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Kobe & Kato Herbots ( Velm ) - National Ace bird festival

28 Sep 2021

The Limburg village Velm, homebase of Kobe & Kato Herbots together with their father Raf Herbots. They race since 2013 young pigeons with as goal to shine from the beginning of the season till the end of the season, they have to do a lot of kilometers in a few months of time and look together for the modern pigeon that can handle this with the combination in top achievements. A search for ace birds that can get home in all kind of circumstances, that was the goal of the past years and this has given good results by now. 

Top results 2021 on own loft

2021 was a difficult year for the youngsters with very heavy races but also then they race really well over here with only few losses on the national races. 

1 I.PROV ARGENTON 722 YOUNG BIRDS 
1 + 2 NAT YOUTH BOURGES 1.007 YOUNG BIRDS
2 I.PROV CHATEAUROUX 721 YOUNG BIRDS 

Argenton I.Prov 722 young birds : 1,9,10,15,18,30,42,… 
Bourges Nat Jeugd 1.007 young birds : 1,2,9,15,17,20,22,33,41,88,. 33/52
Bourges Nat 18.710 young birds : 71,101,291,561,610,714,890,…. 
Chateauroux I.Prov 721 young birds : 2,39,40,44,59,60,66,… 23/41
La Souterraine I.Prov 402 young birds : 8,13,14,15,18,21,26,30,33,41,… 21/40
Momignies 286 young birds : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,20,…. 22/34
Momignies 264 young birds : 2,3,5,9,17,18,19,20,21,…. 24/36
Chimay 305 young birds : 3,4,5,10,12,15,16,23,24,24,26,27,…. 
Momignies 309 young birds : 2,6,7,7,9,10,10,… 
Momignies 205 young birds : 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,12,12,14,15,16,17,…. 
Vervins 433 young birds : 2,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,…. 
Nanteuil 530 young birds : 7,9,10,13,14,16,17,…. 
Dizy 683 young birds : 5,6,15,16,17,17,19,20,21,23,32,33,43,… 26/48
Sens 437 young birds : 6,7,14,15,23,26,27,… 25/46

Successes on other lofts thanks to an iron strong breeding base

BE 16-2146541 “Geof” 

This is a cock that arrived thanks to the strategy of this colony. First results and then breeding, the best pigeons were always coupled after the season to the best breeders and this is “Geof” was born. His father won himself the 6th National Bourges against 36,307 youngsters and his mother is a daughter “Super One” who won herself the 44th National Argenton against 19,303 pigeons ( she is also a daughter to super breeder ‘Gaston Jr’ from Bart & Nance Van Oeckel ) who was coupled to “F16”, base breeder from Bart & Nance Van Oeckel. 

In the meantime he is already father and grandfather to more than one top pigeon. 

Father “BE 18-2135111” Olympic Manuela
( raced at Herbots Jo & Raf ) 5 x 1st 
1 World Best Pigeon All Round Belgium 2019
1 Nat Olympic Ace Cat.B Belgium 2020
4 Nat Olympic Ace Cat.D Belgium 2020
1         S.Nat Montlucon I              8,334b        529km
1         I.Prov Montlucon II            2,412b        529km
3         Nat                                    23,960b      old + yl
28       Nat     Tulle                         3,064b        635km
40       Nat     Bourges                 23,191b       458km
69       Nat     Bourges                 23,854b       458km
Father “BE 20-2100210” Super Geof
( raced at Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )
6 Nat Ace Gr.M.D. Young birds KBDB 2020
13       Nat     Chateauroux I        20,789b       497km
24       Prov   Chateauroux II         3,525b        497km
31       Prov   Bourges                    6,538b        452km
Gr.Father “Home Alone”
1         Prov   Fay Aux Loges          2,330b        386km
                        Fastest                    5,460b
2         S.Prov Sourdun                      776b         280km
9                     Laon                             615b         165km
44                   Soissons                   2,166b         197km

Grandfather to “BE 21-2061299” New National Geof
( raced with Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )
  1       Nat     La Souterraine       14,315b       563km          

BE 17-5001717 “Queen Victoria”

Is a hen that raced really well herself until 400km, with 4 x TOP 10 Semi – Provincial

3         Prov    Gien                        3.006b          415km
4         S.Prov Sourdun                 1.547b          308km
6         S.Prov Vervins                   2.870b          162km
9         S.Prov Chevrainvilliers        970b           363km

In a short matter of time she grew out to be a super breeding hen and became mother to 2 National Ace birds. 

Mother “BE 20-2100210” Super Geof
( raced at Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )
6 Nat Ace Gr.M.D. Young birds KBDB 2020
13       Nat     Chateauroux I        20,789b       497km
24       Prov   Chateauroux II         3,525b        497km
31       Prov   Bourges                    6,538b        452km
Mother “BE 18-5043839”
( raced at Schroyen – Henderix )
9 Nat Ace Short Distance year birds KBDB 2019
1                     Momignies             1.395b          133km
1                     Soissons                1.292b          221km
1                     Momignies                486b           133km
1                     Momignies               399b           133km
1                     Momignies               258b           133km
3                     Soissons               2.739b          221km
3                     Momignies               933b           133km
Grandmother to “BE 21-2061299” New National Geof
( raced with Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )
  1       Nat     La Souterraine       14.315b       563km          

The breeding loft is build up with pigeons that are only full brothers, sisters, children to National Ace birds or Olympiad birds. This is how the selection becomes really strict and are building on a future for the coming years. Where also genetics is being used as new criteria to bring in pigeons onto the breeding loft. 

Other references thanks to “Geof” and “Victoria” 

A youngsters out of “BE 16-2146542” Brother Super breeder Geof wint 1st on Soissons against 350 pigeons at  Jan Mees

A grandchild to “Queen Victoria” wins 4th Melun against 4,854 pigeons ( 351km ) at Ben Aerts. 

Top auction Kobe & Kato Herbots online

At this moment there is a super auction from the best of the best from Kobe & Kato Herbots. 11 special selected pigeons out of “Geof” and “Queen Victoria” or in other words the 2 base pigeons from this colony. 

BE 21-2061299 “Daughter Super Geof”
Only sister at this moment from “New National Geof”
1st National La Souterraine 14.315 young birds 563km
( raced with Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )

BE 20-2100567 “Super Sagie”
½ sister from “New National Geof”
1st National La Souterraine 14.315 young birds 563km
( raced with Van den Abbeel – Van Paesschen )
Daughter from superstar “Super Geof” 

BE 21-2061246 “Super Victoria”
Inbred to superstar “Super Geof”
6 Nat Ace Gr.M.D. Young birds KBDB 2020

 

BE 21-2061294 “Sister Super Geof” and BE 21-2061186 “Brother Super Geof”
These are full brother & sister from superracer and topbreeder “Super Geof”
6 Nat Ace Gr.M.D. Young birds KBDB 2020
and father from “New National Geof”
1st National La Souterraine 14.315 young birds 563km

BE 20-2141485 “Brother Olympic Manuela”

“Olympic Manuela” was one of the best hens at the loft of Jo & Raf Herbots with 1st World Best pigeon All Round Belgie 2019 – 1 Nat Olympiadeduif Cat.B Belgium 2020 
She is also out of base breeder “Geof” but with another hen namely “Sister Golden Arrow” from Ronny Menten.