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Rudy Denies from Sint-Joris-Weert shines with 1st National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance yearlings KBDB 2022

18 Feb 2023

What a top season was played in Sint-Joris-Weert by Rudy Denies, in every area he was among the Ace pigeons and in total masses of prizes in the 10 first local and a super high prize percentage per 10. The colony here consists of Patrick Draye and Rudy who have teamed up together. Patrick has been bitten by the pigeon sport from an early age and is now trying to rebuild a colony here on his parental lofts from the past. If we go over the 2022 season, we will soon end up with several toppers. We start with “Rolex”, the head of this colony that became 1st National Ace pigeon middle distance yearlings KBDB with the lowest coefficient ever in the middle distance and on top of that this clapper became 1st Ace pigeon World best Pigeon middle distance. Of course this one doesn't get it from a stranger because he is a grandson of "Festina". This hen was the start of the ace pigeon chain that you can find here, she was classified 2nd out of ten first in the national area in the middle distance. Besides “Rolex” there is also the “Super Roske” with which they went to the long distance with 1 pigeon, she became 1st Ace pigeon long distance LCB and 2nd Prov Ace pigeon long distance old KBDB. Another top hen is the “Gueretje” who became 1st Prov Ace pigeon longer middle distance yearlings KBDB and “Skyliner” became 2nd Prov Ace pigeon middle distance old birds KBDB. These are 4 real toppers where we should not forget "Carine" as the last extra, this hen won 1st Semi National La Chatre in 2021 against more than 8,000 pigeons.


The loft is top notch, the pigeons are super and they work hard to get the maximum return from a small colony. The start came in 2017 when she won half a round from Guido Van Caneghem, this group has produced 2 super breeders. The current breeding loft now consists of 16 breeders, of which 75% has Erik Limbourg stock, supplemented with pigeons from Geert De Clercq , Jan Mees, Hazaert Gerry, Vermeerbergen – Wilms and Deneys Dimitri. The latest acquisitions come from Willem De Bruijn. But Patrick's conclusion is, it starts with good pigeons…

Top results 2021-2022

1 World best Pigeon Middle Distance 2022
1 National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB 2022
1 Ace Pigeon long distance old birds LCB 2022
1 Prov Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB 2022
1 Prov Ace Pigeon Heavy middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022
1 I.Prov.La Chatre 8,328 pigeons 2021
2 Prov Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Olds KBDB 2022
2 Prov Ace Pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2022
4 Nat Champion middle distance old + yearlings KBDB 2022
5 Prov Ace Pigeon All Round yearlings KBDB 2022
6 Ace pigeon long distance Pipa ranking 2022 ( 5 KBDB races )

Everything on classic widowhood and then a strict selection

The racing team here consists of 16 widowers (4 old birds, of which 2 for the middle distance and 2 for the long distance and 12 yearlings) and 20 hens (6 old birds, of which 1 for the long distance and 5 for the heavy middle distance and in addition 14 yearlings). So in total there are 36 racing pigeons of which 10 old ones can get their ticket to remain as old ones and some of the very best old ones get their place in the breeding loft.

The widowers were coupled around February 10 and are allowed to stay together for 3 weeks, most of them then brood for 8 to 10 days and then release again. At the end of March / beginning of April when the weather is nice, they come together again for 5 days and then drive full throttle so that they are ready for their first flight. The hen is then still ready when she returns home and so the widowhood can start. The widowers who show their best in the middle distance in May can take their chances for a new ace pigeon title in the middle distance, while the others all go for the national races.

The hens do not do winter breeding either and are darkened from mid-February to the end of March. They are then coupled immediately afterwards, they may breed rotten after the first Momignies, they still come home on eggs and I usually clean everything up the next day. The intention is that the hens will be ready for Bourges at the end of May, while the cocks will be added to Chateauroux a week later. How it will be this year with a national race every 14 days, we will see how the preparation is going.

The daily training here is not hard, i.v.m. other lofts do not fully train our pigeons. The cocks fly for half an hour and then go up and down. The hens are still doing reasonably well before the season with half an hour to fly, but in the season itself this is 10 minutes and done. In the spring we let them out once a day and in the season it is sometimes twice a day to let them fly a bit. But whether it is all necessary, the hive provides advice and displays the result.

When basketing they usually get to see their partners, the hens always see their cocks in the breeding loft while they spend a whole week in the resting loft. The period here is always that the hens get their cocks while we prepare the widowers. These alternately receive the saucer and / or the hen. Afterwards we go back to the hens and we quietly take them off (locked up in the box). When they return home, the widowers only get to see their hen for half an hour in April, in May and June this gets longer and longer (up to 3 to 4 hours max). The hens fly on the nest in April so that they come home calmly, but then follow a different regime, they always stay together until Sunday morning from the first race in widowhood until the end of the season. The hen for the long distance was prepared separately on Wednesday evening while the other hens stayed in the resting loft, she got her cock in the box for one hour and always went with it.

The youngsters are not their favorite domain, but they also did far from badly in 2022. Everything is darkened here from the beginning of April to June 21. Because space is limited, the 2 rounds remain separate until the 2nd group has flown Soissons. Only then can we play them on the sliding door until the end of the season. This year the youngsters raced at least 2 x middle distance and on the last national race from Chateauroux, where we had a good result, most of the hens participated.

Toppers of the 2022 season

BE 21-2006136 “Rolex” Cock
1st World best Pigeon Middle Distance 2022
1st National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB 2022
1st Prov Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB 2022

Every special pigeon has a special story. “Rolex” was not a good student in the beginning, during the first training flights he always came home last and he continued this line until the first real flights. It wasn't until the end of April that he had his sights set in the right direction and he won 1st from Momignies against 288 pigeons. Afterwards he left and flew straight to the national ace pigeon title. Sometimes you have to be patient and because he was such a beautiful cock he got his chance.


  1 I.Prov Lorris          1.521p
  1 I.Prov Lorris          1.130p
  1       Lorris                  994p
  2 I.Prov                     1.974p
  1 I.ProvLorris              648p
  1        Momignies       288p
  1        Lorris                148p
  4 I.Prov                    1.826p
  2        Lorris                631p
  5 I.Prov                    1.309p
  8 I.Prov Orléans        797p
44 I.Prov Lorris        1.001p

Sire BE 20-2072288 Son Festina

Gr.F. BE 17-4154527 Broken Wing – Aster Vergotte          
          Father of “025/18” 5x 1st – 1 Fay Aux Loges 976p – 1 Gien 672p – 1 Nanteuil 406p          
          Son of “102/14” Chequered Vergotte x “123/14” Daughter 1 Nat (z) Chateauroux Vergotte
Gr.M. BE 19-2091243 Festina           
            6 Nat Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB 2020           
            8 Nat Ace Pigeon Middle Distance YBs KBDB 2019          
           Won a.o. 1 Fay Aux Loges 2,955p – 1 Fay Aux Loges 1,917p – 1 Nanteuil 930p – 1 Toury 468p           
            Daughter of “758/18” Den Erik Son Golden Couple Erik Limbourg x “200/15” Sister 
           Brive Gerry Hazaert. Den Brive won 2 Nat Limoges 15,013p – 4 Nat Brive 6,871p
 

Dam BE 16-2297927 Checkered

Gr.F. BE 15-2015649 Jan – Erik Limbourg          
          Won 13th Nat. Ace Pigeon long distance yearlings KBDB 2016           
          Won a.o. 10 Nat (z) Limoges 3,380p – 17 Nat (z) Brive 2,810p – 20 Prov Blois 1,930p           
          Son of “042/13” De Jan – De Bisschop G & J won 1 Nat(z) Argenton 2,903p and 3 Nat (z) La Souterraine 1,993p x
          “409/12” Iron Lady 2 Nat Ace Pigeon LCB 2021. Won a.o. 2 Prov Blois 1,308p
Gr.M. BE 15-2015501 Beauty Remy – Erik Limbourg            
          Daughter of “539/07” Remy – Remy Speltdoorn won 1 Nat Ace Pigeon Rhone Valley  
          2013 x “746/09” Daughter Favorite Marseille Erik Limbourg

BE 19-2091271 “Super Roske” Hen
1st Ace Pigeon long distance old birds LCB 2022
2nd Prov Ace Pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2022
6 Ace pigeon long distance Pipa ranking 2022 ( 5 KBDB races )

    1 Club Tulle                       50p
  33 NAT                           5.067p
    1 Club Brive                    102p
    3 Nat (z)                          803p
    2 Club Souillac               174p
174 NAT                          4.144p
    7 Nat(z) Tulle ’22        1.960p
    7 Club Bourges ‘22       601p
    9 Club Gueret                201p
  10 Prov Brive ’22            595p
  10 Club Issoudun            227p
  14 Nat(z) Libourne ’22   674p
  14 Bourges                      670p
  19 Nat(z) Souillac ’22    793p
  19 Toury                          468p
  39 Melun                      1.178p
183 Prov Limoges ’22  2.047p

Sire BE 17-2005268 Den Provincial
Won 1st Prov Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB 2018
Won a.o. 22 Nat(z) Limoges 2,658p – 29 Nat (z) Brive 1,187p – 54 Na(z) Angouleme 1,718p
Brother of 1 Nat (z) Limoges

Gr.F. BE 14-2324867 “Brother Magic's” Erik Limbourg           
          Son of “881/09” New Super Sprint x “372/09” Queen Blue Ace Super breeding hen
Gr.M. BE 14-2151002 Patricia – Erik Limbourg            
           Won 3rd Prov Ace Pigeon KBDB 2014            
           Nest sister “Spartacus” 6 Nat Ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2015           
            Daughter of “539/07” Remy – Remy Speltdoorn won 1 Nat Ace Pigeon Rhone Valley 2013 x “725/09” Super 725 Granddaughter Slimen Erik Limbourg

Dam BE 17-2005219 Daughter Trikke

Gr.F. BE 14-2151152 Trike          
         Won 2nd Nat. Ace Pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2016          
         Won a.o. 4 Nat(z) Limoges 3,089p – 25 Nat(z) Cahors 3,328p – 36 Nat (z) Montelimar 4,000p - 44 Nat Brive 9,049p – 22 Prov Blois 1,680p          
         Son of “242/04” Blauwe Joost Erik Limbourg x “422/12” Daughter Gaston Erik Limbourg
Gr.M. BE 14-2324874 ½ sister Black Magic – “Black Magic” won 1 I.Nat Perpignan 17,965p           
          Daughter of “789/08” Beauty Star x “946/09” Daughter Favoriet Marseille

BE 20-2054814 “Carine” Hen

    1 I.Prov.La Chatre                 8.328p
    1 Lorris                                      546p
    1 Nanteuil                                 265p
    1 Bourges                                 142p
    1 Chateauroux                         130p
    2 Argenton                               294p
    9 Soissons                             1.941p
    9 Lorris                                      687p
    9 Chateauroux                         264p 
426 NAT                                  10.317p
  10 Argenton                               367p
  12 Chateauroux                         276p

Sister of "Festina" 6th Nat. Ace pigeon middle distance yearlings KBDB 2020 and 8th Nat. Ace pigeon middle distance youngsters KBDB 2019. 
She is now grandmother of "Rolex" 1st Nat. Ace pigeon middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022

Sire BE 18-2053758 Den Erik – Erik Limbourg

Gr.F. BE 14-2345901 Son Remy - Erik Limbourg          
          Son of “539/07” Remy – Remy Speltdoorn won 1 Nat Ace pigeon Rhone Valley 2013        
          x “704/12” Magic 704 12 Nat Ace pigeon longer middle distance KBDB 2014
Gr.M. BE 15-2015520 Blue – Erik Limbourg           
           Sister “Jan” 13 Nat Ace pigeon long distance KBDB 2016 and grandfather “Rolex” 1st Nat Ace pigeon middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022           
           Daughter of “042/13” De Jan – De Bisschop G & J won 1 Nat(z) Argenton 2,903p and           
           3 Nat (z) La Souterraine 1,993p x “409/12” Iron Lady 2 Nat Ace Pigeon LCB 2021. Won  a.o. 2 Prov Blois 1,308p

Dam BE 15-2125200 Sister Brive – Kamiel & Gerry Hazaert
Sister of “Brive” 2 Nat Limoges 15,013p – 4 Nat Brive 6,871p

Gr.F. BE 11-6065060 Happy Leo – Leo De Jonghe           
          Son of “133/06” Schalie x “263/06” Princessje Gaby Vandenabeele
Gr.M. BE 10-2169392 Tamme 92 – Deno – Herbots           
          Daughter of “420/09” Son Captain Blue x “300/09” Daughter Filip

BE 21-2006116 “Gueretje” Hen
1 Prov Ace Heavy Middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022

    1 Club Gueret                  524p
    7 NAT                          12.208p
    1 Club Lorris                    342p
    1 Club Lorris                    188p
    3 I.Prov                          1.022p
    2 Club La Souterraine    296p
    4 Club Bourges               362p
221 NAT                         10.366p
    4 Chateauroux               188p
    9 Club Nevers                 582p
  27 I.Prov                         4.036p
  12 Club Vierzon               408p
129 I.Prov                        5.486p

Sire BE 15-3152315 Blue

Gr.F. BE 13-311752 Borlée Junior – Luc Christiaens         
            Won 1st Prov Argenton 3,235p         
            Son of “911/10” Borlée x “867/11” Donna
Gr.M. BE 13-3111735 Dieneke - Luc Christiaens           
           Daughter of “260/12” Den Groten won 2 Nat Gueret 7,681p x “201/12” Ilse

Dam BE 20-4063530 Blue Daughter Wendy

Gr.F. BE 19-3126040 Blue – Luc & Hilde Sioen          
           ½ brother “Cameron” 1 Nat Argenton 15,235p – 1 Nat Limoges 9,655p          
           ½ brother “Willemina” 1 Nat Poitiers 14,109p          
           ½ brother “Irma” 2 Nat Argenton 15,235p          
           Son of “NL 464/11” Spidey x “137/12” Tina 23 Nat La Souterraine 11.236p
Gr.M. BE 16-6219054 Wendy – Vermeerbergen – Wilms           
            Mother of “De Tank” 6 Nat Ace pigeon middle distance KBDB           
            Sister “National Wonder” 5 Nat Ace pigeon longer middle distance KBDB 2014           
            Daughter of “030/12” Son Kanon x “568/11” Blue

BE 20-2054807 “Skyliner” Cock
2nd Prov Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Olds KBDB 2022

  7 Orleans             1.623p
  7 Lorris                 1.033p
  8 Lorris                    610p
  8 Orleans                354p
17 Lorris                1.240p
18 Momignies          332p
19 Orléans               769p
20 Lorris                1.891p
21 Lorris                1.130p
24 Lorris                   603p
26 Lorris                1.310p
27 Gien                  1.278p
28 Orleans            1.235p
28 Lorris                1.074p
30 Lorris                1.297p
33 Lorris                1.009p

Sire BE 17-4154517 Blue
Won self 1 Soissons 1,704p – 1 Toury 1,000p – 1 Soissons 638p – 1 Fay Aux Loges 542p – 1 Soissons 392p – 1 Nanteuil 156p

Gr.F. BE 14-4266958 Son Froome – Philippe Dobbelaere          
          Son of “027/13” Froome 2 Prov Ace pigeon middle distance KBDB x “034/13” Josje
Gr.M. BE 10-4106927 Isha – G Van Caneghem            
           Won 31 Nat La Chatre 7,487p – 32 Nat Bourges 4,873p – 39 Nat Argenton 19,782p - 45 Nat Bourges 12,607p
          Daughter of “194/06” Brother Beckham Deno – Herbots x “124/05” Daughter Vooruit Pantani Guido Loockx


Dam BE 15-2317550 Daughter Queen Blue Ace – Erik Limbourg

Gr.F. BE 09-2027676 Perpignan Remy – Remy Speltdoorn         
           Won self 10th Nat Perpignan 6,248p – 72nd Nat Tulle 7,350p         
            Son of “208/02” Den 208 x “600/07” 600 Hen
Gr.M. BE 09-2119372 Queen Blue Ace – Erik Limbourg          
            Super breeding hen           
            Mother 2 + 12 Nat Ace Pigeon KBDB – Mother 2-3-7-7-8- national results           
             Daughter of “095/03” Blue Ace 095 – 2 Nat Ace pigeon Long Distance KBDB 2007 x 
           “345/01”Het Bourgeske won 2 x 1st Prov Bourges and a.o. 16 Nat Bourges 13,116p

Accompaniment
All Pigeons get the Beyers mixtures here, where especially Vandenabeele and the Premium mixtures are given the most. The racing pigeons always get food together and on Saturday to Monday this is Vandenabeele, on Tuesday 50% Vandenabeele and 50% Premium Sport and from Wednesday full Premium Sport until basketing.

What we give as extra products during the week are Recupfly and Hepasan from Probelfly. Zell Oxygen and Optimix from Herbots. From the Herbovet range it is mainly Herbosol, Herbochol, MMK, Herbial and Elite pigeon.
In the field of tricho we give a tricho pill every 3 weeks on Sunday morning. On the day of basketing they always get a yellow drop in their mouth and throughout the season they are treated 2 or 3 times against the respiratory tract. Especially with the tough season that was 2022, you can't play at a top level all year without doing anything.

The vaccinations in the old pigeons are paratyphus in February and paramyxo in March. The youngsters first get Paramyxo Rota, 3 weeks later Paramyxo Herpes and 3 weeks later pox with the brush.

Best results 2022

Lorris 461 old + yls : 1,5,6,11 4/4
Lorris 304 old + yls: 2,3,14,15,… 8/13
Lorris 461 old + yls : 1,22,23,31,… 5/5
Lorris 383 old + yls: 1,7,36 3/4 
Lorris 1.022 old + yls: 3,17,28,35,38,39,80,81,.. 12/16
Orléans 538 old + yls: 2,5,7,11,15,34,42,52,… 13/21
Orléans 569 old + yls: 8,9,10,… 5/5
Bourges 601 old birds : 5,7,8,… 6/7
Bourges 402 old birds : 4,8,20 3/4
Argenton 217 old birds : 4,12,13,16 4/5
Issoudun 115 old birds : 6,9 2/2
Chateauroux 240 old birds : 9,14,20 3/3
Nevers 246 yearlings : 1,2,4,5,11,16,17,… 13/18
Vierzon 180 yearlings : 3,5,6,8,9,17,… 8/15
Bourges 398 yearlings : 1,5,13,16,… 5/7
Bourges 362 yearlings : 4,8,9,… 4/4
Chateauroux 102 yearlings : 5,7,8,9 4/4
Argenton 292 yearlings : 3,8,14,15,24,26,… 8/8
Issoudun 211 yearlings : 10,18 2/2
Gueret 235 yearlings : 1,6,10,… 8/10
La Souterraine 196 yearlings : 2,4,… 3/4 

Momignies 204 young birds : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,15,16,20,… 34/53
Soissons 987 young birds : 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,15,16,17,24,30,31,32,45,46,54,55,… 26/36
Soissons 242 young birds : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,16,17,18,19,… 40/55
Nanteuil 217 young birds : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,… 22/36
Melun 376 young birds : 1,3,5,6,8,10,14,18,27,30,31,37,… 16/26
Orléans 339 young birds : 1,2,6,13,14,18,21,32,… 16/32
Chateauroux 508 young birds : 1,2,6,8,10,12,13,14,15,35,50,… 14/24
Chateuaroux Nationaal 17.081 young birds : 112,115,204,251,273,402,425,539,560,1547,… 14/24

Patrick and Rudy congratulations on the great results from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.

Buelens Kim