Description

ZA 25 OERF 9978 has a recorded race programme of 10 races covering 4,700 km, including middle-distance hotspots, the 655 km Richmond Final and the 805 km Trans Karoo race. Its sire is ZA 19 PRPC 4152, bred by Du Preez & Deetlefs, while the dam is identified as ZA 21 OERF 594, described on the pedigree certificate as an Albrecht hen.

Individual performance — ZA 25 OERF 9978

• Hanover, 580 km: 1,292.58 m/min, placing in the top 17.8%.
• Colesberg, 515 km: 1,607.50 m/min, placing in the top 14.4%.
• Trans Karoo, 805 km: 832.72 m/min, placing in the top 33%.
• Richmond Final, 655 km: 816.74 m/min.
• Winburg: 1,314.77 m/min.

Sire-side family achievements — ZA 19 PRPC 4152

The sire’s family has independently documented club and combine performance records.

• ZA 19 PRPC 4152: TopPigeon’s archived Du Preez & Deetlefs auction listing records him as a two-time winner, with eight club positions in 2021 and eight in 2022. He was also recorded as Best Bird Club, Best Open Bird Club and Best Long Distance Bird Club. The same listing records a completed sale at R24,000.
• ZA 18 85015 — Turbo Tom / Puttrie: Listed as the sire of 4152. The auction record credits him with breeding six winners. His sister, ZA 18 82478, was a three-time winner and was credited with breeding 14 winners.

• ZA 16 01732 — “Lady”: Listed as the dam of 4152. The auction record identifies her as a four-time winner, three-time union winner and two-time combine winner. She was also recorded as 2nd Best Bird Combine, Best Old Bird Combine and 3rd Best Short Distance Combine.

• ZA 21 OERF 594 — dam of 9978: The supplied certificate identifies her as an Albrecht hen, but does not provide her parents or individual racing results. No further verified family results or sale prices for this hen were established in the research conducted.