1. Place TIPES letter pigeon market championship, 1st place VANROBAEYS Superstars, 1st overall winner old and young pigeons at “Diamonds Cup”, 1st German young pigeon champion, 3rd A female national level, 1st RegV champion, 1st RV champion; 11 x 1st bankruptcy, including 7 x in RegV!

What a travel year 2020! The strike community Richter / Lipski does not get out of the headlines. Can it get any better? There are many well-known and good strokes in the Ruhr area, but to play as dominantly as in 2020 and in previous years, you rarely see that. There is only one downer: due to the unfortunate naming on a regional flight, where you started with the 1st and 2nd bankruptcy, you were unfortunately passed from one place to the front in the German Association Championship. Otherwise everything, but really everything, was great! When I got to know and talked to the three breeders Heinz and Jörg Richter and Michael Lipski, I noticed the following points in particular: enormous commitment to the care and care of the pigeons, constant search for the super-breeding pair, fairness in competition, love for animals and a sense of community, no resignation to big ones Plague of birds of prey.

The trio has been around since 2004 together. In the beginning, one should do this and the other should do that. Now you do everything together. Heinz, the senior, has a lot of time in the morning and likes to scratch, in the afternoon after work comes the time for Jörg and Michael. Heinz is 71 years old and has been involved in pigeon racing for over 60 years. As a teenager he scratched the dovecotes for a few pennies Neighborhood and bought the feed for his first pigeons for the money. In 1968 he became an RV champion for the first time. Even today he speaks enthusiastically of the major national flights from the north of Aars and Skagen. 60,000 pigeons Aars, 30,000 pigeons on Skagen, that was high spirits in German Carrier pigeon sport. Unfortunately passed. Jörg Richter grew up with him in his parents' house the carrier pigeon of the father and has stuck with the bar. He had first made a mining apprenticeship, and as the mines one after the other closed, retrained, and bought new pigeons from the severance pay. He is 42 Years old and now works at Medion in Essen. As Michael Lipski in 2014 the two joined, he had a long career as a pigeon fancier behind. He started when he was seven, after some great successes then it is no longer possible to exercise independently. Today he is 58 years old and has to work for the railway as a wagon master for a few more years. Every day he commutes back and forth on his bike between the house and the loft. By the way, what the Ruhr area means can be seen wonderfully at the Richters: If you step out of the house onto the sidewalk in front of the house, you are in town Herten, but if you go across the street, you are in the city of Gelsenkirchen. The border must be somewhere in the middle of the street.

Flight performance as a convincing argument.

Many achievements in pigeon racing are often glossed over. This cannot be said of the Richter / Lipski trio. If you manage to win the first prize three times in the regional association with the old pigeons and two more in the RV on the old trip, with 271 breeders and 6929 pigeons on the first regional flight and 160 breeders and 2743 pigeons on the last regional flight, you can't Be worse. And if you manage to fly 6 times the first bankruptcy on the young animal trip with 6 flights, again with 4 regional flights with a large number of breeders, you are really not bad. 11 times the first bankruptcy in a season in the middle of the Ruhr area, in addition from two different directions, with the old to the southeast, with the young to the east. Richter / Lipski were 1st regional association champion in the regional association 400 in 2017, 2018 and 2020. There were also a lot of placements at association level in the past: 2017 15th and 20th Asvogel at association level, 2018 11th annual association champion, 12th female Ace, 2019 12th. Association year-long champions, in 2020 it will be the 1st national young pigeon championship and the 3rd ace female. The female 0643-18-3053 flies 11/13 prizes every two years, in the regional association she makes the 2nd against 6199 p. On 400 km, the 3rd against 1878 p. On 310 km, the 5th against 4880 p. On 400 km, the 6th against 2743 pigeons over 400 km, the 14th against 1729 pigeons over 350 km, the 23rd against 4131 pigeons over 513 km and the 38th against 6929 pigeons over 340 km. This makes her 3rd A-female BRD.

Her sister, 0643-17-200, will be 12th a female BRD in 2018, the nest brother "3052" will be the best yearling bird in Westphalia in 2019. These three pigeons come from the pair “King x Queen”, probably one of the best breeding pairs by Richter / Lipski. The “King” comes from a grandson of van Dyck's Kanibaal, in the “Queen” you can find the blood of the Lipski pigeons with a cross between Prange / Meier / Stieneker / Janssen. According to the breeders, 2020 was a particularly good travel year for Richter / Lipski, but that does not hide the fact that the years before, since the foundation of the loft community in 2014, were also excellent travel years.

Root structure

The Richter / Lipski trio can track and describe the structure of their holdings very precisely. For every pigeon there is an exact ancestry that goes back over several generations. When they joined forces in 2004, Michael Lipski and Jörg Richter each brought two pigeons that had proven themselves on their journey. First of all, that was the foundation on which to build. In 2005 they took part in an auction in Daupthetal, where pigeons from Dirk van Dyck and Flor Engels were auctioned on the occasion of an RV festival. That was at the time when you could buy pigeons from these breeders for "little money". They wanted to take four young females with them that they needed for mating, from Dirk van Dyck from Kanibaal, Rambo and Bourges. But after winter the four young females suddenly became four young birds. So they bought more animals from breeders like Klaus Stieneker and Beverdam offspring pigeons from a breeder who lived in Harburg near Hamburg. Furthermore, it was possible to obtain a bird by calling Leo Heremans after a female from Heremans had already been acquired at an internet auction. With all the many pigeons acquired, it was then shown that, above all, the pairing of van Dyck and Heremans led to the desired, high-performance pigeons. There are 6 pigeons that, according to the trio, have significantly shaped the current, successful stock: 0643-09-397 V, B-04-6470738 V, 0643-10-245 W, 0890-09-233 V, B-04 -6459991 V, 0643-10-159 W.

0643-09-397 V, ” Speedy Gonzales “: The bird is a cross between Van Dyck and Heremans. He was 3rd best pigeon Europe Cup 2010 in Dortmund. Flies young 5/6 and year 10/13 with 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 20th bankruptcy. Top breeding bird; his offspring is on involved in all championships. Father is B-03-6032 grandson “Kanibaal” van Dyck. The mother is the B-05-6449962 from Heremans-Ceusters from the “Olympics line”.

B-04-6470738 V, “Van Dyck / Heremans”. Excellent breeding bird, a grandson of Kanibaal and the Heremans-Ceusters hen. Not only that comes from him “Speedy”, but also the 0643-12-161, an exceptional breeding pigeon, whose Offspring already 6 times the 1st bankruptcy, 6 times the 2nd bankruptcy and 5 times the 3rd bankruptcy has flown.

0643-10-245 W, again an intersection “Van Dyck / Heremans”. Best female of the regional flights 2012 in RegV 400. 1st bankruptcy from Tennenlohe. In 2015, 5 grandchildren went to bankruptcy. Her father is B-09-6269193 by Leo Heremans, grandson “The Jan”. Offspring flies very well Richter / Lipski. The mother of “245” is sister too “Speedy Gonzales”, from the grandson of Kanibaal.

0890-09-233 V is an intersection “Prange / Meier-Rahden”. Best bird of the RV Gelsenkirchen-Buer in 2010. Participated in all championships. In 2015 alone, his children and grandchildren won four first bankruptcies. His father is that “681” von Prange from the familiar “5” (Son of Ringloser), the mother is a granddaughter “Little Dirk”. She flies in 2004 at Richter-Lipski 12/12 with 1081 ace points.

B-04-6459991 “Special One” Heremans-Ceusters. A Zuchtas like no other! His direct sister flies a 1st prize against 1600 youngsters at Heremans by Noyon. 8 children and grandchildren already fly a 1st prize at Richter / Lipski. Bankruptcy. In 2016 alone, 5 children won 51 prizes. His son, who is 14-1166, flies regionally against 5500 pigeons a 1st prize from Neumarkt (399 km). The 14-1196 flies 12/12 full house in 2017 and becomes 20th ace pigeon FRG. His Father, B-03-6032895 V, is half brother Olympiad (2nd national ace pigeon KBDB Snelheid 02). The mother, B-00-6146372, also of Heremans-Ceusters, is a daughter from brother Kanibaal and half-sister “130”, the 5 x 1 Bankruptcy flies.

0643-10-159 W is one Crossing Stieneker / Janssen. The pigeon already flew 5/5 with Michael Lipski Young flight. Her grandson 16-213 will be the 15th ace pigeon BRD in 2016. Several grandchildren fly double digits and multiple 1st bankruptcies. Your father is NL-09-1015593, a Janssen pigeon from the line “Wondervos” and “019”. The Mother comes from Klaus Stieneker “Christian” and from “daughter Kanibaal”.

They are most important breeding pigeons from Richter / Lipski. They became most of the good ones Pulled racing pigeons. When Heinz, his son Jörg and Michael Lipski get the Look at group pictures from the past six years in your conservatory, then you will find the genes of the above six in almost every one of these many performance pigeons Breeding pigeons again. It is impressive how, above all else, the blood of “Kanibaal” and the “Olympic line” by Heremans-Ceusters found in these animals. There are of course others as well New introductions. After all, you have to stay tuned! So one has since several years contact with Willy Steenaerts from Lummen in Belgian Limburg built up. Willy Steenaerts, who worked as a postman, plays mainly good on the short and medium haul and shines with every year many 1st bankruptcies. He also breeds in the Kanibaall line. They are perfect pigeons and have already led to very good results. For now one tries to get the blood of the good pigeons, which are also getting older, through something secure more inbreeding. It is hoped that this will last a long time at a very high level stay. The veterinarian Rene Becker must also be mentioned. He looks after not only the stock, but also delivers pigeons, which at Richter / Lipski getting tested. Two of them have already turned out to be real aces. The best breeding pairs currently are “King and Queen” (161 x 610), “397 x 333 "and" 509 x 491 ".

100 sparrows and a dozen jackdaws.

Senior Heinz is a bird lover. In the meantime, over 100 sparrows and a dozen jackdaws flutter around in his garden. They sit in hedges, bushes and trees and are always waiting for Heinz to rattle the food can. A jackdaw with an injured foot and can only flutter around is obsessed with peanuts. It even comes flying on the hand. Just as the relationship with the birds living outside is very close, so it is also with the pigeons. They are calm and trusting and, despite the almost weekly raptor attacks, they are not overly nervous and startled. An extremely tame breeding pair with a nesting cell has been placed on the young pigeon lofts, which is supposed to represent a kind of model for taming the young pigeons. Here you can see that the breeders like to deal with their pigeons.

When assessing the strokes you have to do it once “to swallow”, because there are no frills here. They were built in the 1990s and not much was changed after that. The current young animal loft used to be a chicken coop. The results of this year show that the pigeons don't care where they are housed. Peregrine falcons are a very big problem for the Richter / Lipski trio. It is extremely dramatic what the breeders have experienced with it. A peregrine falcon nest has been set up on a chimney around 300 m as the crow flies. A couple breed there and raise several young each year. In “bad” Years ago, the loft community lost around 30 young animals in one day. Michael Lipski can enumerate five pairs of peregrine falcons within a radius of a good five kilometers, although a single pair keeps a much greater distance from one another in nature. Up to 150 young pigeons are bred for themselves each year in order to have enough animals left for the further journey at the end of the year. You are very careful with every training, you are constantly observing the airspace. A curiosity in the travel year 2020: The female travelers did not want to fly the whole season despite the flag. You were in the air for three minutes and whoosh again in the air. Even so, they brought home excellent flight results. The excursions always remain open during training. The year before, they had been in the air for two hours. Overall, the travel year 2020 was one from the bird of prey situation “good” Year, which underlines the good successes. The breeders have got used to the many unpleasant surprises from the birds of prey. You have to reckon with everything at all times, but nevertheless they don't get discouraged and always come up with new legal ways to protect their animals. And that despite such difficulties you dup the competition every time, that speaks for itself. Some young pigeons are more affected by bird of prey contact than others. Some are nervous and willingly leave the field, while others leave the right excursion and come back in on the left. Michael Lipski has already experienced losses of 50% himself.

The relationship with the Breeders of the neighborhood and the RV are of mutual respect and Comradeship shaped. But competition stimulates business. she comes mainly from the Schlaggemeinschaft Stemmann from Gelsenkirchen who gave them always gives up. She was second behind Richter / Lipski in the regional association. Jörg Richter: “The Stemmann Schlaggemeinschaft is in our RV is the driving force that you have to do something, because they are three Man and know their trade. But that's the nice thing, you've got neat Competition and you can't sleep for a minute.” Theo Stemmann is 1. Chairman of the RV Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Jörg Richter his deputy. Together with the members of their RV they had the RV Gelsenkirchen-Buer the Munich flight and the free young pigeon flight “Goldcup” organized. When the pigeons are loose, they fight against each other competes, then they drink a beer together. Association meetings are held in the Richter family's winter garden. Even if the pigeons come, you often sit here with neighbors, relatives and former people Pigeon fanciers together. There are always witnesses who see the animals arrive. In winter the racing pigeons eat grass! You then sit in an extra built, large aviary in front of the travel stalls. The lawn is at the end of January pecked bald and the pigeons wallow in the puddles in rainy weather. she then look like “little piggies”! If you think there is Problems with worms and coccidia, then the fecal samples show a different one Result. No worms, no coccidia! Richter / Lipski are also happy to let you others participate in their sport. Here and there a voucher for youngsters, Support for a beginner, etc. Proven pigeons are allowed at Richter / Lipski Incidentally, stay until the natural end.

About preparing the pigeons and their care

The procedure has been since Years the same. The pigeons are played on a total widowhood. It will not driven around, but birds and females are in fixed compartments. The However, females turn into a small one after morning training Aviary locked out. So you don't have any affection problems between the females, among other things, there was no egg last season. With 37 cells on the Both widower lofts are usually awarded with plus or minus 70 pigeons Begin. In 2020 there were 66 animals on the first tour and 35 animals on the last. Dawdles one of the partners too much when coming home and the other has to wait a long time, then he stays at home on the next flights.

Interesting in the RV Gelsenkirchen-Buer is that on the first half of the flights double basket money must be paid per pigeon, the second half is then free of charge. The is good for the RV fund, but the hoped-for effect is that on recent flights more pigeons than usual have not entered properly. With the youngsters it looks like it is darkened and exposed. This is but everything, the youngsters are basketed normally from the seat board. The 6 x 1st prizes on 6 flights in 2020 and winning the 1st German Young Bird Championship speak for this approach. The old birds will be around January 20th paired, the first clutch is allowed to incubate, that's it. From March 1st the pigeons are carefully allowed to fly outside. Old and young birds are in front trained three times for 2 and 3 kilometers on the flights, after that there is no further private training.

The pigeons are not looked after differently than on most of the good lofts. Quality products are important, feed is available from Beyers “Relax, Energy, Power, Soontjes gelb”. Complementary feeds are not taken from a specific manufacturer, but you choose what you need. These include individual products from Waldemar Payk, from Dr. Rotkamp, ​​from Röhnfried, by Dr. Becker and others. You can never go wrong with natural herbs. Black cumin is used and many peanuts are used. For vaccination against paramyxovirus and paratyphus, the veterinarian Dr. Becker over. Trichomonads are treated before and during the season. Antibiotics are also given despite concerns, when performance seems to decline towards the end of the season. Years ago you tried it without, the season wasn't bad, but in the end there was a slight drop in performance.

Heinz and Jörg Richter – Bertlicher Str. 22 – 45701 Herten

Tel. 0049 209 620041

Email: jrichter78@gmx.de

Travel achievements 2020

Federal level:

1st German VB Young Animal Championship

3. As-females 0643-18-3053

90. As females 0643-19-917

82. As-Vogel 0643-19-829

7th place "The carrier pigeon"

43rd RV Championship of the association

Westphalia (approx. 4000 active breeders)

2nd place Westphalia Championship

13. As females 0643-18-2881

6. best year old Vogel 0643-19-829

Regional association 400 "Western Ruhr Area"

(approx. 300 active breeders)

1. RegV – Meister

1. RegV – related Meister

1. RegV – Perennial champions

4. u. 5th best Vogel RegV

2nd and 3rd best Year old

1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th best female

2nd & 8th best year old female

1. Jungtiermeister RegV

1st - 4th, 8th, 10th best Cub

3 first prizes RegV Alttierreise

4 first prizes Reg group East young animal journey

RV-Gelsenkirchen-Buer (35 active breeders)

1st RV champion 53/55 Prices 3973 points

1st RV year old champion 49 prizes 3742 points

1st RV female champion 32 prizes 2341 points

1st RV Championship (VB) 30 prizes 2608 points

1., 2., 3., 5., 6., 7., 8. RV best dove

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th RV best female

1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th RV best bird

1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th RV best Year olds

1st RV young animal master 30/30 prices 2504 As-P.

1.,2.,5. – 10. best Cub

6 first prizes RV Adult animal journey

5 first prizes RV young animal trip

Special awards:

1st overall winner Diamonds Cup

1. Vanrobaey's superstar of the year (overall winner)

1. General Champion Tipes pigeon market championship

(C) TaubenMarkt / Die Sporttaube Edition 12/2020 Author: Adalbert Scheele