Most of the Janssen fans are familiar with all the Janssen legends, such as "Oude Merckx", "Jonge Merckx", "019", "Velo", "Geeloger", "Scherpe" "Rocket", "Lichte" ... But, very few people know the strength of Janssens lies in the strength of their breeding hens. Among many great Janssen breeding hens, there is a very special hen "Kweekduif van '67", she was first mated to "De Oude Merckx". Together they produced:
"019" |-"De Oude Merckx"
73-6736019 BC C --| 67-6282031 BC C
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"Jonge Rocket" |-"Daughter Scherpe" "Sister of 019" |
76-6129297 BC C --| 75-6100335 BC H --| 73-6276348 BC H --|
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"Schouwmen" "Brother of 019" |
76-6371905 BC C --| 73-6276349 BC C --|
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|-"Kweekduif van '67"
67-6282053 BC H
Mike Ganus' "969" is known as the best breeding son of the "019" in the U.S. but do you know "969" is also bred from a son mated to a grand daughter of "Kweekduif van '67". That makes "969" a half brother to Janssen brother's "Jonge Rocket".
|"019"
"969" | 73-6736019 BC C
80-6305969 B C --|
Mike Ganus |
|"Daughter Scherpe"
75-6100335 BC H
"Kweekduif van '67" was used as mate to all the best Janssen super stars, when mated to "Jonge Merckx `70" they produced B75-6743170, he became the father of Ad Schaerlenken 1985 National Orleans winner. Amazingly Ad won National Orleans again in 1996 with a grand son of the 1985 winner, linebred using the same Breeding Method (It's a story for another time).
"Kweekduif van '67" when mated to a son of "Jonge Scherpe" produced another super breeding hen "Schoon Blauw `76":
"Zitter" |-"Blauw Van '73"
76-6371905 BC C --| | Son of Jonge Scherpe
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"Lichte Van `81" |"Schoon Blauw `76" |
81-6116683 BC H --| 76-6129245 B H --|
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"Witplak" | |
81-6116648 BC C --| |-"Kweekduif van '67"
67-6282053 BC H
"Kweekduif van '67" when mated to "Goede Jaarling `72" produced another super hen "Klein Blauw `78:
"Jonge Merckx"
|-70-6243257
| |-"Goede Jaarling `72"
80-6305981 BC H --| | 72-6112522 BC C
|-"Klein Blauw `78"-|
80-6307776 BC H --| 78-6121300 B H |
|-"Kweekduif van '67"
67-6282053 BC H
The "Klein Blauw `78" was a very good racer and a striking beauty, she was the mate to "Jonge Merckx van `70". Most of the present day Janssens are down from this pair.
After completed the Janssen book, Ad Schaerlenken received a gift, B80-6305981 Blue Check Hen Daughter of "Jonge Merckx" and "Klein Blauw `78", from Janssen brothers. B80-6305981 was later sold to Mike Ganus and was the mate to "969". This is a Method #2 mating, and again a grand son mated a grand daughter of "Kweekduif van '67".
