SG Christoph, Marion and Marvin Vortkamp, ​​RV Ahaus…


A Christmas present brought about the turning point and success

(Christoph, Marion and Marvin Vortkamp)

But one after anonther!

The SG Vortkamp travels in the RV Grenzland Ahaus, 46 members, in the RegV408, 260 members! Christioph Vortkamp is 54 years old and works in shifts as a carpenter in a joinery; since 2010 in the day shift, but with irregular working hours. Already at the age of 14, in 1982, Christoph started with the pigeon sport. He received the first pigeons from friends – but every beginning is difficult! Success didn't want to come. In 1986 Christoph met his future wife Marion. She came from a family of pigeon breeders, brought a positive attitude to the pigeon sport and still actively supports Christoph, as far as her work at the bank allows. In 1993 the first really good pigeons came to Ahaus via a Dutch breeder. With them, the first RV championship was won for the first time in 1995! Unfortunately, the performance of 1995 could not be continued with either the offspring or with other new acquisitions! Christoph met sport friend Karl Burckhardt through the magazine "TaubenMarkt" in 2001, with whom he has maintained a friendly relationship to this day. He offered him to take a closer look at the breeding stock in Ahaus. Said and done! The result was that he advised Christoph to start over. He advised him to look for a breeder whose pigeons were also successful at other lofts.

The new beginning!

Christoph then studied several magazines, gathered information and came across the breeder Dr. Eckhard Schwidde from Spenge, RV Bünde. Christoph's wife Marion got a good thereschein over a young pigeon and gave him this Christmas 2001. This is how the first contact with the Spenge loft came about. On their first visit to Spenge, when the voucher was to be redeemed, Christoph reported on his previously unsuccessful path as a pigeon fancier. Eckhard Schwidde told him that with a youngster that might then be mated to a less good partner, it will be a difficult road to success! That's why he packed half a dozen pairs with the young animal, which were initially to be loaned to breed in Ahaus! In 2002 the first pigeons from Spenge came to Ahaus. Intensive contact was maintained; the couples were also put together together in the early years.

Other pigeons changed "on loan" to the breeding loft of Christoph and Marion. Not only did a friendly relationship develop, but the breeding loft in Ahaus increasingly became Eckhard Schwidde's branch loft. Success came right away with the first offspring! In the young animals, SG Vortkamp played at the front again, and in 2003 the 1st and 2nd best yearlings were placed in the club! From then on it got better every year. Only the shift work with the change of early and late service did not allow for optimal care of the racing pigeons. The young family now had a son, Marvin, who discovered his interest in pigeon racing in 2010 and actively joined the SG. From then on he took care of the youngsters intensively. Although the SG was already one of the best breeders of the RV at this time, the game with males and females was not ideal because of Christoph's irregular working hours. The females coped better than the birds. For this reason, Eckhard Schwidde recommended that he focus on the females; also because their supply is not so time-consuming! From then until today, only the females were played!

In 2012 and 2013, the RV young animal championship was won twice in a row. In addition to the so-called "rental pigeons" for the breeding loft, the SG Vortkamp also has one or the other pigeon at the Christmas auction, which Dr. Schwidde carries out every year. Since Eckhard Schwidde only plays with birds, some females also switch to the travel loft to Ahaus every spring. Most of the pigeons that moved from Spenge to Ahaus came from the line of the stock bird "52", the top sire of the loft. Later came pigeons from the family of "Raket 601", 11.Asvogel of the association, the "Zwarte Line", which caused the hardness, and some pigeons from the family of "Mr. Blue Junior" by F.W. Revermann. Above all, the "52" line brought speed to the stock. In 2016, the 1st prize was flown 6x in the large RV Ahaus alone! In 2017 a female flew the 1st prize twice in a row! In 2018 the 1st RV championship was won again and the only pigeon with 13/13 prizes was the "1195" - it was an original by Eckhard Schwidde! In 2020 it was the 2nd RV general championship, the 2nd RV yearlings and 2nd RV female championship. The best yearling hen of the RV was presented - again an original from Spenge! Marvin became 1st FG Youth Champion! In 2021 not all hens were played through because of some difficult flights, also some good pigeons were lost. Nevertheless, the 2nd RV championship was won, again the best yearling hen was presented, and Marvin also won the 1st FG youth championship again!

The dream year 2022!

The supply of the traveling females with the irregular working hours is certainly not optimal, but it cannot be changed. For this reason, on the advice of Eckhard Schwidde and Karl Burghardt, the feeding and administration of by-products should be made as simple as possible. Since Christoph quickly became impatient after flights that had not gone optimally in recent years and occasionally went to the vet and gave medication as a precaution, Eckhard Schwidde believes that he may have helped the weaker ones, but he got the successful females out of rhythm brought. They agreed not to change the supply even after less successful flights, but to build on the evolving form!

In order not to take any risks, Christoph has been going regularly to the veterinarian Nanne Wolff during the travel season for several years. As a result, the administration of medication has been reduced to a minimum! Should questions or problems arise during the travel time, both sports friends will be telephoned and information exchanged. The impact community is very grateful for this support and communication throughout! No one can say whether it was due to the extensive avoidance of medication during the trip. But 2022 turned out to be a fantastic season with incredible results!

Achievements 2022!

Regional association 408

1st reg- female championship 3rd reg- championship 3rd reg- championship of the federation 5th reg- yearling championship 2nd-3rd-21st-22nd AS females (internal) 1st-2nd-4th-6th ace hens of the association

Flight community Ahaus (4 Rven)

2nd FG championship 8th FG aforementioned championship 3rd FG yearlings championship 1st-2nd best hen 2nd-5th best year-old hen 1st FG junior champion cat 4 old birds

RV borderland Ahaus

1st RV champion 1st RV female champion 2nd RV champion previously named 1st RV year old champion 2nd RV general champion 1st-2nd best old female 1st-2nd best year-old hen 1st champion 1st league - here the 18 best breeders of the last few years compete against each other! Travel performance old birds 56.41% 6th German Youth Championship (Marvin)

The most successful females 2022!

The best hens fly: 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 prizes!! The best hen of the RV and FG is the "38" v.20 with 12 prizes! She is also thanks to her many top prizes 2nd ace female (internal) and 6th ace femalechen d. Association in RegV 408! The "38" came as an egg from Dr. Schwidde to Ahaus. She comes from the "745", a line-bred grandson of the G. Meire bird "B2000", whose father won 3 times the 1st prize on Fügen over 700 km! Her mother goes back to the old “Raketje” basis. The “682” v.19 also flies 12 prizes. She is 2.-besth female of the RV and FG, as well as 3rd female (internal) and 4th female d. Association in RegV 408! Her father comes from two pigeons by Eckhard Schwidde - Benault x Verbree, her mother, the "1936", also comes from Spenge, but is an original Revermann from a son "Mr. Blue Junior" times daughter "Het Wonder". The best yearling of the RV with 11 prizes is "163" v.21. Her parents both come from the E. Schwidde breed. Her father, the "665", comes directly from the "B2000" (G. Meire, see above) with his granddaughter. Her mother is "1913", a Revermann female out of son by daughter "Mr. BlueJunior". The "1913" is also the dam of the "14" v.20 with another bird with 10 prizes! 10 Also the "665" brings with another hen the "32" v.20 with 10 prizes! He was paired with a sister of "1106", inbred "Raketje", a super race bird at Dr. Schwidde, 27x total, 25x price, abruptlyrig 1st prize final flight 550 km, 2nd prize in the RegV 255! One of the fastest females in 2022 is the yearling "415" v.21. With 11 prizes, she became 2nd best yearling hen and because of her top prizes on the long flights 2nd as hen d. Association in RegV 408!! The "415" came directly from Spenge and is bred in line to the master bird "52". Her father is a grandson of the top sire "283" from ".52" by daughter "Ladystar", 7th ace female BRD. Her mother is directly out of the "52" son "121", an outstanding sire, with a daughter of "B2000"! The strength of heredity of "121" out of "52" is proven once again by the female "104" v.20. With 11 prizes, she became the 6th best hen in the RV, although she was bred out of a son and daughter of "121"!

Sometimes the pedigrees from Spenge arrive later than the pigeons, so that the half-siblings were inadvertently mated. The father comes from "121" with a daughter "Raket 601", 11.Asvogel BRD, the mother from "121" with a female from the "Grote Blauwe Janssen" by daughter "Mr. Blue Junior” by Fr.W. reverman. Son "52" A very special performance was achieved in 2022 by the female "193" v.20. She didn't return home until the next morning from a 200 km return flight. As a true animal lover, Christoph did not set her next weekend, although the flight counted for the ace pigeon ranking and she had already collected many ace points. But after that, the “193” only flew top prizes and was 1st ace female d without a strike with 7 prizes and 613 ace points. Association in RegV 408! She also comes directly from the breeding loft in Spenge. Her father is a son of "Raket 1179" ("Raketje" x "Kannibaal"), who already flies 1st and 3rd prize over 520 km as a year, and in 2018 with 12/12 prizes and 986 ace points best bird of the RV, FG and in the RegVG. The mother of "193" is a daughter of "Raket 601", 11th Asvogel d. association! A female that is closely related to Eckhard Schwidde's stock cock "B2000" (G. Meire) should also be mentioned. It is the "1120" v.19 with 10 prizes. Her father comes from the "52" son "973" with a daughter of the "B2000", her mother from a son of the "B2000" with a switch from the old "Kleine Blaue" family.

Christoph Vortkamp doesn't want to forget to say a special thank you to the two sports friends Karl Burghardt and Eckhard Schwidde, without whose help, advice and support this success would not have been possible!!

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