2-4-8-9-16-29 vs. 7,484 Pigeons & Best Average Points Result in Our Federation!
19/05/2025
This past Saturday, we achieved another fantastic result in the third middle-distance race of the season. Competing against 7,484 pigeons, we started with 2-4-8-9-16-29 (combined lofts). For the fourth week in a row, we've placed pigeons in the top 8 against over 7,000 birds from the loft of Combinatie Ebben. The earliest arrivals this week were clocked at the loft of W. & F. Ebben.
In addition to these early birds, both lofts recorded strong overall series:
W. & F. Ebben
Reims, 7,484 pigeons, 311 km – 24 pigeons entered, 23 prizes won:
2-4-29-80-82-106-140-212-288-318-346-399-478-484-579-734, etc.
That translates to:
– 3 x Top 1% = 12%
– 16 x Top 10% = 66%
– 23 x Top 33% = 95%
This resulted in the best loft performance in federation (85 fanciers).
Combinatie Ebben
Reims, 7,484 pigeons, 312 km – 27 pigeons entered, 22 prizes won:
8-9-16-46-76-124-181-226-303-359-369-376-400-620, etc.
That translates to:
– 3 x Top 1% = 11%
– 14 x Top 10% = 51%
– 22 x Top 25% = 81%
This resulted in the third-best loft performance in federation, after having claimed first place three weeks in a row.
Our Top 1% Performers Last Weekend:
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2nd of 7,484 – NL24-8253133, direct daughter of Icarus x 888
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4th of 7,484 – NL24-8253049, direct daughter of Marnix x Paulina
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8th of 7,484 – NL23-9147665, direct daughter of Linus x Peke
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9th of 7,484 – NL23-9147639, direct daughter of Hannibal x daughter of Linus
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16th of 7,484 – NL24-8252919, direct daughter of Linus x Katja
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29th of 7,484 – NL23-9147733, direct daughter of Odar x Mandy
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46th of 7,484 – NL23-9147666, direct son of Linus x Peke
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76th of 7,484 – NL23-9147614, direct son of Odar x Mandy
This weekend, the first long-distance (day-fond) race from Gien is scheduled. Unfortunately, the wind is shifting to a southwesterly direction, meaning the birds will have a tailwind for a change. We generally prefer headwinds, but as long as the race isn’t too fast, our birds should also be able to perform at top level with the wind behind them — especially over 500 kilometers.
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