Gallinophile profile: Mr. Dehaene, whose name translates as The Rooster, is an avid rooster item collector, as is his wife, Celia Dehaene-Verbeke. Their huge collection is on permanent display in their Vilvoorde residence, in the homes of their four children and in the many musuem exhibits Mr.Dehaene sponsors. "The Roosters of Dehaene" have become an appreciated flock in Belgian gallo-political circles and they sell well on charity occasions, where Dehaene combines solving overpopulation problems with charity.

The brand-new godfather of the "Dehaene Philatelic Collection" never collected a chicken stamp himself. When hearing that this collection contains some 4000 items, Mr. Dehaene resolutely told his wife, standing at his side, "Celia, I'm glad we never went into galli-philately. I wouldn't have had time to be Prime Minister". Mrs. Dehaene acquiesced. La Mere Poule feels she is absolutely right.