Röhnfried Courier 2018 English

SG Vercammen
Belgium
Tel. +32 3 4804404
marcel.vercammen@telenet.be
You just have to do it!
A lot of space, a few pigeons: Marcel Vercammen never had
many pigeons and he prefers it this way. Of course, he can’t
score by the dozen but when they put in some money in the
“old days” and Marcel wanted to win, he continued to race the
pigeons in that same style. When we take a look at the results,
we notice that a lot of class is present here.
With a racing team that contains a maximum of 14 cocks and
16 hens, both raced by the system of pure widowhood. With
this team they really have enough work to do! “If all these
birds become toppers one day, I’ll put an extra box in the loft”,
is Marcel Vercammen’s slogan. Week in week out, they score
with a high percentage of prizes and of course, he would prefer
it to be as close to the top as possible.
It’s noticeable that at his age, it’s not that easy anymore but
the passion is still there and if it’s necessary, Marcel can always
count on the help of his wife. Nevertheless, he still is , “a
fine fancier” – as we say in the pigeon world, who has a lot of
respect for the results of his feathered friends. In the beginning,
his colony was based on pigeons of Van Hove-Uytterhoeven,
Putte and Frans Van Beirendonck (“Bosduif” strain).
These were reinforced with Eddy Janssens birds, Zandhoven
(Kannibaal Dirk Van Dijck strain) - These strains resulted in the
famous “tornado pair”, the parents of several top pigeons like
“Blue Ace” - 1st reserve in the Olympics Middle Distance Poznan,
2011. The victories of this top hen include: 1. Provinzial
Bourges against 3,292 pigeons – 2. Provinzial Bourges against
4,376 pigeons – 1. Etampes against 2,843 Tauben – 2. Marne
against 1.319 pigeons … Later there also were 4 grandchildren
of the “Kaasboer” Gaston Van De Wouwer – obviously
absolute winners. Cross-breeding with the Blue Ace strain resulted
in many toppers, including “Spirit” – Nestmate Spirit”
- “Gold Spirit” - “Silver Spirit” - Blue Spirit” - ”Tricha” - “Shara”
- “Axana” - “Jessica” - “Yanina” ….. He takes care of all these pigeons
with a lot of love and passion, as if they were his own
children. They can lay a maximum of 4 clutches of eggs, he’s
very careful with them!
The breeders also have a lot of space and before the breeding
period starts, they regularly receive Taubenfit E50 because
this product promotes good egg-laying and fertilisation. Besides
this, they also receive a mix of several supplements such
as mineral feed (Zucht & Mauser mineral), minerals (Topfit)
and Expert Mineral – plus a pickstone 2 to 3 times a week.
With their drinking water, the breeders and the “free” pigeons
get Avidress Plus everyday and sometimes he adds some UsneGano.
The partners of the racing pigeons also receive this
because it’s very important that ALL the birds are free of canker
and it reduces the chance of several infections!
Only a few pigeons in one compartment!
This way, it’s much easier to keep the pigeons in good health
and they find it much easier to motivate themselves by their
territory; an extra box, an extra shelf, can sometimes work
miracles! Keeping to to the classic system; it enables them
to score well for a longer time. In the spring, they’re slowly
trained and when the weather allows it, they’re put in the basket
for Quiévrain (100 km) and step by step, the distance is increased.
The hens participate in the difficult middle distance
races (500 - 600 km), while the widowers take part in the small
middle distance races – with an occasional national race.
When the birds arrive home from a race, they always receive
Avipharm (electrolytes) + Mumm (glucose and vitamin C ),
which makes sure they recover well and quickly. During the
week, the combination is Avidress Plus + UsneGano and if
they don’t eat enough, he adds some extra UsneGano, which
usually has an excellent effect. The day before basketing, they
usually receive Gervit-W. this provides them with extra reserves
and the feathers become softer. >>
More information go to:
www.roehnfried.com/vercammen-en
A selection of top results in 2017
22/04 Noyon/Morlincourt (208 km)
against 246 old birds: 1, 7, 14, 20, 57 (6/10)
against 361 yearlings: 2, 9, 19, 20, 23, 40, (12/18)
04/06 Chevrainvilliers (354 km) against 1.008 old birds:
12, 35, 38, 85, 86, … (9/10)
20/05 Vierzon (476 km)
against 426 yearlings: 4, 9, 36, … (7/8)
against 1.778 yearlings: 5, 18, 123, … (7/8)
against 4.854 yearlings: 7, 26, 202, 297, 421,… (7/8)
30/7 Noyon against 777 young pigeons:
1, 20, 34, 35, 38, 44, 90, 61, ... (18/27)
03/9 Noyon against 768 young pigeons:
1, 12, 27, 91, …,(6/10)
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