The
history of the Janssen Racing Pigeon dates back to 1872, the year
that Henri Janssen was born. He started the Janssen family of
pigeons, in 1886, with the help of his family of his wife Pauline and
their nine children. Henri was one of the founders of the pigeon club
in Arendonk.
Henri never bred his Janssen Racing Pigeons using the widowhood system as he was afraid of the quality of his birds being compromised. This however, changed after Henri's death in 1947, when his sons decided to continue his life's work. Sons, Adriaan, Louis, Jef and Charel all played a role in the breeding of the Janssen Racing Pigeon.
Henri never bred his Janssen Racing Pigeons using the widowhood system as he was afraid of the quality of his birds being compromised. This however, changed after Henri's death in 1947, when his sons decided to continue his life's work. Sons, Adriaan, Louis, Jef and Charel all played a role in the breeding of the Janssen Racing Pigeon.
Being
as secretive as they were with the Jannsen Racing Pigeons, it’s
impossible for anyone other than the Janssen brothers to find the
actual background of the breeding procedures that they used. These
procedures allowed them to breed pigeons of the same caliber year
after year.
The
Janssen Racing Pigeons had the Janssen brothers make history due to
their performance in races and for the results they gave as breeders
for the many fanciers that managed to acquire them.
The Janssen Racing Pigeons can be found all over the world with the Janssen brothers loft being the most important loft in the development of the modern racing pigeon.
Interestingly enough, the Janssen Racing Pigeons did not bring the brothers their fame through competing in Belgium national long-distance races. Its the thousands of fanciers that have used their stock birds to successfully compete in races, that have helped the brothers achieve cult status.
From 1945 to 1954 the Janssen Racing Pigeons were placed first 154 times. The brothers attributed their successes to the great deal of love and care that were used in the breeding and nurturing of the Janssen Racing Pigeons.
Soon after, the Janssen Racing Pigeons became world famous. Their descendents can be found in many countries, including South Africa. These are the classy bloodlines that Mark Raubenheimer has at Mount Moreland Lofts.
The Janssen Racing Pigeons can be found all over the world with the Janssen brothers loft being the most important loft in the development of the modern racing pigeon.
Interestingly enough, the Janssen Racing Pigeons did not bring the brothers their fame through competing in Belgium national long-distance races. Its the thousands of fanciers that have used their stock birds to successfully compete in races, that have helped the brothers achieve cult status.
From 1945 to 1954 the Janssen Racing Pigeons were placed first 154 times. The brothers attributed their successes to the great deal of love and care that were used in the breeding and nurturing of the Janssen Racing Pigeons.
Soon after, the Janssen Racing Pigeons became world famous. Their descendents can be found in many countries, including South Africa. These are the classy bloodlines that Mark Raubenheimer has at Mount Moreland Lofts.
Sitting in the lofts of Louis Janssen, the Janssen Racing Pigeons were finally auctioned off in 2012. This was due to the deteriorating health of Louis who eventually passed away in April 2013, at the ripe old age of 100 years old thus ending the Janssen Racing Pigeons dynasty.
In the image we see Mark Raubenheimer of Mount Moreland Lofts with Louis Janssen. This was part of a stock buying trip which led to Mark acquiring many of Louis Janssen's prime stock birds and babies before the death of Louis Janssen.
Contact
Mark on +27837901708 or raubenheimerl.m@telkomsa.net
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