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Van Haute Andre (Moerzeke) : Top from 80 until 580 km

12 Jan 2020

1. Foreword:

André (70) has been infected with the pigeon germ since he was 10 years old. Through his uncle Theofiel Wuytack  and afterwards via his grandfather Arthur Ost he got to know pigeon sport. After his marriage in 1972 he started to raise independent on the short distance, and then he moved in 1979 to his current address. From 2000 he entered the middle distance races. With a lot of success as André became champion more than once. His strains during those days came from Karel Hufkens and Johan Van Damme.

In 2013 and 2014 he invested in pigeons for the greater middle distance. He bought in 2 years of time 28 pigeons via internet auctions with amongst other 5 granddaughters from 'New Freddy' and pigeons from David Vermassen, Vermeerbergen-Wilms, Dirk Deroose . He also had a lot of success with pigeons from Jos Vercammen, Sylvain Verhestraeten (“Chanel nr. 1”), Andreas Drapa en Heremans-Van Dijck (“Di Caprio” x “Dolce Vita”).

More recently reinforcement came from Joel Verschoot, Philippe Dobbelaere, Kurt & Raf Platteeuw, Bart & Nance Van Oeckel, Gaston Van De Wouwer, Luc De Laere and Vlaeminck Mark. All these youngsters will be tested the coming season.

As you can read it : the past few years he invested a lot but it has shown its use already. As from 2016 he raced with success with hens on widowhood. 

André raced for the first time this year on the long distance races which has worked out nicely as well.

2. Game system:

The breeding team (45 couples) are being coupled beginning of December. The first eggs are being removed immediately to the lesser widow cocks, so he has 4 early youngster from the breeders. A round is for vouchers  and as a reserve for the breeding loft to keep the breeding loft young. 

The widow cocks are divided over 2 lofts One loft of 30 pigeons to race the middle distance (10 pigeons) and greater middle distance (20 pigeons). The other loft (4 old and 4 yearling) are for the Quièvrain races (short distance). The 25 hens are all being raced on the greater middle distance. He doesn't breed out of the racing hens....as these are always in the aviary in front of the lofts. Only when the weather is really bad they can go inside. During the season the hens can see their partner for about 10 minutes before basketing and after the race, depending on the heaviness of the race, it can be until the day after. 

André  keeps in total 100 youngsters for the middle and greater middle distance. These are being raced on the sliding doors system. There is also a loft for the Quièvrain races (30 youngsters). All youngsters are being darkened, during this period it is dark on the loft from 16h30 in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the morning. 

At the beginning of the year, when it is too cold to train the pigeons only go out in the afternoon. When the temperatures rises above 15°C they also train in the morning as from 8 o'clock. The hens don't train very long averages, but André let them train together with the young hens from the moment they are separated. 

During the Winter period the cocks, just as the hens, train on a regular base, so their base condition stays also in Winter. 

Both the old as yearling pigeons are being selected out at the end of the season, also for the youngsters. The necessary results have to be there or they are out without hesitation. Only when a youngsters comes out of a good breeding couple where other good racers came out of the former years, it has a second chance to proof itself as a yearling. 

3. Breeding schedule:

In a matter of food the racing pigeons get “Beyers/Elite” mixture, the breeders and home staying partners “Paloma mengeling”. At the beginning they get the Vandenabeele mixture, then building up food and the last few feedings it is 'Energy' to fill up their fuel. After their last feeding they also get shelled peanuts, candy and hempseed. 

Schedule 2 nights basket;

Monday:  Elite + P40 , garlic oil + probac 1000  
Tuesday:  Elite + P40 , garlic oil+ probac 1000
Wednesday: Energy Elite + wheat germ oil + probac EnergyCMK 
Thursday: Energy Elite + wheat germ oil + probac Energy. CMK
Friday: pigeons in the basket
Saturday: Vandenabeele  mixture moisturized with Sedochol and dried with brewers' yeast. Belgasol in the water.
Sunday: Vandenabeele  mixture moisturized with Sedochol and dried with brewers' yeast. Belgasol in the water.

4.medically:

The racing pigeons are only being vaccinated with the obliged vaccines. The young pigeons are being vaccinated against  Paramyxo/Herpes and against small pocks with a brush. In October they do get a cure against parataphoid . If there are problems Andre visits a vet. 
Once a month the pigeons get a cure for 2 to 3 days with BS. 
When the results are less the pigeons will get “Orni-special” from De Weert to ameliorate the results. .

5. Best pigeons

4137762/17                                                                  

2017                                                                 

15/jul    Toury    local    430        7             1,628%
22/jul    Toury    local    230        2             0,870%
2/sep     Toury    local    156        41          26,282%

2018                                                                 

Pithiviers             local    351        2             0,570%
Chateauroux      local    370        1             0,270%
                              prov.     4708      1             0,021%
                                            8991      1             0,011%

2019                                                                 

30/mrt  Quievrain            local    81          15          18,519%
7/apr     Noyon   local    99          23          23,232%
21/apr   Noyon   local    273        30          10,989%
12/mei  orleans 
local    457        11          2,407%
prov.     3826      178        4,652%

18/mei  vierzon
local    626        120        19,169%
prov.     4856      917        18,884% 
zone B1 6153      1108      18,007%
nat.        20956    3488      16,644%

25/mei  Bourges               
local    507        11          2,170%
prov.     4115      91          2,211%
zoneB1 7052      177        2,510%
nat.        24055    487        2,025%

1/jun     Issoudun             
local    307        2             0,651%
prov.     4269      16          0,375%

8/jun     Chateauroux      
local    366        10          2,732%
prov.     3493      72          2,061%
zoneB1 5709      242        4,239%
nat.        20522    746        3,635%

15/jun   Argenton             
local    383        4             1,044%
prov.     4481      30          0,669%

22/jun   Argenton             
local    271        4             1,476%
prov.     3079      61          1,981%
zoneB1 4350      68          1,563%
nat.        15235    283        1,858%

1st Ace bird Long Distance Lokeren    

4150463/14                                     
“Miss Maximum”             56/56                                                                                            

2014                                                                                

7/jun     Quievrain            local                   181        47          25,967%
15/jun   Pont                     local                   402        59          14,677%
22/jun   Pont                     local                   457        46          10,066%
5/jul       Souppes              local                   262        38          14,504%
19/jul    Souppes              local                   433        54          12,471%
26/jul    Blois      
local                                  157        2             1,274%
FCD                                     329        3             0,912%
prov.  oost vl.                   2713      13          0,479%

16/aug  Argenton             
local                                  533        634        65          10,252%
FCD                                     1604      189        11,783%

23/aug  Tours     local    241        19          7,884%

2015                                                                                

19/apr   Noyon   local                   462        20          4,329%
26/apr   Noyon   local                   462        86          18,615%
9/mei    Souppes              lokaal    336        390        49          12,564%
17/mei  Vierzon 
lokaal                                   275       17          6,182%
FCD                                     836        25          2,990%
prov.  oost vl.                   3573      128        3,582%

24/mei  Issoudun             
local                                  184        2             1,087%
FCD                                     466        2             0,429%
prov.  oost vl.                   3243      2             0,062%

30/mei  Bourges               
local                                  358        36          10,056%
FCD                                     1451      257        17,712%
prov.  oost vl.                   4668      342        7,326%
Zone B1                              7739      1191      15,390%
National                             11522    3442      29,873%

7/jun     Noyon   lokaal    265        70          26,415%

13/jun   Geuret  
local                                  373        88          23,592%
FCD                                     965        269        27,876%
prov.  oost vl.                   4432      914        20,623%
Zone B1                              5821      1267      21,766%
National                             16262    3739      22,992%

20/jun   Montlucon          
local                                  259        40          15,444%
FCD                                     787        175        22,236%
Zone B1                              5478      786        14,348%
National                             16982    2451      14,433%

27/jun   Argenton             
local                                  336        15          4,464%
FCD                                     998        70          7,014%
prov.  oost vl.                   4749      358        7,538%
Zone B1                              6099      287        4,706%
National                             19925    1084      5,440%

11/jul    Chateauroux      
local                                  400        36          9,000%
prov.  oost vl.                   4206      346        8,226%
Zone B1                              5700      559        9,807%
National                             18658    1675      8,977%

19/jul    Bourges               
local                                  190        5             2,632%
prov.  oost vl.                   2124      54          2,542%

2/aug    Bourges               
local                                  249        10          4,016%
prov.  oost vl.                   2392      159        6,647%
Zone B1                              4284      458        10,691%
National                             14496    1499      10,341%

2016                                                                                

15/mei  Vierzon 
local                                  498        58          11,647%
prov.  oost vl.                   5825      653        11,210%

21/mei  Chateauroux      
lokaal                                  270        9             3,333%
prov.  oost vl.                   3894      244        6,266%

28/mei  Bourges                             injured - 4 weeks at home                                

25/jun   Argenton             
local                                  281        57          20,285%
prov.  oost vl.                   3396      438        12,898%
Zone B1                              3188      517        16,217%
National                             13629    1388      10,184%

9/jul       Argenton             
local                                  164        13          7,927%
prov.  oost vl.                   1971      101        5,124%
injured - one week gone                               

2017                                                                                

16/apr   Noyon   local     255       29          11,373%
23/apr   Noyon   local     353       103        29,178%
30/apr   Noyon   local     394       6             1,523%
13/mei  Toury    local     486       36          7,407%
20/mei  Vierzon 
local                                  628        107        17,038%
prov.  oost vl.                   7056      1091      15,462%

27/mei  Bourges               
local                                  484        1             0,207%
prov.  oost vl.                   3270      9             0,275%
Zone B1                              6869      7             0,102%
National                             23155    56          0,242%

4/jun     Chateauroux      
local                                  55          83          32,549%
prov.  oost vl.                   3409      819        24,025%

17/jun   Chateauroux      
local                                  398        1             0,251%
prov.  oost vl.                   2860      28          0,979%

22/jul    Argenton             
local                                  110        17          15,455%
prov.  oost vl.                   1179      122        10,348%
Zone B1                              2202      326        14,805%
National                             8006      1230      15,363%

6/aug    Bourges               
local                                  124        5             4,032%
prov.  oost vl.                   1113      17          1,527%
Zone B1                              2263      43          1,900%
National                             8348      104        1,246%

10° best Bourges pigeon from Belgium (Ranking)           

2018                                                                                

15/apr   Noyon   local                  337        88          26,113%
5/mei    pithiviers             local     476       19          3,992%
12/mei  Blois      
local                                  237        11          4,641%
prov.  oost vl.                   2642      218        8,251%

19/mei  Vierzon 
local                                  594        5             0,842%
prov.  oost vl.                   7369      158        2,144%

26/mei  Bourges               
local                                  372        23          6,183%
prov.  oost vl.                   3385      296        8,744%

9/jun     Chateauroux      
local                                  318        10          3,145%
prov.  oost vl.                   4283      94          2,195%
Zone B1                              5065      194        3,830%
National                             18793    664        3,533%

16/jun   Chateauroux      
local                                  243        1             0,412%
prov.  oost vl.                   3305      7             0,212%

23/jun   Argenton             
local                                  173        8             4,624%
prov.  oost vl.                   2400      78          3,250%
Zone B1                              3486      76          2,180%
Nationaal                          11838    269        2,272%

7/jul       Chateauroux      
local                                  151        37          24,503%
Zone B1                              2157      389        18,034%
Nationaal                          8634      1641      19,006%

21/jul    Argenton             
local                                  100        20          20,000%
prov.  oost vl.                   957        135        14,107%
Zone B1                              1517      325        21,424%
National                             5782      1128      19,509%

4/aug     toury     local  70                   14              20,000%

11/aug  Bourges               
local                                  83          8             9,639%
prov.  oost vl.                   858        151        17,599%

Ace bird 2018 Long Distance Lokeren                                                                                                                                                      

2019                                                                                

7/apr     Noyon   local    99          17          17,172%

Pajot      591       81          13,706%

21/apr   Noyon   local    273        65          23,810%

1/jun     Issoudun             
local                                  307        8             2,606%
prov.  oost vl.                    4269      157        3,678%

8/jun     Chateauroux      
local                                 366        10          2,732%
prov.  oost vl.                   3493      72          2,061%
Zone B1                              5709      242        4,239%
National                           22522    746        3,312%

15/jun   Argenton             
local                                 383        46          12,010%
prov.  oost vl.                   4481      410        9,150%

22/jun   Argenton             
loc                                      271        26          9,594%
prov.  oost vl.                   3079      276        8,964%
Zone B1                              4350      278        6,391%
National                          15235    1141      7,489%

29/jun   Chateauroux      
local                                  139        13          9,353%
prov.  oost vl.                   1806      176        9,745%

13/jul    Argenton local 109        33          30,275%

4058523/15   : " RIES "                                                                                          

2015                                                                                              

7/jun     Noyon   Union              372       10          2,69%    
20/jun   Souppes Union              158       28          17,72% 
27/jun   Souppes Union           386       12          3,11%    

11/jul    Blois      
loc                                       351        2             0,57%    
provincial                           3776      11          0,29%    

25/jul    Blois      loc         201       65          32,34% 

2/aug    Bourges               
loc                                     781        5             0,64%    
provincial                        8415      44          0,52%    
zone B1                              10308    131        1,27%    
national                           36307    458        1,26%    

2016                                                                                              

1/mei    Noyon   verbond               550        36          6,55%    
15/mei  Vierzon 
loc                                       225        14          6,22%    
provincial                        2095      225        10,74% 

21/mei  Chateauroux      
loc                                      219        10          4,57%    
provincial                        2934      248        8,45%    

28/mei  Bourges               
loc                                       516        1             0,19%    
provincial                        4619      1             0,02%    
zone B1                              6756      7             0,10%    
national                           19889    11          0,06%    

10/jun   Chateauroux      
loc                                       666        30          4,50%    
provincial                        7617      344        4,52%    
zone B1                              8663      141        1,63%    
national                           29591    1421      4,80%    

19/jun   Montlucon          
lokc                                      341        5             1,47%    
provincial                        2350      33          1,40%    
zone B1                              3323      56          1,69%    
national                           10753    128        1,19%    

25/jun   Argenton             
loc                                       404        59          14,60% 
provincial                        4707      560        11,90% 
zone B1                              5133      686        13,36% 
national                           18363    1847      10,06% 

6/jul       Argenton             
loc                                      250        53          21,20% 
provincial                        2654      436        16,43% 
 zone B1                             3617      442        12,22%
national                           12449    1587      12,75% 

2017                                                                                              

16/apr   Noyon   loc                       255        5             1,96%    
23/apr   Noyon   loc                        353        6             1,70%    
30/apr   Noyon   loc                        394        14          3,55%    
13/mei  Toury    loc                        289        4             1,38%    
20/mei  Vierzon loc                        628        190        30,25%  
27/mei  Bourges               
loc                                       484        139        28,72% 
provincial                           3270      802        24,53% 
zone B1                              6869      911        13,26% 
national                             23155    3346      14,45% 

10/jun   chateauroux       
loc                                     398        38          9,55%    
provincial                           3251      310        9,54%    
zone B1                              5795      339        5,85%    
national                           20473    1392      6,80%    

17/jun   chateauroux       
loc                                       255        23          9,02%    
provincial                        2860      262        9,16%    

29/jul    Blois      
loc                                    50          1             2,00%     
provincial                        683        25          3,66%    

6/aug    Bourges               
loc                                      124        2             1,61%     
provincial                        1113      4             0,36%    
zone B1                              2263      11          0,49%    
national                           8348      20          0,24%    

2018                                                                                              

15/apr   Noyon                  loc         337        64          18,99% 
5/mei    Pithiviers             loc         476        11          2,31%    

12/mei  Blois      
loc                                       237        1             0,42%    
provincial                           2642      50          1,89%    

16/jun   chateauroux       
loc                                      243        4             1,65%    
provincial                           3305      28          0,85%    

26/jun   Argenton             
loc                                       173        2             1,16%    
provincial                           2400      10          0,42%    
zone B1                              3486      9             0,26%    
national                           11838    36          0,30%    

6. championships:

National:

Prize National President Pascal Bodengien on Bourges National.(1st series 1+2+3 youngsters)
1st Champions Leages Pigeons  youngsters
1st fourday championship 'Zwalmvallei' long distance youngsters 

Lokerse Long Distance Club:

2nd General King 1+2
1st gmd old  1+2
4th gmd yearling 1+2
1st long distance youngsters  1+2+3
1st ace bird old 4137762/17
1st ace bird youngsters 4163987/19

Land Van Aalst:  Middle Distance

2ndd General Champion 1+2
2nd old 1+2+3
2nd old1+2
2nd yearling 1+2+3
2nd yearling 1+2
2nd youngsters 1+2+3
2nd youngsters 1+2
2nd Points race

Provincial Championships  FVOV:

6th General Champion 
1st long distance youngsters 1+2

Provincial Championships East-Flanders:

6th Champion old  1+2
5th ace bird 4163987/19

AJD Interprovencial:

2nd Champion old + yearling  1+2
2nd Champion young  1+2

8. End:  

They still shoot a lot of pigeons in France. André saw several pigeons getting home with shot wounds. He hopes that there will be controls on this in the future. 

André still has the motivation of a 20-year old, which shows in his results. This works also very inspiring for other fanciers. In the future he will also be racing on the long distance races. I don't doubt for a split second that also this will be a huge success !  

Otte Michael