Olympians Allround Budapest 2015

The Dutch beat Community Kroese / Helmholt from Leek near Groningen plays inexorably to the top of Dutch pigeon sport.

Impact Community Kroese / Helmholt represents Jaap Kroese and Joke Helmholt, both 67 years old and retired in well-deserved retirement. In a jointly spent holiday in Hungary, it was decided to found a shock community. This was a good decision and now sit at Jaap racers and breeders at Joke.

The last three seasons trip were absolutely top class. So they were 1. National Champion Long Distance 2014 days with an unprecedented performance. In addition, they were also 5. National middle distance champion and presented with the Super pigeon "Olympic Super Boy” on the Olympics 2015 in Budapest in the category round the Olympiad pigeon for the Netherlands.

In 2015, the results were not worse. So the impact was Community 1. Provinzialer Meister Allround 2015 (Afdeling 10) against about 1200 strokes.

Root structure

Jaap has a pigeon strain of highly successful lines built up in recent years, from which come success doves repeatedly. One of these lines is that of the "verb 46". The Dutch master Jan Ouwerkerk is e.g. grown up with this line and with him many of South Holland Top Beats. This success line we find much in Jaap and Joke and they come mainly from G. Elskamp from Nunspeet.

Jaap and Joke always look at the success of breeders from their own region. They also came to Jacob Poortvliet. Jacob became world famous with the lines of "Kannibaal", "Gehamerd miracle" and "de Zot". These offspring Jaap and Joke were well served.

Cor van de Ploeg is a super player and came upon him the "Samson" line on the beat to Leek. From this breeding every year very good pigeons.

Martin van Zon is notoriously one of the best breeders in the Netherlands. Thus proving the bred of his famous "Silver Shadow" at Vredeveld / Leemhuis with 1st NPO its class. In Kroese / Helmholt the performance of these pigeons is particularly on the heavier flights. In G. Elskamp the impact Community descendants of "auto switching" of Cees Bosua fetched. As everyone knows, this couple has brought a variety of excellent progeny. So also this line is one of the success lines at Kroese / Helmholt. About Lotterman Koopman blood was introduced. Thus we find today "Branco", "Annelies" and "Kleine Dirk" in the pedigrees.

The breed

With such excellent pedigrees you have to look for anything else?

"Nothing is more untrue than that," said Jaap Kroese.

Jaap is a recognized "Keurmeester" (classifiers) and knows what he has to look at a pigeon.

"A pigeon must have short forearms, very flat muscles and very soft springs I've never seen a good pigeon which had no soft feathers," said Jaap tells his experiences. "If one looks after the muscles, so there is no better pigeons than that of Martin van Zon. Muscles to perfection, "says Jaap.

When pairing is bred even after the eye theory. The eyes of breeders are regarded with a magnifying glass. Thus the value of the iris ring and is evaluated, and the size of the pupil. Couples are always assembled such that a "breeding eye" comes along with a "fly eye".

"Twins are not so, one breeds less vital pigeons and Ausbleiber" said the expert from Leek. Do they want to know more about it so they speak to Jaap.

The system

Joke and Jaap have long been close friends and families spend years together their holidays. When both retire they went suddenly had a lot more time but a lot less money. So they decided to operate the pigeon racing together.

At the beginning of the season go 20 widowers birds at the start. The partners stay at home. Since 2014, also traveled with a few females. Again, the partners stay at home.

The pigeons train twice an hour every day. This does not mean that the pigeons must always fly a full hour. There are only closed the trips for one hour and the pigeons decide. There is nothing here in Leek forced. "It hurts only the form, when you try it by force," said Jaap. "It is much more important that life in the gang is. Pigeons are not alive fly no premium prices. "

The old pigeons are not darkened or overexposed. Jaap and Joke are true specialists on the one day long distance and keep the pigeons very natural. The impact is inherently a bit dark. So the first flight feathers fall relatively late.

The youngsters are darkened from April 1 to June 21 and played on all flights. With the young birds makes you look a lot of work to prepare them for future challenges. They are trained at least before the season even 10 times in all directions. The distance does not matter. 10 to 40 km are enough.

The supply

The pigeons are always fed before workouts. The increases flight joy. Come the pigeons from training in the beating they get even seeds as a "reward".

In general, the feeding is adjusted to the individual flights and the associated charges.

Jaap and Joke are for years with the use of the products of Dr. Brockamp very satisfied. Mondays and Wednesdays, the animals always get Probac1000.

"So the need for Ektrolyten and probiotics is ensured. Also, the intestinal flora is kept stable. You can see the solid excrement ", both explain their system.

After a heavy air is APF90 of Dr. Brockamp administered. "The concentrated proteins help to regenerate the pigeons quickly. Pigeon racing has become top sports achievements and always start with a good supply after the air race, "said Jaap.

Next the pigeons get even Sedochol and after heavy haul flights ProbacEnergy.

The medical care of the stock has taken Dr. Marien is visited every 6 weeks.

Jaap and Joke form for nearly three years, a blow Community and not only by their extraordinary success a lot of fun to their hobby. Talking about the pigeons and help each other is just as important. This combination fits together perfectly. The passion for pigeons, the knowledge about and the good pigeons make sure these two will continue to belong to the Champions.