We all agree that the golden blood of Gaston Van de Wouwer is now highly sought after in the national and international pigeon sport. Fanciers all over the world achieved unprecedented success with these pigeons, which also prove to be particularly strong crossing material with other breeds. Top fancier Franky Appelmans went after these super pigeons and now possesses perhaps one of the most complete collections of the world famous Berlaarse loft.
Franky plays himself in the spotlight several times by achieving impressive results from sprint to middle distance. In 2013 he won 1st National Gueret in the yearlings and was also the fastest of the entire convoy of 27,542 old and yearlings together. In addition to the superior blood of Van de Wouwer, pigeons from Johnny Janssens, Van Hertem-Schuurmans and Jo Ronsijn also ensured top results for the Appelmans household.
Due to personal and medical reasons (back problems), the 2023 season will only start with a handful of pigeons and Franky will say goodbye to the largest part of his beautiful collection of Van de Wouwer pigeons, almost all descendants of pigeons from the breeding loft of Gaston himself!
We would also like to give you a few more results, largely obtained by brothers and sisters of the pigeons that come up for auction:
20/06/20 Melun
1/480 old
3/1184 province
20/06/20 Momignies
1/300 yearling
1/766 yearlings
1/1875 yearlings West Limburg
2-3/486 old + yearlings
2/1346 old + yearlings
27/06/20 Soissons
1/279 yearlings
1st Bourges Hamonter Long Distance Club
1st La Souterraine Hamonter Long Distance Club
1st Argenton Hamonter Long Distance Club
25/7/20
2nd prov 2739 old
5th prov 7229 old + yearlings
14/08/21 Melun
1/103 old
2/244 old+yearlings
11/9/21 Momignies
1850 youngsters: 13,15,17,18,70,79,82,132,140,167,167,178,179,188…
21/8/21 Momignies West Limburg
3052 youngsters: 38,41,41,121,160,204,205…
14/8/21
2nd prov 863 old
3rd prov 2065 old + yearlings
11/09/21 Momignies
331 youngsters: 2,3,4,5,11,13,14,16,28,29,37,37,41,42… (26/58)
5/9/21 Momignies
259 youngsters: 1,10,11,12,13,16,23,24,25,34,35,36,38,39,43,44,45,50,51,51,53… (37/58)
736 o+y+yo: 1…
28/8/21 Soissons
513 yo: 9,16,17,18,20,23,38,39,40,45,48,49,57,58,66…(25/39)
21/8/21 Sens
127 yo: 3,12,14,15,22,23,24...(11/21)
21/8/21 Momignies
375 yo: 1,2,3,5,8,13,14,26,33,38,57,63,67… (20/37)
14/8/21 Melun
171 yo: 10,11,12,13,16,30,31
14/8/21 Momignies
291 yo: 2,49,50,64,67,73,77 (8/12)
7/8/21 Mettet
259 yo: 9,21,22,22… (6/11)
Results 2022
3rd General Champion in Hamont
26/3 Mettet
220 yearlings: 3,5,6,11,13,16,28,29,30,31… (30/58)
397 o+y: 2,6,7,23,29,30,35,55,56,57,58,59,60,61…
10/4 Momignies
375p: 2,3,4,18,20,22,29,34,48,49,50,50,53…
16/4 Vervins
406p: 1,8,12,26,33,33,33,36,74,77,78,79,81,82…
23/4 Soissons
321d: 6,8,12,16,19,23,24,25,29…
7/5 Soissons
182 yearlings: 6,7,8,16,18,19,23,24,25,29...
14/5 Lorris (429km)
154d: 2,16,27,31,32,40… (10/18)
14/5 Soissons
156 yearlings: 3,6,14,17,18,19,20,21,22,28… (21/38)
4/6 Argenton (587km)
57d: 1,4,7,11,12,15
11/6 Lorris
340p: 4,10,11,12,13,14,18,22,29,36,39,40,45,46,50,51,52…
18/6 Argenton
51d: 3,4,9…
18/6 Gien (443km)
160p: 5,7,8,14,18,19,20,22,23,25,34,35…
2/7 Momignies
273 youngsters: 6,9,17,22,23,24,25,30,31… (21/37)
References
Top fanciers such as Johny Janssens and Van Hertem-Schuurmans have already crossed Van de Wouwer pigeons with Van Appelmans pigeons with their own pigeons and confirm their quality with the following references:
Johnny Janssens (Eksel):
5050360/20 (out 2120892/19 x 5124583/18)
3/513 Mettet
2/243 Melun
3/250 Melun
83/1172 Melun
295/9153 Melun
10/260 Melun
12/250 Melun
89/1207 Melun
21/360 Orléans
44/520 Soissons
5078404/21 (from 2120892/19 x 5032565/19)
2/127 Sens
2/113 Melun
34/649 Momignies
62/641 Soissons
183/8348 Lorris
25/320 Vervins
9/90 Soissons
5052661/22 (out 2120892/19 x 5032569/19)
4/1951 Momignies
2/66 Momignies
63/1547 Momignies
13/346 Momignies
99/2861 Soissons
Vanden Bossche JP (Bierghes)
5051224/22 (received as a voucher, 100% Van de Wouwer)
46/1143 Pont
63/902 Pont
25/1033 Pont
36/1253 Noyon
229/875 Noyon
