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1998 was a SUPERYEAR for the new combination :JOS DENO - HERBOTS, LEEFDAALA TOTAL OF 52 X 1st PROVINCIAL IS SHOWN _disibledevent=txtred>Which points are the most important at Deno-Herbots ?When I asked Jos this question, he answered the good pigeon and the good family. When both of this is good, soon or later we have to have good pigeons and that's why he stays attached to his old breed. Several top-pigoens are breeded from this basis but in the future they will try to make the pigeons even stronger so they get more staying-power for those long distance flights. But then again they would like to keep the kind of plumage they have now because the soft feathers are of great importance for the breeding and the flying.Another point which is typical for this breed are the white eyes.
Besides the good family, the pigeon also needs an escort, healthy pigeons are needed to come to such fine results. At this point it is of great importance that the birds get lots of oxygen and that is one thing they get in Leefdaal. Almost on every loft we find "air conditioning" in the front of the loft with the widowers, the hens and also with the youngsters. Athough the loft is build simply, they are also build efficient and the birds live there in a cosy way. The seperate pigeon-cots are all build in a different way but always with enough oxygen. In the dead season they can fly free as long as they want, they have to recharge their batteries for the next season. The year 1999, which is expected to be a great fond-year. In 1998 the eyes were on the new tandem Deno-Herbots but we see that they had a great year which is closed with 7 Provincial victories, a Semi-National Perigieux and the 2nd International Marseille with the hens.
Lots of other good fond-colonies would like to sign for such a fantastic year, which they had with those results. A nice way to close down their first year of long distance |