01-0135527). You will probably  remember “Mister Tours” as the bird that Ludo Claessens bought and became a superbreeder on his breeding loft. “Mister Tours” is a 50% Vercammen pigeon! An offspring product of our basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506).

"New Panter" is super inbreed to "Panter"

Two weeks later Roegiest-Visser participated to Orleans (395km). He entered 15 birds and won against 6,432 birds: 3, 22,... Both birds are off springs of Vercammen birds. What is even more remarkable. The bird that won the 1° prize has also got some Vercammen blood (at Mookhoek)! So the birds that won the 1° and 3° prize against 6,432 pigeons have got Vercammen blood in their vains!

Martin De Poorter (Sluis) stunted from the NPO race from La Souterraine (580km). He won 2° and 3° NPO against 3,388 birds! The first bird was a 50% Vercammen bird! The mother is bred off “Agassi”(B98-6350065) x “Gina”(B03-6287244). “Gina” is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006)!

The superior "Porto" line

The Belgian combination Gebroeders Appelmans (Oetingen) mailed us in the middle of May that they have a very promising yearling. This cock won from Dourdan (311km) two times in the top of the race. He won the 1° against 3,078 pigeons. One week later he won the 6° against 2,879 pigeons! This super promising bird is a descendant of the top hen "Petra"(B95-6300210) and related to last year’s superstar “Fancy Face”(B08-6144144)!

Again and again: off spring of "Petra" in the head of the race

Regarding our own pigeons. There is not much to say about past weekend. Because of the predicted very bad weather we entered just a few pigeons. It was a good decision because the race from Dourdan was cancelled. Next week the national race from Argenton(555km) will take place. The youngsters will fly Dourdan(366km). The weather will be very difficult. Hot weather and headwinds are predicted.

Now there is some spare time to present the first pigeons of last weekend.

Our youngsters flew their first race of the year. They were entered on Melun (310km). We won in Union Antwerpen ZAV WZ against 1,147 birds: 1, 7, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29, 47, 48, 49, 59, 74, 85, 86, 93,... and 31 prizes from 46 entered birds.  We had also the 1° fastest provincial young bird against 3,278 birds! 

Our first youngster was B10-6052045. The mother of this checkered hen is superbreeding hen “Sherryl”(B03-6287192). “Sherryl” herself flew very well. Also on the breeding loft she already proven her value. She is mother and grandmother to a lot of top birds. The most famous one is probably “Vichy I”(B05-6234216). The father of B10-6052045 is a full brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Mambo”(B08-6144041).

"Sherryl" is a top breeding hen

Our second bird was B10-6052025. This checkered cock is a grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350)! Also our fourth bird, B10-6052077, is a grandchild to “Barco”(B01-6387350)!

Our first nominated was in the head of the race. The cock B10-6052093 won the 29° prize. His pedigree? He is a full brother to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)! “Aladdin” won last year the 1° fast. National Bourges (479km) against 64,621 pigeons!

"Aladdin" has got some very promising brothers and sisters

We also entered some yearlings on Melun. Amongst these yearlings, there were four hens that are staying at the young birds loft. We started with the 2° prize against 1,003 birds. It was the black hen B09-6248223. Her full brother won last year the 83° national Bourges (479km) 37,357 p. . B09-6248223 was the 4° fastest provincial bird against 9,124 pigeons.

Now the provincial result from Chateauroux (526km).

In our strong club St. Job we won against 215 old birds: 4, 6, 10, 20,...

Against 388 yearlings: 9, 12, 13, 20, 32, 36, 39,...
On the provincial level against 1,823 old birds: 13, 28, 53,... (11/18)
On the national level we will start with the 50° against 14,189 birds.

Our first bird was B08-6144113. It is a hen that can fly easily in the top of the race.

Our 2nd and 3rd bird were our 1st and 2nd nominated! It were “Mambo”(B08-6144041) and “Maxima”(B08-6144100. These are really very reliable birds, never too late!

Top racer "Mambo"

Also an honourable mention for “Money Maker”(B09-6248050). He has been flying on a very constant level this year. The weather circumstances do not matter to him, he is a very all-round bird.

In the meanwhile we received the full national result from Bourges (479km). Against 17,138 yearlings we won: 20, 41, 80, 84, 113, 122, 144, 147, 179, 193,... and 38 prizes from 51 entered birds. No less than 29 birds in the first 10%!

Past weekend the results were again very satisfying. Mor information is coming soon. For the moment I am in the middle of my exams at the University of Antwerp. So now just an short overview of the results.

The young birds flew their first race of the year. They were entered on Melun (310km). We won in Union Antwerpen ZAV WZ against 1,147 birds: 1, 7, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29, 47, 48, 49, 59, 74, 85, 86, 93,... and 31 prizes from 46 entered birds.

Now the provincial result from Chateauroux (526km).

In our strong club St. Job we won against 215 old birds: 4, 6, 10, 20,... Our 2nd and 3rd bird were our 1st and 2nd nominated! It were "Mambo"(B08-6144041) and "Maxima"(B08-6144100). We will start with a top 100 position on the national level.

Against 388 yearlings: 9, 12, 13, 20, 32, 36, 39,...

In the meanwhile we received the full national result from Bourges (479km). Against 17,138 yearlings we won: 20, 41, 80, 84, 113, 122, 144, 147, 179, 193,... and 38 prizes from 51 entered birds. No less than 29 birds in the first 10%!

Only a few birds were raced “for real” this weekend. It were the birds that did not participate to the national race the week before. Our cocks stayed home. Our hens flew Dourdan as a training race. They won 14 prizes from 20 entered birds.

The other hens were entered on Chateauroux (526km). They needed to fly in real hard circumstances. The weather was extremely hot (above 30°C) and there was a slight wind on the head.

The result was very good. We started with the 2° provincial against 3,147 birds! Nevertheless it were rather inexperienced birds that were entered for this race. The full result is as follows. Against 3,147 yearlings we won: 2, 49, 86, 119, 155,.. and 8 prizes from 13 entered birds! 

Our first bird was “Lena”(B09-6248156). As a youngster she was only raced three times. One of these prizes was a 3° prize against 766 birds.  The father of “Lena” is a direct son to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174) and a grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350)! “Beckham” is father to top birds like “Rolex”(B06-6270302), “Beauty”(B05-6234009), “Maxima”(B08-6144100), etc. .

"Beckham" is really a fantastic bird

“Lena” was our second nominated bird. This underlines the fact that we have high expectations of her.

Our second bird was B09-6248180. This dark hen is a child of another superbreeder, namely “Outlook”(B04-6058199). “Outlook” is father to the super twins “Sevo”(B06-6270171) and “Miss Salbris”(B06-6270170). The grandmother of B09-6248180 is “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223).

"Outlook" is father to several top birds

Our third bird was B09-6248266. What is the most remarkable about its pedigree? Well, she is a granddaughter to “Outlook”(B04-6058199), the father of above mentioned pigeon. From Dourdan last week B09-6248266 was our first bird.

Next week the national races from Chateauroux(526km) and Cahors(776km) will take place. Only two pigeons will be going to Cahors.

This week we received two e-mails of people who raced well with offspring of Vercammen birds.

Our good friends Leon and Chris Van Den Brandt (Zandhoven) won the 19° National Brive(714km) against 16,183 birds. This dark hen is bred off a direct daughter of superstar “Rolex”(B06-6270302)! For the pedigree of this bird, click here.

"Rolex" is grandfather to the 19° National Brive

The second e-mail was from another friend, the German Wilhelm Brocks. On the first important race of the season he proof immediately that he is one of the to be beaten lofts this year. On Altdorf(360km) he won the 2° prize against 7,507 birds (4° against 14,237 p.). This bird was bred off a child of "Bacardi"(B03-6484744) together with a full sister to "Porto"(B03-6287006). This full sister to "Porto" is mother to our top yearling “Marko”(B09-6248095)!

In the meanwhile the national result of Bourges(479km) has been published.

Against 17,138 birds we won: 20, 41, 80, 84, 113, 122, 145, 147, 179, 193,... We have no less than 10 pigeons in the top 200 national!. Nobody did better!

This weekend the national races Brive(707km) and Chateauroux(526km) were flown. There was a very strong tailwind (wind from the South). The fastest birds flew faster than 1,750 mpm! With all do respect for the winners, but this kind of weather is not the one we prefer. All our birds came from the North. Normally they should be coming from the South-West. Too bad the races were in these circumstances.

The result from Brive(707km) was satisfying. We grabbed the money, partly because the good nominated birds of  the other pooling fanciers were not there. Our first and second nominated do were there. Our first bird was “Viola”(B07-6221074). She is really a very good bird. So far “Viola” won (no double results mentioned):

10° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
43° S.-national Vierzon(473km) 7,030 p.
60° National La Souterraine(593km) 4,459 p.
62° National Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° National Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° National z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
65° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
65° Provincial Brive(707km) 1,275 p.

“Viola” is a super hen for the long distance races! She is a granddaughter to superbreeders “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009). She is also a half-sister to “Vichy II”(B05-6234202).

"Viola" is a granddaugher to "Mitu"

Our first nominated was “Hanna”(B07-6221158). The records of “Hanna”:

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen (450-750km)

2° Souillac(733km) 137 p.
6° Noyon(208km) 449 p.
6° Argenton(555km) 294 p.
7° Gueret(590km) 432 p.
8° La Souterraine(593km) 218 p.
8° Issoudun(504km) 272 p.
10° Pithiviers(373km) 213 p.
10° Salbris(454km) 144 p.
12° Pithiviers(373km) 270 p.
12° Limoges(640km) 199 p.
17° Provincial Issoudun(504km) 1,619 p.
19° Bourges(479km) 361 p.
44° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
52° National z. Souillac(733km) 2,601 p.
60° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 4,478 p.
73° National z. Gueret(590km) 978 p.
74° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.

Provincial Ace "Hanna"

Regarding the national race from Chateauroux(526km). To cut a long story short, the result was not good. We were not happy at all about the result. Because of the strong southern wind, all the early birds were in East- and West-Flanders. Our best birds came much too late (from the opposite direction). One cold consolation: the most of our colleagues who also dominated the races last weeks, were even disappointed.

Coming weekend our cocks will not participate to the races. The week after there will be a new national race for them. We might start this weekend with the races for young birds.

The results of Bourges have been published. Also the official national result (top 100) has been published. See below.

22/05/2010 Bourges(479km)

National 17,061 yearlings: 20, 41, 80, 84,... and probably 10 pigeons in the top 200
Provincial 3,193 yearlings: 6, 19, 37, 38, 46, 51, 59, 60, 72, 78, 102, 112, 115, 116, 120, 140, 148, 154, 164, 169, 179,...  39/51
Club St. Job 597 yearlings: 1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33, 38, 41, 42, 44, 46, 49, 56,...  1st, 2nd and 3rd nominated won 4°, 16° and 19°

Provincial 3,471 old birds: 121, 138, 160, 176, 195, 258, 259,...  11/12
Club St. Job 510 old birds: 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 49, 50,...

All together 50 prizes from 63 entered birds ... and 32 prizes 1:10 !

Below the results of the weekend before.

15/05/2010 Dourdan(366km)

Union Antwerpen ZAV 2,356 yearlings: 3, 5, 6, 49, 55, 69, 85, 93,…  22/29

Union Antwerpen ZAV 1,602 old birds: 21 (2nd nominated), 55 (1st nominated),...  5/5

All together 27 prizes from 34 entered birds ... and 14 prizes 1:10!


15/05/2010 Vierzon(476km)

FVOV East Flanders: 7,030 old birds: 18, 43, 90, 96, 158, 165, 465, 568, 666…  14/23

FVOV East Flanders: 3,614 yearlings: 12, 46, 50, 53, 69, 92, 128, 152, 207, 216,... 20/31

All together 34 prizes from 54 entered birds (1:4) ... and 20 prizes 1:10

Two weeks in a row super results. Two times the weather circumstances were difficult: wind on the head, high temperatures,...

Next week we will participate to Brive(706km) and Chateauroux(526km), two national races. We will see how our birds will perform. For the hens it will be their third semi-long distance race in a row!

Today the first national race of the season was flown. The national race from Bourges(479km) was an incredible start of the "real" racing season for us.

39,577 birds were liberated at 8 a.m. . The weather was hard, wind on the head. The first birds flew hardly 1,150 mpm.

Take a look at the times of arrival:

14:59:46

15:03:14

15:06:22

15:06:28

15:07:50

15:08:18

15:09:21

15:09:23

15:10:38

15:11:11

15:13:16

15:13:26

15:14:14

15:14:21

15:14:37

15:15:05

15:15:18

15:15:31

15:16:42

15:17:14

15:17:33

15:17:53

15:18:08

15:18:48

15:19:21

15:20:18

15:20:49

15:20:50
etc.

In the strong club St. Job the result was breathtaking.
We win against 597 yearlings:  1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33, 38, 41, 42, 44, 46, 49, 56... and 36 prizes from 51 entered birds. Of course, we win all the money.
Against 510 old birds we win: 24, 28, 30, 34, 37, 49, 50,... and 11 prizes from 12 entered birds.
So we have 47 prizes from 63 entered birds. On the national and provincial level we will have even a higher prize percentage.

We have also the 1° fastest bird against 1,107 birds!

The provincial and nationals results are not known yet. But it will be for sure excellent.

Our first bird was “Milito”(B09-6248149). He is a very beautiful bird, a real athlete! This year he has been flying very well and now he excels with this top result. His father was ranked as ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen. His mother is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006), “Mambo”(B08-6144041) and “Apollo”(B08-6144262).

A lot of the early birds are related to "Porto"

Our second bird was “Goldwing”(B09-6248271). He is really one of our “crown jewels”. Last week he also won the 6° Dourdan(366km) against 1,747 birds, after two loftmates. This was only the first national race for “Goldwing”. We expect a lot from him in the future! He is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and also related to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)! “Aladdin” won 1° fastest national Bourges(479km) 64,621 p. .

Our third bird was B09-6248146. His nest-brother “Tornado”(B09-6248143) was last week our first bird from Dourdan (3° against 2,356 birds). You might wonder: “How can this be nest-brothers since the ringnumbers are not consecutive?”. Well, B09-6248146 was ringed a day later than “Tornado”. The father of these twins is “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141). We will probably remove “Thunderbolt” from the racing team and transfer him to the breeding loft.

"Thunderbolt" is a gifted racer AND breeder

Our fourth bird was B09-6248091. This blue hen is also a good one. Her brother, B09-6248270, was also in the head of the race. He was our 2nd nominated! Their father is top bird “Callisto”(B06-6270275).

Then came B09-6248277. She is a full sister to last year’s  superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081)! We bred in 2009 three children  from the parents of “Aladdin” for the races, all three talented birds! Also the nest-sister of B09-6248277 was early.

Superstar "Aladdin" has got two very promising sisters

Our sixth bird was B09-6248313, a direct son to “Bacardi”(B03-6484744). It is getting boring, but he is also a very talented bird.

Next bird was “Paulo”(B09-6248171). Last year we won 1° and 2° Dourdan(366km) against 1,747 birds in very hard weather circumstances.  These birds were the 1° and 3° fastest provincial bird against 6,927 birds. “Paulo” came second. He is also a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

Then came “Marko”(B09-6248095). He was our first nominated and grabbed all the money! He is a son to “Mitu”(B02-6058048). “Marko”(B09-6248095) was our first nominated, “Goldwing”(B09-6248271) our second nominated and B09-6248270 our third nominated. All three early!

"Marko" is a son to "Mitu"

And finally, our tenth bird was “Predator”(B09-6248054). This black cock is a son to “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

We promised to give you a full overview of the results of last weekend.

15/05/2010 Dourdan(366km)
Union Antwerpen ZAV 2,356 yearlings: 3, 5, 6, 49, 55, 69, 85, 93,…  22/29
Union Antwerpen ZAV 1,602 old birds: 21 (2nd nominated), 55 (1st nominated),...  5/5
All together 27 prizes from 34 entered birds

15/05/2010 Vierzon(476km)
FVOV East Flanders: 7,030 old birds: 18, 43, 90, 96, 158, 165, 465, 568, 666…  14/23
FVOV East Flanders: 3,614 yearlings: 12, 46, 50, 53, 69, 92, 128, 152, 207, 216, 322,… 20/31
All together 34 prizes from 54 entered birds (1:4)
Remarkable: 20 prizes 1:10

You might wonder why we raced our birds in East Flanders. We especially entered them there as a preparation for the national race from Bourges this Saturday. On this way, the birds learn to fly alone. And despite the fact that no other birds were basketted in our region, our birds flew very well! We will see this weekend if it was a good idea...

Two races were flown past weekend: Dourdan(366km) and Vierzon(476km). It were the last races before the big race from Bourges next week. Our cocks were entered for Dourdan. Our hens (and a few cocks) flew Vierzon.

The weather circumstances were quite more difficult than those of the weeks before. The headwind was coming from the North to the Northwest.

We entered 29 yearlings and 5 old birds for Dourdan(366km).
In Union Antwerpen-ZAV we won against 2,356 yearlings: 3, 5, 6, 49, 55, 69, 85, 93,... and 22 prizes from 29 entered birds.

In Union Antwerpen-ZAV 1,602 old pigeons were entered. Our first and second nominated won the 21° and 55° prize. All 5 birds won a prize, so we had a 100% prize percentage!

Just for the record, we received a lot of feedback about the news items of the past weeks. For the curious people amongst us, in the clubs of ZAV (South Antwerp Union) 1,198 birds were entered. Our birds were there the 1° fastest, 2° fastest, 3° fastest, 14° fastest, 15° fastest, 20° fastest,.... From the 621 entered old birds our two first nominated birds were the 6° and 17° fastest. As well with the old birds as with the yearlings we won a lot of money. Of course, these results are semi-official. People who are not that familiar with the English language, should look this word up in the dictionary.

Our first bird was “Tornado”(B09-6248143). This blue cock is a direct son to superstar “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141). In 2009 we bred two children from him for the races. They are both very promising birds. We are thinking to stop racing “Thunderbolt” and transfer him to the breeding loft. The mother of “Tornado” is a daughter to the 2° National Montauban. “Tornado” is also a tame bird. He is the only pigeon in our loft that comes sitting on your shoulder when you enter the loft.

"Thunderbolt" is a talented racer AND breeder

Our second bird was “Marko”(B09-6248095). It is now three weeks in a row that he was our second bird. Very remarkable. This checkered  cock is a son to superbreeder “Mitu”(B02-6058048). “Marko” will be probably entered as first nominated for the national race from Bourges(479km).

Again a new top child of "Mitu" stands up

Then came “Goldwing”(B09-6248271). He is also a very, very promising bird. As a young bird he was only raced three times. Three times he was in the head of the race. This bird is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and also related to superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081), winner of the 1° fast. national Bourges against 64,621 pigeons!

Our first old bird was “Apollo”(B08-6144262). Last week he won the 3° prize against 2,186 birds. He is flying very well for the moment! “Apollo” was entered as the second nominated, his full brother “Mambo” was the first nominated bird. He was also in the head of the race. “Apollo” and “Mambo” are brothers to national ace “Porto”(B03-6287006).

"Mambo" and his brother "Apollo" keep on dominating

The other race this weekend was Vierzon(476km). Two organisations organised this race, so could make a choice. We chose to enter our birds in FVOV. The most birds are from fanciers located in Oost-Vlaanderen, however a considerable number of fanciers of Antwerpen en Brabant also entered birds. The result was that a massive number of birds were released:  7,030 old birds and 3,614 yearlings. The most important reason why we entered birds in FVOV is the following. It seemed to us a very good preparation for the national race of Bourges next week. Our birds need to fly alone during a long time, when released with FVOV.

Only the top 50 has been published, so we cannot give you the full summary. We will update this page when we have more news. Probably we will have 10 birds in the top 100 and a very high prize percentage. But later more.

Our first bird was “Maxima”(B08-6144100). This super hen was our first nominated and won the 18° against 7,030 birds!  She is really a very good all-round bird.
So far she has won a.o.:

18° Vierzon(476km) 7,030 p.
2° Marne(296km) 673 p.
3° Quievrain(98km) 262 p.
3° Marne(296km) 1,279 p.
8° Noyon(208km) 521 p.
11° Issoudun(504km) 490 p.
14° Etampes(349km) 2,273 p.
16° Bourges(479km) 579 p.
16° Noyon(208km) 209 p.
18° Noyon(208) 1,013 p.
19° Dourdan(366km) 1,008 p.
25° Limoges(640km) 441 p.
34° Noyon(208km) 1,016 p.
92° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.

The father of “Maxima” is superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). “Maxima” is a half-sister to top birds like “Rolex”(B06-6270302) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009). The mother of “Maxima” is a daughter to top breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350)!

"Beckham" is really a fantastic bird

Our first yearling was “Twiggy”(B09-6248038). She won the 12° against 3,614 pigeons. Her father is again a child to topbreeder “Barco”(B01-6387350). The mother of “Twiggy” is a direct daughter to that other topbreeder, “Beckham”(B01-6387174). “Twiggy” is a full sister to “World Cup”. This bird was one of most remarkable birds in last year’s Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race (South Africa).
“World Cup” won a.o.:

2° against 3,182 p.
3° against 3,752 p.
13° against 3,188 p.

Then came “Viola”(B07-6221074). This black hen is a top long distance hen. The topresults of “Viola” are mentioned here below. No double results are mentioned!
“Viola” won a.o.:
10° s.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
43° Vierzon(473km) 7,030 p.
60° national La Souterraine(593km) 4,459 p.
62° national Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° national Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° national z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° national z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
65° national z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.

The father of “Viola” is again a son to “Mitu”(B02-6058048)!

When the full result of Vierzon is fully known, we will publish another news item.

Yesterday the second middle distance race of the season took place. The pigeons were released in Dourdan(366km). It was the final race before the start of the semi-long distance races.

The weather was not that good. There was no sun whole day long. In the Netherlands there were even some real catastrophic races.

In France there was a wind on the head, in Belgium a tailwind. Therefore the fore fly had disadvantage. You have to keep in mind that in our federation we are racing at one of the shortest distances!

Nevertheless, the result was good! In our strong club St. Job more than 900 old birds were entered. We had the 1° fastest bird. Over 1,250 yearlings were entered and we had the 2° and 5° fastest bird.

Our first bird was “Apollo”(B08-6144262). He won in the federation Union Antwerpen-ZAV the 3° prize against 2,186 pigeons! Also last week he flew very well. What is even more eye-catching, he is a full brother to superstars “Mambo”(B08-6144041) and “Porto”(B03-6287006)! “Apollo” and his brother “Mambo” will be for sure the big shots the comings weeks and months.

A full brother to "Mambo" was now our first bird

Our first yearling was B09-6248270. He was also one of our first birds last weekend. We expect also from him a lot the coming weeks. In the federation he won the 13° prize against 2,369 birds.

Our second yearling was B09-6248095. We can write the same as with the previous two pigeons: he was also early last week. He is a son to topbird “Mitu”(B02-6058048).

Top bird "Mitu"

Our third and fourth bird were B09-6248149 and B09-6248146. The mother of B09-6248149 is a full sister to “Apollo”, “Mambo” and “Porto”’! The father of B09-6248146 is top racer “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141).

"Thunderbolt" is a talented racer AND breeder

Then came “Paulo”(B09-6248171). Last year he won the 2° prize in Union Antwerpen against 1,747 birds in difficult circumstances. Only a loft mate could beat him. On the provincial level he was the 3° fastest bird against 6,927 birds. His mother is a daughter to “Porto”!

A lot of the early birds are related to "Porto"

We entered 28 old birds, 18 of them won a prize.  We entered 62 yearlings, 38 of them won a prize. 

Something remarkable. With the yearlings, all our 12 (!) first nominated birds won a prize. Our three first nominated old birds, including "Mambo", were all three early. Therefore our yearlings and old birds brought a lot of money back home. Despite the bad weather, it was a very good race for us.

Next week our hens and some cocks will be entered for Vierzon(476km).

Today the first middle distance race of the season took place. The pigeons were liberated in Melun(310km).  There was quite a strong tailwind. We live in the fore-fly so we had no advantage, on the contrary!

The semi-long distance races are almost there, so the condition of the birds should be rising now, and so it was. The pigeons came smoothly. Below the times of arrival:

11:55:29

11:56:28

11:56:30

11:57:26

11:57:40

11:58:03

11:58:06

11:58:07

11:58:08

11:58:40

11:59:11

11:59:41

11:59:43

11:59:45

12:00:16

12:00:17

12:00:18

12:00:39

12:00:42

12:00:44

12:00:47
And so on

The result in the federation is not published yet. However, the semi-official result in ZAV(South Antwerp Union) is known.
Against 836 old birds we won: 4, 8, 18, 48, 56, 58, 62,...  20 prizes from 28 entered birds

Against 1,135 yearlings we won: 5, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 30, 37, 44, 46, 47, 52, 53, 61, 62,... and   42 prizes from 61 entered birds.

Our first bird was our top bird “Mambo”(B08-6144041). Just like last week, he was our first one. Probably he will grab all the money, being first nominated. His full brother, B08-6144262, was our second old bird!

Top racer "Mambo"

Our first yearling was B09-6248181. She is a full sister to “Super Ace”(B09-6248001). This bird won last year 1° fastest Provincial Dourdan(366km) against 6,927 pigeons, and this in very hard weather circumstances! The father of B09-6248181 is “New Panter”(B05-6452528), an inbred product to “Panter”(B86-6056506).

"New Panter" is super inbreed to "Panter"

Our second yearling was B09-6248095. He is a direct son to “Mitu”(B02-6058048)!

Our third yearling was B09-6248270, a very promising cock! A lot of brothers/sisters flew already very well!

Our fourth yearling was B09-6248277. This blue hen is a full sister to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081), 1° fastest National Bourges(479km) 64,621 pigeons! This bird is one of our big favourites for this season.

Superstar "Aladdin"

Then came “Maxima”(B08-6144100), one of our best birds. She is always there, never too late, so constant. She is a daughter to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

The next pigeons were B09-6248076, a full sister to “Picasso”(B07-6221319), and B09-6248074, a direct daughter to “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Top bird "Beauty"

Past weekend the last preliminary race before the real start of the racing season took place. The pigeons were liberated in Noyon(208km).

The result was not so good as the weekend before. Actually it was a strange race. Multiple top fanciers did not succeed in equalling their result of the week before. But there is no time to look back. The important races are coming closer and closer.

Because of a lack of time, we will focus only on our first arrived bird. Our first bird was “Mambo”(B08-6144041). He won the 8° prize against 615 birds. “Mambo” is one of the big stars of our current racing team. You might remember his stunt on the national race from Argenton(555km). He won the 1° against 419 pigeons and the 14° national against 21,092 pigeons! And this in difficult weather circumstances.

Top racer "Mambo"

“Mambo” is a.o. a full brother to national ace “Porto”(B03-6287006).

The famous Belgian writer "Het Bamiske" wrote a fantastic article about the past 20 years of our loft. Regularly new parts of this article will be uploaded.

The third, fourth and fifth part are online now. To go directly to the articles section of this website, click here.

The “real” start of the racing season is almost there. In two weeks the middle distance races will start. Past weekend the pigeons flew Noyon(208km). For the hens it was their second short distance race of the year, for the cocks their first.

The weather was beautiful. Almost no wind, a bright sky and a temperature of 18°C.

The pigeons are not yet in top condition. However, their result was pretty good.
Against 707 birds we won: 4, 6, 11, 19, 30, 32, 33, 45, 46, 53, 56, 58, 62, 64, 65, 70,… and 40 prizes from 62 entered birds.

Our first bird was B09-6248158. This blue hen is a granddaughter to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). Her other grandfather won 1° national zone Bourges.

Top breeder "Beckham"

Our second bird was B09-6248214. This cock is one of the big favorites for this season. From Gueret(590km) last year he won 46 National z. against 5,034 pigeons. His father is “Jacko”(B07-6221028). “Jacko” was himself the 2° fastest from Pithiviers(373km) in Union Antwerpen against 1,254 pigeons(beaten by loftmate). He is now one of the most promising breeders at our loft. “Jacko” is a grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350). The mother of B09-6248214 is “Pucca”(B08-6144040). She was herself a good racer and is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Mambo”(B08-6144041).

Top racer "Mambo"

Our third bird was “Goldwing”(B09-6248271). He is also one of our favorites for this season. He was raced just three times as a youngster and managed to fly three times in the top of the race! He is a grandson to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Chalala”(B05-6234500).

We are very happy with this result. Early prizes and a high prize percentage. And you have to keep in mind that the birds are not yet in a super condition!

Past weekend the first preliminary race of the season was flown.
We did not enter all our birds. When the temperature is rather low and the wind is cutting, you have to be careful. The season is still long.

The pigeon flew Quievrain(98km). Despite the fact that our pigeons are not 100% ready yet for the new season, they did it quite well. Especially “Maxima”(B08-6144100). We entered her as first nominated bird, and she won the 3° prize. Too bad she entered the loft very badly, otherwise she might have won the 1° prize.

Top breeder "Beckham"

“Maxima” is a very good hen. She is that sort of bird that every fancier would like on their loft. She is always there: Cold or hot weather, short or long distance, tail wind or wind on the head, it does not make any difference for her.

The best results of “Maxima”:
2° Marne(296km) 673 p.
3° Quievrain(98km) 262 p.
3° Marne(296km) 1,279 p.
8° Noyon(208km) 521 p.
11° Issoudun(504km) 490 p.
14° Etampes(349km) 2,273 p.
16° Bourges(479km) 579 p.
16° Noyon(208km) 209 p.
18° Noyon(208) 1,013 p.
19° Dourdan(366km) 1,008 p.
25° Limoges(640km) 441 p.
34° Noyon(208km) 1,016 p.
92° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.

As you can see, “Maxima” is a real “all-round” bird.

"Rolex" is a half-brother to "Maxima"

“Maxima” is a direct daughter to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). She is a full sister to “Speedy Panter”(B08-6144039), and she is a half-sister to top birds “Rolex”(B06-6270302) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

"Speedy Panter" is a full brother to "Maxima"

The famous Belgian writer "Het Bamiske" wrote a fantastic article about the past 20 years of our loft. Regularly new parts of this article will be uploaded.

The first two parts are already online. To go directly to the articles section of this website, click here.

Two Polish articles have been added to this site.

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Today we will present you two new top references.

The first one is an American reference. Elton Dinga is a young American fancier.  He is one of the very best American fanciers on the one loft races. Mainly with Vercammen birds!

The World Ace Challenge is probably the most famous and most difficult one loft race in the USA. It is not a regular one loft race. The winner is not the bird who arrives as the first one in the final race. The winner is simply the most consistent bird during all the 6 races. The distances are the following: 240km, 320km, 400km, 560km and 640km.

Mr. Dinga had a real super bird over there! This bird became:

1st Ace-pigeon C race World Ace Challenge
2nd Ace-pigeon Overall World Ace Challenge

The top bird of Mr. Dinga

No wonder this bird won loads of money for Mr. Dinga.

It was the blue cock AU-09-AA-14895 who did the job. He is a 50% Vercammen bird!

The descendants of "Mitu" are on their best in difficult weather circumstances

The father is a 100% Vercammen pigeon. His father is a full brother to top hen "Petra"(B95-6300210). His mother is a full sister to super bird “Mitu”(B02-6058048).

He is closely related to our superstar “Aladdin”(B09-6248081), 1° fastest national Bourges (479km) 64,621 pigeons!

Superstar "Aladdin"

The second top reference can be located in South Africa.

A few weeks ago the final race in the Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race took place. It was a very difficult, almost catastrophic race.
The pigeon that won the 8° prize on the final race, has also got Vercammen blood in its vains. An off spring product of our basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506).

Last weekend the celebration of the Europacup winners took place.

Our own top hen “Arena”(B08-6144137) was crowned as 1st Belgian Ace-pigeon Europacup Allround 2010!

Normally we should have also won the 2nd Belgian Ace-pigeon Allround. But the organization took the (illegal?) decision to withdraw “Fancy Face”(B08-6144144) from the competition. “Fancy Face” became the victim of a hawk. So it was impossible for us to send her to the exhibition in Dortmund.  
Jealousy is an inevitable part of pigeon sport.

"Arena" was crowned as the best allround pigeon of Belgium

We are very proud to be the owners of the best allround pigeon of Belgium last season! “Arena” can fly early from 200km races and from 650km races, it doesn’t make any difference to her!
The most impressive race of “Arena” was without any doubt the national race from Limoges. She succeeded in winning the 16° National Limoges(640km) against 16,093 p. !

"Arena" at the exhibition in Dortmund

The father of “Arena” is “Iron Sven”(B05-6234069). He was only raced as a youngster, and flew also early. He is a direct son to famous “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223). “Iron Lady” was really a super bird. She won 5 times 1° prize and 10 times 2° prize. She became 1st national Ace-pigeon BDS. She won also 9° National Bourges(479km) 9,091 p. and 27° National Bourges 10,520 p. .

"Iron Sven" is the father of "Arena"

The mother of “Arena” is “Etimmeke”(B03-6287463). She was a summer youngster, never raced. She is a daughter to one of the basic breeders, “Etim”(B91-6425011). “Etim” won the 11° National Bourges against 51,950 p. .

“Arena” also became 2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen in 2009 on races from 450km till 650km!

Here below you will find a short summary of the most important achievements of 2009. We are very proud on it!

1st Belgian Ace-pigeon Europa Cup Allround
1st Provincial Champion KBDB long distance(700-850km)
1st General Champion (over all) Union Antwerpen young birds semi-long distance(450-600km)
1st Winner Criterium Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) with old birds, yearlings and youngsters(2 of 4 first nominated birds)
2nd General Champion (over all) Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) on races from 450-750km with old birds, yearlings and youngsters

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen old birds(450-750km)

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen yearlings(450-650km)

3rd General (over all) Provincial Champion KBDB

The pictures of the breeders have now also been uploaded.

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The breeding couples for the season 2010 have been added.

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Pictures of these birds will be added shortly.

The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race in South Africa is coming to it's climax. In less than 2 weeks the final race will take place.

We have 2 pigeons in the race that are currently showing their great deal of potential. Those 2 pigeons are “World Cup”(B09-6248340) and “Billabong”(B09-6248317).

“World Cup” is a bird that can easily fly in the top. The best results of “World Cup”:

2° against 3,182 p.

3° against 3,752 p.

13° against 3,188 p.
Not bad, isn’t it? There are only a few pigeons in the history of the Sun City race that could fly 3 times in the top 13 against thousands of pigeons.

The father of “World Cup” is a direct son to “Barco”(B01-6387350).The mother to “World Cup” is a direct daughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174). So this bird has got 2 fantastic blood lines in its veins!

Superbreeder "Beckham"

Another topbird is “Billabong”. This bird won a.o.:
21° against 3,182 pigeons

32° against 3,829 pigeons

35° against 3,752 pigeons

43° against 3,345 pigeons

51° against 3,855 pigeons

70° against 3,813 pigeons

The father of “Billabong” is (again) a direct son to “Barco”(B01-6387350). The mother of “Billabong” is superbreeding hen “Mariska”(02-00825499). She is mother to a lot of top birds. “Mariska” is mother to a.o.:

“Porto”(B03-6287006):

4th National Ace-pigeon KBDB middle distance

“Mambo”(B08-6144041):

14° National Argenton(555km) 21,299 p.

“Tibo”(B04-6058030):

1° fastest Toury(382km) 11,313 p.

And much more!

Top racer "Mambo"

So “World Cup” and “Billabong” are both grandchildren to superbreeder “Barco”(B01-6387350)!

Superbreeder "Barco"

We hope they will keep flying like this till the final race!

Once a year we have a special auction on Pipa, world's largest pigeon website.

10 birds will be sold: 8 youngsters from the very best breeders and 2 top racers.      

How to get to the auction? You go to www.pipa.be. There you click on the "auction" button. The pigeons can be found in "Jewels Of The Sky January - Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5".

The auction will end on the 10th January.

Every two years the “Olympiad for racing pigeons” takes place. They years in between the “Europacup” is organized. It is actually based on the same principle as the “Olympiad”. Also the Netherlands, Germany,… participate.  Only the very best pigeons can be selected for this prestigious championship. The winners will be celebrated in Dortmund(Germany), beginning of next year.

Two days ago we received a letter from the KBDB with the result. And it was amazing. We have the 1st + 2nd Belgian Ace-pigeon Europacup Allround!!! This is the most difficult title to win. The birds need to fly early from 200km but also from 600km!

The 1st Ace-pigeon is “Fancy Face”(B08-6144144). A really sensational hen. Her father is “Salgo”(B07-6221050), a half-brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006)! “Fancy Face” is also a granddaughter to legendary "Petra"(B95-6300210).
The best results of “Fancy Face”:
1° Etampes(349km) 2,273 p.

1° Fastest Etampes(349km) 4,157 p.

1° Issoudun(504km) 490 p.

7° Noyon(208km) 554 p.

8° Toury(382km) 772 p.

12° La Souterraine(593km) 812 p.

13° Toury(382km) 1,217 p.

14° Bourges(479km) 579 p.

7° Provincial Issoudun(504km) 2,139 p.

20° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.

55° Provincial Bourges(479km) 4,376 p.

Super hen "Fancy Face"

The 2nd Ace-pigeon is “Arena”(B08-6144137). Also a remarkable hen. She also became 2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen on races from 450-650km. “Arena” has really got the “old” Vercammen blood in her veins. Her father is a direct son to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223). The mother of “Arena” is a daughter to “Etim”(B91-6425011).

“Arena” won a.o.:

16° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.
37° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.
14° Provincial Issoudun(504km) 2,139 p.
75° Provincial Bourges(479km) 4,376 p.
7° Noyon(208km) 1,013 p.
10° Bourges(479km) 461 p.
12° Noyon(208km) 521 p.
13° Noyon(208km) 209 p.
17° Noyon(208km) 554 p.

Top hen "Arena"

We are very proud on these two birds!

This week there was a new race in the Sun City One Million Dollar Race (South Africa). The weather was clear and there was a light head wind.

We started with the 3° prize against 3,752 pigeons! It was “World Cup”(B09-6248340) who did the job. This bird is a grandchild to superbreeders “Barco”(B01-6387350) and “Beckham”(B01-6387174)! “Twiggy”(B09-6248038) is a full sister to “World Cup”. She won a.o. 2° Noyon(208km) 643 p. .

Superbreeder "Barco"

Another one of our birds is currently one of the best performing birds in the Sun City race. It is “Billabong”(B09-6248317). This bird is again a grandchild to “Barco”(B01-6387350)! The mother of “Billabong” is superbreeding hen “Mariska”(02-00825499). “Mariska” is mother to a.o.:

“Porto”(B03-6287006):

4th National Ace-pigeon KBDB middle distance

“Mambo”(B08-6144041):

14° National Argenton(555km) 21,299 p.

“Tibo”(B04-6058030):

1° fastest Toury(382km) 11,313 p.

Topracer "Mambo"

The last two(!) weeks “Billabong” won:

32° against 3,829 pigeons

35° against 3,752 pigeons

51° against 3,855 pigeons

70° against 3,813 pigeons
She is flying very well for the moment. We hope she keeps performing on this level.

There has been added again some new information to the "Pigeons" section of this website.

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This weekend the national days of the KBDB took place. It was organised in the famous Kursaal in Oostende.

We received a lot of trophees. We won for instance 1° and 2° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 pigeons,  1° National z. Argenton(555km) 3,785 pigeons. We were also amongst the national champions with the young birds(450-600km). And so on. And so on. Looking back at past season, we can say we had a fantastic racing season.

The most impressive trophee was without any doubt the "trophee of the king of Belgium". The king of Belgium(King Albert II) sent an ambassador. He was handing us over a trophee as a result of our sensational result from National Bourges.

National chairman Mr. De Rijst, Lars and Jos Vercammen and the ambassador of the king

It was really an honour for us to receive such a prestigious trophee. They played even the national anthem specially for us!

Another trophee for the national victory from Bourges

It was certainly a weekend to remember!

We are now going to present you a new breeder. A bird that can become the successor to superbreeders “Barco”(B01-6387350) and “Beckham”(B01-6387174). His name? “Colour Panter”(B06-6270462). This bird has a lot of potential.

He was born in August 2006. So he is a real summer youngster. He was never raced. We put him immediately on the breeding loft.

Top talent "Colour Panter"

Pedigree
“Colour Panter” has got a fantastic pedigree. First of all he is a grandson to basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506). “Panter” was really an incredible pigeon.  He left for sure his mark on the international pigeon sport. His offspring is successful all over the world.
“Colour Panter” is also brother to a lot of top birds. For instance “Josie”(B06-6270373). She was one of the big superstars in the Sun City Million Dollar Race 2007(South Africa). In the tough final race she was the first bird from all Belgian, Dutch and South African birds. She was 2nd in the difficult knock-out competition. In short, she grabbed all the money.
“Colour Panter” is also a full brother to “Milo”(B04-6058028). This hen won a.o.:
1° Chateauroux(526km) 862 p.
3° Provincial Chateauroux(526km) 4,249 p.
5° S.-national Vierzon(476km) 719 p.
91° National Vichy(566km) 11,278 p.
Another sister to “Colour Panter” is “Stella”(B05-6234090). Her best prizes are:
2° Melun(310km) 420 p.
3° Dourdan(366km) 704 p.
3° Dourdan(366km) 627 p.
5° Dourdan(366km) 1,399 p.

24° S.-national Vierzon(476km) 3,227 p.
A sister to “Colour Panter” became mother of PL-034-05-720. The top prizes of this cock:

1° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,693 p. (11° against 20,527 p.)

3° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,403 p. (25° against 17,651 p.)

4° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,602 p.

6° Glogow (305km) 1,405 p.

10° Koscian (316km) 3,036 p.

15° Glogow (305km) 2,044 p.

17° Glogow (305km) 3,407 p.

18° Koscian (316km) 3,352 p.
Another sister(“Lien”) won 1° Provincial Chateauroux(526km).

Are you convinced now that we are talking about a superior bloodline?

Beautiful
“Colour Panter” has also the advantage of being an extremely beautiful bird. When some real top fanciers visited our loft, they handled “Colour Panter”. They were all impressed. “What a bird” , “One of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen”, “This is a world-class cock”. These are some comments we heard.
He has got really soft feathers, almost like silk.
He is also a real “athlete”, fantastic muscles!

Also his eye is “special”.

Some more pictures of "Colour Panter"

To us he is the perfect pigeon. He has a certain 'magic'.

Breeding Results
Now something more about his results as a breeder. Because after all, this is the most important thing. We already mentioned that “Colour Panter” was born in the summer of 2006. So we were able to breed only 1 young bird for the races in the year 2007. It was the dark hen B07-6221032. If you go back to the season 2009, you will see that the hardest race of that season was La Souterraine(593km). The wind was on the bad and weather was really bad. The daughter of “Colour Panter” won on this tough race the 3° against 486 pigeons and 62° National zone against 7,161 pigeons!

In 2008 we coupled hem with our top hen “Luna”(B04-6058148). This shows the great trust we have in “Colour Panter”! We bred 3 cocks from him for the races: B08-6144013, B08-6144014 and B08-6144159. If you take at their pedigrees, you will see that they flew very well. Especially on the +500km races. Also a grandson of “Colour Panter” flew very well(direct son B08-6144159). This young cock won a.o. 144° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p.(0.38%)!

Coupled with "Luna", "Colour Panter" gave some really talented birds

The year 2009 was the final breakthrough for “Colour Panter”. We coupled him to “Lydia”(B05-6234092), a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006). Two youngsters were kept for racing. B09-6248049 and “Money Maker”(B09-6248050). B09-6248049 is a really nice blue cock. In the beginning of the season he flew very promising but then he got lost from a very bad race(Ecouen). He returned a week later! Very skinny but he recovered very quickly. A few weeks later we decided to race him again and with success!
But “Colour Panter” is especially father to “Money Maker”. This beautiful dark cock was THE superstar amongst the young birds. “Money Maker” never paired with a hen, so he flew the whole season being a “bachelor”. He started the season with the 2° Noyon(208km) 335 p. (wind on the head). Then he won the 3° Dourdan(366km) 565 p. .  The weeks went by and every week “Money Maker” hit the jackpot. We will select his 2 most astonishing performances. He was entered for Orleans(408km). The birds needed to stay in the basket for 4 days. The race was already cancelled but an unofficial result was made. That day we had the worst location of all participants. But “Money Maker” would have won a top 5 position against thousands of pigeons. It was really unbelievable. Two weeks later we entered him on the national race from Bourges(479km). “Money Maker” was of course our first nominated bird. You probably know that Bourges was a historical race for us (we won 1° + 2° National 64,621 birds). “Money Maker” was that day also (again) in the very head of the race. He won the 188° National against 37,357 birds. He grabbed once again all the money on all levels! For the season 2010 “Money Maker” is our absolute favourite.

So we bred 6 youngsters for the races from him. All 6 were good ones. Coincidence?

In our opinion "Colour Panter" meets all the requirements to become an absolute superbreeder, isn't it?

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We entered a few birds in the famous Thailand Grand Pigeon Race. Almost all the big shots participate to this difficult one loft race.

Today the first Hotspot(important) race took place. In the beginning there were about 1,500 birds. For the first Hotspot race 986 pigeons remained.

We won the 3rd prize! It was the first foreign bird. This bird(B09-6248349) flew also well before.

The pedigree of this bird is fantastic! The father, "Tesco"(B07-6403717), was introduced to the breeding loft this year. He is a full brother to superstar "Rolex"(B06-6270302)!! "Tesco" is a son to the two super pigeons "Beckham"(B01-6387174) and "Luna"(B04-6058148).

The mother, "Louise"(B02-6058301),is a direct daughter to "Petra"(B95-6300210). "Petra" was really an amazing hen. "Louise" is for instance mother to top breeding hen "Sherryl"(B03-6287192).

The father of 3rd prize Hotspot race Thailand is a full brother to "Rolex"

From the same couple "Tesco" x "Louise" we raced in our own loft two young hens. They flew very well and and are big promises for the year 2010!

Topbreeder "Beckham"

We hope of course that our birds will continue like this.

Past week the championships of KBDB Antwerpen were announced. The result was great.

We became 1st Provincial Champion KBDB long distance(700-850km)! The eligible races are Brive(706km), Montelimar(734km), Cahors(776km), Montauban(830km), Orange(779km), Bordeaux(793km), Souillac(733km), Libourne(782km) and Tulle(657km).

We also became 3rd General (over all) Provincial Champion KBDB. No chance of becoming 1st champion as we don't race our birds on the short distance. In the meanwhile we also became 9th National Champion KBDB youngsters(450-600km).

This proves once again that our birds are all round.

A short overview of the 2009 highlights:

1st Provincial Champion KBDB long distance(700-850km)
1st General Champion (over all) Union Antwerpen young birds semi-long distance(450-600km)
1st Winner Criterium Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) with old birds, yearlings and youngsters(2 of 4 first nominated birds)
2nd General Champion (over all) Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) on races from 450-750km with old birds, yearlings and youngsters

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen old birds(450-750km)

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen yearlings(450-650km)

3rd General (over all) Provincial Champion KBDB

9th National Champion KBDB youngsters(450-600km)

1° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p. (1° Fastest 64,621 p.)
2° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p. (2° Fastest 64,621 p.)
1° National z. Argenton(555km) 3,785 p.
1° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
2° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
3° National Argenton(555km) 9,901 p.
4° National z. Argenton(555km) 7,850 p.
6° National z. Argenton(555km) 2,311 p.
7° National z. Limoges(640km) 6,479 p.
8° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.
9° National Argenton(555km) 6,410 p.
10° National z. Limoges(640km) 6,479 p.
13° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
14° National Argenton(555km) 21,092 p.
15° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p.
16° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.

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We are going to present you now two new top pigeons.

The first pigeon is “Hanna”(B07-6221158). She became in 2009 2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen(province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) old birds on races from 450-750km!

“Hanna” is a real all round bird. An example to illustrate this. In 2009 the first official race for her  was a short distance race(208km). She won the 6° prize. Her last race of the season was the national race from Souillac(733km). In the strong club St. Job she won the 2° prize(52° national z.)!

“Hanna” is one of the most beautiful  hens in our loft. In het pedigree you will find that she is related to top birds like “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Mitu”(B02-6058048).

The records of “Hanna”:
2° Souillac(733km) 137 p.
6° Noyon(208km) 449 p.
6° Argenton(555km) 294 p.
7° Gueret(590km) 432 p.
8° La Souterraine(593km) 218 p.
8° Issoudun(504km) 272 p.
10° Pithiviers(373km) 213 p.
10° Salbris(454km) 144 p.
12° Pithiviers(373km) 270 p.
12° Limoges(640km) 199 p.
17° Provincial Issoudun(504km) 1,619 p.
19° Bourges(479km) 361 p.
44° National z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
52° National z. Souillac(733km) 2,601 p.
60° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 4,478 p.
73° National z. Gueret(590km) 978 p.
74° National z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.

Provincial Ace "Hanna"

We had another Provincial Ace-pigeon. It was the checkered hen “Arena”(B08-6144137). She became 2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen(province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) yearlings on races from 450-650km.

“Arena” flew very well this season. Her best result this year was without any doubt on the national race from Limoges(640km). She won the 16° national against 16,893 pigeons!

“Arena” is bred from the old Vercammen lines.

The records of “Arena”:
16° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.
37° S.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.
14° Provincial Issoudun(504km) 2,139 p.
75° Provincial Bourges(479km) 4,376 p.
7° Noyon(208km) 1,013 p.
10° Bourges(479km) 461 p.
12° Noyon(208km) 521 p.
13° Noyon(208km) 209 p.
17° Noyon(208km) 554 p.

Provincial Ace "Arena"

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Below you will find an overview of the most important achievements of the season 2009.

1° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p. (1° Fastest 64,621 p.)
2° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p. (2° Fastest 64,621 p.)
1° National z. Argenton(555km) 3,785 p.
1° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
2° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
3° National Argenton(555km) 9,901 p.
4° National z. Argenton(555km) 7,850 p.
6° National z. Argenton(555km) 2,311 p.
7° National z. Limoges(640km) 6,479 p.
8° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.
9° National Argenton(555km) 6,410 p.
10° National z. Limoges(640km) 6,479 p.
13° National z. Bourges(479km) 14,205 p.
14° National Argenton(555km) 21,092 p.
15° National Bourges(479km) 37,357 p.
16° National Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.

1st General Champion (over all) Union Antwerpen young birds semi-long distance(450-600km)
1st Winner Criterium Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) with old birds, yearlings and youngsters(2 of 4 first nominated birds)
2nd General Champion (over all) Fondclub Antwerpen (province Antwerp +/- 7,500 fanciers) on races from 450-750km with old birds, yearlings and youngsters

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen old birds(450-750km)

2nd Provincial Ace-pigeon Fondclub Antwerpen yearlings(450-650km)

Super Ace "Rolex" won this year 1° national z. from Argenton(555km)

"Speedy Panter" is a half-brother to "Rolex" and won himself 9° national Argenton

"Mambo" is a full brother to "Porto" and won himself 14° national Argenton 21,092 pigeons

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Some new pictures have been received. Below you will find the pictures of the 1° + 2° fast. national Bourges 64,621 pigeons and their parents.

Pay especially attention to "Dina"(B08-6144028). She is an excellent racing hen, she is mother to a super bird and she is a direct daugther to superbreeder "Barco"(B01-6387350). And on top she is a beautiful bird. The perfect pigeon?

This weekend the final race of the season took place. The birds were released from Gueret(590km). As already told we stopped racing all our best birds after the race from Argenton(555km). And also after the next race from La Souterraine(593km) we stopped some more birds. The other birds needed to take their “last chance”.

There was a strong wind from the West-Northwest. So the eastern side of Belgium had a lot of advantage.

Nevertheless our birds did it very well. We will have 3 birds in the top 100 national, 6 birds in the top 150 national against 14,261 birds! And that with the disadvantage of the wind.

The result in the club(St. Job) against 446 youngsters: 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25,…

A remarkable fact. The place where we live is geographically situated behind Oost-Vlaanderen. If you would only take the result of Oost-Vlaanderen and West-Vlaanderen we would have the 2°,3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 8° fastest against 6,000 p. . Of course that does not count “for real”, but it shows what influence a side wind can have on a race.

Our first and second bird were nest-mates! It were B09-6248215 and B09-6248214. From a very hard race B09-6248215 was also in the head of the race. She is a talented bird!
The father of the two birds is a very promising breeder. It is the white checkered cock “Witte 28”(B07-6221028). As a racer he was on a very hard race from Pithiviers(373km) the 2° fastest bird in Union Antwerpen (old birds + yearlings), after a loftmate.  We bred in 2008 2 babies from him. It were two good ones! One of them won 79° national z. Bourges(479km) 10,535 p. . Now in 2009 we bred again 2 birds from him, again 2 good ones!
The mother of the two first birds is B08-6144040, a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006). She has got herself some very nice records.
These two birds are also related to top breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350).

The mother of our two first birds is a full sister to "Porto"

Our third bird was B09-6248270. Also a son to a promising breeder, “Callisto”(B06-6270275).

Promising breeder "Callisto"

Our fourth bird was B09-6248261. A grandson to “Vichy I”(B05-6234216)! The father of this bird is a half-brother to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

A grandchild of "Vichy I" was in the head of the race

Our first and second nominated were also in the head of the race. The two hens B09-6248174 and B09-6248244. On 3 of the 4 national races for young birds our 2 first nominated birds flew well.

Next week an overview of the most impressing championships will be published.

This weekend the national race from La Souterraine(593km) took place. Before the race, we made a decision. We stopped racing our 25 best young birds. It are all birds that flew multiple times in the head of the race. They earned their seat for the racing team next year.

So the other birds need to prove they are also worth their place next year in the racing team.

In St. Job we won against 500 youngsters: 7, 9, 15, 16, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 39, 45, 48, 50, 55, 56, 58, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,…

We might have 11 birds in the top 300 national against 17,895 birds!

Our first bird was B09-6248174. This flew very well, however she flew before only 4 races. Her best results:
7° Bourges(479km) 549 p.
7° La Souterraine(593km) 500 p.
36° provincial Bourges 2,312 p.
38° provincial La Souterraine 2,215 p.
46° Dourdan(366km) 1,747 p.

This checkered hen is a direct daughter to super hen “Sherryl”(B03-6287192). “Sherryl” is mother to different very good birds and grandmother to a.o. “Vichy I”(B05-6234216).
The father of this hen is a full brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

"Sherryl" is a very good breeding hen

Our first old bird was our tophen “Viola”(B07-6221074). She was our first nominated bird. Two weeks ago she won the 62° national from Argenton(555km). Now she wins the 47° national! “Viola” is a real tophen. On the +500km races she is great. She is a granddaughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Top bird "Mitu" is grandfather to "Viola"

Some topresults of “Viola”(only (s.-)national level):
10° s.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,815 p.
47° national La Souterraine(593km) 4,460 p.
62° national Argenton(555km) 5,043 p.
79° national Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
77° national z. Bourges(479km) 6,222 p.
55° national z. Limoges(640km) 2,163 p.
65° national z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.

No double results, and all top 100 positions!
She has also different topprizes on provincial races!

Top bird "Beauty" is grandmother to "Viola"

In two weeks the final big race of the season(Gueret 590km) will take place. We are going to stop again the “best of the rest”. So we have 40 yearlings for next year(cocks and hens together). The other ones need to prove their quality on the last race.

This weekend we entered birds on 2 races: Dourdan(366km) and Argenton(555km). The weather was not easy at all. Quite a strong headwind and rather hot.

From the Dourdan(366km) the result was fantastic. In the strong federation Union Antwerpen-ZAV we won against 1,747 birds: 1, 2, 11, 16, 19, 20, 23, 27, 29, 39, 41, 46, 48, 49, 52, 54, 61, 64,… and 55 prizes from 83 entered birds.
We had in the province Antwerp the 1° fastest bird against 6,927 birds!

These birds have not that much experience. They flew 1x 296km, 1x 479km and now Dourdan.

Our first bird was B09-6248001. Two weeks ago, from Marne La Vallée(296km), he was also our first bird. Marne La Vallée was in easy circumstances, Dourdan in very difficult conditions. This checkered cock seems to be a real “all-round” bird.

His pedigree is super. His father is “New Panter”(B05-6452528). A very strong inbred product to basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506). “New Panter” is father to another very good bird. It seems that the children of “New Panter” perform on their best in strong races.

"New Panter" is super inbreed to "Panter"

Our second bird is a grandchild to “Beauty”(B05-6234009) and “Porto”(B03-6287006). Last week this blue cock was also in the head in the race from Bourges(479km).

The mother of our third bird is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

And our fourth bird is a grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

Again a lot of the early pigeons are related to "Porto"

And our fifth bird(won 19° prize) is a full sister to “Aladdin”(B09-6248081), 1° fastest national Bourges(479km) 64,226 pigeons!

There was also a national race from Argenton(555km). We started with the 9° national against 6,358 yearlings. It was the black cock “Speedy Panter”(B08-6144039). This year there was another race from Argenton. Then he won the 295° national against 21,092 birds. Argenton seems to be his race! His father is no less than topbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). The mother of “Speedy Panter” is a direct daughter to superbreeder “Barco”(B01-6387174)! "Speedy Panter" is one of the most beautiful pigeons of our loft.

Topbreeder "Beckham"

Our tophen “Viola”(B07-6221074) was also in the head of the race. She won the 58° national. She is a granddaughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

Argenton was actually a strange race. At many lofts, good old birds were missing. People say they had to deal with fog. Especially for the young birds it was a strange race. Nevertheless the youngsters flew about 40 prizes from 71 entered birds. It was good but we expected more early prizes from them.

Against 566 youngsters: 12, 19, 23, 28, 31, 41, 50, 55, 58, 59,...

We were lucky to have lost only 2 pigeons, where multiple big lofts lost many birds.

This weekend there were races from Dourdan, Bourges and Tulle.

On Tulle(657km) we entered 5 old birds and 7 yearlings. The result was very good!

On the provincial level against 462 old birds: 8, 26, 32,… and 5 prizes from 5 entered birds
On the provincial level against 927 yearlings: 19, 21, 28, 43… and 7 prizes from 7 entered birds

Our 1st and 2nd nominated won the 21° and 28° prize!

We had a total of 12 prizes from 12 entered birds! 100% prize! A very good performance from such a long distance race.

Our first bird was “Marto”(B05-6234276). This cock is a son to “Martina”(B99-6448145) and a grandson to basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506). He has flown already some very nice records. This was the first year he was entered for race from 650-800km. And he did it remarkably well.

Our second bird was B08-6144142. His nest-brother “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141) was also in the head of the race. He was our first nominated.

"Thunderbolt" is a talented racer AND breeder

Two other nest-brothers, B08-6144014 and B08-6144013, were also there. Again two children of superbreeding hen “Luna”(B04-6058148). Grandfather is “Mitu”(B02-6058048).

"Mitu" is a topbreeder for the long distance

A direct son of “Mitu”(B02-6058048), the black cock B07-6221093, was also early.

There was also a race from Bourges(479km).

With the old birds we started with the 14° provincial. Our first bird was “Christi”(B07-6221080). She is a direct daughter to “Bacardi”(B03-6484744) x “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

With the yearlings we started with the 9° and 17° provincial against 792 birds. It were the two nest-sisters B08-6144201 and B08-6144202. They are children to new breeder “Callisto”(B06-6270275) and related to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

We entered our "youngest youngsters" on this race. They flew only 1x 296km and then directly to Bourges. We must say they did it pretty well!
In the strong club St. Job we won against 549 youngsters: 4, 7, 8, 9, 11,…

On the provincial level it became against 2,312 young birds: 23, 36, 37, 38, 41,…

"Bacardi" is father to our first old bird and youngster from Bourges

Our first young bird was B09-6248313. A direct son to “Bacardi”(B03-6484744). So our first old and young bird are children to “Bacardi”!
Our second youngster was B09-6248174. A child to top hen “Sherryl”(B03-6287192). The father is a full brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

From Dourdan(366km) we started against 1,529 youngsters with the 10° and 22° prize.

The first bird was B09-6248033. The old “Panter”(B86-6056506) lines has this dark cock in his pedigree.

The second bird was B09-6248146. A son to “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141) who flew himself also very well this weekend.

The bird that won the 14° national Bourges last week, was our 3rd bird!

The youngsters that flew Dourdan were entered last week for the national race from Bourges.

This weekend we had a sensational result from the national race from Bourges(479km). One of the best results ever in the history of Belgian pigeon racing.

Against 37,090 pigeons we won: 1, 2, 14, 44, 82,...

We had also the 1° and 2° fastest against 64,226 pigeons!!

In the strong federation St. Job the result was breath taking. Against 669 youngsters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10(1st nominated wins big money), 14, 15, 17, 22, 23,…

On the national level we will have about 50 prizes from 80 entered birds!

The first bird was "Aladdin"(B09-6248081). A special bird. As mentioned below, the first two birds flew only a few races. But on these races he would have won 3 times the first prize(not official). On the last race before Bourges, he was 2 hours too late! We were surprised, as he was our first nominated on this race. But now he made his “mistake” right. And how.

The second bird was "Jonge Panter"(B09-6248211). His mother is “Dina”(B08-6144028). She won on previous national race from Limoges(640km) 8° national against 16,893 pigeons!! "Jonge Panter" is a grandson to one of Belgium's best breeders: "Barco"(B01-6387350). We put “Dina” immediately on the breeding loft. We think she will become an exceptional breeder.

This performance is unique. People say this result has never been done before.

These two birds flew almost no “preparation” races. They only flew 1x 208km and 1x 366km. And then immediately the biggest national race in Belgium. With success.

"Aladdin" won 1° fastest national Bourges 64,226 pigeons

"Jonge Panter" won 2 ° fastest national Bourges 64,226 pigeons

One more thing about “Barco”(B01-6387350). Without any doubt we can say he is one of Belgium’s best breeders.
“Barco” is father and grandfather to a.o.(all different prizes and only on the provincial or national level):
2° fastest national Bourges(479km) 64,226 p. (after loft mate)
2° fastest national Argenton(555km) 30,045 p.
3° provincial Salbris(454km) 2,269 p.
6° national z. Bourges(479km) 5,708 p.
6° provincial Salbris(454km) 1,674 p.
8° national Limoges(640km) 16,893 p.
9° s.-national Chateauroux(526km) 4,395 p.
9° provincial Tours(504km) 1,652 p.
11° provincial Gueret(590km) 1,724 p.
23° provincial Bourges(479km) 4,376 p.
26° s.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.
32° s.-national Argenton(555km) 7,353 p.
34° s.-national Vierzon(475km) 14,073 p.
76° national z. Bourges(479km) 13,050 p.
80° national Argenton(555km) 3,994 p.
92° s.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.
93° national Limoges(640km) 6,016 p.
And many first prizes in Union Antwerpen, Long distance Club St. Job,…

Also on one loft races the off spring of “Barco” is doing great. Last year a grandchild of “Barco” won the famous Mercedes Classic One Loft Race(USA). A child of “Barco” won the 2° prize in the Nanjing One Loft Race(China).

Wonderbreeder "Barco"

We entered 26 young cocks on Dourdan(366km). It was their first middle distance race of the year. They did it remarkable well – regarding the fact they had disadvantage of the wind. In Union Antwerpen – ZAV we started against 1,962 pigeons with the 12° and 28° prize.  We won 16 prizes from 26 entered birds, 8 birds in the first 10%!
Our first bird was B09-6248095. He is a direct son to superbreeder “Mitu”(B02-6058048). This beautiful cock is a great promise.

Our second bird was B09-6248149. His mother is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006).
We entered some old birds as a “training race” for Bourges(479km) next week. "Maxima"(B08-6144100) was here our first bird. This year she won already no less than 11 prizes in the first 10%!

Topbreeder "Mitu"

The “youngest youngsters” flew their first official race. They flew Noyon(208km). For their first race, they did it very well. Against 766 birds they won: 2, 3, 4, 7, 10,… .

Our first bird was B09-6248265. Top family.

Our second bird was B09-6248156, a grandson to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).
Our third bird was B09-6248271. A grandchild to “Porto”(B03-6287006).
And our fourth bird was B09-6248226. A daughter to “Beauty”(B05-6234009) and granddaughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

"Beckham" is another superbreeder

And finally we entered 2 birds on Souillac(733km). They were released Monday, so 5 days basket! We won 100% prize. Our first nominated bird was in the head of the race. It was “Hanna”(B07-6221158). In St. Job she won the 2° prize against 137 p. . She won the 25° provincial against 907 p. . On the national level she will win roughly the 95°-100° prize. She has a big chance to be crowned as provincial Ace-pigeon long distance(450-750km).
The records of “Hanna”(no doubles) :

2° Souillac(733km) 137 p.

25° provincial Souillac 907 p.
2° Marne(296km) reg.

6° Argenton(555km) 294 p.

64° provincial Argenton 1,965 p.

7° Gueret(590km) 432 p.

71° provincial Gueret 1,774 p.

8° Issoudun(504km) 272 p.

17° provincial Issoudun 1,619 p.

60° s.-national Issoudun 4,478 p.

8° La Souterraine(593km) 218 p.

44° national z. La Souterraine 1,629 p.

6° Noyon(208km) 449 p.

73° national z. Gueret 978 p. (other race)

10° Pithiviers(373km) 213 p.

10° Salbris(454km) 144 p.

25° provincial Salbris 717 p.

33° provincial Limoges(640km) 619 p.

Just a very good bird!

The super family of "Porto"

One more thing. Last week no results of the young birds were published. There is a simple explanation. Normally our youngsters(and the widowers) had to be released in Bourges. But because of the bad weather, they were released Monday in Orleans(408km). So 4 days basket for the young birds! The race was cancelled, so it was just a “training race”. Our young bird B09-6248050 would have flown in the very top of the race on the provincial level(if the race would have counted). This top young bird was of course our first nominated. Very remarkable, because we entered the birds in another province. He had all the disadvantage of wind and location.

The national race from Limoges(640km) was flown this weekend. The result was super!

On the national level we win against 16,896 pigeons: 9, 17, 33,... !! We will probably have 5 pigeons in the top 120!
In Union Antwerpen we won against 541 pigeons: 2, 4, 5, 16, 22,…
On the provincial level against 2,909 birds: 5, 8, 14,… and 23 prizes from 34 entered birds!

Our first bird was "Dina"(B08-6144028). This black hen is a daughter from superbreeder number 1 "Barco"(B01-6387350).

"Dina" already has some very good records:

9° national Limoges(640km) 16,896 p.

1° Salbris(454km) 664 p.

3° provincial Salbris 2,269 p.

2° Melun(310km) 1,104 p.

3° Melun 2,213 p.

"Dina" is again a super child of "Barco"

Our second bird was "Arena"(B08-6144137). This granddaughter of "Iron Lady"(B97-6145223) is flying very good this season. She is always in the head of the race, no matter the weather is difficult or easy.

The best results of “Arena”(no doubles):
17° national Limoges(640km) 16,896 p.
37° s.-national Issoudun(504km) 5,848 p.

75° provincial Bourges(479km) 4,376 p.
7° Noyon(208km) 1,013 p.
10° Bourges(479km) 461 p.
12° Noyon(208km) 521 p.

13° Noyon(208km) 209 p.

17° Noyon(208km) 554 p.

"Barco", a true superbreeder

And our third bird was "Carla"(B08-6144012). She is a daughter of superhen "Sherryl"(B03-6287192) and closely related to "Vichy I"(B05-6234216).

Topresults of "Carla":

33° national Limoges(640km) 16,896 p.

84° provincial Bourges(479km) 5,974 p.
80° provincial Bourges(479km) 3,292 p.
6° Melun(310km) 1,456 p.
10° Bourges(479km) 579 p.
11° Melun(310km) 2,963 p.

"Sherryl" is a very good breeding hen

Our fourth bird was B08-6144040, a full sister to "Porto"(B03-6287006)!

Our fifth bird was B08-6144005, a full sister to our second bird "Arena"(B08-6144137)!

Then B08-6144023 arrived. Her mother is a full sister to "Porto"(B03-6287006).

the "Porto" line was again well represented

Our next bird was B08-6144208, a granddaughter to "Mitu"(B02-6058048).

And then "Maxima"(B08-6144100) arrived. This daughter to "Beckham"(B01-6387174) flew already different times in the top.

A new national success, just 2 weeks after the national successes of “Rolex”(B06-6270302) and “Mambo”(B08-6144041). "Rolex" won 1° national z. Argenton(555km) and 3° national 9,912 p. . "Mambo" won 14° national Argenton 21,065 p. .

Let’s go back to the big success of last week on the national race from Argenton(555km). The Vercammen pigeons flew on top… not only in our own loft but also on other lofts. A short overview.
1° national Argenton 9,912 old pigeons(Rubbens Patrick). An off spring product of “Petra”(B95-6300210).
3° national Argenton 9,912 old pigeons with our own superstar “Rolex”(B06-6270302).
14° national Argenton 21,065 yearlings with our own  “Mambo”(B08-6144041).
16° national Argenton 21,065 yearlings(Houben J.L.N.). Again an off spring product of “Petra”(B95-6300210)!

Again and again: off spring of "Petra" in the head of the race

Some weeks ago the Dutch combination Paap&Paap won 1° NPO Tours(620km) against 9,077 birds. The mother is a 100% Vercammen bird! She is from the “Porto”(B03-6287006) line.

"Mambo" is a full brother to "Porto"

We entered 10 old birds on the national race from Limoges(640km). Only old birds could participate. There was also a special race(“derby”) for 2-year old birds. On the national level 11,814 birds were entered. On the provincial level 1,479 birds. We won 7 prizes from 10 entered old birds. And no less than 7 prizes from 8 2-year old birds. All the good nominated birds were there(except the first one) and they win the money.
We won on the provincial level: 26°, 33°, 52°,… it could be 3 top 100 positions on the national level!
Our first bird was the black hen “Viola”(B07-6221074). She is a granddaughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Beauty”(B05-6234009). She is a half-sister to “Vichy II”(B05-6234202). Some topresults of “Viola”(no doubles):
2° Issoudun(504km) 546 p.
10° s.-national Issoudun 5,815 p.
28° provincial Bourges(479km) 2,468 p.
77° national z. Bourges 6,222 p.
79° national Gueret(590km) 2,608 p.
65° national z. La Souterraine(593km) 1,629 p.
26° provincial Salbris(454km) 717 p.
26° provincial Limoges(640km) 619 p.
44° provincial Issoudun(504km) 1,619 p. (other race)
94° provincial Chateauroux(526km) 2,179 p.

"Beauty" is mother and grandmother to different good birds

As you can see, a very reliable hen on the races from 450-650km!

Our second bird was “Hanna”(B07-6221158) and won the 33° provincial. Also a very reliable hen! Her best results(no doubles):

2° Marne(296km) reg.

6° Argenton(555km) 294 p.

64° provincial Argenton 1,965 p.

7° Gueret(590km) 432 p.

71° provincial Gueret 1,774 p.

8° Issoudun(504km) 272 p.

17° provincial Issoudun 1,619 p.

60° s.-national Issoudun 4,478 p.

8° La Souterraine(593km) 218 p.

44° national z. La Souterraine 1,629 p.

6° Noyon(208km) 449 p.

73° national z. Gueret 978 p. (other race)

10° Pithiviers(373km) 213 p.

10° Salbris(454km) 144 p.

25° provincial Salbris 717 p.

33° provincial Limoges(640km) 619 p.

Our third bird was “Picasso”(B07-6221319). Grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350). In our opinion, this checkered cock is a great talent for the races from 700-900km. He always returns from a race “like he did not fly”.  As a yearling he only flew races till 450km(and became 3rd Ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen). This is a “education year” for him and next year he should be top on the long distance.

talented "Picasso"

We also entered young birds on Dourdan(366km). We began with the 3° against 1,938 birds. We had 31 prizes from 63 entered birds. Our first bird here was the dark checkered cock B09-6248054. On his first race, from Noyon(208km), he immediately won the 5° prize against 335 birds after 2 loftmates. From the catastrophic race from Ecouen he returned a day later. Past weekend was his first “real” race and right away a top prize. He is a son from “Beauty”(B05-6234009).
Our second bird was B09-6248010. A grandson to “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

"Casio" is new on the breeding loft and already father to two good youngsters

Remarkable this weekend: the first bird from Limoges is a granddaughter to “Beauty”(B05-6234009) and the first bird from Dourdan is a direct son to “Beauty”(B05-6234009)!

Past weekend the national race from Argenton(555km) took place. The weather was very hot(almost 30°C). The wind was from the North-Northwest.

Our superstar “Rolex”(B06-6270302) managed to fly the 3° national against 9,912 pigeons. He won also the 1° provincial against 974 birds and the 1° national zone!

"Rolex" is a bird with fantastic records

This is not his first top performance. “Rolex” became in 2007 AND 2008 1st Ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen!

His pedigree is excellent. His father is “Beckham”(B01-6387174). He won himself the 1° provincial Argenton(555km) against 2,166 birds(1° fastest 3,973 p.). He is father to different topbirds but the most famous one is without any doubt “Beauty”(B05-6234009). She won 2° national Argenton(555km) 21,299 p. and 2° fastest 30,045 p. . Other children are “Maxima”(B08-6144100), “Casio”(B07-6221006),…
The mother of “Rolex” is “Luna”(B04-6058148). “Luna” is a daughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048). “Luna” is a.o. mother to last year’s superstar “Favoriet”(B05-6234169)! “Favoriet” won 1° provincial Brive(706km) 1,253 p. and became 9th national Ace-pigeon KBDB long distance. As you can read, a family full of winners. These birds are on their best on races from 500-800km.

"Rolex" is a son to superbreeder "Beckham"

“Rolex” was our first nominated and won the big money.

Something remarkable. Argenton was the first national race “Rolex” every flew. So it is kind a amazing that he flies immediately such a top prize! The past years he only flew races till 450km.


We also had a yearling in the very top of the race. It was the blue cock “Mambo”(B08-6144041). He wins the 2° provincial against 2,346 birds. On the national level it became the 14° national against 21,065 birds.

"Mambo" was also in the head of the race

On a previous race from Issoudun(504km) he also won a top prize. On this race it was hot weather and there was a strong headwind. He won 8° prize 419 p. after 4 loftmates in the strong club St. Job and the 61° s.-national against 5,848 p. . So a very promising bird….

His pedigree? His parents are “Deco”(B01-6387351) and “Mariska”(02-00825499). He is a grandson to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223). He is a full brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006) who became 4th national Ace-pigeon KBDB middle distance. A half-brother, “Tibo”(B04-6058030), won 1° fastest Toury(382km) 11,313 p. . And there is a lot more! Just take a look at the page of “Deco” and “Mariska” on the site.


We also had a race with young birds. The youngsters were entered on Noyon(208km). Against 643 young birds: 2, 3, 7, 9, 13, 25, 26, 28, 33, 42, 44, 50, 52, 54,… and 37 prizes from 62 entered birds.

Our first bird was B09-6248038. This checkered hen is a granddaughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350) and again “Beckham”(B01-6387174).
Our second bird was B09-6248091. She is a direct daughter to a new potential superbreeder, “Callisto”(B06-6270275).
Then the blue cock B09-6248121, closely related to “Aruna”(B02-6058088) and “Porto”(B03-6287006).

A lot of the early youngsters are related to "Barco"

Our fourth youngster was B09-6248086, a direct daughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350).
Our two first nominated birds, B09-6248050 and B09-6248040, were also there.

This weekend there was a provincial race from Bourges(479km). There was a strong west wind, so the eastern part of Antwerp had a big advantage. We entered just 6 birds on this race(3 old birds and 3 yearlings). The other birds stayed home after 14 races in a row.
The result was very good. ALL the 6 entered birds won a prize in the first 10%! Also on the provincial level.  And they won again all the money.

Again off spring of "Petra" in the head of the race

Against 242 old birds they won: 6, 19, 23 and 3 prizes from 3 entered birds
Against 461 yearlings they won: 10, 32, 37 and 3 prizes from 3 entered birds

Our first bird was B08-6144137. So far this season she has flown very well. She is a granddaughter to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223).
Our second bird was B07-6221084. She is a very reliable bird. She is a granddaughter to “Petra”(B95-6300210). But most important, she is mother to two very good birds: B08-6144221 and B08-6144222. By the way, B08-6144221 was also our third bird.
And our fourth bird was B07-6221074. A granddaughter to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) with very good results.

We entered also young birds on Dourdan(366km). Because of the west wind, all the early birds were in the eastern part of the federation. Nevertheless the “good’ birds were again there. Our first bird was B09-6248076, a full sister to “Picasso”(B07-6221319). Then our first and second nominated bird arrived! It were B09-6248050 and B09-6248040. The black cock B09-6248050 is turning into a really good bird. He still does not want to mate with a hen!
He now won on 4 races:
2° Noyon(208km) 335 p.
3° Dourdan(366km) 565 p.
35° Dourdan(366km) 1,478 p.
+ a prize on the catastrophic Ecouen

This young cock is flying top prizes withouth having any motivation

Next week the national race from Argenton(555km) will be flown.

Recently the site has not been updated. As I got it very busy with examinations. Now the “hard work” is finished, there is some more time for the pigeons.

Now something more about the pigeons.

Two weeks ago the first middle distance race for young birds took place. It was only a race for young birds. They were released in Ecouen(283km). The weather was strange, rain, thunderstorms, strong wind on the head. It became a catastrophic race. Only a few pigeons flew 800 metres per minute! Most fanciers lost between 30-50% of their pigeons. Luckily we lost just 3 out of 53 pigeons. We succeeded in obtaining 30 prizes of 53 entered birds which was exceptional. Too bad 2 of the lost birds were promising cocks. Our first bird on this race was B09-6248086, a direct daughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

A new topchild of "Barco" stood up?

One week later they flew Dourdan(366km). We won against 565 youngsters: 3, 12, 15, 18, 21, 31, 35, 42,… and 24 prizes from 33 entered birds. Our first bird was the black cock B09-6248050. So far this season he was entered on 3 races. Last week from the catastrophic Ecouen he was able to win a prize. The week before(his first race) he won from Noyon(208km) the 2° prize against 335 pigeons. So a very promising cock – certainly knowing that he does not want to mate.

Also we entered 2 birds on Cahors(776km). They won both in the top 10% of the race. A son to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and a son to “Luna”(B04-6058148). “Luna” is a daughter to “Mitu”.

Topbreeder "Mitu"

Also two semi-long distance races were flown. Again very high prize percentages.

From Bourges(479km) we had 28 prizes from 36 entered birds. Against 579 birds they won: 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25,…

From Chateauroux(526km) we had a prize percentage of almost 70%! They won against 410 birds: 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26,…

We raced them every week on a 500km race. They were entered for races 14 weeks in a row  It became a bit too much we think. Now they stay almost all at home this weekend.  We are going to enter just 6 birds. We especially want to mention the one year old cock B08-6144222. This year he flew 2 semi-long distance races:

2° Issoudun(504km) 490 p. (beaten by loftmate)

24° semi-national Issoudun 5,848 p.

12° Chateauroux(526km) 410 p.

43° provincial Chateauroux 2,611 p.
Not bad for a cock with few experience! His nest-sister B08-6144221 is one of our very best birds!

Their father is “Arnaud”(B99-6448443) who is (grand)father a.o.:

1° fastest Melun 12,425 p.

2° fastest Melun 12,425 p.
2° Marne 1,264 p.

6° provincial Chateauroux 1,938 p.

10° national Bourges 9,021 p.

The weather circumstances this weekend were very hard. Very strong wind on the head and quite a high temperature.
Our birds were entered for Issoudun(504km).

In the strong club St. Job we won:

Against 490 yearlings we won: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27,...

Against 272 old birds we won: 2, 8, 11, 14,...

Below the results on the provincial level

Against 2,139 yearlings: 7, 10, 11, 14, 22, 39, 40, 60, 76, 81, 86, 95,...  33/47

Against 1,619 old birds: 7, 17, 44, 56,…  14/17

On the semi-national level(preliminary result):

Against 5,842 yearlings: 25, 26, 27, 41,...

Against 4,488 old birds: 22,...

Note: On this race we were 'the overflight'. Our birds needed to fly more kilometers than the other early birds. And this in the hard head wind.

We had 47 prizes of 64 entered birds. 28 birds were in the top 10%!

Our first bird was our first nominated. It was our current top bird "Fancy Face"(B08-6144144). She won the first prize(before 2 loftmates). She was fully pooled on this race and grab all the money. A few weeks ago she was also the fastest bird in Union Antwerpen from Etampes(349km)!

Some topresults of "Fancy Face":

1° fastest Etampes(349km) 4,157 p.

1° Etampes 2,273 p.

1° Issoudun(504km) 490 p.

7° provincial Issoudun 2,139 p.

25° semi-national Issoudun 5,842 p.

And much more!(see pedigree)

"Fancy Face" is for the moment one of Belgium's best

Her father is a half-brother to “Porto”(B03-6287006). Her mother is a very good breeding hen and direct daughter to “Petra”(B95-6300210).

Our second bird was B08-6144222. He is the nest-brother to B08-6144221 who was early from Vierzon(476km), and now she is also in the head of the race! Their father is “Arnaud”(B99-6448443) who is (grand)father to a.o.:

1° fastest Melun 12,425 p.

2° fastest Melun 12,425 p.
2° Marne 1,264 p.

6° provincial Chateauroux 1,938 p.

10° national Bourges 9,021 p.

Our third bird was B08-6144146. He is a direct son to superbreeder number 1 “Barco”(B01-6387350)! We expect a lot of this dark checkered cock, especially in hard weather.

In hard weather the off spring of "Barco" takes the lead

Our fourth bird was “Safari”(B07-6221282). She won the 2° prize with the old birds. Last year she was the fastest bird in Union Antwerpen from Pithiviers(373km) against 1,254 pigeons! Also in hard weather circumstances. She is a full sister to top birds like “Expresso”(B06-6270067), 2nd ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen and “Milkshake”, 3rd Belgian Ace-pigeon Sun City Million Dollar Race(South Africa).

Our fifth bird was B08-6144137. That is now two weeks in a row(Bourges and Issoudun) that she flies in the very top of the race. She is a granddaughter to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223).

Our next bird was B08-6144041. He is a promising brother to national Ace-pigeon “Porto”(B03-6287006).

A lot of early pigeons are related to "Porto"

Then “Hanna”(B07-6221158). Just a very good reliable hen!

Our following bird was our 2nd nominated, “Maxima”(B08-6144100). She is a direct daughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174) and granddaughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350). Also the two brothers of “Maxima” followed shortly. “Maxima” and “Fancy Face” won the two highest money prizes that were to win.

Also the first race for young birds took place this weekend. They flew Noyon(208km). Also very hot weather and wind on the head. They won:

Against 335 young birds: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, …  and 35 prizes from 52 entered birds!

Our first bird here was B09-6248050. A son to “Colour Panter”(B06-6270462). His mother is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and also mother to “Callisto”(B06-6270275).

"Colour Panter" is a grandson to "Panter"

Our second bird was B09-6248072. Also a grandson to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

And our third bird was B09-6248054. A son to (we hope) a new top breeding couple “Broken Panter”(B06-6173123) x “Beauty”(B05-6234009).

This weekend the national race from Bourges(479km) was flown. It was an historic race. Is has been 18 years since there were so many birds(48,882 pigeons) entered for this race. Due to the south-east winds south of Paris, all the early birds on the national level were in the western part of Belgium. There was a strong headwind north of Paris.

Our hens were entered for this race. They did it – once again – fantastically.

In the strong club St. Job we won:

against 774 yearlings: 2, 6, 11, 12, 21, 27,…

against 559 old birds: 10, 18, 19,…

On the provincial level:

against 4,376 yearlings: 11, 23, 32, 36, 55(1st nominated), 75,…  25/28

against 3,628 old birds: 53(1st nominated), 87, 92,…  8/8

From Bourges we won 33 prizes from 36 entered birds! From these 33 prizes, 20 were in the first 10%! Who did better?

Our first bird was “Nutella”(B08-6144214). This beautiful black hen is from the “Barco”(B01-6387350) and “Panter”(B86-6056506) lines. Her father was our best young bird in 2006. Unfortunately we could not race him as a yearling, as he was caught twice in a month by a hawk. Luckily we could save him. In 2007 he already became father of a national top 40 winner. And now he is father to “Nutella”.

Nearly all the early birds are related to "Barco"

Our second bird was B08-6144111. Also an off spring product of that superbreeder “Barco”(B01-6387350). She is also family of “Vichy II”(B05-6234202).

Our third bird was B08-6144201. She is a daughter to “Callisto”(B06-6270275). “Callisto” won different top prizes. This winter he was introduced on the breeding loft. Also family to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

"Callisto" is new on the breeding loft

The two sisters B08-6144005 and B08-6144137 were also again in the head of the race. They are bred from the “old lines”. They are granddaughters to “Iron Lady”(B97-6145223). Their mother is a half-sister to “Aruna”(B02-6058088).

"Sevo" keeps performing on a very high level

And also our two first nominated birds(old birds and yearlings) were in the head of the race: “Fancy Fance”(B08-6144144) and “Sevo”(B06-6270171). They win all the money that there was to win. As you may know, “Sevo” is also related to “Barco”(B01-6387350). “Fancy Face” is related to “Porto”(B03-6287006) and “Beckham”(B01-6387174).

Last weekend the first semi-national race of the year took place. The birds were released in Vierzon(476km). There was strong backwind from the south-east. Our pigeons perform better in more difficult circumstances. But they did it wonderfully.

There were 13,028 birds(8,410 old birds and 4,618 yearlings) in this semi-national race.
With the yearlings we will begin on the semi-national level with the 31° and 37° prize. We will have probably 5 birds in the top 100!
In Union Antwerpen we won against 324 birds: 3, 5, 7, 10, 11,… 
On the provincial level we won 20 prizes from 29 entered birds. Our old birds won 10 prizes from 14 entered birds. So 30 prizes of 43 entered birds.
Semi-national our prize percentage will be even higher(full result is not known yet)!

Our first bird was B08-6144221. She is daughter from superbreeder “Arnaud”(B99-6448443).
“Arnaud” is (grand)father to a.o.:
1° fastest Melun 12,425 p.

2° fastest Melun 12,425 p.
2° Marne 1,264 p.

6° provincial Chateauroux 1,938 p.

10° national Bourges 9,021 p.
Another remarkable thing. Our first old bird(B07-6221084) is the mother to our first yearling(first arrival)! The B07-6221084 won also an early prize on Vierzon.

The descendants of "Petra" fly every week in the top

Our second bird was B08-6144113. This year she was already different times amongst our first birds! Her father is a half-brother to "Fancy Face"(B08-6144144).

Our third bird was B08-6144167. She is a daughter to top hen “Sevo”(B06-6270171).

A daughter of "Sevo" was in the head of the race

Our fourth bird was B08-6144122. She is a great-granddaughter to basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506).

Our fifth bird was B08-6144181. Her mother is a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006).

We also had a race from Etampes(349km). We began with the 9° and 10° prize against 1,295 birds. Our first bird was B08-6144102. His mother is also a full sister to “Porto”(B03-6287006). Our second bird was B08-6144159. This cock is a direct son to super breeding hen “Luna”(B04-6058148).
They would have classified much earlier, if they entered the loft better.

A new topchild of "Luna" stood up?

Next week the national race from Bourges(479km) will be flown.

Last weekend the birds flew again Etampes(349km). It was the last flight before the semi-long distance races take off. There was a eastern wind in France, and a southern wind in Belgium. The fore fly had quite a disadvantage.

That is probably the reason why the result of this weekend did not equal the previous one. Nevertheless we won again the big money. And the most remarkable thing. It was again won by the same two pigeons. It were "Fancy Face"(B08-6144144) and “Maxima”(B08-6144100). They were, just as last week, our two first pigeons!

"Fancy Face" was again our first bird

Next week, the most of our birds will fly Vierzon(476km). If the weather improves, because the weather forecasts now are very bad.

This weekend the first middle distance race of the new season took place. The race was Etampes(349km). The weather was not that good. The birds were only released in the afternoon. The sky was dark. There was little to no wind.

Our birds flew fantastically. This was also a historic race. For the first time in history Union Antwerpen and ZAV raced together. All the big names participated.

In the Union Antwerpen-ZAV we won against 2,273 pigeons: 1, 14, 19, 26, 37, 40, 41, 52, 54,... We also had the fastest bird against 4,157 pigeons!

The bird that won the 1° prize is young starlet "Fancy Face"(B08-6144144).

She was a great youngster. And this year she kept on performing. Also on the short distance she won top prizes. “Fancy Face” is a very beautiful pigeon, that is why we gave her this name.
Her pedigree is also very good. Her father is “Salgo”(B07-6221050). He won himself 7° provincial Le Mans(471km). But what is more important, he is a half-brother to top racer “Porto”(B03-6287006). And his mother is a half-sister to “Beckham”(B01-6387174)! The mother of “Fancy Face” is “Selma”(B02-6058302). She is a daughter to legendary racing hen “Petra”(B95-6300210). “Selma” is not only mother to “Fancy Face”. She is for instance also mother to “Enzo”(B04-6058111), Ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen, and grandmother to “Zaki”(B05-6234195), 30° national Vichy(566km) 11,022 p. .
“Fancy Face” was also our 3rd nominated. Of course she was fully pooled.

"Fancy Face" was the fastest against 4,157 pigeons

Our second bird in the race was “Maxima”(B08-6144100). She was our first nominated and won the big money. Also last week she appeared in our “weekly report”, as she flew on this race also in the top. She is a direct daughter to top breeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). And also a granddaughter to that other super breeder “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Our third bird was B08-6144113. Last week this hen flew as our first nominated. She missed her price on this race, so we put her further back. A mistake afterwards. The mother of "Fancy Face" is also the grandmother of this hen.

Almost all the birds that flew early this week are related to "Beckham"

Our fourth bird was B08-6144221. Her father, “Arnaud”(B99-6448443), is a very good breeder. He is for instance father and grandfather to:
1° fastest Melun 12,425 p.

2° fastest Melun 12,425 p.

10° national Bourges 9,021 p.

Our fifth bird was B08-6144067. She is sister to at least 5 very good racers.

Our sixth bird was B08-6144042. She is a direct daughter to “Beauty”(B05-6234009). And “Beauty” is a daughter to “Beckham”(B01-6387174) and granddaughter to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Also the off spring of "Barco" flew early this weekend

We are very happy with this fantastic begin of the season.

Our birds flew for the last time Noyon(208km). We only raced the hens because bad weather was predicted. We thought the birds would stay two days in the basket instead of one.

But the birds were nevertheless released Sunday afternoon. There was no wind.

The hens came again well. Quite to our own surprise, as it were just “preparation” races.

Against 505 old birds we won: 3,…  6/8

Against 521 yearlings we won: 8, 12, 15, 27, 28, 31, 42,…  18/29

Something remarkable. Our 6 first nominated old birds won a prize. And 11 from our 12 first nominated yearlings won a prize.

Who was our first bird? Again “Sevo”(B06-6270171)! She is flying like hell for the moment. If she would have entered the loft well, she would have won 2 weeks in a row the first prize! Of course she was our first nominated.

Her best results(no double results):

1° Noyon(208km) 535 p.
2° Noyon(208km) 449 p.
2° Chateauroux(526km) 266 p.

3° Noyon(208km) 505 p.
26° national Argenton(555km) 5,208 p.
30° national La Souterraine(593km) 4,314 p.

"Sevo" is for the moment Number 1

Our second bird and first yearling was “Maxima”(B08-6144100). She is a direct daughter to superbreeder “Beckham”(B01-6387174). She is a.o. half-sister to top birds "Beauty"(B05-6234009) and "Rolex"(B06-6270302). Already as a young bird she won top prizes.

Next week the birds will fly for the first time the middle distance.

Our birds were entered on Noyon(208km) last weekend. The weather was quite strange. The birds were released in dark and rainy weather. There was a pretty strong headwind.

Against 449 old birds we won: 2, 6,…
Against 554 yearlings we won: 6, 7, 13, 14, 17, 23, 24, 33, 35, 44, 55, 56,…
And 31 prizes on 57 entered birds.

Our first bird was “Sevo”(B06-6270171). She won also the big money. She is one of our top hens. She is a half-sister to our first bird from last week, B08-6144138.
Some top prizes of “Sevo”(no doubles):
1° Noyon(208km) 535 p.
2° Noyon(208km) 449 p.
2° Chateauroux(526km) 266 p.
26° national Argenton(555km) 5,208 p.
30° national La Souterraine(593km) 4,314 p.

All round hen "Sevo"

Her father is top breeder "Outlook"(B04-6058199). Her mother is a half-sister to “Barco”(B01-6387350).

Our second bird was another very good racing hen, “Hanna”(B07-6221158).

Our third bird was B08-6144142. He is the nest-brother of top bird  “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141)!

The children of "Outlook" are dominating the races right now

Next week the birds will fly for the last time Noyon.

The information about the pigeons of the "Barco"(B01-6387350) and "Beckham"(B01-6387174) family has been updated.

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Our birds flew their first race of the season. They were entered for Noyon(208km). Weather conditions: pretty warm and quite gray but with a clear view. The wind was on the head.

The bird came home very well. It was like they arrived all at the same time. Their arrivals:

13:20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 2 5, 25, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 30

Against 209 birds we won: 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23,…

Our first bird was also our first nominated. It was the checkered cock B08-6144138. Already as a youngster he showed his potential. His father "Outlook"(B04-6058199) is a very good breeder. He is father to three top hens:  “Miss Salbris”(B06-6270170), “Sevo”(B06-6270171) and “Expressa”(B05-6234124). They have all won provincial and national top prizes.

Top breeding cock "Outlook"

Our second bird was one of our absolute favourites for this year. It is the blue cock “Thunderbolt”(B08-6144141). Last year he was one of our very best youngsters. His very best result in 2008 was: 1° La Souterraine(593km) 812 p. and 45° national La Souterraine 21.258 p.(and with a disadvantage of the wind)

On his first race in 2009 he wins immediately the 3° prize.

Will he become the big star this year?

"Thunderbolt", one of the big favourites for 2009

Next week the birds will probably fly again Noyon.

The information about the pigeons of the "Iron Lady"(B97-6145223) family has been updated.

Pay especially attention to their breeding skills.

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A new Dutch article has been added.

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The famous pigeon fancier Ludo Claessens is holding a total auction. There is one very remarkable pigeon in this auction. It was not raced by Claessens himself, but by Rinus Van Gastel. Claessens bought this bird on Van Gastel’s total auction. This bird is “Mr. Tours”(NL01-0135527). He is a 50% Hok Jos Vercammen pigeon! He is an off spring product of the “Panter”(B86-6056506) and “Yasmine”(B90-6244831) family.

Ludo Claessens

“Mr. Tours” is an incredible racer AND breeder.

His best results:
1° NPO Tours 16,154 p. (6 minutes ahead!)

18° NPO Chateauroux 9,049 p.

23° NPO Tours 14,989 p.

Below you will find a short overview of his fantastic breeding results.

Children and grandchildren of “Mr. Tours” won a.o.(no doubles):

1° Provincial St. Quentin 17,496 p.

1° Fastest Chantilly 16,153 p.

1° Provincial Chantilly 12,003 p.

1° Provincial Morlincourt 10,000 p.

1° Provincial Harchies 5,300 p.

1° Provincial Chantilly 3,216 p.

1° Creil 2,850 p.

1° Provincial Pithiviers 2,826 p.

1° Bapaume 1,865 p.

1° Peronne 1,848 p.

2° NPO Chateauroux 13,607 p.

2° Provincial Sens 4,239 p.

3° NPO Orleans 8,322 p.

6° NPO Orleans 9,096 p.

6° Provincial Creil 4,208 p.

9° Provincial Creil 10,251 p.

11° NPO Montlucon 5,084 p.

12° NPO Orleans 11,340 p.

17° NPO Chateauroux 16,607 p.

Super bird "Mr. Tours"

This bird is for sure one of the best birds of the last decade. And we are proud on the fact that this checkered cock is a 50% Vercammen pigeon!

The references we now are going to present you, are all from German pigeon fanciers. Their pigeons were simply the best in 2008.

1.

The first fancier is Mr. Stephan Katzenellenbogen(Rogätz). In 2008 he became in the “Gouden Duif” competion: 1st champion on the middle distance races and 2nd over all champion. The “Gouden Duif” is a very exclusive and difficult competition. Mr. Katzenellenbogen won these championships, partly because of his Vercammen pigeons. But that’s not all. In 2008 he had one of the very best pigeons in Germany. His blue cock, DV09861-07-189, became 3rd national Ace-pigeon of Germany. His results will follow later on. The father of this super racing cock is a 100% Vercammen pigeon(through Mr. Schmelzer). The father descends out of a son of “Late Panter”(B88-6700945). “Late Panter” is on his turn a direct son to basic pigeon “Panter”(B86-6056506).

The racing team of Mr. Katzenellenbogen performed great in 2008

2.
The second fancier is Mr. Meier(Rahden). The top championship titles of Mr. Meier in 2008:

1st National champion of Germany.

1st in the prestigious "Gouden Duif" competition

One of the birds that was responsible for these fantastic successes was the hen DV09711-06-429. She has got Vercammen blood in her veins. Her best results(no doubles mentioned!):

2° Theessen 3,945 p.

9° Burg-Ost 772 p.

11° Fienerode 4,317 p.

12° Brandenburg 5,167 p.

12° Slupca 2,391 p.

14° Braunschweig 5,450 p.

19° Gross Kienitz 3,850 p.

So top prizes again a very high number of pigeons! No wonder this hen was ranked in 2007 AND 2008 as national ace-pigeon of Germany!

Mr. Meier(on the right) and his right hand Mr. Szalkowski

Her mother is "Zuchtperle"(DV09711-01-253). She was herself 1st Ace-pigeon with the old birds! She comes out of a daughter of "Yasmine"(B90-6244831)! “Yasmine” was in the early Nineties one of the very best birds in Belgium on the middle distance races. She was no less than 5 times 1st Ace-pigeon! She won 31 prizes on 31 races, 8x 1°,… Especially with hard weather she was unbeatable. A Belgian newspaper once described her as “best Belgian middle distance hen”.

3.

The last ones we are going to present is the combination Hemmers and son. They are since many years at the top of German pigeon sport. They have an excellent 100% Vercammen breeding hen. In fact, this is their basic pigeon Number 1! They call her “Bugno Täubin”(B94-6522272). This hen is a grandchild of “Panter”(B86-6056506) and also a grandchild of “Yasmine”(B90-6244831). “Bugno Täubin” is a.o. mother to “Amoroso”(DV08073-00-1065). “Amoroso” became in 2001 1st ace-pigeon on the middle distance. Some top results of “Amoroso”(no double results):

3° against 1,079 p.

6° against 2,498 p.

6° against 1,596 p.

8° against 2,630 p.

The Vercammen offspring at the loft of Hemmers

 Another child of “Bugno Täubin” won a first prize against a high number of birds and became 6th provincial ace-pigeon. “Bungo Täubin” is grandmother to 3 top birds. The first one is “Regio Superstar”(DV08043-07-518). In the year 2008 he was really unbeatable. He was 3 times 1st ace-pigeon! The top results of “Regio Superstar”(again no doubles results are mentioned):

1° against 2,047 p.

1° against 336 p.

3° against 1,513 p.

6° against 1,467 p.

6° against 1,151 p.

7° against 684 p.

8° against 6,899 p.

9° against 5,245 p.

The other 2 top grandchildren are “Tinga”(DV08043-06-917) and “Zidan”(DV08043-07-553).

Top bird "Amoroso". His dark colour betrays the Vercammen blood

We congratulate all these fanciers with their super results!

We received again a top reference.

Now from Mr. Handerek(Poland).He is one of the very best fanciers in Poland.  He brought several Vercammen pigeons in his breeding team. The results are fantastic. Even on the overnight races!

Mr. Handerek brought us a visit with some friends(Mr. Handerek is second from the left)

We picked one bird out. The cock PL-034-05-720. He is a 100% Vercammen pigeon.
His best results(no double results!):

1° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,693 p. (11° against 20,527 p.)

3° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,403 p. (25° against 17,651 p.)

4° Swinoujscie (573km) 1,602 p.

6° Glogow (305km) 1,405 p.

10° Koscian (316km) 3,036 p.

15° Glogow (305km) 2,044 p.

17° Glogow (305km) 3,407 p.

18° Koscian (316km) 3,352 p.

With these results he was of course ranked as national ace-pigeon from Poland. Also he received high points in the standard competition(most beautiful pigeon).

What is the origin of this pigeon?

The father, B04-6058410, of the PL-034-05-720 is a grandson to basic pigeon number  1 “Panter”(B86-6056506)! He’s also a full brother to a.o. “Josie”(B06-6270373), one of the very best pigeons in the Sun City Milion Dollar Pigeon Race 2007(South Africa). “Josie” became 6th ace-pigeon of more than 3,000 birds. And she was the first bird from Belgium and the Netherlands in the final race. But that’s not all. The father of the PL-034-05-720 is also brother to different provincial winners…

Again the bird "Barco" in a top pigeon's pedigree

The mother of PL-034-05-720, B04-6058330, is also from the best origin. The father is “Stoica”(B02-6058132). Winner of a bunch of top prizes(1°/809, 2°/378, 3/1,646 ,…). But most important, the father of “Stoica” is a full brother to new basic pigeon “Barco”(B01-6387350)! On the mother’s side we find a full sister to “Mitu”(B02-6058048) and “Agassi”(B98-6350065). Doesn’t that ring a bell? Thé sensation in the Sun City Milion Dollar Pigeon Race 2009(South Africa) is bred out of a full brother to “Mitu”(B02-6058048)!

When the races are hard, the "Mitu" family is on its best

We congratulate Mr. Handerek with his fantastic results and we wish him a lot of success in the future.

Do you have yourself very good results with Hok Jos Vercammen pigeons? Send us an e-mail and we will put in on the website.

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We received a phone call from Uwe Fritz(Germany) this evening. He attended the final race of the Sun City One Million Dollar Pigeon Race(South Africa). His pigeon "Giggs" won the 9° prize on the end race. It was a very hard, very difficult race(552km).This bird won also the very difficult "Knock-Out" competition. "Giggs" won a total amount of no less than 50,000.00 USD!! The pigeon was the 2nd most expensive bird. In the exclusive auction after the final race, the bird was sold for 10,000.00 USD. It was bought by the South African Mr. Roland Bouwer, who has got himself a nice collection of Vercammen birds.

Some top results of this fantastic bird:

3° against 3,919 p. (Hot Spot race)

9° against 3,082 p. (Final race)

12° against 4,385 p.

13° against 3,109 p.

33° against 3,636 p. (Hot Spot race)

62° against 3,984 p.

75° against 4,028 p.

The father of "Giggs" is a 100% Hok Jos Vercammen bird! This bird is a full brother to top breeder "Mitu"(B02-6058048). Mitu's dark color betrays the fact that he is an off spring product of "Panter"(B86-6056506).

The "Mitu" family breeds winners all over the world

Just to remember. Mr. Jos de Ridder won in 2008 1° national Blois against 66,762 pigeons. This bird won also 1° Morlincourt against 20,920 birds. Also bred out of a sister to "Mitu"(B02-6058048)!

Wonder bird "Wirramira", who is partly a Vercammen bird

"Mitu" is at our own loft a.o. father to the top breeding and racing hen "Luna"(B04-6058148). And he is grandfather to two top stars: "Favoriet"(B05-6234169) and "Rolex"(B06-6270302).

"Favoriet", 9th National Ace-pigeon KBDB long distance and 1° prov. Brive(706km) 1,253 p.

The pigeons of this family are on their best when the races are hard. They prefer the distances from 500-900km.

"Rolex" became in 2007 AND 2008 1st Ace-pigeon Union Antwerpen

Congratulations Mr. Fritz.

When you go to the page of the breeding pairs 2009, you'll notice that there has been added pictures of almost all the breeders. Click here for a shortcut to this page.

A new article has been added to this website.

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We’ll present you three pigeon fanciers who achieved great results in 2008 with off spring of Vercammen pigeons.

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The first fancier is Mr. Meier. He became in 2008 “1. Deutscher Verbandsmeister”. So he was crowned as 1st General (over all) champion of whole Germany! The Vercammen pigeons were partly responsible for this huge success. One of his best birds of 2008 was the hen DV09711-06-359. She was bred off a direct daughter of legendary “Yasmine”(B90-6244831). “Yasmine” was in the early Nineties one of the very best birds in Belgium on the middle distance races. She was no less than 5 times 1st Ace-pigeon! She won 31 prizes on 31 races, 8x 1°,… Especially with hard weather she was unbeatable. A Belgian newspaper once described her as “best Belgian middle distance hen”.

This granddaughter of “Yasmine” is also a gifted ace. She was in 2007 and in 2008 ranked as national ace-pigeon. So two years in row amonst the best birds of Germany!

Sensational hen "Petra" and granddaughter to basic pigeon "Panter 506/86"

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The second fancier is the young Dutchman Jasper Mulder. He is just 14 years old. He has a very good breeder on his loft. The mother of this cock is out of a daughter of “Petra”(B95-6300210). “Petra” was a very good hen on our loft. Especially on the semi-long distance(500-700km) it was hard to beat her. She won a.o. 1° provincial, 2° provincial, 2° provincial, 4° national,… On these races she won also a lot money. Twice a year, there was a race (Bourges) where you could earn a lot of money. “Petra” won two year in a row all the big money on these four races!

A child of Mulder’s breeding cock, the “DVD-speler”(NL06-5626275), won a.o. 2° Haasrode against no less than 7,104 p. and 11° Troyes from 2,132 p. . Another child, “Special Player”(NL08-1014520) was sent to the Olympiad one loft race (junior) in Germany. This young bird ended up on the second place in this Olympiad race. “

Jasper Mulder, 14 years old

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The last fancier is Mr. Ancia. His total auction was hold this winter. He just had one Vercammen bird, “Yasmina”(B98-6350421) called, one his loft. She became his basic pigeon. A grandchild of again “Yasmine”(B90-6244831) and basic pigeon number one “Panter”(B86-6056506). Her off spring performed great, especially on the long distance races(600-900km). Some examples:

Direct son “Aruna”: 4th provincial Ace-pigeon long distance in 2004 and 6th Provincial Ace-pigeon long distance in 2006.

Direct son “002/00”: 6° provincial Bordeaux, 10° provincial Brive,…

Other children won a.o. 1°, 4° and 11° provincial Chateauroux.

Grandchildren of “Yasmina” won also top prizes. For instance: 5° provincial St.-Vincent, 6° provincial Montlucon, 33° national Cahors, 1st provincial Ace-pigeon young birds, and much more!