On the map, on the western edge of the Ruhr area, we find the cities of Moers and Duisburg. Because of their blue and white striped jerseys, the soccer players of MSV Duisburg are also called "the zebras". The city center, the football stadium and large parts of Duisburg lie to the right or east of the Rhine, but there is also an area to the left or west of the Rhine that belongs to Duisburg. Only a few meters away from the Rhine on the left side of the Rhine, the Kallen team is very successful in the carrier pigeon sport. However, your location is more in the catchment area of ​​the neighboring city of Moers. That is why father Hermann and his sons Philipp and Jan are also members of the RV Moers, which is affiliated to the RegV 413 "Rhein-Ruhr-Grenzland". Exceptionally good travel services are the rule and not the exception for the Kallen team. With their fast carrier pigeons, they achieve excellent results year after year. The travel year 2022 crowned the whole thing with 1st place in the association championship at national level. With a total of 21 prizes and 1,990.61 ace points, the likeable master breeders from Duisburg achieved the best performance in 2022 nationwide. Certainly a dream!

In addition, Hermann Kallen and his sons also have the 1st ace bird at national level in 2022. With a total of 7 prizes and 687.30 ace points, their top bird 04117-20-392 "Josef" was unbeatable. Overall, he achieved no fewer than 13 prizes with 1,120.58 ace points in 2022 from 14 operations and is also 1st best bird in the RegV and 1st best bird in the RegV group north. In 2022 he flies 2 x 1st prizes and 2 x 2nd prizes in the RV. The first two RV bankruptcies are also the first bankruptcies in the RegV group! There are also many other top prizes. Even as a yearling, the bird "Josef" was able to win no fewer than 10 prizes out of 13 missions in the 2021 season. As a youngster, on the other hand, the "Josef" brought home only one prize out of 5 races. Once again an indication that one should not overestimate the flight of young animals.

The direction of travel is that Southeast and in the travel year 2022, a total of 14 adult flights were made with the Final flight carried out from Plattling, in which the Sportfreunde Kallen took 1st, 2nd, 3rd and win 4 bankruptcy at RegV level against 1,804 pigeons from 116 lofts. The Field distance from Plattling is just over 528 km. winner of RegV final flight is the bird with ring number 04117-20-285 (9th ace bird on federal level 2022). The year-old hen achieves the 2nd RegV bankruptcy from the final race 04117-21-604, who won 12 prizes out of a total of 14 missions in the 2022 travel year flies. The "604" is thus 4th best yearling hen in the RegV, 3rd best yearling hen in the RegV group north and 2nd best RV yearling hen 2022. 3rd place RegV bankruptcy from the final flight flies the bird 04117-20-392 "Josef" (1st ace bird federal level 2022). The 4th RegV bankruptcy from the final flight is also on the account an absolute top hen. This is the hen 04117-20-388 (21st ace hen at national level in 2022). It is interesting that two weeks before RegV final flight 2022 also the 1st bankruptcy at RegV level was achieved. The Vogel 04117-18-1441 (68th ace bird at federal level 2022) flies 1st place RegV bankruptcy against 3,616 pigeons from 201 lofts. At the end of the travel season (Alttierflug) the Sportfreunde Kallen had five pigeons with 14 prizes out of 14 Inserts and no less than 26 pigeons with "two-digit" price number.

Team Kallen is not empty term, but all members make their contribution to keeping and care for the animals. Son Philipp is for the travel hens, son Jan for the youngsters and father Hermann for the racing birds and the breeders responsible. Not to be forgotten is Jan Nürenberg (83 years old), who has been for many years three times a week with various felling jobs. To the Origin of the animals can be said that over time, new ones keep coming promising pigeons were introduced, which more or less left their mark left in inventory. In the pedigrees of the performance pigeons one the names of different breeders. When introducing pigeons, the counts Performance and not the name! The Kallen team has completed its performance record consistent playing and reading formed. One of the outstanding Breeding hens of recent years is certainly the hen 04117-16-200, the has now unfortunately passed away. She was bred herself and gave outstanding offspring. The father of the "200" is a bird that Kallen 79 prizes in total and two original pigeons from Camiel Nulens Belgium comes from. The mother of the "200" is a hen from two originals Pigeons by Günter Prange comes. The "200" is, among other things, the mother the super hen 04117-20-388 (21st ace hen at federal level 2022). The bird 04117-20-392 "Josef" (1st ace bird at federal level 2022) has a father as a Bird which originates 75% from the world famous pigeons of the brothers Janssen from Arendonk finds. The paternal great-grandmother of "Josef" is an original hen by Rainer Püttmann (daughter "Hurrican 51"). The mother the "Josef" is an original hen by Markus Neeb, who is out of a brother of "AS 969" (orig. Hans Paul Eßer) and an original hen by Hardy bred Kruger. As a reminder: The "AS 969" was made by Hans-Paul Eßer (Düsseldorf) 1st ace cock at national level in 2010 and fell a few years later victim of a brazen theft. The "AS 969" comes from an original Cock by Hubert Schroyens (Itegem, Belgium) and an original hen by Rudi Heinen. Hubert Schroyens is the brother-in-law of the late Jef Houben (Itegem, Belgium).

It should be well known that the Kallen team is a member of the "professional league" of the well-known company Klaus Gritsteinwerk from Bünde. That is why the Kallen team uses only the products of this company with great success when caring for their animals. Following this post, you can watch a current film about the Klaus company and the Kallen team. It lasts about 45 minutes and gives a great insight into the history and present of the Klaus company and the pigeon breeding of the Kallen family from Duisburg. In addition to many other aspects, Hermann Kallen also deals with the care (feeding, by-products) of his pigeons in this film. That's why I want to do without it at this point and refer to this film, which is well worth seeing. We wish the Kallen family all the best and continued success with their first-class carrier pigeons.

Team Kallen, Gerdtweg 17, 47199 Duisburg, Phone: 02066 502055

E-Mail: teamkallen1@gmail.com

Travel services 2022:

Federal level

1. Union champions up Federal level 2022

21. Ace hen on Federal level 2022

1. Association Youth Champion at federal level 2022 (category 4)

Regional Association

1st RegV champion

1. RegV-year-old master

2nd RegV female champion

1st to 5th and 9th best Vogel in RegV

4th and 8th best hen in the RegV

1st best yearling bird in the RegV

3rd, 4th and 5th best year-old female in RegV

travel association

1st RV General champions

1st RV champion (adult flight)

1st RV champion (juvenile flight)

9 x 1st prize in the adult flight

3 x 1st prize in young bird flight

and much more!

Source: TaubenMarkt/Die Sporttaube 05/2023

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