Jan & Tom Iwens from Sint-Katelijne-Waver toppers who grow and grow every year

A colony in full growth and advancement at national level is the father and son combination Jan & Tom Iwens in Sint Katelijne Waver in Antwerp. They confirm their status every year with mainly hens, but nowadays that is more of a rule than an exception for everyone. They have won several top results in recent years
 

1st Int.Prov Vierzon 6,345p 2022 (fastest of 15,267p) with top hen “Manon”
1st Nat(z) Chateauroux 1,668p 2021 with top hen “Angele”
1st Prov Chateauroux 1,501p 2021 with top hen “Angele”
1st National Argenton 19,592 young pigeons 2018 and fastest of 27,284 p with “16”
2nd Best pigeon over 6 National KBDB races 2023 with their top hen “Renke”
3rd Best pigeon over 7 National KBDB races 2023 with their top hen “Renke”
3rd Best pigeon over 8 National KBDB races 2023 with their top hen “Renke”
4th Provincial Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance 2023 with their top hen “Renke”
5th National Champion heavy middle distance KBDB 2021

Breeding loft

The main breeds in their lofts are the following: Patrick Vervloesem (Rijmenam), Van Eynde-Goovaerts (Putte), André Roodhooft (Pulderbos), Marc Van Oosterwyck (Testelt), one cock from Luc & Hilde Sioen (Moorslede), Jules Lens (Putte), Van den Abbeel-Peleman (Buggenhout) and old type Albert Iwens (Bonheiden). In addition, the best pigeons always go to the breeding loft after their racing career. Only the 1st National Argenton was sold at that time.

The lineage around the super couple and the line of “Vici” are really great here and elsewhere in several generations and will only increasingly leave their mark on this colony in the coming years.

Super couple BE 17-6165612 “Mister Perfect” x BE 16-2111023 “Het Bommeke”

Sometimes you discover those special couples that produce really good pigeons year after year and with which you can build a stock. Here at Jan & Tom, this couple is one of those, both the children and grandchildren produce good offspring and provide the best pigeons.“Mr.Perfect” is a full brother of 1st National Argenton young pigeons and comes from stock father “Vici” of Patrick Vervloesem coupled with “Sunshine” which is a cross between Van Eynde – Goovaerts and Patrick Vervloesem. “Het Bommeke” comes from Marc Van Oosterwyck.

They are the parents of

BE 20-6218810 “Angele” 
BE 22-6163928 “Renke”
BE 23-6105055 won 1 Noyon 1.231p – 1 Argenton 202p
BE 18-6147388 Won 1 Melun 851p – 1 Melun 386p – 1 Noyon 264p – 5 Noyon 313p – 14 Melun 407p – 17 Melun 766p - 23 Melun 693p – 45 Melun 1.301p – 64 Melun 2.273p – 172 NAT Issoudun 11.465p
BE 17-6147387 won 2 Noyon 264p – 4 Chevrain 320p – 5 Chevrain 539p – 20 Nat (z) Argenton 4.959p – 28 Chevrain 2.292p – 187 Nat (z) Bourges 7.004p
BE 19-6207689 won 5 Melun 473p – 12 Melun 1.433p – 22 Melun 2.132p – 210 NAT Chateauroux 19.529p
BE 19-6207690 won 1 Chevrain 941p – 2 Chevrain 505p – 3 Noyon 360p – 5 Chevrain 1.871p – 9 Noyon 398p
BE 19-6207615 won 1 Noyon 360p – 12 Noyon 398p
BE 19-6207616 won 2 Melun 473p – 5 Melun 1.433p – 8 Melun 2.132p – 9 Noyon 360p
BE 21-6022944 father from BE 22-6163989 
BE 19-6207720 grandfather from BE 22-6163999 “Triple Nine” a.o. 1ste Sermaises 1.292p

Best pigeons from the last seasons 

BE 22-6163928 “Renke” Hen

2nd Best pigeon over 6 National KBDB races 2023
3rd Best pigeon over 7 National KBDB races 2023
3rd Best pigeon over 8 National KBDB races 2023
4th Provincial Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance 2023

This hen was the best of the class of the 2023 season and is a full sister of top hen “Angele”.

BE 20-6218810 “Angele” Hen

Father BE 17-6165612 Mister Perfect 
Brother “16” 1st National Argenton 19.592p
Brother “De Tank” Mother 1ste Int.Prov Vierzon 6.336 yls ( fastest 15.233 birds )

Gr.F. BE 13-6094830 Vici – R & P Vervloesem
            Son “974/07” Father from Trikkie 1st Prov La Souterraine x “157/12” Daughter 
            Olympic Flipper 2nd Olympiad bird All Round Nitra 2013
Gr.M. BE 14-6247381 Sunhine 
            Daughter from “202/13” Rambo Van Eynde Goovaerts x “806/13” Daughter Mistral R & P Vervloesem

Mother BE 16-2111023 “Het Bommeke” F & M Van Oosterwyck

Gr.F. BE 13-2054238 F & M Van Oosterwyck
Gr.M. BE 13-2054245 

A full brother of these 2 top hens is offered under sale 1 BE 23-6105133 “Brother Renke”

This auction also includes 2 beautiful children of super hen “Angele”
BE 23-6105047 “Son Angele 047” and BE 23-6105048 “Son Angele 048”

BE 21-6022871 “Manon” Blue Hen

This top hen shone in the 2022 season and her brother “Maxime” and half-sister “Het Tankske” are also real toppers with a fantastic record of achievements.

Father BE 19-6207609 “The Little General”

Gr.F. BE 15-6175306 Special Andre – Andre Roodhooft
            Son from “857/10” Son super couple x “093/11” Daughter Sister Tom
Gr.M. BE 13-6095209 Het Juweeltje – Van Eynde – Goovaerts
            Daughter “735/07” Gaston Van de Wouwer x “121/05” Mieke

Mother BE 17-6165610 “De Tank”
Sister “16” 1st National Argenton 19.592p
Sister “Mister Perfect” father from top racing hens “Renke” & “Manon” 

Gr.F. BE 13-6094830 Vici – R & P Vervloesem
            Son “974/07” Father from Trikkie 1st Prov La Souterraine x “157/12” Daughter 
            Olympic Flipper 2nd Olympiad bird All Round Nitra 2013
Gr.M. BE 14-6247381 Sunhine 
            Daughter from “202/13” Rambo Van Eynde Goovaerts x “806/13” Daughter Mistral R & P Vervloesem

A full brother of “Manon” can be found under sale 2 in this auction
BE 23-6105119 “Brother Manon”

One last very special offer is “Daughter Vici” BE 22-6163947

This is a daughter of stock sire “Vici” who was coupled here with a sister of “Bommeke”. So purely for the very best of this colony. She won 11 prizes in 14 races, but was mainly raced in the middle distance and speed races.

 

References thanks to Iwens pigeons

Weytjens Theo ( Zutendaal ) 4th National Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance youngsters over 2 KBDB races 2023

This is still very early and already shining at a national level, Theo bought a daughter of stock sire “Vici” in last year's auction. She has already become the mother of “5027164-23”, which became 4th National Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance youngsters over 2 KBDB flights with 14th National Bourges 19,369 young pigeons and 19th National Bourges 20,328 young pigeons.

Oudermans Francois (Westmalle) - 20th National Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance KBDB 2023.

A grandchild of stock father “Vici” became 20th National Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance KBDB 2023.This top pigeon “BE 22-6082855” won 11 Prov Bourges 3,130p – 23 Nat (z) Argenton 2,644p – 69 Prov Argenton 2,328p and 75th National Argenton 15,210p.The father of this topper is a full brother of “601/19” of which 2 children are present in the auction. This “601/19” flew very well for four years and was bred from for the first time in 2023.

Van Den Abbeel – Peleman ( Buggenhout ) – 7 Prov Bourges 4,216 youngsters 2023

Here too, a grandchild of stock father “Vici” wins the 7th Provincial Bourges against 4,216 young pigeons in 2023. The mother is a full sister of sale 1 BE 23-6105133.A child of “Lucky Luke”, originating from Luc & Hilde Sioen, also wins the following results with this tandem (14 Noyon 242p – 27 Noyon 988p – 63 Noyon 3,064p and 86 Orléans 3,220p). There are also 2 children from this top breeder “Lucky Luke” in this top auction.

Ante & Tom Platteau (Ternat)

A full sister of top hen “Manon” and therefore also of lot 2 BE 23-6105119. She is the mother of a young pigeon in this top colony that won the following prizes from Noyon: 1/395p - 3/243p - 5/262p - 8/444p - ...

A yearling hen “170/22” that has 50% breed Iwens blood in her wins the following prizes at Noyon: 1/404p – 2/700p – 2/285p – 2/236p – 2/210p – 7/225p – 8/485p - …

Harrie Ulijn & Son ( Berghem – NL ) – 1st Chimay 14,028p

These pigeons also fly great with our northern neighbors, this pigeon is a son of stock father "Vici" via the grandfather's side and wins the 1st on Chimay against 14,028 pigeons

Best results 2023

30/04, Noyon (195 km), 1458 old + yls : 2-11-38-81-110-133-136-180…(15/23)
06/05, Melun (296 km), 746 old + yls: 4-6-17-35-40-90…(14/22)
13/05, Sermaises (348 km), 713 old + yls: 4-7-16-37-49-50-70-80…(13/21)
13/05, Sermaises, 454 yearlings : 3-12-24-25-38-43-73…(9/15)
20/05, Sermaises, 442 old + yls: 1-3-3-5-9-11-14-18-21-22-30-35-40-41-49…(18/19)
20/05, Sermaises, 294 yearlings: 2-4-6-10-11-15-19-22-23-31…(13/13)
27/05, Sermaises, 934 old + yls: 3-6-38-65-188-199 (6/7)
27/05, Sermaises, 639 yearlings: 2-4-27-44-115-126 (6/7)
27/05, Bourges (458 km), 163 yearlings: 1-11-26-50 (4/6)
27/05, Bourges national, 18729 yearlings: 27-912-3906 (3/6)
03/06, Sermaises, 693 old + yls: 1-12-33-34-36-43-63-65-108 (9/11)
03/06, Sermaises, 193 yearlings: 1-4-8-9-10…(7/8)
09/06, Argenton (538 km), 44 old birds: 1 (1/2)
09/06, Argenton, 106 yearlings 3-7 (2/3) 
09/06, Argenton provincial, 1348 old birds : 11 (1/2)
09/06, Argenton provincial, 2175 yearlings: 20-50 (2/3 )
10/06, Sermaises, 164 old + yls: 4-5-10-16-20…(11/12)
10/06, Sermaises, 121 yearlings: 2-5-8-12-18…(9/10)
17/06, Melun, 285 old + yls: 7-13-15-33…(9/14)
17-06, Melun, 173 yearlings: 5-9-19…(5/8)
24/06, Argenton Nat (z), 1659 old birds: 134-297 (2/2)
24/06, Argenton Nat (z), 2231 yearlings: 130-148-525 (3/3)
24/06, Melun, 196 old + yls: 2-8-25…(7/11)
24/06, Melun, 125 yearlings: 2-7…(5/8)
01/07, Melun, 523 old birds : 20-21-22-27-32-39-40-41-42…(13/16)
01/07, Melun, 396 yearlings: 14-15-22-28-29…(10/11)
01/07, Noyon, 1231 young birds : 1-2-9-18-43-58-121…(21/35)
08/07, Argenton, 141 yearlings: 5-7 (2/3)
08/07, Argenton provincial, 1159 old birds : 107 (1/2)
08/07, Argenton provincial, 2328 yearlings: 71-101 (2/3)
15/07, Sermaises, 139 old birds : 1-2-7-11-13-19…(10/15) 
22/07, Châteauroux national 13.096 yearlings : 90-555-2450 (3/5) 
30/07, Bourges Nat(z) 2062 yearlings: 80-86-122-487 (4/5) 
06/08, Noyon, 713 young birds : 3-13-22-24-25-56-61-63-107…(17/30) 
26/08, Argenton National 3.990 old birds : 9-41-56 (3/5)

Jan and Tom, congratulations on this wonderful season from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.

Buelens Kim