Visseraken, a sub-municipality of the sugar town of Tienen, evolved in 20 years from a quiet country village to a popular residential destination for young families... Pigeon enthusiasts, however, are a dying breed.... Where at the beginning of the century the village was still a 20-25 fanciers were rich, we now have to make do with barely 2... There is therefore no question of pigeons 'pulling' or lying in 'the goal' or, to put it in the words of Toon and Olav: “if we have a pigeon, is it one of us”...

TOTAL SALE with the exception of 12 youngsters and a few received pigeons. Descendants of double 2nd provincial ace pigeon 'Kleine Rossi', descendants from the best of the world famous 'Sagan' and from the top lines of Jos Thoné and Gevaert-Lannoo. A one-time opportunity for the connoisseurs!

The fact that for years only the best of the best came to Heerlen is proven by the many top results, champion titles and ace pigeons over the past 25 years. The program pigeons were sold in their entirety via Pitts last year with great success. In this sale we bring a very select group of quality pigeons: proven racing pigeons and summer youngsters descended from national and international winners.

After selling all old pigeons last year, Donald is forced to downsize even further and most of the youngsters, yearlings and 2-year olds are also auctioned. Perhaps a last chance to get hold of something from the lines of Van Eynde-Goovaerts, De Troy, Van Gils, Slaets, Engels and Van De Wouwer that give color to this breeding loft.

Chain results are the exception rather than the rule in every discipline and certainly not for everyone. It takes a particularly strong loft of racing pigeons in the right condition to be able to achieve such results.

The tandem Eddy Schroeven & Marleen Hermans has been a pigeon colony to be feared in the Diest region for more than a decade. Stunt results in the sprint and middle distance with very high prize percentages are the trademark of the supreme hen team of Schroeven-Hermans.

André already started the pigeon fancier adventure in 1972. While he had in fact been known for many years as a speed virtuoso, he chose in 2013-2014 to also take part in middle distance and great middle distance.

Because both are only focused on playing with hens, old birds and yearlings, the top 12 young cocks will be put up for sale! All cracks from this famous breeding loft!

With the total sale in 2021, the relatively short but intense empire of Poppe-Ingels came to an end. All pigeons were sold in one go, with the exception of a few pigeons to breed for participation in One Loft Races. These last descendants of this glorious family are now also up for auction.

In 2021, cousins ​​Henk and Otto Van der Linde joined forces and set up a breeding center with class pigeons from some of the best Dutch toppers: Hooymans, Elzinga, van Loon, Fokkinga, Beute, Bustraan and so on.

Racing with youngsters has increased enormously in importance and popularity in recent decades. This makes winter breeding almost a must if you want to compete on the stage. Growing healthy and strong early youngsters lays the foundation of a good youngsters season. But even though breeding seems simple, it is not so easy to breed a good strong team of youngsters that are ready to compete in May. Winter breeding has many pitfalls, for the fanciers not to kick in. The secrets of a good winter breeding!

Research on pigeons - Past and Present

One of the pathogens in the pigeons are fungi. In reference books of microbiology it is stated that even though all life on earth had to be almost eradicated, there would still be fungi. They are considered the debris clearing of nature. Mushrooms, for example, are just the tip of the iceberg, to name it that way, because the fungus threads that carry the mushroom as fruit are underneath. We also think of penicillin-producing fungi, discovered by Alexander Fleming, and this invention has caused an immense breakthrough in (animal) medicine. Because surgery became possible because of this invention.

Every year before the winter starts our pigeons are moulting.

Building up natural resistance with our racing pigeons. Is it possible and how do I do it?

After the bird flu, we finally are able to start with the season 2017. And it was an instant hit. Beautiful weather, beautiful flights and lofts in shape performing extraordinary.

What and how? As you all know, only the vaccination against paramyxovirus is compulsory in our country. But there is more, at present there are several ways to protect our pigeons preventively against some invaders. The following clarifies you what and how to manage.

Which germs can thwart the start Trichomonas everyone knows it. This germ is among the group of flagellates which propel in humid environment with a swishing tail. Serious infections give yellow in the mouth and even mortality in nestlings but most lofts proceeds subclinical disease as it is called. On the outside the pigeons show no symptoms but they are infected

The result of Sample A is 2.5 ppb, of sample B it is 4.4 ppb; mutually we notice a difference of 57%, which is very strong in analytics when it comes to the same steel. How can Dr. de Kock explain this variability?

Why I got control? No idea, I didn’t even win one 1st prize!