Giel Janssens (Epen) 1st National Agen – fastest 12,220b.
06 Feb 2021
For many people the village Epen from the Netherlands is well known, here are the lofts of the famous tandem Janssens - Hausoul. Unfortunately Jean Hausoul left us in the summer of 2019 and Giel Janssens continues on his own. The colony where so many top performances have already been made on the marathon races and where many other fanciers have also succeeded very well.
Honouring Jean
Jean Hausoul had built up a big reputation. In 1990 he became 1st National Champion Marathon and 1st National Champion Overnight Long distance together with Hub Keulers. As Jean suffered pigeon allergy more and more he decided to say goodbye to pigeon sport in 2001. He gave his friend, Giel Janssens, a round of eggs of his best pigeons and all pigeons were sold afterwards. They did make the deal that Jean could go and watch the pigeons coming home after a race at Giel’s place. It didn’t stop at looking. Giel and Jean saw each other a lot and Jean told how he would race hens. He selected out 10 hens, mainly yearlings and two-year olds. These hens were being raced on a nest position and the results didn’t wait. The pigeons were a mutual experience and responsibility.
In 2003, the combination Janssens-Hausoul was born at the lofts of Giel. Giel was a fanatic care taker and implementer, Jean took care of the planning, way of working and system. Together a sublime team. Both were very fanatic and had an unknown love for pigeons in common. The ladies , Els Hausoul and Maria Janssens supported Jean and Giel fully when practising their hobby.
The base of the current strain is out of the eggs that Giel received in 2001 out of the best pigeons from Jean Hausoul. It was an iron strong strain built up with pigeons out of the ‘Zwarte Moordenaars’ (‘Black Killers’) from Marcel Braakhuis crossed in especially with van der Wegen and Brothers Kuijpers blood. Eighteen youngsters came out of these eggs and weren’t raced, but used to build up the current strain. The inbred pigeons were raced just as all other pigeons and used for breeding afterwards. Jean and Giel went looking together for reinforcement and got these at Jef Eijkeboom out of Mechelen. They got cocks over there which still had blood from the old kind from Jean himself. Next to him, Giel and Jean went to Gerrit Boyen from Nuth.
An iron strong breeding loft
To be able to stay for decades at the top of the international pigeon sport it is extremely important to have an iron strong breeding loft. Well…our marathon champions have this pure class on their loft. All of them pigeons that had proven themselves being able to put super results on the results lists.
A few top pigeons:
“De 800” NL13-1548800 , winner of:
1st International Ace bird Perpignan 2015-2017
16th Nat. Perpignan ’16 against 4,029b.
33rd Nat. Perpignan ’17 against 4,789b.
127th Nat. Perpignan ’15 against 5,589b.
46th Internat. Perpignan ’16 against 12,689b.
76th Internat. Perpignan ’17 against 14,581b.
438th Internat. Perpignan ’15 against 15,594b.
Is at the moment the base breeder on the loft. In 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation he is perfectly able to give on his class.
“Evi” NL07-1031871, passed away in February 2018
Won: 1st National Ace bird Holland Barcelona 2009-2013
37 Nat. Barcelona ‘10
161 Nat. Marseille ‘08
435 Nat. Perpignan ‘10
609 Nat. Barcelona ‘09
612 Nat. Barcelona ‘12
746 Nat. Barcelona ‘11
791 Nat. Barcelona ‘13
A daughter to “Evi” is “Fleur” (NL14-1358056), winner of:
12th National Barcelona ‘17
25th International Barcelona ’17 against 17,026b.
200th National Barcelona ’19 against 4,132b.
“Fleur” is on her turn already mother to: 21st National Pau ’17 – 23rd International Pau ’17 against 11,285b.
“Fleur” is a half-sister of winners of : 15th National Narbonne ’17 – 30th National Bergerac ’17 – 36th National Barcelona ’19 – 88th National Narbonne ‘17
“Juweeltje” NL15-1129416 , winner of:
16th Nat. Barcelona ’17 against 4,504b.
31st Internat. Barcelona ’17 against 17,026b.
6th Nat. Barcelona ’17 hens
13th Internat. Barcelona ’17 hens
686th National Barcelona ‘18
The beauty of the story is that the mother to “Juweeltje” is a full sister “Fleur” (see above) or in other words; we get back to that strong “Evi – family” .
“Juweeltje” is a granddaughter to that other base cock “Zwarte Lourdes” (NL04-1195457 ), winner of :
1st Nat. St. Vincent ’06 against 16,621b. (961km)
21st Nat. Narbonne ’05 against 2,992b.
31st Internat. Narbonne ’05 against 5,870b.
A world result on Barcelona 2019
In a sportive way they set a world result on the most important marathon race of the year namely Barcelona. Jean and Giel basketed 24 pigeons and they showed more than their class on this for them 1,089km race.
National, against 4,312 pigeons, they won: 15 -16 -35 -36 -83 -111 -160 -200 -283 -731 -779 -786 -866 and 946 prize !
On an international level, against 15,981 pigeons, they won : 27 – 29 – 75 – 87 -190 – 259 and so on…
Keeping in mind that the 2019-edition was an extreme though one (the international winner got a speed of 944 m/m) then you know enough and you are able to judge and appreciate the class of the Janssens-Hausoul pigeons perfectly.
“Siemen” wins 1st National Agen 2020
The highlight for Giel of the 2020 season was of course the international win from Agen with his topper NL 16-1802944 "Siem", a 4 year old widower who already won 113th National Narbonne and now 1st National Agen in 2020 against 6,642 old pigeons and also the fastest of all 12,220 Dutch pigeons released from Agen. His half-brothers are also doing great with 15th National Pau in 2018 and 94th National Marseille in 2016.
For Giel, after 1st National St.Vincent, 1st and 2nd National Marseille hens and 1st National Pau hens it is already the 4th National victory on his record.
Guidance
All racers get here the Beyers mixtures, so after a heavy flight they usually get the first week Galaxy Light, after that 50% Galaxy Sport together with 50% Galaxy Energy. The last days it becomes 100% Galaxy Energy. Twice a week proteins are added to the food and again when they return home. What we feel very good about are the products of Rohnfried, especially Hexenbier and Atemfrei is given here regularly and electrolytes are always given on returning home.
There are 18 widowers in the lofts which were separated in the autumn of last year in October. Around mid-March they were coupled and were allowed to raise a youngster. When this youngsters were 14 days old, the hen was taken away and the cock had to raise it alone.
The hens are raced on widowhood in the beginning of the season and fly Barcelona as their main target on nest, they have been doing this for years and still with great success.
Because of the abnormal preparation the winner of Agen first flew a race from Germany because we weren't allowed in France yet, afterwards he did Charleville, Rethel, Melun and 14 days before Agen he flew Issoudun.
The widowers are divided into 3 groups of which 6 Pau flew, 6 Agen and 6 Barcelona. Because they each get their own drinks and food you can races 3 flights in one loft.
It is always the intention to make a strong selection , so the yearlings usually fly Marseille. This year, because of the later start due to Covid-19 Marseille came too early and they will fly Perpignan.
In the medical field, we always go to Ferdi Vandersanden for a check-up 2 or 3 times a year. In spring they have been given a cure with Tricho green and at the basketing of a heavy long distance flight we light them another tricho pill. The week before an important flight they get a cocci - pill so we are sure that they are pure when they have to fly 800-900km. So we do this maximum twice a year while we treat the airways maximum once, usually just before the heavy long distance season starts.
Results 2020
18-7-2020 Pau 4255 p. 954 Km
374e Nat. 18-1359453
24-7-2020 Agen oude 6844 p. 850 Km
1e Nat. 16-1802944 (Siem)
9e Int. 16-1802944 (Siem) 15.271 p
759e Nat. 17-1545351
839e Nat. 17-1545422
31-7-2020 Barcelona 4477 p. 1114 Km
128e Nat. 15-1129448 (Floor)
233e Int. 15-1129448 (Floor)
Mede door deze uitslag werd Floor
1e Nat. Acepigeon Barcelona 2017 – 2020 en
2e Int. Acepigeon Barcelona 2017 – 2020
183e Nat. 18-1359411
482e Nat. 18-1359391
516e Nat. 18-1359449
523e Nat. 17-1545327
551e Nat. 15-1129402
650e Nat. 17-1545328
762e Nat. 18-1359396
8-8-2020 Perpignan 3354 p. 870 Km
460e Nat. 16-1802977
469e Nat. 19-1135227
790e Nat. 19-1135216
15-8-2020 Narbonne 6725 p. 876 Km
14e Nat. 19-1135218 geen jaarlingen wedstrijd
48e Int. 19-1135218 Jaarlingen 8492 p. Int.
(Int zijn de oude en jaarlingen apart)
236e Nat. 17-1545351
394e Nat. 18-1359453
757e Nat. 18-1359382
775 Nat. 19-1135231
1309e Nat. 18-1359448
1456e Nat. 19-1135203
1579e Nat. 16-1802959
1663e Nat. 19-1135228
