KLEINEN

BELG 81 3238253

Blue male

Gaby Vandenabeele

PIPA:  For many years "Kleinen" (B-81-3238253) was the absolute wonderbreeder in the Vandenabeele loft. "Kleinen" was never basketed, which is in fact against the principles of Gaby who prefers to select his birds by their results. The parents of "Kleienen" are "Zitterke" (B-80-4055428) a bird from Josef Delodder from Zulte and "Ameyke" (B-77-3064419) from Gilbert van Parijs from Aarsele. Within a very short time "Kleinen" proved to be an exceptional breeder with different females. The descendants of this sensational breeder made Vandenabeele famous both in Belgium and abroad.  "Kleinen" was a perfect bird in everything but unfortunately he died in the spring of 1995. His son "Wittenbuik" (B-88-3206112) has taken his place and the results of his offspring give the impression that he maybe even a better breeder than his famous father.

SIEGEL'S:  when you look at the first base-bird of the Vandenabeele loft, it's "The Kleinen" (Dutch for "The Little"). The "Kleinen" (3238153/81) never saw the inside of a basket but earned his world-famous name in the breeding loft. Being lucky is always important in life, as well as in the pigeon sport, and Gaby got very lucky when he coupled the parents of the "Kleinen." Here is the story. People who know our champion know that Gaby loves widowers who win a first prize in very hot weather and against a headwind. Well "Zitterke" (4055428/80) from Jozef Delodder (Zulte) won a first prize in these weather conditions with several minutes in front from Orleans. Gaby could use "Zitterke" for a very short time, but he didn't have a good female for him. Telling this to his very good friend Gilbert Van Parijs (Aarsele and for a number of years loft manager for Norman, Westkapelle), they made a deal for Gilbert to bring his good breeding female "Ameyke" (3064419/77) to couple with "Zitterke." "Ameyke" flew very well as a youngbird and was already mother of several good racers. The first youngbird from the coupling "Zitterke" X "Ameyke" was the "Kleinen."

In 1982, the "Kleinen" was coupled with "Goed Jong 76." The first youngbird out of this pair was the "Picanol" (3258240/82). This widower became as a yearbird 1st provincial ace-pigeon for West-Flanders. One year later, out of the same couple, the "Fideel" (3105147/83) was born, again a real top bird and top breeder because his son "Jonge Fideel" (3043047/86) became father of the "Blauwe Fideel" (3050068/93), and then we talk about the first national Brive.

But Gaby did the coupling of the century in 1988. At that time he coupled the "Kleinen" to "Flicka" (3008002/87), a daughter of the "Bijter," and the first young that was born out of this coupling was the "Wittenbuik" (3206112/88), a top racer but also top breeder.