From mid to the end of October 2020, Pitts will organize this total auction of one of the best middle distance colonies that has dominated the races in the Meetjesland and at provincial and national level for years.

Gert Circle started his career in the pigeon sport with the purchase of a few white pigeons.

Roger Mertens: the man who sounds familiar to everyone, specialist in his own country and at the one-loft races.

Bank director Twan Bongers is a born fund player. Around 2000 his search for the very best long distance pigeons in the Netherlands began. A lot of reading, research and observation of results brought him to the basis, namely the very strong Aarden and van Wanroy pigeons.

As a friend at home with Antoine and Yvonne De Bruycker-De Craene, top fancier Astère Vergotte decided to contribute to this total sale.

2020 is another top season at the Hendrikx house, they string together one prize after another. You will always see their colony ready at local, regional, zonal, provincial and national levels. With their 65 young, 13 old 14 year old pigeons they know how to hold their own.

Heusden-Zolder is a champion richer thanks to the clapper of Alfons Custers, this blue white pen a descendant of Kweekcenter in Heusden-Zolder flew a 1st Provincial Sezanne of 2739 old pigeons.

Originally this tandem started in 2004 in Vichte, where no less than 12 provincial victories were achieved in a relatively short time. When a lung disease was diagnosed in Yvan Bataille, it was mandatory to stop and all pigeons were sold.

There is no doubt that this tandem from Kuringen is not shy to get out of it. But what they shook up their sleeves last weekend, many fans can only dream of!

loft Reijnen-Bolton-de Hoogh from Baarle (Antwerp) win the 1st Nat. from Issoudun on 18/07/20 from 18,176 yearlings Nat. KBDB & 1st Zone of 4,849 yearlings National Zone B2 & 1st Prov. of 2,722 yearlings Provincial Antwerp & 1st prize of 2,674 yearlings Union Antwerp & 1st of 382 yearlings Turnhout Fond Friends.

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.