A year ago, we could already read a report on Frederik & Matthias in connection with their auction of 12 young doffers. This year, this combination has had a top season and has decided to bring another carefully selected group of 12 pigeons with flight performances to auction.
That Frederik and Matthias are trying to offer quality was already confirmed after their first auction last year by H. Ulijn & Zn. from Berghem (Netherlands). They purchased 2 young doffers at their auction last year.
- BE22-2098545 (Grandson Ona) already became the father of a 1st prize in the department in his first breeding year against no less than 14,000 pigeons at Chimay (210 km). Additionally, he also fathered Chimay 11/6952, Laon 13/5994, Sens 17/2950. You will find a half-sister of this doffer under purchase 12 of this auction.
- BE22-2098548 (Grandson Ona & New George) already became the father of the 3rd ace pigeon young pigeons urban Oss in his first breeding year. This doffer also became a full brother of FiOna this year, who became 19th Nat. Ace pigeon Snelheid year KBDB 2023. You will find a half-brother on the father's side under purchase 1 and a half-brother on the mother's side under purchase 6.
A brief reflection
Frederik Motton and Matthias Coel met each other 17 years ago through pigeon sport. There was an excellent connection between these two young men, leading to increasingly intense contact. Nearly all pigeon plans were discussed, and there was a swift exchange of pigeons. Since there is blind trust between these friends and the circumstances were favorable, Frederik and Matthias decided in 2018 to merge their 2 breeding lofts. This resulted in the coming together of the 2 best halves of each breeding loft, significantly boosting the quality all at once. Now breeding is done under the name Motton-Coel, and the young pigeons are nicely divided every spring between the 2 locations Hélécine and Boortmeerbeek.
Since merging the breeding lofts, impressive results have been achieved:
44 pure 1st prizes in 2023 (40 pure 1st prizes in 2022)
4 mentions in the Golden Dove competition 2023
5th World Best Pigeon All Round 2023
8th National ace pigeon GHF year KBDB 2020 (Ona)
9th Olympiad category sport B 2018 (New George)
12th Olympiad category sport H 2021 (Georgina)
12th World Best Pigeon Yearlings 2023 (FiOna)
19th National ace pigeon Snelheid year KBDB 2023 (FiOna)
8 provincial victories
1st (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 mentions) prov. Ace pigeon GHF young pigeons 2021 (Georga)
1st Prov. Ace pigeon GHF EPR Hainaut/BW 2022 yearlings (Miss George)
Building the breeding loft
"ONA"-line
In 2020, it was decided not to sell Ona after winning her title of 8th Nat. Ace pigeon GHF Yearling but to give the breeding loft a quality boost. Matthias and Frederik had a strategy in mind where they would do joint breeding with various top pigeons to anchor Ona in their breeding loft while also introducing new 'top blood'. She has since been paired with
- Invictus from Derwa-Luxem (the current top breeder – father and grandfather of 1st National)
- Den Brave from Tom & Jan Iwens (Half-brother of 1st Nat. Argenton and son of their top breeder Vici)
- Tiësto's Hero from Davy Tournelle (Himself 13th Nat. Ace pigeon GHF old and full brother of Tiësto's Lady (3rd Nat. Ace pigeon GHF old in the same year)
- Rinus from Veulemans-Perilleux (1st Nat. La Souterraine in 2016)
- Vici from Tom & Jan Iwens (the absolute top breeder at Tom & Jan and father of 1st Nat. Argenton)
- (In 2023) The Stuntman from Lossignol Michel (This doffer won a list of honors and has already fathered the 30th Nat. Ace pigeon <1/2 Fond Yearlings this year).
The offspring from these pairings have all moved directly to the breeding loft, and Ona's breeding results list becomes more and more impressive each year. Last year we noted on her photo that she was already (grand)mother of 15 prizes per 100. Hardly one year later, we can adjust this to (grand)mother of 14 pure first prizes and 33 prizes per 100 (in other words, more than a doubling in just one year). The most beautiful reference is undoubtedly the fact that she became grandmother of FiOna, who, just like herself, managed to earn a national ace pigeon title, namely 19th Nat. Ace pigeon Snelheid year 2023.
Olympiad-line
In 2018, the 9th Olympiad category sport B 2018 was won with "New George". Since that year, the parents (the doffer of this pair is 100% Herbots Brothers and a son of 'George' who himself became 9th Nat. Ace pigeon at GHF, was paired with a hen from our old stamduiver Jonge Hufkens x Priscilla Vinci (= Derwa-Luxem pigeon from Invictus x Priscilla) kept together during the winter breeding, resulting in the following results:
- 9th Olympiad category sport B 2018(New George)
- 12th Olympiad category sport H 2021 (Georgina)
- 1st Prov. Ace pigeon GHF young pigeons 2021 (Georga)
- 1st Prov. Ace pigeon GHF EPR Hainaut/BW 2022 yearlings (Miss George)
That these pigeons also continue to breed is proven year after year:
New George is now, among other things, the father of the 7th Nat. La Souterraine 14315 young pigeons and grandfather of the 19th Nat. Ace pigeon Snelheid Year KBDB 2023.
Miss George will join the breeding loft in the upcoming breeding season. Last winter, Frederik paired his 5 old hens in the flying loft (including Miss George) to hopefully learn something from them. Two daughters were rung from her, both winning a 1st prize in 2023 as young pigeons and are ready to start the 2024 season.
All these pigeons are currently in the breeding loft along with many full brothers and sisters who have also flown many top prizes together.
Derwa-Luxem line
That the third line is of the Derwa-Luxem type will not surprise anyone. As a frequent visitor to Albert and Francine, it’s only logical that many pigeons from Albert and Francine are present in the lofts of Frederik and Matthias.
Besides many descendants of Invictus, Davinia, and Paulien, Frederik and Matthias have also been honored to place a top pair (Derwa couple) in their breeding loft.
The Derwa couple is now the parent of:
7th Olympiad pigeon Category sport F 2021 at Derwa-Luxem (Wittekop)
5th place All Round WBP 2023 at Motton Frederik
grandparents of:
1st place yearlings WBP 2023 at Derwa-Luxem (Daughter from Wittekop)
From this couple, many brothers and sisters have since been bred, all of which are placed directly in the breeding loft.
Besides the Derwa couple, the children from Davinia are also excelling, with among other things, 1st Prov. Bourges in Waals-Brabant and this year 2 Prov. Bourges (after loft mate) and several other 1st prize winners. In purchase 3 of the sale, you can find a granddaughter of Davinia, the new star of Herent at Albert Derwa-Luxem.
Crossbreeding material
To bring some variation to the breeding loft, these 3 lines have been supplemented in recent years with pigeons from: Veulemans-Perilleux, Van Avondt Danny & Nick, the late Florent Materne, Limbourg Erik, Tournelle Davy, Berendsen Bob, Iwens Jan & Tom, and recently Lossignol Michel.
Top results
In recent years, top results have also been achieved regularly. Below are some results from the past 2 seasons:
- Momignies against 476 yearlings: 1, 2, 6, 16, 17, 22, 32,… (11/14)
- Momignies against 368 old + yearlings: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6,… (16/21)
- Momignies against 476 yearlings: 1, 1, 3, 4, 5,… (11/17)
- Momignies against 439 young: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,… (25/41)
- Momignies against 122 young pigeons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,… (15/23)
- Soissons against 112 yearlings: 1, 2, 3, 7, 10,… (8/9)
- Soissons against 225 yearlings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8,… (12/17)
- Soissons against 453 young: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,… (23/35)
- Soissons against 703 yearlings: 1, 2, 4, 16, 29, 45, 71,… (10/13)
- Soissons against 1037 young: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 28, 33, 34,… (15/23)
- Soissons against 576 young: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 32, 57, 60, 74, 90, 91, 92, 95,… (16/25)
- Soissons against 720 young: 1, 2, 3, 3, 22, 39, 40, 42, 46, 47,… (19/22)
- Soissons against 375 young: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 22, 25,… (40/43)
- Nanteuil against 224 young: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,… (28/45)
- Nanteuil against 305 old + yearlings: 1, 2, 5, 7,… (16/19)
- Noyon against 225 old + yearlings: 1, 2, 3, 6,… (9/10)
- Melun against 232 old + yearlings: 1, 3, 5, 6,… (15/18)
- Orleans against 2490 old+yearlings: 9, 10, 54, 87, 108, 157,… (13/16)
- Lorris against 1009 yearlings: 4, 9, 12, 88, 94 (5/7)
- Lorris against 1469 old+yearlings: 16, 19, 225 (3/3)
- Issoudun against 695 old: 5,7 (2/3)
- Vierzon against 141 old+yearlings: 1, 2, 6, 11, 19,… (6/7)
- Nevers against 221 old + yearlings: 1, 3, 4, 5,… (7/12)
- Argenton against 221 young: 1, 2, 4, 5, 13, 14, 17,… (8/15)
- Gueret against 735 yearlings: 9, 20, 27 (3/3)
References
We would also like to share some notable references from the past 2 seasons in other lofts:
- Harrie Ulijn
1st Chimay Department against 14028 pigeons with a great-grandchild of Ona
11/6952 Chimay with a great-grandchild of Ona
13/5994 Laon with a great-grandchild of Ona
17/2950 Sens with a great-grandchild of Ona
These 4 prizes were achieved with 2 young pigeons from a purchased bird from the auction 2022
- Lloyd Westbury (UK)/Whole Hog Lofts purchased several Motton-Coel pigeons in 2020/2021. Below is a brief overview of performances achieved with these pigeons in England/Scotland/Ireland over the past 2 seasons:
- 1st prize FED against 1068 birds
- 1st CLUB against 224 birds
- 2nd OPEN 601 birds
- 5th and 7th SECTION against 3043 birds
- 5th FED against 954 birds
- 12th prize FED against 3500 birds
- 18th OPEN against 2967 birds
- 21st OPEN against 3484 birds
- 32nd OPEN against 5072 birds
- 44th and 47th SECTION against 4299 birds
- 106th and 115th OPEN against 13710 birds
- 153rd and 157th OPEN against 17805 birds
- Daumerie-Verspreet from Frasnes Les Buissenal
One of their top hens ‘Marie’ with 1st Prov. Argenton as a young pigeon and 32nd Nat. Argenton against 18763 yearlings, along with Alladin, Ace pigeon Brabantse Unie at the long distance and 18th best pigeon on 5 long-distance flights, both have Motton-Coel blood running through their veins.
- Herbots Kobe, Kato, and Raf from Velm:
1st Prov. Argenton IV 2022 is a direct Motton-Coel pigeon.
- Ian Blair (Ireland) via Lloyd Andrew Westbury:
10/3026 Skibbereen National race in Ireland is a 100% Motton-Coel pigeon.
1st Club
- Hannelore Wouters from Putte:
In winter 2021, 2 young pigeons were bred from a brother of New George and Georgina (obtained at a bon sale from Oplinter). They achieved:
44/13393 Argenton Nat.
162/22869 Argenton Nat.
287/23847 Bourges Nat.
- Iwens Jan and Tom from Sint-Katelijne-Waver:
99/3966 Argenton Zone – 436/22869 Nat.
8/211 Noyon
15/220 Noyon
62/1458 Melun
- Verbeeck Rita from Hallaar:
Francis and Rita have already played many top prizes in speed races, including 1st prizes with young pigeons from Motton-Coel pigeons.