Description

Janssen × Tom Lock × Van Rijn-Kloeck

ZA VPU 1934 25 combines the Janssen, Tom Lock and Van Rijn-Kloeck (VRK) strains. The pedigree includes proven club, federation and Union performers, together with breeding lines associated with multiple winners.

Sire — ZA VPU 935 21

The sire, ZA VPU 935 21, is recorded as a Janssen/Tom Lock/Sablon pigeon.

His sire, ZA VPU 5983 16, is described as a super racer and an even better breeder. His pedigree states that he came from a winning breeding pair and was sold to Wayne/Johan.

The next generation includes ZA VPU 08077 24, a Janssen blue-bar pigeon recorded as the breeder of 15 winners and described as the second-best pigeon in the Union, best pigeon in its club and a triple winner.

Other notable records in this branch include:

• ZA VPU 0792 07: three-time winner.
• ZA VPU 4626 05: recorded as a triple winner and breeder of winners.
• NL 1252145 17: purchased at the Carnival OLR sale; its pedigree records a 25th-place Best Pigeon result in Herman Beverdam's 2012 summer race.
• ZA 3SRO 1739 13: recorded as a Union winner.

The sire's dam, ZA VPU 2832 18, is a Van Rijn-Kloeck/Tom Lock blue-bar pigeon described as the best yearling in the Union until becoming ill in 2019 and an excellent breeder. Her pedigree also identifies ZA GPU 04747 14, associated with the Tom Lock “7 × National Ace” line.

Dam — ZA 42380 14 “Gene 52”

The dam, ZA 42380 14 “Gene 52,” is a Janssen blue-bar hen described as an excellent hen bred for stock.

Her sire, ZA BPF/D 6849 10, is recorded as a Janssen pigeon and a daughter of ZA BPF/D 5761, the best young bird in the SWPK Club in 2011.

The dam's paternal family includes:

• SA BPF/D 7837 05: recorded as a breeder of winners. His full brother, 7838, won over 1,266 miles/approximately 750 km, with further recorded positions of 2nd Club, 13th Section and 43rd in the BFN Federation.
• SA BPF/D 6555 05: a three-time winner and breeder of various winners, with recorded 1st Club, 6th Section and 8th BFN Federation positions, plus additional club, section and federation results.

The dam's other branch is the Janssen Arendonk line, through BELG 4097119 13. Its ancestors include “Zoon Septemberman,” recorded as a breeder of many winners, and “Diamond Duchess,” whose pedigree includes the “Pollux” and “Diamond Princess” families.