Messiaen - De Bruyne (Ingooigem) wins 1st Prov. Narbonne West Flanders for old birds

Ingooigem - Last weekend was a special event at the Messiaen - De Bruyne home. Their exceptional performance during the international flight from Narbonne earned them the provincial victory for the province of West Flanders. The Messiaen - De Bruyne pigeon was the fastest of 1,014 old birds and achieved an impressive 4th place at national level against 4,983 old birds.

De Narbonne  

The winning red cock named "De Narbonne", with ring number BE18-3082821, landed on the board at Ingooigem around 08h17 with an average speed of 918.41 metres per minute. This was enough to win the provincial title, a feat that did not go unnoticed in the pigeon racing community. In addition, "De Narbonne" won the 4th national prize and was also the 11th fastest of all 10,536 Belgian pigeons.

Pure Widowhood  

At Messiaen - De Bruyne, the pure widowhood system is used. At the beginning of the season, the hens are not shown to the widowers, but at the end of the season they are, which appears to result in excellent results.

Breeds For The Heavy Long Distance

The pigeon colony of the Messiaen- De Bruyne loft is composed of pigeons from Germain D'hondt, among others, who unfortunately quit, but from whom Messiaen - De Bruyne still have class pigeons. They also use races such as Batenburg- Van de Merwe via Germain D'hondt, Mylle from Zonnebeke, Herman Decrits, Ivan Verhaeghe, Danny Defoort (now caretaker of team Huyzentruyt), Jan Martin, Pierre Dewaele - Toye and Renaat Van den Heede.

Some Results 2024  

This season Messiaen - De Bruyne has already achieved several impressive performances, including:
Bourges National 25/05, 24,006 old birds
73rd national, this pigeon being a brother of the 1st provincial of Narbonne.
Agen Provincial 28/06, 1,611 old birds 
113th provincial
Tulle Provincial 23/06, 1,604 old birds
41st and 95th provincial

Conclusion

Messiaen - De Bruyne's victory in the provincial race from Narbonne is an impressive achievement, with a winning pigeon proving the fastest of 1,014 old birds in West Flanders and finishing fourth nationally, they show that their strategy and carefully selected pigeon races are paying off. The success of their pure widowhood system and the cooperation with breeders like Germain D'hondt and others go hand in hand with their excellent performances this season.
Congratulations again from the whole Herbots team!

Maarten Herbots