Gommaire Verbruggen is racing after 4 National races at the same high level as the past season
01 Jul 2021
After his amazing season of the past year has Gommaire Verbruggen started off very strong again. All best racing pigeons with exception of one stayed in the racing team and could again make nice weather. When you have after 3 national races 13x Top 20 National (z) in the pocket you know that you’re at the right track.
Off course more national races will come along to have a go for one or more national ace bird just as the past season.
National races 2021
6 x TOP 20 National (z) Bourges
Bourges Nat (z) 4,164 old birds : 2,3,18,23,38,60,69,94,103,104,121,128,129,… 22/24
Bourges Nat (z) 3,251 year birds : 9,10,17,48,53,57,63,103,107,113,135,138,148,… 28/50
5 x TOP 20 National (z) Chateauroux
Chateauroux Nat (z) 2,974 old birds : 7,28,29,40,41,76,84,… 15/18
Chateauroux Nat (z) 2,529 year birds : 4,12,19,20,… 17/41
Chateauroux Nat 24,617 old birds : 50,166,170,243,246,486,534,694,764,998,… 15/18
Chateauroux Nat 22,196 year birds : 23,61,113,118,… 17/41
12 x TOP 100 National (z) Argenton
Argenton Nat (z) 1,804 old birds : 3,29,31,53,82,84,99,… 12/18
Argenton Nat (z) 2,416 year birds : 40,42,44,53,96,116,153,159,165,… 26/38
5 x TOP 100 National La Souterraine
La Souterraine Nat 8,383 old birds : 4,65,83,… 9/15
La Souterraine Nat 14,037 year birds : 72,99,…
Both with cocks as hens
The racing team exists both out of cocks as hens and are all being raced on the classic widowhood system. Not as they used to race on the ‘chaos’ system where it were mostly the hens that raced top. No, now he want a maximum of efficiency and the cocks now race as hard as the hens.
After the moulting period end of November all racing pigeons are being coupled and can have a winter breeding. No second coupling follows but are being darkened from the beginning of March until the end of April.
In a matter of daily training they are being released once a day and they still train very good. One full hour in the air is more norm as exception. At the day of basketing they don’t train.
How do you take on the races between the nationals ?
This is very different, when the weather is normal this will be normally a shorter flight ( +-200km ), but the week after Chateauroux I left the team at home and had them tossed myself at 20km from home on Saturday morning and left them together for half a day. When you then have a look at Argenton with 10x Top 100 National zone a week of rest can’t do any harm according to Gommaire.
How are your breeders during the week?
The boxes are all being closed both with the cocks as the hens and long sticks will come onto the loft to sit on. We don’t foresee anything at the floor to avoid the coupling amongst each other. If couples are being formed between hens then I’ll split them up over 2 lofts.
Do you anything in a matter of motivation ?
The pigeons always get to see their partner, the cocks get their hen for about 5 to 10 minutes with the nest dish and the hens get to see their cocks mostly for half an hour.
When they get home there is food and drinks foreseen to let the pigeons rest for a bit and when a big group of pigeons is home that’s the moment I go up and leave them together with their partners. In a matter of food I only use Super Recup from Anthoons. The last day they get twice as they want and afterwards a lot of pealed sunflower pits are being given for the extra fats.
First arrivals Bourges
BE 19-2031013 “De Zot” Cock
1 Prov Gueret 2.057b
3 Nat 12.888b
2 Nat(z) Bourges 4.164b
19 Fay Aux Loges 1.350b
41 Nat(z) Chateauroux 2.974b
246 Nat 24.617b
46 Nat La Souterraine 15.939b
48 Sermaises 2.692b
184 Nat Argenton 26.085b
336 Nat Issoudun 18.176b
Father “BE 16-3136645” Superbreeder 645 – Anthony Maes
Mother BE 08-2040062 Blue Beauty
Super breeding hen ( Marcel Aelbrecht x Kletskop )
BE 19-2031010 Hen
Full sister “De Zot” previous
3 Nat(z) Bourges 4.164b
23 Melun 2.769b
35 Nat Argenton 26.085b
40 Nat(z) Chateauroux 2.974b
243 Nat 24.617b
BE 20-2052127 Cock
9 Nat (z) Bourges 3.251b
Father BE 16-2138079 Son Ballon
Son “Ballon” Kristiaan Hennes 1 S.Nat Argenton 3,144b x “Daughter Paulien” Albert Derwa
Mother BE 18-2069057 Sister Zot
Daughter “Superbreeder 645” Anthony Maes
BE 20-2052124 Hen
10 Nat (z) Bourges 3.251b
Father BE 19-2031038 Son “Superbreeder 645” Anthony Maes
Mother BE 15-2307163 Daughter Prins ( Prins won 1 Nat (z) Montlucon 2,996b )
First 2 arrivals Chateauroux 2 x TOP 10 National (z)
BE 19-2031024 Hen
2 Soissons 2.820b
6 Nanteuil 1.931b
6 Soissons 924b
7 Nat(z) Chateauroux 2.974b
50 Nat 24.617b
11 Nat Argenton 26.085b
18 Nat(z) Bourges 4.164b
23 Melun 2.769b
36 Nat(z) Chateauroux 2.053b
159 Nat Gueret 12.888b
240 Nat La Souterraine 15.939b
Father “BE 16-3136645” Superbreeder 645 – Anthony Maes
Mother BE 16-2138097 Sister Kleine Ballon
“Kleine Ballon” won 1 Sens 560b – 19 Prov Blois 3.122b – 40 Prov Limoges 2,174b
BE 20-2052146 Hen
4 Nat (z) Chateauroux 2.529b
Father BE 14-2216469 Son “Golden Ring” – Grandson “Brutte Kletskop”
Mother BE 18-2069073 Daughter Superbreeder 645 – Anthony Maes
First arrival Argenton
BE 19-2031154 Blue Hen
3 Nat (z) Argenton 1.804b
52 Nat 14.787b
16 Soissons 924b
17 Soissons 2.820b
49 Nat (z) Chateauroux 2.053b
68 Nat Issoudun 18.176b
85 Nat Argenton 26.085b
Father “BE 14-2216425” Ramses 425
Son “Ramses” 18 Nat Argenton 5,941b – 22 Nat La Chatre 21,180b
Mother BE 18-2069435 Daughter “Superkweker 645” Anthony Maes
First arrival La Souterraine
BE 19-2031126 Het 126 Hen
2 Nanteuil 1.931b
4 Nat La Soutteraine 8.383b ( 1ste Provincial )
23 Melun 2.769b
64 S.Nat Vierzon 8.008b
94 Nat(z) Bourges 4.164b
105 Nat La Souterraine 15.939b
Father “BE 18-2069450” The Beauty Sero
Son Superbreeder 645 Anthony Maes
Mother BE 16-2138070” Witpen 070 ( Strain Silkman – Kim & Kletskop )
Annie and Gommaire, a big congratulation with these fantastic results and a lot of success for the rest of season.
Buelens Kim
