Luc & Stef Mommen from Sint-Lambrechts-Herk - Hasselt (Limburg) win with BE23-5009476 'Red Rum'
- 6th KBDB National Ace Pigeon Long Distance Yearlings 2024
- 11th Marathon WORLD BEST PIGEON 2024
- 1st Provincial Ace Pigeon LFMC Long Distance Yearlings
"For the report from Agen, I first called her 'the tireless' because she arrived home from Agen at 22:15 in the dark very fresh. Now she has been renamed 'Red Rum', the legendary racehorse.
She won the first Provincial Ace Pigeon LFMC Long Distance Yearlings with a great lead, and it is quite unique to rank among the national ace pigeons in Limburg. Internationally, she finished 22nd; the next pigeon I found on the east side was in 92nd place.
The red hen also flew in widowhood on Agen and came through just after it became dark at 22:15. She still showed great freshness (during the report on Herbots, I temporarily named her: the tireless) after flying more than 14 hours.
On Narbonne, she performed even better after 14 days of breeding. She once held the 1st Provincial position, which would have been a nice accolade for her performance, but was ultimately flagged as 2nd Provincial.
She, now called 'Red Rum', was crowned 6th National ace pigeon long distance yearlings KBDB, which is quite unique for Limburg. And with a remarkable lead, she ranked 1st Provincial ace pigeon LFMC. Internationally, she was 22nd, and I found the next pigeon on the east side somewhere around 92nd place.
Next year, we plan to race most of the pigeons twice in widowhood; this suits my father better, and because this system usually yields impressive results in Agen.
Our system is based on being patient with motivation at the right moment.
Keeping them as calm as possible beforehand.
Males that are well attached to their loft, competition, and feeding."
Pedigree BE23-5009476 'Red Rum'
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The red hen with ring number BE23-5009476 'Red Rum' wins:
- 1st Prov Ace KBDB Extreme Long Distance Yearlings
- 6th Nat Ace KBDB ELD Yl
- 2nd Prov Narbonne 575 p. 66 Nat 5,553 p. Extremely hard race! 837 m/min Clocked 10:18 1/152 Club
- 7th Prov Agen 558 p. 190 Nat Agen 7,396 p 994 m/min Clocked 22:15 03
- 3rd Euregio on Narbonne against 1,126 yearlings
I bought both parents at the total sale of Bert Hakvoort from the distant north of the Netherlands and paired them intentionally, due to the suitability of the combination of both breeds on different lofts.
- The father of the mother was also already 3 times ace pigeon (1 time 1st and 2 times 2nd) and is the foundation breeder at Wim Weerink. She (her mother) is a cross of Jellema x Vertelman.
- The mother of her father was also an ace pigeon. Her father is a red doffer from Willem Wagteveld. If you look further back in the pedigree, you will find the strain of Jan Theelen. This is a cross of various fanciers at the longest distances (Brothers Limburg, Dic Van den Berg, Brothers Bras, …). From the family of her father, we have also bred useful pigeons, e.g., the 6th Prov Agen, 21st Prov Narbonne, …
"She was allowed to raise 1 young in the winter like the others. When the young was 14-16 days old (when the male returned behind the hen), the male stayed alone with the young.
After that, they remained in widowhood until pairing after Agen.
She was paired with another good yearling that flew 10th Prov Agen and came through at 22:21, from the strain of Wim Gielen.
This was a special pigeon because as a young pigeon I caught him at Orleans at 22:26 in the dark; I still have a photo of it."
BE23-5009476 'Red Rum'
6th KBDB National Ace Pigeon Long Distance Yearlings 2024
11th Marathon WORLD BEST PIGEON 2024
KBDB National Ace Pigeon Long Distance Yearlings 2024
6 Mommen Luc & Stef Sint-Lambrechts BE23-5009476 1.602%
- 2 Narbonne (int.) 2024 PE Limburg 880.736 km 575 0.348%
- 7 Agen (int.) 2024 PE Limburg 845.120 km 558 1.254%