A performance that is still one of his best memories in the pigeon sport. So much more as at the time, he wasn't a long distance racer. It was more by chance that he took up this challenge and the least we can say is that it was very successfull. Nowadays, the 'long distance bug' is really impregnated into this pigeon fancier from the centre area. But what you need to know is that he continued to grow as a topper in the long distance, and not only in one or two races. Let's have a look:
11/06 Montélimar National - 8.040 birds : 71th (1/2) 02/07 Orange National - 4.856 birds : 7th & 245th (2/2) 23/07 Marseille National - 3.179 birds : 290th & 338th (2/2) 30/07 Narbonne National - 6.531 birds : 66th (1/1)
Finally, it's a balance of 6 prizes from 7 basketted, 5x per 10 with 3x top 100 national with a team of only two or maybe three pigeons!!
An excellent balance that can only lead to this conclusion : continue to focus on the long distance races with a slightly increased team, so much so that Jean-Pierre is well aware that the long distances slot is the future of the pigeon sport. In this context, he just bought a new loft of 3 meters long in which the long distance flyers will be housed. In this way, they will live in their own loft, so they won't disturb the racers of the others teams. Jean-Pierre is in fact at the head of an all-round colony and he really likes to basket his pigeons in speed races. So, why should he do without it? Actually, the colony consists of 30 widows (three for the long distance, 10 for the heavy middle distance, the rest for the speed and the small middle distance races), of 8 hens raced in widowhood in the heavy middle distance races and of 18 breeding pairs who will raise 100 youngsters each year. Let's have a talk to the youngsters game. It's kind of the speciality for our host. The hens of the first round are raced in the 4 national races and the cocks are entered for Bourges. They are darkened and then raced with the sliding door system. The others rounds are well trained and raced in the speed races with a large amount of pigeons during all the season. We bring the proof of this with the 2nd place in the 'national championship speed youngsters KBDB', the last race taking place at the end of august.
Jean-Pierre with his 'Speedy'.
What about in pratice
Jean-Pierre has been a pigeon fancier since 1996 via the uncle of his wife, José D'haenens. Nobody in the family was a pigeon fancier and, like any beginner in our sport, he began with pigeons that had to be killed coming from here and there. The results were not so brilliant and the learning part was really hard but Jean-Pierre was so motivated that he surpassed this. It's been now 3,4 years that his name sounds familiar to the ears of the fanciers from the south of our country. He is actually working with the following origins: Alain Scaillet from Le Roeulx, Kubica-Nanni from Boussoit, Michel Jouniaux from Estinnes and, more recently, Thibaut-Boons from Sombreffe and Jean-Jacques Baleau from Moignelée. Let's also talk about the pigeons of Yvon Deneufbourg from Estinnes, destined to deliver more long distance pigeons. Concerning the care, Jean-Pierre can count on the help of his wife who helps him a great deal. In fact, shetakes care of the breeders, of the widow hens, and she is also making the breeding pairs. Jean-Pierre admits being satisfied with her choice. The master is taking care of each pigeon which is to be raced. Concerning the method, the widows are coupled on the 1st of December and they can raise a couple of youngsters. The hens are removed with one of the two youngsters when the latter are 15 days old. They are then coupled again in March but only for brooding for 6 days. Then the widowhood can start.
The beautifull loft of Jean-Pierre Senzée.
Let's have a look to the best youngsters of the 2011 generation :
'La 003/11' (BE 11-9080003)
28/05 Soissons 28th regional 214 pigeons 04/06 Soissons 7th regional 261 pigeons 11/06 Nanteuil 17th regional 364 pigeons 18/06 La Ferté 45th regional 349 pigeons 25/06 Collégien 117th regional 455 pigeons 02/07 Orléans 9th regional 708 pigeons 09/07 Orléans 207th regional 609 pigeons 16/07 Orléans 71th regional 708 pigeons 23/07 Nevers 14th regional 159 pigeons 30/07 Bourges 26th regional 781 pigeons 13/08 Argenton 3rd provincial 1.539 pigeons 27/08 La Souteraine 4th provincial 928 pigeons 10/09 Guéret : came home wounded and unfortunately died a few days later.
Her nest sister, the '004/11' (BE 11-9080004), is also a crack pigeon and has the following honours list:
28/05 Soissons 29th regional 214 pigeons 11/06 Nanteuil 24th regional 364 pigeons 18/06 La Ferté 70th regional 349 pigeons 25/06 Collégien 55th regional 455 pigeons 02/07 Orléans 20th regional 708 pigeons 16/07 Orléans 2nd regional 708 pigeons 30/07 Bourges 25th regional 781 pigeons 13/08 Argenton 75th regional 509 pigeons 27/08 La Souteraine 14th provincial 928 pigeons
Le 'Speedy' (BE 11-9080079)
Co-winner 2nd place in the national championship speed youngsters KBDB '11 and full brother of the two previous hens!
02/07 Soissons 40th - 812 pigeons 09/07 Nanteuil 21th - 761 pigeons 16/07 La Ferté 104th - 783 pigeons 23/07 Collégien 13th - 607 pigeons 30/07 Melun 1st - 591 pigeons 06/08 La Ferté 4th - 444 pigeons 13/08 Collégien 4th - 334 pigeons 20/08 Nanteuil 16th - 771 pigeons 27/08 La Ferté 16th - 538 pigeons 03/09 Soissons 5th - 1.012 pigeons 10/09 Soissons 61th - 756 pigeons
Pedigree
Father: 'Chequered 034' (BE 04-9007034), son of the basis cock, le 'Méchant' of '94 coupled with the '756/02', a hen coming from Cornelis from Beersel.
Mother: 'Blue 906' (BE 09-9097906), 4/4 per 10 in the national races for youngsters in '09, sister of the '607/10', 138th national Tulle 6.345 yearlings '11. She's a daughter of the 'Chequered 267' who won the 59th national Tulle '09 but also the 290th national Marseille 3.179 p. and the 245th national Orange 4.856 p. in ‘11, himself a brother of the 'Nougat' that flew this year:
7th national Orange 4.862 p. 71th national Montélimar 8.040 p. 3rd Ace pigeon Rhône line CFW
If you want to have a look on the pedigree, click here.
Jean-Pierre, our warmest congratulations and good luck for the rest of your career !
Results sent for the 2nd place at the national championship speed youngsters KBDB
11/06 Nanteuil - 364 p. : 7th & 6th 02/07 Soissons - 821 p. : 26th & 6th 09/07 Nanteuil - 761 p. : 2th & 40th 06/08 La Ferté - 444 p. : 4th & 5th 13/08 Collégien - 334 p. : 4th & 12th 20/08 Nanteuil - 771 p. : 16th & 30th
Best results
21/05 Vierzon - 1.086 olds : 11, 15, ... 3/3 28/05 Soissons - 214 youngsters : the 31 first, ... 44/51 11/06 Nanteuil - 364 youngsters : 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, ... 39/51 11/06 Montélimar - 8.040 olds : 71 & 1/2 18/06 La Châtre - 593 olds : 13, 44, 52 & 3/3 02/07 Soissons - 812 youngsters : 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, ... 50/56 02/07 Orange - 4.856 olds : 7, 245 & 2/2 09/07 Orléans - 609 youngsters : 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, ... 26/51 09/07 Nanteuil - 761 youngsters : 1, 2, 3, 13, ... 22/27 16/07 Orléans - 708 youngsters : 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, ... 41/51 23/07 Collégien - 607 youngsters : 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 22, 27, ... 15/27 23/07 Marseille - 3.179 olds : 290, 338 & 2/2 30/07 Melun - 591 youngsters : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 17, 18, ... 24/30 30/07 Narbonne - 6.531 olds : 66 & 1/1 06/08 La Ferté - 444 youngsters : 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 23, 24, 25, ... 20/22 06/08 Bourges 628 youngsters : 1, 21, 54, 61 & 4/4 06/08 Tulle - 6.341 yearlings : 138, ... 2/4 13/08 Toury - 370 youngsters : 3, 14, 24, 25, ... 5/7 13/08 Argenton - 509 youngsters : 2, 8, 14, 27, 36, 40, ... 10/14 13/08 Collégien - 334 youngsters : 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, ... 18/20 20/08 Nanteuil - 771 youngsters : 2, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, ... 17/19 20/08 Toury - 476 youngsters : 2, 3, 4, 12, 22, 24, 38 & 7/7 28/08 La Souteraine - 917 youngsters : 4, 6, 17, 26, ... 10/15 28/08 La Ferté - 538 youngsters : 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, ... 19/25 03/09 Soissons - 1.012 youngsters : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 22, 23, ... 27/31 10/09 Soissons - 756 youngsters : 1, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, ... 23/27