Jan Mees from Heverlee confirms again after his 2021 season with several national ace pigeons
22 Feb 2023
After his super season 2021, Jan Mees always wanted to wait and see what his racing team would bring in 2022. Super crack “Igor” was referred to the breeding loft, so everyone starts from scratch and we'll see was the answer. If the pigeons and pigeon fancier can find each other, it will be fine. This is exactly what happened, because the pigeons did very well again with 3 x National Ace pigeons in the top 30 and 8th National Champion Sprint KBDB. But what Jan can be truly proud of is the title of Superstar Sprint Golden Pigeon 2022, a competition with the 3 first nominated, which puts the breadth of his colony in the spotlight even more. Jan, big compliment and congratulations.
The toppers of the 2022 season were "Emile" and "Jules", not for nothing 2 full brothers of "Igor" and of course "Apollo I" and "Apollo 2". If you have about 5 toppers in your loft that can be there every week, then the choice for 1, 2 and 3 is more difficult than playing well. But anyway, Jan never thinks he has super pigeons. But of course everyone knows that this is and that we wholeheartedly wish him this.
Whether he will ever be on the highest scaffold at some championship… we hope and grant him that.
1st World Best Pigeon Ace Pigeon Sprint 2021
1st Superstar Sprint Golden Pigeon 2022
2nd National Ace Pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2021
7th National Champion sprint old KBDB 2021
8th National Champion sprint old KBDB 2022
13th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
14th National Ace Pigeon sprint yearlings KBDB 2021
22nd National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
20th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2021
29th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
Racing team
In the current racing team there are 29 widowers and 9 hens. These 9 hens are raced on total widowhood together with 9 cocks. The hens that fly well after a few weeks, the cocks are kept at home and vice versa. The other widowers race on classic widowhood. In the winter the racing pigeons get a rest and there is no training because of problems with the birds of prey. In March they are coupled to brood for 10 days and then the widowhood can start.
The hens are in a resting loft and the cocks are half box with their saucer turned upside down, but they cannot see it. When basketing, no motivation is given and all pigeons are taken away in this way. Jan is reassured that after 2 times the pigeons know what is going on and especially the old pigeons know their profession so that extra effort is not made.The hens train once a day in the evening and the widowers twice a day. The hens train less than the widowers, but as long as they come I don't attach much importance to that. I try to stick to a fixed system and not to change every week, a pigeon needs regularity.
The best pigeons in the sprint are kept there and then a team is put together for the middle distance and with a few he goes to the national races where top hen “Ariane” shone last season with 2x top 100 National.
3 Kings of Brothers
In the course of the 2021-2022 season there are 3 brothers who keep up the honor together with a few clappers at the Jan Mees house. But these 3 brothers are exceptional, as an extra it should be mentioned that full sisters of these toppers were already placed in the breeding loft and that the breeding results are also positive there.
BE 19-2138114 “Igor” Cock
1st World Best Pigeon Ace Pigeon Short Distance 2021
2nd National Ace Pigeon Short Distance old birds KBDB 2021
1 Soissons 1.941p
1 Nanteuil 904p
1 Soissons 835p
1 Nanteuil 817p
1 Soissons 601p
1 Soissons 529p
1 Soissons 341p
Full brother of BE 20-5054653 “Emile”
13th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
This topper won 4 x 1st – 9 x 1/100 – 13 x 1/50
1 Soissons 996p
1 Nanteuil 435p
1 Nanteuil 285p
1 Soissons 145p
2 Soissons 1.158p
2 Soissons 758p
2 Soissons 402p
2 Nanteuil 206p
3 Nanteuil 1.524p
4 Soissons 804p
5 Soissons 526p
7 Soissons 601p
9 Momignies 859p
Full brother of BE 20-2054652 “Jules”
20th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2021
29th National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
This topper won 4 x 1st – 12 x 1/100 – 20 x 1/50
1 Soissons 990p
1 Soissons 786p
1 Nanteuil 285p
1 Soissons 248p
2 Momignies 356p
2 Momignies 184p
3 Soissons 601p
3 Soissons 232p
3 Nanteuil 175p
4 Nanteuil 817p
4 Soissons 457p
4 Soissons 403p
4 Momignies 372p
5 Nanteuil 1.524p
5 Soissons 804p
6 Nanteuil 361p
6 Soissons 335p
8 Soissons 526p
8 Momignies 859p
9 Nanteuil 469p
Father BE 15-6282889 Blue Teen Roger Engelen
Gr.F. BE 08-6160456 Top racer - Roger Engelen
Gr.M. BE 07-6094411 Klein Blauwe - Roger Engelen – 12th Nat Ace Pigeon KBDB '09
Mother BE 16-2101911 Elfke
Gr.F. BE 15-6168663 Blue – Maurits Haesendonckx
Gr.M. BE 13-2175561 Geschelpte – Sister 7 Nat (z) Brive 2.810b –
Deno Herbots x Beelen Irene
The other golden duo “Apollo”
The next 2 pigeons are linked to the previous 3 toppers, because the father "889/15" from Roger Engelen is the grandfather of the next 2 cracks.
BE 20-2054683 “Apollo II” Cock
14th National Ace short distance year birds KBDB 2021
This crack excelled his palmares in 2022, 4 x 1st – 11 x 1/100 – 21 x 1/50
1 Soissons 835p
1 Soissons 303p
1 Momignies 122p
1 Momignies 106p
2 Momignies 280p
2 Momignies 108p
3 Soissons 786p
3 Soissons 457p
3 Nanteuil 330p
3 Soissons 289p
3 Soissons 232p
4 Soissons 367p
5 Soissons 1.158p
5 Momignies 395p
5 Momignies 356p
6 Nanteuil 706p
6 Soissons 403p
6 Momignies 372p
7 Momignies 859p
7 Nanteuil 592p
7 Soissons 526p
Full brother of BE 20-2054625 “Apollo 1”
22nd National Ace pigeon sprint old birds KBDB 2022
This topper won 2 x 1st – 11 x 1/100 – 17 x 1/50
1 Soissons 1.682p
1 Soissons 869p
2 Soissons 996p
2 Soissons 526p
3 Nanteuil 494p
3 Soissons 421p
3 Momignies 299p
3 Soissons 248p
3 Nanteuil 206p
4 Soissons 786p
4 Nanteuil 773p
4 Nanteuil 285p
5 Soissons 293p
6 Soissons 601p
7 Soissons 804p
8 Soissons 1.158p
10 Nanteuil 817p
Father BE 17-2087390 Blue
½ brother “Igor” 1st World Best Pigeon Ace Pigeon Short Distance 2021
2nd National Ace Pigeon Short Distance old birds KBDB 2021
Gr.F. BE 15-6282889 Blue Teen Roger Engelen
Gr.M. BE 16-1104499 Daughter Golden Pair – Denis Sapin
Sister “Romeo” 1 Nat Ace Pigeon Sprint KBDB 2020
Sister “Icha” 1st Olympiad Pigeon Cat.G Brussels 2017
Sister “Venus” – “Serena” – “Maria” – “Samuel”
Mother BE 18-2122498 Little Blue
Gr.F. BE 15-6168663 Blue – Maurits Haesendonckx
Gr.M. BE 10-6055432 ½ sister “Nadine” - Roger Engelen
Medical
After the racing season, all pigeons are cleared against paratyphus and tricho with a one-week cure without vaccination.
In the springThe youngsters are weaned and immediately vaccinated against Rota and afterwards against paramyxo and smallpox. Throughout the year I use a lot of Röhnfried's Avidress. When I get home I always give Belgasol and during the week I also do this on Wednesday or Thursday. In addition, I regularly give brewer's yeast and I provide fresh grit every day.
When it comes to nutrition, I rely on the Versele – Laga mixtures where Gerry Plus is mainly on the menu at the beginning of the week and afterwards I switch to a sports mixture towards basketing.
Raf Herbots is called upon for the medical story and a cure is given if still against tricho. In addition, I regularly use B.S. from Belgica – De Weerd the day after returning home.
Results 2022
Momignies 621 old + yls : 1,2,3,4,11,13,20,30,… 10/12
Momignies 107 old + yls: 1,2,3,4,… 5/9
Soissons 288 old + yls: 1,1,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,… 14/25
Soissons 990 old + yls: 1,2,3,4,29,30,33,40,68,68,70,80,82 13/15
Soissons 996 old + yls: 1,2,3,4,5,8,11,13,16,43,48,49,80 13/15
Soissons 786 old + yls: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10,40,42,66,… 17/18
Soissons 291 old + yls: 2,4,6,7,28 5/5
Nanteuil 1.524 old + yls: 2,3,4,5,6,14,15,16,21,34,74,75,116,128,142,143,150,151,… 20/25
Nanteuil 285 old + yls: 1,1,3,4,7,8,9,13,23,… 14/14
Nanteuil 206 old + yls: 2,3,5,7 4/4
Orléans 797 old + yls: 1,2,5,7,16,30,50,… 10/12
Vierzon 375 old birds : 5,10,13 3/3
Momignies 429 yearlings : 1,2,7,14,22,… 7/9
Soissons 571 yearlings : 1,2,3,14,34,39 6/7
Soissons 539 yearlings : 1,2,3,5,20,37, 6/7
Soissons 474 yearlings : 1,2,3,4,5,5,18,29,34,… 11/11
Soissons 260 yearlings : 1,2,3,3,14,16,24, 7/7
Soissons 170 yearlings : 1,2,3,4,5,13,17,… 8/8
Nanteuil 751 yearlings : 2,4,6,13,33,34,51,54,57,58,… 11/16
Momignies 757 young birds : 1,2,3,4,4,6,7,23,38,64,65,68,70,… 16/21
Soissons 736 young birds : 1,2,5,6,7,8,22,24,29,66,… 18/18
Soissons 109 young birds : 1,2,3,4,5,8,.. 19/24
Jan many thanks for this visit and congratulations on your great performance from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.
Buelens Kim
