In the nineties Marc and Patrick Schreurs were looking for some new
Barcelona blood.
Knowing that the Kuypers strain was marvelously fitting with their basic
Cattrysse pigeons, they opted for a loft that was more than proving the
excellence of its mostly (about 60%) Kuypers pigeons:
Albert Willems (winner
of the international contest from Barcelona in 1996).
Schreurs-Hauben were especially successful with the introduction of Lancelot, a coq inbred to the Diego Armando Barcelona of Thomas Peeters and De Willems, an inbred to the Gerda, 1 internat. Barcelona.
Being very good friends, Albert Willems and Marc Schreurs exchange pigeons from time to time.
Sire of Lancelot was an inbred out of the Old Diego with a granddaughter of Diego Armando Barcelona. He was an outstanding breeder at the loft of Thomas Peeters of As.
Mated to the Goed Vaal, Lancelot sired Birgit
Another excellent pigeon of Bèr Willems is De Willems, B 5233260-04
De Willems is a son of the famous breeder Michel, an inbred to Gerda, 1 internat. Barcelona.
In As, De Willems is sire of