Year after year, Ingrid and Bruno carefully expand their colony, both clearly aiming for a growth towards long-distance and heavy long-distance racing. Their pigeon strain, originally built mainly from Pierre Ameye's birds, has since been significantly expanded with pigeons from the colonies of Noël Peiren and Youri Deblanc, focusing on long-distance and heavy long-distance racing.
How it began
Ingrid got to know the pigeon sport through her partner Bruno Messiaen, who is certainly no stranger in pigeon circles. In 2017, after her move from Limburg to West Flanders, Ingrid started in the pigeon game with the youngsters. That first year was immediately crowned with the local champion title in the Schelde Federation with the young pigeons, a wonderful motivation to continue! In 2023, their hard work was further rewarded as they were able to add the zonal victory at Argenton with the young pigeons to their palmarès.
System
Around Christmas, the breeders are paired for two rounds of youngsters, and from the best breeding pairs, late summer youngsters are also raised.
The training of the young pigeons is done step by step with the goal of competing in the national flights for the young hens that same year. The young males are only played in the sprint races and are only entered in the nationals as yearlings.
The youngsters are darkened from mid-March to June 21.
In early April, depending on the weather conditions, the old pigeons are paired and trained step by step as well. The old pigeons are not darkened.
For several years, the pigeons have been fed with the mixtures from Aïdi according to the feeding schedules. By-products and supplements from Aïdi are also used.
The veterinarian takes care of vaccinations at the beginning of the season and is consulted during the season for droppings control and pigeon check-ups.
“Moreover, our lofts combined with attached aviaries, built according to Martin Van Zon’s system, ensure healthy housing for the pigeons,” say Ingrid and Bruno.
Beautiful results of recent years
2024
- Chateauroux 1.-8.-12.Club 886 - 3.-30.-40.Prov.302013.-50.-57.NatZ.2547 - 55.-277.-324.Nat.15060
- Tulle II 2.Club 1982.Prov.745 - 3.NatZ.1574 20.Nat.4964
- 5.Club 329 - 13.Prov.1604-52.NatZ.2661 - 73.Nat.7883
- Agen 5.-8.Club 322 - 33.-48. Prov.1611 - 66.-95.NatZ. 2865- 106.-157. Nat.6435- 243.-333.Int.15617 and 85.Int.dv 7445
- Tulle I 5.Club 232 YI 14.Prov.833 YI - 43.NatZ.1608 YI - 121.Nat.5753 YI
- 15.Club 237 YI - 49.Prov.1144 YI - 112.NatZ.1913 YI - 173.Nat.5751 YI
- Sancoins 2.Club 329 - 2.Prov.1275 - 15.NatZ.1274-191.Nat.12958
- La Souterraine 16.Club 350 21.Prov.1589 24.NatZ.1145-184.Nat.7368
- Perpignan 12.Club 237 - 34.Prov.880 128.NatZ.1878 324.Nat.4850 - 1056.Int.14170
- Valence I 8.Club 127 - 17.Prov.464 - 53.NatZ.740 - 334.Nat.5469
- Argenton I 22.Club 668 - 43.Prov.3683 - 39.NatZ.2290 601.Nat.16547
2023
- Argenton IV 1. Club 997 - 1. Prov 4149 - 1. Nat Z 2676 - 300. Nat 18837
- Chateauroux II 3. Club 979 - 12. Prov 3469 - 8. Nat Z 2209 - 23. Nat 13852
- Agen 2. Club 197 - 16. Prov 1337 - 91. Nat 5851 - 198. Intern 15317
- Argenton III 5. Club 386 - 32. Prov 1704 - 45. Nat Z 1556 - 121. Nat. 8777
- Bourges 9. Club 913 - 20. Prov 3977 - 31. Nat Z 2986 - 965. Nat 20328
2022
- 7th KBDB Ranking Great Middle Distance Youngsters (4 races)
- 36th KBDB Ranking Great Middle Distance Youngsters (4 races)
- 20th KBDB Championship 1+2 Great Middle Distance Youngsters (3 races)
- 1st and 3rd Ace Pigeon Long Distance Youngsters NKV Kortrijk
- 9th Champion Long Distance Youngsters NKV Kortrijk
- Youth Club West Flanders Starters 30+
- 1st and 2nd (EV) Ace Pigeon Long Distance Youngsters
- Champion with 1-2-3 Departing Pigeons Long Distance Youngsters
- 44th Prov. and 79th Prov. Orleans (14198d.) 16/22
- 2nd-5th-12th-41st-56th-68th-90th Club Orleans (1093d.) 17/22
- Issoudun 5th Prov. 1249 d. and 20th Nat. 8151 d.
- Agen 14/294 Club - 56th Prov. 1589 d. - 109th Nat. 6657 d. - 218th Int. 16864 d.
- Narbonne 9/215 Club - 24th Prov. 942 d. - 185th Nat. 5749 d. - 470th Int. 13783 d.
- Bourges II 7/896 Club - 22nd Prov. 4705 d.
- Argenton III 3/1075 Club - 7th Prov. 5555 d. - 109th Nat. 22869 d.
- Argenton III 12/1075 Club - 23rd Prov. 5555 d. - 244th Nat. 22869 d.
- Argenton IV 23/994 Club - 46th Prov. 4100 d.
- Argenton IV 49/994 Club - 114th Prov. 4100 d.
- Chateauroux 39/1044 Club - 92nd Prov. 3606 d.
2021
- 2nd Ace Pigeon Long Distance Old NKV Kortrijk
- 4th Ace Pigeon Long Distance Yearlings NKV Kortrijk
- 10th Champion Long Distance NKV Kortrijk
- 1st Prov. Limoges Old (12.06) 1-82 (3417 d.) 2/4
- 4th Nat Z Limoges Old 5350 d.
- 8th Nat. Limoges Old (12.06). 8-296 (15547 d.) 2/4
- 2nd and 44th Prov. Argenton Yearlings (19.06) (4095 d.) 6/8
- 26th Prov. Périgueux Old (23.07) (897 d.) 1/3
- 40th Nat. Périgueux Old (23.07) (3783 d.) 2/3
- 194th Prov. Limoges Old (11.07) (1319 d.) 1/2
- 44th and 152nd Prov. Brive (28.06) 44-152 (1853 d.)
- 6th Prov.Issoudun. (11.07) 6-36-48-69-261 (2334 d.) 5/9
- 8th Prov.Bourges Yearlings (31.07) (1239 d.) 1/2
- 29th Prov. Tulle Yearlings (31.07) (1112 d.) 29-119-155-241-260 5/9
- 12th Prov. La Souterraine Youngsters (28.08) (4023 d.) 12-168-208-273-389-719-1012-1248 8/12
- Youth Club W FL Starters 30+
- 1st Ace Pigeon Long Distance Old & Yearlings
- 1st Ace Pigeon Long Distance Yearlings
- 3rd Ace Pigeon Sprint Yearlings
- 1st Champion Long Distance Youngsters
- 1st Champion Long Distance Yearlings
2020
- 3rd Prov. Ace Pigeon Sprint Youngsters W FL
- Youth Club W FL Restart 30+:
- 1st Ace Pigeon Sprint Youngsters
- 1st Ace Pigeon Long Distance Old
- 2nd Champion Long Distance Old & Yearlings
- 3rd Champion Middle Distance Old & Yearlings