Many decades of top performance in the grand distance and overnight flights.

Sale of a round ready-to-grow summer boy 2019 from his exceptional breeding loft (Ludo Claessens, Jos Thoné, G. Vandenabeele, luc Van Coppenolle, Batenburg-Vd Merwe, etc.).

1st national Agen 2019 against 3935 pigeons is already the 4th national victory of Hok Malfait.

Vente Total Exclusive (2Eme Partie), Dont Divers Pigeons Directors Issus Des Meilleures Lignees De L.B.J. Geerinckx (Wommelgem), Des Directs Marcel Wouters (Malle), Des Directs Michel & Linda Baertsoen, Des Directs Van Oekel, etc.

Total sale. It’s the end of 50 years of top pigeon sport.

The curtain falls over one of the most talked-about fond lofts. Here a capital colony of racing and breeding pigeons, all of which were purchased for enormous amounts from the top lofts in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Top performance up to 100 to 500 km, thanks to investments in Belgian pigeon breeds.

In 1999 Jason Hodgson in Yorkshire began to achieve impressive successes in the pigeon sport. In the following years, his colony Fox ’Foxwoodlofts became very well known, not only in Great Britain but also throughout Europe and also in America and Asia.

Successes in the long distance and long distance through a targeted breeding strategy based on the noble pigeons from, among others, Nouwen-Paesen and Lieven Buelens.! In 2018, 1st and 2nd prov. Narbonne.

How many lofts have already become champions with input from the Roger Mertens pigeons?

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.