Sabrina Brugmans from Halen wins the 1st Olympiad bird Cat. G Olympic Hope KBDB 2020
09 Jan 2021
Again what a season for Sabrina Brugmans and Stephan Machiels out of the Limburg city Halen. We always think, it has been enough by now. He isn’t going to be able to race any better, but every visit again I only see a very motivated fancier that has his colony fully under control and when there is a setback you have to watch out the following week extra as he might race even harder then.
The season of 2014, this is how long we go back to show how long he has been at the national top within pigeon sport. He won back then with “Charlotte” the 1st National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance Year birds KBDB. The blood strain from “Charlotte” has been a blessing for the current top pigeons of this colony, Stephan worked out a strategy for the breeding loft and afterwards it only became better. Something he couldn’t dream about is that is kept on being better every year again.
The year after in 2015, he won the 1st National Bourges with “Valère” against 36,315 young pigeons or you can get within 2 seasons 2 really big victories. National Ace birds and National winners, this is what we all want and this is how they saw it as well. The crossing “Valère” and “Charlotte” took care of fireworks. Or how in almost all current top pigeons one of these two blood strains is present. When we than have to summarize the seasons of 2016-2017-2018 you only see a lot of provincial victories, more than one national ace bird and results at a really high level the entire season through. In March of 2019 the coronation of the ‘Gouden Duif’ winner became the highlight of the season of 2018. Also in 2020 he was very close in winning it but had to be satisfied with the 2nd Place General in the very though ‘Gouden Duif’ competition.
This is how we directly come to the season that just past. From the beginning on the pigeons came home as a train and we had to visit him that often just because he raced that well….
As icing on the cake I think we can talk now about several more cakes and a lot of icing. When you win and the title of 1st National Champion Middle Distance KBDB and have the 1st National Ace Bird Middle Distance Yearling KBDB and 1st National Olympiad bird Cat. G Olympic Hope KBDB, you really had an amazing season.
Underneath the overview of 2020
1st National Champion Middle Distance Year birds KBDB
1st National Ace bird Middle Distance Year birds KBDB with “Louise”
1st National Olympiad bird Cat. G Olympic Hope KBDB with “Louise”
3rd National Ace bird Middle Distance Old KBDB
4th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance youngsters KBDB with “Black Panther”
5th General National Champion KBDB
5th National Olympiad bird Cat. B Olympic Hope KBDB
6th National Olympiad bird Cat. B Olympic Hope KBDB
6th National Champion Greater Middle Distance old + yearlings KBDB
12th National Ace bird Middle Distance Year birds KBDB
19th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance Old KBDB
25th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance Year birds KBDB
On Provincial level he won 9x 1st Provincial and 36x TOP 10 Provincial
1 Prov Melun 10,615b
1 Prov Fay Aux Loges 5,556b
1 Prov Sens 4,664b
1 Prov Melun 3,742b
1 Prov Fay Aux Loges 3,354b
1 Prov Melun 1,060b
1 Prov Gueret 678b
1 Prov Melun 551b
1 Prov Melun 509b
2 Prov Sens 7,757b
2 Prov Chateauroux 3,575b
2 Prov Bourges 2,228b
2 Prov Gueret 1,291b
2 Prov Chateauroux 507b
3 Prov Argenton 1,967b
4 Prov Sens 6,047b
4 Prov Sens 4,664b
4 Prov Argenton 2,854b
4 Prov Chateauroux 507b
5 Prov Sens 7,757b
5 Prov Sens 6,047b
5 Prov Chateauroux 3,575b
5 Prov Gien 3,169b
5 Prov Chateauroux 1,504b
5 Prov Melun 1,060b
National he won 4 x TOP 10 and 22 x TOP 100
2 Nat Gueret 12,888b
3 Nat Chateauroux 33,833b
5 Nat Gueret 7.175b
10 Nat Argenton 23,280b
17 Nat Argenton 26,085b
19 Nat Chateauroux 33,833b
21 Nat Argenton 23,280b
22 Nat Bourges 22,506b
31 Nat Chateauroux 15,322b
33 Nat La Souterraine 9,469b
37 Nat Chateauroux 15,322b
49 Nat Issoudun 10,603b
60 Nat Chateauroux 15,322b
60 Nat Tulle 4,451b
61 Nat Argenton 16,762b
62 Nat La Souterraine 9,469b
63 Nat Issoudun 18,176b
69 Nat Tulle 3,064b
70 Nat Chateauroux 15,322b
81 Nat Argenton 23,280b
87 Nat Argenton 23,280b
88 Nat La Souterraine 15,939b
Golden system of hens
The hens are at night on 2 resting lofts, what immediately strikes is that some hens have their fixed spot and when they come onto the other loft by accident they absolutely want to move right away. Motivation or not? It will count without a doubt.
During daytime they are always in 2 aviaries in front of the lofts, hot weather or not, they go in. In Spring they are being darkened from beginning of March until the time we could go to France this year. Normally this period is much shorter but now I had to try to keep them at ease. From half of July the old pigeons will get longer light until the end of the season.
Less cocks for a big group of hens
As it goes that well with the hens you keep more off course, so you have to make choices. I chose to keep 20 cocks that motivate my entire racing team. At the beginning this is a big fuzz on the shorter races but once we go further that problem is solved. In Spring due to the later start of the season they could see each other during 5 days, something I normally don’t do in a ‘normal’ season.
So in the beginning of the races they can see their cock in groups during one hour and then it’s the next group turn. A lot of work but as it pays off by racing well you do it with all pleasure.
I have set rules in a matter of motivation before basketing, the ones for the national races can be together during one hour before the race, all the others about 15 minutes. Simple and they do well on all distances.
Is training necessary or not ?
For me yes, I like to see them train. When I hear that a fancier is telling that his hens only train during 5 minutes, then I’m happy that mine train longer. All the time that they aren’t on the loft, they maintain their condition and waist energy which makes the pairing up amongst each other also less.
So the day after the race they don’t come out and get all the rest they want, on Mondays I let them only train in the evening but certainly not fully. Against most of the rules they do come out on the day of basketing. This has 2 reasons, the pigeons that need to be basketed in the evening are more hungry and the pigeons on the short distance and middle distance on Friday have had another training as they otherwise have to sit still too long is my personal opinion.
Toppers of the season 2020
BE 19-5050615 “Louise” Hen
1st National Ace bird Middle Distance Year birds KBDB
1st National Olympiad bird Cat.G Olympic Hope KBDB
Father BE 16-2173105 Inbred Charlotte
Gr.F. BE 14-2341693 Zoon Charlotte
Grandfather “Fien” 9 Nat Ace bird Middle Distance Year birds KBDB 2019
Son to “BE 08-939” Willy Base breeder x “BE 13-923” Charlotte 1 Nat Ace bird GMD KBDB 2014
Gr.M. BE 14-2005431 Chequered white head
Super breeding hen
Mother to “Kim” 1 Prov Chateauroux 1,090,
Mother to “Miss Friesland” 1 Prov Sens 1,025b
Mother to “Black Sandra” 2 Nat Gueret 12,888b and 3 Nat Chateauroux 33,833b
Daughter to "BE 09-151”Super breeder 151 x “BE 11-896” Mother ‘Charlotte’ Roger Buvens
Mother BE 17-5001448 Blue – Louis Beutels
Gr.F. BE 12-5007323 Won 3 Prov Pithiviers 4,000b – 37 Nat Bourges 13,000b
Son to “BE 06-900” Kl Dillen Emiel x “BE 09-359” ½ sister 3rd National
Gr.M. BE 11-5022560 Granddaughter ‘Gladiator’ Geerinckx
Daughter to “BE 10-370” Stefan Mantels x “BE 08-135” Geschifte Jacky Geerinckx
Won 42 Nat Argenton 6,410b and Daughter Gladiator
BE 18-5069884 “Lien” Hen
3rd National Ace bird Middle Distance old KBDB 2020
1 Chevrainvilliers 1,231b
1 Soissons 846b
2 Etampes 5,830b
5 Etampes 2,541b
5 Sermaises 1,629b
6 Br.Un Blois 2,427b
7 Melun 385b
8 Sermaises 1,094b
8 Sermaises 899b
11 Nanteuil 582b
13 Sermaises 6,804b
13 Melun 1,349b
16 Sermaises 4,267b
22 Etampes 1,162b
30 Sermaises 2,214b
35 Sermaises 2,244b
Sister “Caroline” 1 Prov Chateauroux 1,065b
Father “BE 14-2146236” Son Super 51
½ brother “Charlotte” 1 Nat Ace bird GMD year birds KBDB ‘14
Brother “431/14” Super breeding hen, mother to “Kim”, “Miss Friesland” , “Black Sandra”
Gr.F. 5021151/2009 Super 51
½ brother “Charlotte” 1 Nat Ace bird GMD year birds KBDB ‘14
Son to “706/04” Father ‘Charlotte’ x “988/08” Blue
Gr.M. 5155896/2011 Mother ‘Charlotte’ Roger Buvens
Daughter “294/08” Blue x “751/09” De 751 Hen The Best breeding hen
Mother “BE 11-5008424” Blue
Co Winner 2 Nat Champion middle distance youngsters KBDB ‘11
Mother to “Hanne” 13 Nat La Souterraine 13,089b
Mother to “Dave” 55 Nat Chateauroux
Gr.F. 2020534/2010 Blue Van Avondt H & D
Son to “011/08” Brother Linda L & M Baertsoen x “320/08” ½ sister Million & Super Million
Gr.M. 5013598/2008 Late Blue
Daughter to “397/07” Brother ‘Caroo’ 1 Nat Bourges youth x “567/05”
Mother to base breeder “Willy”
BE 19-2084414 “Miss Fay” Hen
Father BE 16-6056900 Blue – Bart Gilis
Gr.F. BE 13-6072461 Grandson ‘Gladiator’ – L-B-J Geerinckx
Son to “BE 08-763” Son Gladiator – L-B-J Geerinckx x “BE 08-741” Daughter Big Mama
Gr.M. BE 14-6031930 Chequered – Bart Gilis
Won 44 Nat Gueret 16,262b
Daughter to “BE 11-865” Big Riri x “BE 07-619” Inbred Kannibaal
Mother BE 14-2146237 ½ Sister Charlotte
Sister to “431/14” Super breeding hen, mother to “Kim”, “Miss Friesland” , “Black Sandra”
sister to “236/14” Father to 3rd Nat Ace bird MD old KBDB 2020 and 1 Prov Chateauroux 1,065b
½ sister “Charlotte” 1 Nat Ace bird GMD yearling KBDB 2014
Gr.F. BE 09-5021151 Super breeder 151
Son to “BE 04-706” Father Charlotte 1 Nat Ace bird GMD yearling KBDB 2014 x “BE 08-988” Klein Valere
Gr.M. BE 11-5155896 Mother Charlotte Roger Buvens
Daughter “BE 08-294” Blue x “BE 09-751” De 751 Hen The Best Breeding hen from Roger Buvens
BE 19-5091333 “Black Sandra” Hen
Full sister “Kim” 1 Prov Chateauroux 1,090b – “Miss Friesland” 1 Prov Sens 1,025b
Father BE 14-2130822 Den 822
Won himself 1/264b – 1/167b – 1/156b – 1/58b
Gr.F. BE 06-5126545 Rode Raket
Father to “Belle” 5 Nat Ace bird Short Distance KBDB ‘13
Brother to base breeder “Willy”
Gr.M. BE 12-5000674” Blue white pin
Daughter to “BE 10-948” Grandson ‘Fenomenale’ Herbots x “BE 11-858” Blue
Mother BE 14-2005431” ½ sister Charlotte
½ sister “Charlotte” 1 Nat Ace bird GMD year birds KBDB 2014
sister to “236/14” Father to 3rd Nat Ace bird MD old KBDB 2020 and 1 Prov Chateauroux 1,065b
Sister to “237/14” Mother to “Miss Fay”
Gr.F. BE 09-5021151 Super breeder 151
Son to “BE 04-706” Father Charlotte 1 Nat Ace bird GMD year birds KBDB
2014 x “BE 08-988” Klein Valere
Gr.M. BE 11-5155896 Mother Charlotte Roger Buvens
Daughter “BE 08-294” Blue x “BE 09-751” De 751 Hen The Best Breeding hen from Roger Buvens
Underneath 2 hens became 5th and 6th National Olympiad birds Cat.B Olympic Hope KBDB 2020 and raced both the past two seasons at a very high level. So much top class that you can keep on presenting pigeon after pigeon with a palmaris to bow for.
BE 18-5069966 “Chaeyenne” Hen
5th Nat Olympiad bird Cat.B Olympic Hope KBDB 2020
19th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance old KBDB 2020
BE 19-5082771 “Fleur” Hen
1 Prov Ace bird Greater Middle Distance youngsters KBDB 2019
6th Nat Olympiad bird Cat.B Olympic Hope KBDB 2020
10th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance youngsters KBDB 2019
25th National Ace bird Greater Middle Distance yearling KBDB 2020
Guidance and food
A lot of training and a lot of kilometres are done here so they get surely good food and enough food. At arrival and the day of basketing my pigeons get for the more heavy races Turbo Extreme from Matador. On Sundays and Mondays I give Girl Power from Aidi and from then on I feed them with Matador Atlethic together with Turbo Extreme and this until basketing.
I try to feed them more than once a day as extra. Before the morning training they get the half portions from what they get in the morning and after the training the other half. Which I also repeat in the evenings. Next to that they get peanuts, candy, P40, grit and Tovo as extra’s after their portion of food.
The regular products I give are especially Entrobac, Atemfrei, Moorgold, Carni Speed and Rotosal from Röhnfried together with Immunol and Konditiepoeder from Schroeder – Tollisan. On the day of basketing I keep it to C-M-K from Brockamp.
The medical side we trust everything to Vincent Schroeder from Kerkrade and get in Spring a cure + vaccination against paratyphoid and a cure against trichomoniases in April. In a matter of airways is the loft always very dry, no draft and the aviaries have been a golden move for me.
Stephan and Sabrina, a big congratulation with this amazing results from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.
Buelens Kim
