Description

Sire — 33898 ZA 2017

33898 ZA 2017 is recorded as a Silas Willis Puttrie blue-check cock.

The pedigree describes him as:

• Bred for stock
• Very good breeder
• Bred multiple winners.

His sire is 06029 THU 08, also Silas Willis Puttrie, which is recorded as having many positions in the first 6 of Club.

Sire's sire — 06029 THU 08

The pedigree identifies 06029 THU 08 as the grandsire of 6949.

His parents are:

• 3104 THU 02 — Silas Willis Puttrie
• 12896 THU 04 — Silas Willis Puttrie

12896 THU 04 as dam to 8 winners and Best Bird in Club.

Sire's dam — 11327 ZA 2015

11327 ZA 2015 is the granddam on the paternal side and is recorded as:

• Silas Willis Puttrie
• Bred for stock

Her parents are:

• 3318 THU 07 “Winner”
• 3331 THU 07 “Winner”

3318 THU 07 as a winner and states that it bred 9 winners, with the great-granddam 3331 THU 07 recorded as a winner and great-granddam of 6 winners.

Dam — 1681 ZA 2021 BENZ

The dam, 1681 ZA 2021 BENZ, is recorded as a blue-bar Burger Oscar Houben pigeon.

• Best Bird Benzing 2022
• Brilliant racer and breeder

Her sire is 34071 ZA 2017, while her dam is 02542 ZA 2016.

Dam's sire — 34071 ZA 2017

34071 ZA 2017 is recorded as a Winner from the Burger / Houben / Oscar family.

• Bred various club/union winners
• 3 double winners
• 1681 Best Bird Benzing Club
• Grandchild of a Gauteng Combine winner

The pedigree also records this cock as the sire of 1681 ZA 2021 BENZ, the dam of ZA 2025 TPA 6949.

There is independent auction evidence for this same ZA 17 34071 family. A Michael Burger pigeon, ZA 24 BENZ 3954, was offered through a Marlbank OLR auction with 34071 ZA 17 listed as its sire. The listing describes 34071 as a winner, breeder of various club and union winners, breeder of 3 double winners, 1681 Best Bird Benzing Club, and a grandchild of a Gauteng Combine winner. That pigeon, ZA 24 BENZ 3954, recorded 12th Final and 10th Ace Bird at Marlbank and sold for R9,000.

This establishes a documented racing and breeding record for the 34071 / Burger-Houben-Oscar branch appearing in the pedigree.

Dam's dam — 02542 ZA 2016

02542 ZA 2016 is recorded as a blue-check Oscar Houben/Jansen hen and was bred for stock.

• 40200 ZA 2009 “Winner”
• 16064 ZA 2009 “Winner”

Both are identified as winners in the pedigree.

Great-grandparents on the dam side

The pedigree records the following documented performers:

02885 ZA 2008

• Recorded as a 2× winner
• Oscar Houben bloodline.

20137 ZA 2010

• Recorded as a winner
• Burger bloodline.

40200 ZA 2009

• Recorded as a winner
• Nico Dreyer BFN / Oscar Jansen line.

16064 ZA 2009

• Recorded as a winner
• Nico Dreyer BFN / Oscar Houben line.

Documented family performance

The pedigree contains winners on both sides of the family.

On the sire side, the document records multiple winners through the Silas Willis Puttrie family, including:

• 12896 THU 04 — dam to 8 winners
• 3318 THU 07 — winner, bred 9 winners
• 3331 THU 07 — winner, great-granddam of 6 winners
• 33898 ZA 2017 — bred for stock and recorded as a breeder of multiple winners.

On the dam side, the pedigree records:

• 34071 ZA 2017 — winner
• 02542 ZA 2016 — bred for stock
• 02885 ZA 2008 — 2× winner
• 20137 ZA 2010 — winner
• 40200 ZA 2009 — winner
• 16064 ZA 2009 — winner
• 1681 ZA 2021 BENZ — Best Bird Benzing 2022.