Bart en Nance Van Oeckel (Oud-Turnhout) and their dreamseason 2024

"Seriously impressed"... that is the conclusion we can draw as we conclude our visit to Bart and Nance Van Oeckel. Impressed by the performances of the past few years, impressed by the quality of the Van Oeckel birds, impressed by the magnificent loft installation, impressed by the cosiness of the beautifully renovated farmhouse where Nance and Bart live, impressed by the well-thought-out and targeted strategy with which Bart and Nance (assisted by fanatical loft manager Kjenten Van Hecke) practise pigeon racing. 
Let us get straight to the point and, as our first item, shove the impressive performance list of the last 4 seasons under your noses. Of course, we can put pages of results on the table but we will deliberately limit ourselves to the national KBDB titles and Olympiad pigeons. Everyone knows how many times he himself has been on the podium of a national championship, so this list is going to say more than a thousand words (read results).

Let's start with last season 2024. A dream season with no less than 2 national wins namely

1st National Tulle 5,753 yearlings - fastest of 10,717 pigeons
1st National Limoges 6,889 old birds

But it did not stop there because Van Oeckel Bart, Nance and caregiver had a subscription to Top-10 and Top-100 national listings. A list many of us can only dream of. 

2-65 Nat. Poitiers 10,574 yearlings (1st Prov. 1,644b.)
2-10-14-15 Nat. Bourges 9,654 yearlings
3-7-20-56-65-80-84 Nat. Souillac 4,073 yearlings 
4-5-17-46-79-82 Nat. Argenton 11,777 yearlings 
4-15- 63 Nat. Tulle 4,964 old
5-6-15-17-53-61-78 Nat. Bourges 7,617 yearlings
5-19-22-66-75 Nat. Argenton 3,375 old
5-24-32-85 Nat. Souillac 4,673 old (1st Nat. Zone 953d.)
7-9-22-41-43-44-52-69-71 Nat. Argenton 17,666 yearlings
7 Nat. Limoges 6,838 yearlings
9-47-63-76-91-100 Nat. Bourges 18,785 yearling (1st Nat. Zone 2,272d)

And how about the achieved nominations in the 2024 KBDB national championships

5th Nat. ace pigeon middle distance old
6th Nat. ace pigeon middle distance yearling 
7th National Champion middle distance old/yearling
10th and 14th National ace pigeon Allround old/yearling

Best old pigeon in Belgium on 8 and 9 national races great middle distance '24 – Ranking
Best yearling Belgian pigeon on 9 national races middle distance '24 - Ranking

Let us continue with the racing season 2023. No less than 6 original Bart and Nance Van Oeckel pigeons are ranked among the national KBDB ace pigeons. Especially for you we list them briefly:

8th National ace KBDB Allround young birds 2023 (raced at Herbots Kobe and Kato)
10th National ace KBDB small middle distance youngbirds 2023
13th National ace pigeon Ranking long-distance over 5 national long-distance races 2023
14th National ace KBDB small middle distance yearling 2023
16th National ace pigeon yearling KBDB 2023
17th National ace pigeon small middle distance yearling KBDB 2023
26th National ace pigeon large middle distance young KBDB 2023

This impressive list complements perhaps a more than impressive existing list of Olympiad and KBDB rankings since 2020

It makes one silent ! 


The base and current breeding gems
Bart learned the "pigeon craft" from his father Jan. "Father has been a super fancier all his life," says Bart. From the age of 10, Bart became a pigeon fancier under his father's wings. He went along with basketing, opened the clocks in the pigeon loft and helped take care of the pigeons.
Bart, a baker by profession, put up a small 6-metre loft at the bakery in 2001 with the intention of playing only with youngsters, but the plan was thrown overboard when there were some toppers among them and a 10-metre loft was added. Among them was a pigeon belonging to Jan and Marleen Broeckx, fellow baker in Baarle-Hertog, which was a real standout.
In 2008, Bart Van Oeckel had the 1st Olympiad pigeon "Miss Poznan" and the pigeon hobby gained momentum. In 2009, "F16" was born and became the ancestor of the colony. "Miss Poznan" and "F16" were bred from the "Zwarte Diamant", a direct pigeon of Luc, Bart, Jurgen Geerinckx, Wommelgem (via Jos Vissers). The "Zwarte Diamant" lived to be 17 years old. 
In 2008, "Gaston Junior" was born and became the ancestor of the loft together with "F16". They both had the same mother. "F16" bred nothing but winners in several generations. 

 

The "Super Kleintje" B02/6330844 was bought at the total auction of baker Jef De Houwer, Retie and that was also a hit. From 2016 to 2020, 50 youngsters were exchanged every year with the Herbots family. Both lofts were successful with this. Bart and Nance won the 1st Nat. Limoges 2017 with the Herbots pigeon B16/2146311. They had the 1st Olympic Hope Cat. E and the 5th Olympic pigeon Cat. C with the B16/2146231, also a Herbots pigeon.
From 2018, a close friendship developed with Geert Lambrechts, Hallaar. And still every year a round of youngsters comes to Schuurhoven. The performances of "Olympic Elena" and "Olympic Nance", two direct Lambrechts hens raced by Van Oeckel, speak volumes. Spicy detail... "Olympic Elena" is mother of "Zilliqa", 1st National ace KBDB ½ long-distance old birds (more info see below)

 

In 2020, B20/6140804 "Olympic Super Werner" was bought from friends Linda and Werner Sas, Vosselaar. "Olympic Super Werner" became 3rd Nat. ace KBDB Speed youngsters 2020 and 3rd Olympic Hope Cat. F 2020.

One of the very first children that "Olympic Super Werner" gave birth to was "Sniper". "Sniper"...no ordinary guy...and what an added value to the breeding loft of Bart and Nance 

"Sniper" is father to: 1st Nat. Tulle 5.753d. – fastest 10.717d. - 12th Nat. Aurillac 6.512d. – 13th Nat. Bourges - 5.529d. – 64th Nat. Souillac 6.085d. – 80th Nat. Souillac 4.073d. – 95th Nat. Argenton 18.837d.

As a Christmas gift from Jan and Marleen Broeckx, Bart and Nance acquired the hen "Sister Olympic 306ke", which was paired with "F16" and became the parents of one of the best breeding cocks in Belgium, "F-Hao Hao". "F-Hao Hao" (B18-6058116) became father to 
"Zilliqa": 1st National ace KBDB ½ long-distance old pigeons 2022
"Shiba": 4th National ace KBDB Fond yearling 2021
"Poladot" 5th National ace KBDB Fond yearling 2021

 

“Junior “B19-6063313

Is a full brother to 1st National Chateauroux - fastest of 24,783 pigeons and born out of top breeders “Gaston Jr” x “Gucci”
“Junior” is already sired by:
“Malle Babe": 1st National Limoges 6,889d - 14th Nat. ace KBDB Allround '24
and of : 1st Quievrain 842d. - 1st Sermaises 815d. - 1st Quievrain 644d. - 1st Argenton 149d. 
(177th Nat. 9,401d.) - 2nd Quievrain 1,903d. - 2nd Melun 1,038d. - 24th Nat. Souillac 4,673d. - 3e Quievrain 959b - 56th Nat. Souillac 4,073d. etc....

But also other new top breeders put themselves in “the spotlights”

ENJOY THE CLASS OF THESE UNIQUE PIGEONS! 
SUPER OFFER OF STRICTLY SELECTED PIGEONS ON INTERNET AUCTION PIGEON BIDS WITH A SPECIAL "BLACK FRIDAY" PROMOTION