Description

The standout feature of this pigeon is its documented family connection to long-distance racing, including a sibling with a 770 km Kakemas performance and multiple Club, Union and Combine placings. The sire line carries Alfons Klaas genetics, while the dam line includes Glazenburg, Oliver Radford, De Rauw-Sablon and Aelbrecht bloodlines.

Related pigeon — 25880

The pedigree identifies 109 SLQ 25 ZA as a brother of pigeon 25880, whose long-distance results are listed as follows:

The Kakemas 2025 result is noted as winning the Club by 10 minutes. These are the sibling's achievements, not individual race results for 109 SLQ 25 ZA.

Sire — 733 RADR 20 ZA

Strain: Alfons Klaas Colour: Blue Bar

The sire's line includes 00054 ZA 16, also from Alfons Klaas genetics.

781 507 12 DV — “Alfi”

• Alfons Klaas strain.
• Blue Bar.
• Identified as the No. 1 cock for Chris Swanepoel.
• Its sire is 811 507 07 DV, “Leandro.”
• Its dam is 284 4955 07 DV, “To. Superpaar.”

1176 0507 12 DV — “Blue Lady”

• Alfons Klaas strain.
• Blue Bar.
• Listed as a specially imported hen.
• Her parents are identified as 201 507 03 DV, “Der Snelle,” and 463 507 05 DV, “Alicia.”

Dam — 1052 NDK 20 ZA

Strain: Glazenburg Colour: Chequer

The dam is documented as 45th Best Bird NDK 2021. Her parents are 167 RADR 17 ZA, from the Oliver Radford line, and 032 RR 17 ZA, known as “Daughter Red Hen,” from the Glazenburg strain.

167 RADR 17 ZA — Oliver Radford

Colour: Chocolate Red

The pedigree lists the following racing performances:

• 1st Club — Leeu Gamka 1
• Won the race by 85 minutes.
• Recorded velocity: 1,101.2111 m/min as printed in the pedigree.
• 9th Union, against 662 pigeons.
• 2nd Club — Richmond 1, recorded at 832.8215 m/min.
• Arrived two hours before Oliver Radford's second bird.

032 RR 17 ZA — “Daughter Red Hen”

Strain: Glazenburg Colour: Chequer

• Identified as the daughter of an original Red Glazenburg cock.
• The dam side includes the “Old Red Hen” line.
• Described as three-quarter Glazenburg.

Further ancestors in the dam line

5626 WRRPA 17 ZA

• De Rauw-Sablon / Aelbrecht strain.
• Identified as an Insomnia daughter.

03235 YSC 09 LIM — “Insomnia”

• Aelbrecht strain.
• Blue Bar.
• Listed as a granddaughter of 24792 ZA and 3044436 BELG 08, “436.”

1024400 NL 11 — “Yves the III”

• Jos Goessen strain.
• Chequer.
• Its parents are listed as 1523198 NL 03, “De Argenton,” and 1919333 NL 10, “Sophie.”

109 SLQ 25 ZA is a 2025 chequer cock from Koert Grobler, bred from the Alfons Klaas sire line and the Glazenburg/Oliver Radford dam line. His brother, pigeon 25880, recorded 1st Club, 2nd Union and 2nd Combine from Kakemas over 770 km in 2025, winning the Club by 10 minutes. The same sibling recorded further Club, Union and Combine placings from Keimoes and Kakemas. The dam, 1052 NDK 20 ZA, was 45th Best Bird NDK 2021, while her sire, 167 RADR 17 ZA, recorded 1st Club from Leeu Gamka and 2nd Club from Richmond. The wider pedigree includes Alfons Klaas, De Rauw-Sablon, Aelbrecht, Jos Goessen and Glazenburg genetics.