Over the past decade, Lieven Buelens has repeatedly stolen the show as the quintessential 'Barcelona colony'! He did what many amateurs still dream of, but fail to achieve: to specialize in the Catalan classic and he reached the absolute world top in marathon competitions. With the exception of around twenty late youngsters, his entire colony will now find itself under the fire of the bidding!

In 2017 super cock 'Theo' brought home the international palm on a very tough Agen. For Gero and Evelien Dijk this was the ultimate confirmation of their excellent marathon colony. In this auction, among others. a son and daughter of the international winner! A one-time opportunity for the real connoisseurs!

While we introduced this colony in recent years as one of the 'coming-up' lofts, Gert is now easily claiming his place among the very best. We can no longer ignore the fact that there is serious quality in the lofts in Lede. In this auction Pitts brings a beautiful selection, straight from the base of this colony. Growing material with a guarantee of success if you ask us!

For Andre the pigeon adventure already started in 1972. While he was actually known for years as a speed virtuoso, from 2013-2014 he also opted for the middle distance and extreme middle distance.

Last year Willem Deprez and Yvan Bataille put a handful of pigeons up for auction via Pitts for the first time. Flattered by the good comments from the lucky buyers, they decided to go the extra mile this year.

Because of his busy professional activities in industrial construction, Paul decided to sell about 70 pigeons. Various breeding pigeons and children from top lines and with top performances are therefore only a mouse click away from your loft!

No one on earth has played pigeons as fervently as Gabriël Kint. Big names in the international pigeon sport have come to tap into this source of knowledge and pigeons and they can provide a gigantic and endless list of references. In his 91st year, Gabriël still remains an icon that many can learn from. "Pitts" has obtained the greatest honor to be able to offer for sale a group of young pigeons from the breeding loft of the grandmaster of Ooigem.

In the 1990s, Paul and Sven Saeytijdt from Brakel in East Flanders made the step from the middle distance to the long distance and extreme long distance. In the meantime, this father-son combination is an established value that is not shy to go all out on the toughest flights, as they confirm every year. In this auction not only the 2nd provincial Orléans himself, but also two sons, two daughters and a half-brother of the legendary 'Almost Agen': 2nd international Agen 2020!

This friendly, yet idiosyncratic all-rounder had already built up a decent reputation. However, this year the highest was achieved in the Averbood lofts: the general championship KBDB national.

On February 9, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Willy Moons, pigeon fancier pur-sang with years of formidable performances in the middle distance. Friend of the house and partner in the pigeon game Luc Verheyen will continue to take care of the colony, albeit with a smaller breeding loft.

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!