Dirk Van Den Bulck

THE STORY OF DIRK VAN DEN BULCK

Dirk has always spent a lot of time on the roof since he was a little boy... as a young boy he helped his father look after the pigeons. His father was very fond of pigeons, but he was not very competitive, he enjoyed training them and the arrival of the pigeons was his greatest hobby...
But when young Dirk took over more and more of the care, he quickly won a championship at Pulle pigeon club. He won this title with his father's pigeons, and these old bloodlines are still part of the Van Den Bulck family.
Dirk was very enthusiastic and ambitious.
He decided to strengthen the old strain and invested in the best breeders in his area for quality injections. Most important purchases in the pigeon in the making family:

"Nieuwe Rossi" Leo Heremans daughter through Marc Van Den Bulck;
He is a son of the first Stefaan Lambrechts' breeding female "Van Loock-hen";
Co-breeding pigeons with Maurice Haesendonckx;
Grandson of Leo Heremans "Olympiade";
The daughter of the famous "Witkopje" Jos Cools...
These were combined with Dirk van den Bulck pigeons.
Dirk has always been a pigeon fancier who has always been about quality and not quantity. He has never had more than 10 breeding pairs in his breeder's loft.
The competition loft was home to 16 widows and around 50 young birds. For him, only one thing mattered, to win the first prize and compete for the Pigeon title.

THE BASIS OF THE PIGEON FAMILY

Dirk has carefully put together a team to compete at the highest level.
You have put your trust in super pigeons. He combined them in such a way that they could be transferred as successfully as possible into his old family and thus bring breakthrough success... This resulted in 3 basic lines that can be easily paired together and produce champions in many generations. The baselines are:

1) "Blauwe Leo" (BE06-6148378) x "De Jos Cools Hen" (BE02-6219637)

"Blauwe Leo" is a direct pigeon of Leo Heremans.His father is a half brother of "Wondersaske", from the "Olympiade" x "Goudklompje" pair. Leo Heremans' two best breeding pairs.
The "De Jos Cools Hen" originated in the attic of the neighbour Jos Cools and quickly developed into one of Van den Bulck's broodmares.

2) "Goede Rode" (BE08-6139996) is one of the most outstanding descendants of "Blauwe Leo" x "Jos Cools Hen"... "Goede Rode" himself won 1st Noyon 1.637 b. and 1st Noyon 822 b. before becoming the number one base male in the loft!
"He sired 'Kittel' and 'Greipel', as well as many other successful racehorses. He is out of 'Jos Cools Hen', a sire of Leo Heremans in 100%, bred by Marc Van den Bulck out of 'Nieuwe Rossi' x 'Eénoogske'.

3) "Brother Goede Rode" (BE08-6139992) x "Golden Leo 40000" (BE08-6140000)

The base pair of Van Den Bulck II!
This is the full brother of the male "Goede Rode". His mate is a daughter of "Golden Leo 40000" ("Blauwe Leo" x "Jos Cools Hen"), the nr. 1 base pair.

They are undoubtedly the foundation of a beautifully assembled flock of pigeons, whose ancestors have produced many champions, so it was easy to breed new champions from them.
As only a few outbred varieties were involved, the breeding value of the family will last for many years.

"KITTEL" AND 1. NAT. KBDB ADDRESS

Planting the tree is one thing, harvesting the fruit is another! Since 2012, when she was born BE12-6254038 "Olympic Rosita"... she was one of Belgium's best youngsters, winning 3x 1st prize in a big competition.
Noyon 1763, 555 and another race against 1248 pigeons.

1st Olympic Aces Nitra 2013
1. Nat. Ace 2012
1st prov. / 4th Nat. Ace KBDB 2012

Olympic Rosita is out of a son of 'Blauw Gert' x 'Van Loock' Lambrechts and was bred to a daughter of the 'Brother Goede Rode' x '40000' foundation pair.

For many breeders, getting their 1st National Ace and Olympic bird is the highlight of their career. For Dirk, it was just the beginning... Although a large amount of money was offered for 'Olympic Rosita', Dirk kept her for breeding and it was a golden decision. ...in the years following his mating with 'Goede Rode', one of the most impressive breeding pairs in the sprint racing world was born!!!!!!!!!!

One of the first children of "Goede Rode" x "Olympic Rosita" was BE13-6139803 "Kittel"... like his mother, he was an exceptional racer... in fact, the best young speed racer in Belgium! He won within a few weeks:

1. Quievrain +25 000 pigeons
1. Quievrain +17 000 pigeons
2. Quievrain 2023 pigeon
3. Quievrain 2.443 pigeons
With a record coefficient, he won the 1st Nat Aces title in the KBDB / young sprint distance in 2013. At that time he was the best KBDB ace male in Belgian history. And what impact has he had on pigeon racing around the world???!!!! Generations and generations of offspring have gone on to become huge winners and national aces, as well as leading pigeons in the finals of One Loft competitions and on the ace lists.
....and that was just the beginning.

In the same year "Kittel", his full brother BE13-6139849 "Greipel" did great... 2nd Noyon 1.559 b. ... 5th Noyon 1,371 b. ... 5th Noyon 1,603 b. ... 10th Noyon 1,255 b. ... and 13th Noyon 1,178 b. This brought him 6th Nat title and KBDB young sprint ace title in 2013.
This put Dirk in the top 10 national aces with 2 doves.
It was no big surprise that Dirk 1. Nat. Belgium KBDB champion in 2013.
It was a huge success for the super pigeon family. It was the crowning glory in a list of impressive live placements over the years.

1st Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2013 "Kittel"
1. national champion KBDB young pigeons/sprint 2013
1st Olympic Pigeon Nitra 2013 category F, "Olympic Rosita"
4th Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2012 the "Olympic Rosita"
6th Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2013 "Greipel"
6th Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2010
9th Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2009
9th Nat. ace KBDB young pigeons/ sprint 2011
11. national champion KBDB old pigeons/ sprint 2013
15th Nat. ace KBDB old pigeons/ sprint 2013
1st-1st-3rd-5th prov. ace 2012-2013
1st-3rd-3rd-4th-4th-5th-5th-5th Provisional champion 2009-2013.

In 2014 again a super pigeon was bred from 'Goede Rode' x 'Olympic Rosita'.
This pigeon is BE14-6091710 "New Kittel".
Result:
1. Quievrain 1.371 pigeons
3. Quievrain 1.993 pigeons
8. Quievrain 1.571 pigeons
... and eventually became the 2015 Olympic reserve bird.
Many offspring of "New Kittel" have become super breeding pigeons. Perhaps one of the best is the "King" pigeon, who has gained recognition in the Sangers mare yard. He has bred many super pigeons!

DÚC BASIC in a few sentences:

Under these and similar instructions I acquired my base pigeons , which came directly from base pairs with original pedigrees .
Such as the Talent 813 egg, which
Brother Goede Rode x Daughter Goede Rode is the direct daughter of a couple...,
or Olympic Leoke egg, which is the daughter of the De 4000 x Dochter Montlucon pair.
This pair is directly in the line of many live pigeons.
These pigeons are no longer available, so I treasure this breeding material.
Not only are their pedigrees excellent, but they are also highly representative of Dirk Van Den Bulck's excellence in hand and type.

My sprint pigeons are the dominant force in the breed, attracting attention in numerous races and contributing to my subsequent results:

2015-2023 results in the Golden Sands Association (+ zone and club) and Royal Derby:

Pigeons in a flock:
109 x 1 fee
76 x 2 fee
46 x 3 fee

Pigeon individual result::
76 x 1 prize
85 x 2 fee
71 x 3 fee
84 x 4 fee

Combining the two base layers with 5 different males gave me super breeding pigeons, which I combined with additional Dirk Van De Bulck line pigeons from Rudy van Reeth , Marcell Sanger and Les Green , making sure that all the pigeons were built on the base pairs.
So from M. Sangers comes a young double Olympic Rosita male ,from a mating of siblings.
Or an inbred hen from Les Green based on the old base pair ( Blauwe Leo x Cooks Hen ).

All pigeons have a high breeding value, which is reflected in the fact that they have achieved outstanding results in the most relevant district of Belgium.
This is the home of sprint racing...

I wish to preserve these pigeons and their offspring for the long term.
Keep a part of the flock in pure blood and breed all the pigeons with other purebred racing pigeons.
In 2025, Andre and Bert Leideman will be paired with pigeons.
Like Raissa , Sia , Crack 19, Jet, Goed Grijs ....
These pigeons have won first prizes out of more than 10,000 pigeons at family level.
I think they are worthy of being combined.

The auction includes an exceptional selection of pigeons that are the direct descendants of the best breeding pairs of the Ducom.
I recommend it for short track lovers!

Have a nice time!

Best regards:

Norbert Tűri