We continue our series to introduce our best pigeons of 2023. Now it's the turn of NL22-8228841 "Dynamo", a yearling hen that achieved the following championships:
In this quiet period, outside the racing season, we are already fully engaged in preparations for 2024. Pairings on paper have already been arranged, vaccinations have taken place, and soon the first pigeons will be paired again.
It was the top hen "Miss Pipa" that provided a fantastic conclusion to the 2023 racing season. On August 12th, flying from Duiven against 12,877 competitors, and two weeks later on August 26th, flying from Weert against 11,619 competitors, she returned as the fastest pigeon to her loft in Donkerbroek.
Our founder from world famous racing pigeons and breeding stud Hans & Evert-Jan Eijerkamp, celebrates his birthday today!
Despite the ongoing conflict, some pigeon fanciers in the western regions of Ukraine, like Volodymyr Dubynskyi from Ivano-Frankivsk, located in the western part of Ukraine, have continued their pigeon racing endeavors.
The second edition of the Africa Pro witnessed a thrilling climax as our pigeons performed exceptionally well throughout the competition. In the 600 km final race,
Hans and Evert Jan Eijerkamp have been participants in the Derby Zagreb for a long time, and not without success. Top results have been achieved multiple times, and they participated in the Derby again this year.
Simon Wolf is no stranger to One Loft races, and we can say that he is a true specialist. There are races in which we participate under the name Team Eijerkamp/Wolf. Simon also entered pigeons in the Talent Quatro race in the Czech Republic and managed to win the Super final there.
In section 9, the racing season lasted a week longer than in section 8 for Hans and Evert Jan Eijerkamp, as there was still a race from Dizy le Gros covering 333km on the schedule. In recent weeks, things have been going exceptionally well, so expectations were high once again.
| 1. Nat. ACE Long distance WHZB in 2009 | ||
| 1. | Blois | 37,728 pigeons |
| 1. | Chateauroux | 22,340 pigeons |
| 3. | Chateauroux | 21,520 pigeons |
| 6. | Morlincourt | 4,418 pigeons |
| 15. | Strombeek | 4,358 pigeons |
| 21. | Chateauroux | 5,496 pigeons |
| 23. | Epehy | 3,709 pigeons |
| 30. | Nanteuil | 3,249 pigeons |
| 1. | NPO Bourges | 620km | 6,187 pigeons |
| 4. | NPO Chateaudun | 565km | 3,621 pigeons |
The official flight program for 2023 has ended, but the Super Fondclub Gelders Overijsselse Union is organizing an additional young pigeon race from Morlincourt (358km). The weather conditions are favorable, with little wind mainly coming from the east.
One Loft races are becoming increasingly popular among pigeon fanciers, and races are being organized all over the world. The Million Dollar Pigeon Race used to be the leading event for years, and in 2013, a 100% Eijerkamp pigeon NL12-1231153 "Untamed Desert" won the race.
This year, Arnold Paalman participated in the racing competitions under the name Eijerkamp-Paalman, a collaboration with Hans and Evert Jan Eijerkamp.