Willy Simons from Maaseik wins 1st Provincial Dax Limburg

Maaseik - Willy Simons has once again added a 1st provincial victory to his record of achievements. A few weeks after his provincial victory on the flight from Agen, he succeeded in winning the provincial for the province of Limburg on the international flight from Dax.

Willy's shelled cock BE21-5082584 arrived at his loft as the fastest of the entire field of 273 Limburg old birds. With this performance his pigeon ranked 68th nationally against 2,578 old birds.

Earlier the same pigeon also flew well:
296th Nat. Pau '24 against 3,368b
327th Nat. Agen '23 against 5,851b
554th Nat. Marseille '23 against 2,590b

Provincial Wealth

For Willy this is not his first provincial victory, he has meanwhile racked up 4 provincial victories in as many years.
He has also been able to record several top-10 entries on the provincial flights since 2019, below is a summary:
2019:
Montelimar: 4th Prov.
Narbonne: 4th Prov.
Perpignan: 6th Prov.
Agen: 7th Prov.
Marseille: 9th Prov.
2020:
Marseille: 1st Prov.
Agen: 9th Prov.
2021:
Barcelona: 2nd Prov.
2022:
Agen: 1st Prov.
St.Vincent: 4th Prov.
Brive: 4th Prov.
Souillac: 5th Prov.
2023:
Bergerac: 2nd and 6th Prov.
Perpignan: 3rd Prov.
Barcelona: 5th Prov.
St.Vincent: 5th Prov.
Marseille: 9th Prov.
2024:
Agen: 1st Prov.
Dax: 1st Prov.
Barcelona: 7th Prov.

Basic pigeons and breeding stock

Simons' basic pigeons are descended from "Oud Doffertje 224" and his son "De 16", supplemented by pigeons from Freialdenhofen. The breeding stock consists of 18 couples that annually produce 100 youngsters.

Flight team and Widowhood

Willy has 60 widowhood birds (34 old and 26 yearlings). They are paired twice and then separated for widowhood. Old pigeons fly international races, yearlings fly 700 km long distance races, and youngsters are trained to 200 km.

Medical supervision and supplements

Medical supervision is minimal. At the second pairing, pigeons receive a five-day tricho cure. Supplements such as Belgasol and Aminovit are used.

Willy, the whole Herbots team congratulates you once again with your new provincial victory!

Maarten Herbots