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Koos van Koppen settled in Seenbergen many years ago. In 1982 he started participating in pigeon races.
The line of his pigeons is not a well-defined one, because even today he introduces new pigeons in his loft, pigeons that he thinks will bring him a plus in racing.
Choose for breeding only good pigeons from which he wants to have chicks, he does not think to match the names or lines of pigeons.
He breeds pigeons in which he trusts and dedicates his time to their mating. The first big acquisition was when he bought all the young pigeons from the Heus breeder in Vianen,
he knew he was a top breeder and wanted chickens from him. He started with pigeons from Piet van de Merwe (Dordrecht), Geert van Turnhout and Willem de Bruyn.
Koos does not agree with the over-administration of drugs to pigeons. Do not choose to prevent and only treat where appropriate. Instead, give a lot of time to a strict schedule
as for his pigeons. Exact hours for food quantities and carefully chosen combinations, fixed hours for training and rigor in terms of cleanliness
Koos is one of the few breeders who can say that he has never had a bad season. After 39 years of competing even today, every season he is in the lead
rankings in some cases even happen that his pigeons occupy more than half of the top places. He is proud of every place ranked by his pigeons.He writes Write downat what tine
each pigeon arrives and some observations that will be useful on the next flight.
Koos rarely competes in marathons. He puts his pigeons in the 600 km races, at such races you can only stand out with good pigeons exactly as he dose every time.
