Van Eynde – Goovaerts (Putte) won 2 x 1st National (z) Sancoins
02 Jul 2024
In the national race from Sancoins we have a double winner for the province of Antwerp, with the Van Eynde – Goovaerts tandem taking victory in both the old and yearling races. They not only won 2 x 1st Provincial but also 2 x 1st National (z) and achieved a fantastic series of 8 pigeons that came home to each other very quickly. After the race from Sancoins, Marc & Joseph were among the yearlings who had already performed excellently this year with a provisional first ace pigeon over 3 national races.
Best results 2024
Sancoins Nat (z) 1,899 yearlings: 1,5,6,9,14,.. 8/12
Sancoins Nat 12,958 yearlings: 7,20,21,31,41,… 8/12
Sancoins Nat (z) 1,413 old : 1,3,38,57,… 5/6
Sancoins Nat 9,753 old : 13,21,181,… 5/6
Bourges Nat 18,785 olds: 49,193,296,545,629,878,… 10/16
Argenton Nat 16,547 olds: 114,149,433, 3/5
Argenton Nat 17,666 yearlings: 6,20,189,222,873,… 6/15
Only with a team of hens
This year they started with about 25 hens that did not breed during the winter period and always stayed in the aviary until the beginning of March. They were used last season immediately after the season and paired with their cock for the coming year. Marc let them breed there for a few days and yet the couples that kept coming to that position were removed from the loft so that at the end there were only a few couples left in the loft that had to mate. In March they paired the racing hens again to breed for a few days and so the season could start for them.
During the day the pigeons are always kept in an aviary with windbreak mesh at the front, but as the season progresses they are increasingly allowed to enter the resting loft during the day so that motivation remains stimulated. During the winter period they stayed here day and night without any problem.
In terms of training, there is a major problem with the birds of prey here, which makes training at home almost impossible in the beginning. That's why Marc took the pigeons away very often so that they only came home and had to go in immediately. Now that the season is underway, the attacks are still there, but they can no longer catch the yearlings, they now fly out of sight for 20 to 30 minutes and when they come home they are allowed in straight away. The rhythm for the middle distance was even 2x per drop so that they could still be flown in and now this has been reduced to 1x per day.
On the day of basketing, the cock is shown for one hour and then they are separated, they are then given a bath and in the afternoon they are well fed before being basketed. When they return home, they are allowed to sit in front of the cocks and they are allowed to recover for an hour before joining the cocks. Now they usually stay together with the cocks for between 2 and 3 hours, at 5 pm they are normally separated. Each hen has a permanent partner, I do not play with 2 hens and 1 cock.
In terms of nutrition, they get Vanrobaeys Revolution and in the morning they always get Morning Mix from Patagoon. There is never anything about feeding supplements here. They only receive products from Schroeder – Tollisan or Röhnfried. Especially Hexenbier, Avidress, Carni – Speed and finally Rotosal that goes into the drinking water on the day of basketing. From Schroeder Tollisan we mainly give Tolyamin Forte and CMK. We use the yellow drops every week as disinfection in the area of tricho. If a medical problem arises, we either go for a check-up with Vincent Schroeder or Stijn Rans.
Best pigeons of this season
BE 22-6156283 Blue Hen
Won 1 Prov Sancoins 1.007p (1 nat (z) 1.413p -13 Nat 9.753p)
Previously also won 1 Quievrain 219p -3 Noyon 334p - 6 Noyon 381p - 43 Melun 2.049 p
156 Nat Bourges 9.922p – 340 Nat Bourges 23,847p – 492 Nat Bourges 24,006p
Sister of “282/22” 2 Nat (z) Bourges 2,053p (23 Nat 12,094p) – 21 Nat Sancoins 9,015p – 88 Nat Chateauroux 13,096p – 111 Nat Argenton 22,869p
BE 23-6183172 Blue Hen
Won 1 Prov Sancoins 1,991p ( 1 Nat(z) 1,899p – 7 Nat 12,958p )
Previously also won 22 Melun 1,523p – 62 Sermaises 1,484p – 67 Nat (z) Poitiers 1.105p
BE 23-6183063 Checkered Hen
This is the best yearling of the moment.
This year she won 20 Nat Argenton 17,666p - 21 Nat Sancoins 12,958p - 49 Nat Bourges 18.785p in 3 national races.
Previously, she also won 12 Sermaises 1,484p - 113 Nat Bourges 20,328p – 140 Nat Bourges 19,369p
Congratulations to Marc and Joseph on this great victory and your top season from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.
Buelens Kim
