I know what you are doing right now. You are probably staring at a stuffed turkey, untangling Christmas lights, or pretending to listen to your in-laws. But if you are anything like me, your mind isn’t on the eggnog. It is about 6,000 miles away, focused on a single loft in Thailand. Forget the holiday…
If you want to race at the highest level, you need more than good pigeons and a bit of luck. You need control. Darkening racing pigeons to control the moult gives you exactly that. Used in the right way it keeps the wing complete, the feather quality high and the team sharp when the big…
The Race: Thrilling Until the Very Last Meter On Sunday, August 17th, 2025, a total of 4,799 pigeons were released from Marche. At 10:30 AM the baskets opened, and the battle began over more than 333 kilometers towards Friesland. Conditions created a fair but extremely tense race: the leading pigeons followed each other in razor-thin…
There are auctions you promote because they look good. And there are auctions you promote because they are built on substance. The sale of SG Nieland clearly belongs to the second category. This is not a random collection of lots, but the visible result of years of building, selecting and making tough decisions. SG Nieland,…
In Gennep, Mat Janssen dreams. In Romania, fanciers can now literally click on that dream. On Columbofil.net there is currently a Premium auction with ten youngsters from his unique breeding programme. Officially the title says “Licitatie Premium cu 10 porumbei oferiti de Gebr. Janssen – Olanda”. In reality, this is the work of one man…
The pigeon sport stands or falls on trust. Trust in the pigeon, in the fancier and above all in the result. Electronic timing is not a side issue. It is the beating heart of the sport. And that is exactly where pressure is building. In recent years, cheap non certified chip rings have increasingly entered…
Race Niergnies 09/08/2025 – Facts and Figures On Saturday morning, August 9th, at 08:00 AM, the baskets opened in Niergnies. The distance: 288.662 km towards Zuidoostbeemster. A total of 1,656 young pigeons from Kring 2, Afdeling 6 Noord-Holland, took to the skies. Conditions were good, tension was high. Who would make the difference today? The…
Every fancier knows the feeling. A pigeon isn’t right, results begin to drop, youngsters go off form and nobody can pinpoint what’s actually going on. We look, we feel, we change the feed a little, we throw in a cure and hope the loft straightens out again. And yes, sometimes it works. But far more…
Argenton: A Flight of Passion and Speed What an unforgettable battle we witnessed this Saturday, July 26th, on the national race from Argenton! At precisely 07:15 AM, 562 eager racing pigeons were released under perfect conditions: slightly cloudy skies, a gentle breeze, and ideal visibility made for extraordinary speeds. Covering a challenging distance between 540…
Some fanciers are mainly busy with their own result sheet. And then there are a few who dare to think bigger. Who do not just want to make their own dream come true, but also those of other fanciers. In that category you find Mat Janssen from Gennep. He dreams of smashing results on Barcelona,…
