Description

ZA 25 207123, bred from a combination of Pros Roosen / Hooymans, Jansen / Van Rhyn, and Jansen / Sablon bloodlines. The pedigree includes European race winners, ace-pigeon references and a South African family connection to a pigeon whose brother reportedly placed third at Marlbank OLR.

Sire side — VPU 20 8541

The sire is identified as VPU 20 8541, a blue-checkered cock described as “bred for stock.” The pedigree notes that his brother, 8549, placed 3rd at Marlbank. The season and exact race are not specified in the document.

Pros Roosen / Hooymans ancestry

The sire’s pedigree includes NL 18 12277605, a blue-checkered cock from the Pros Roosen / Hooymans lines.

Its listed ancestry includes “Asduif Flits 03”, by Pros Roosen, and “De Flits,” associated with Pros Roosen. The pedigree records the following results for this family:

• 1st NPO Meaux — 6,316 pigeons.
• 8th NPO Bourges — 4,814 pigeons.
• 8th NPO St. Quen — 7,407 pigeons.
• 6th Issoudun — 570 pigeons.
• 1st Asse-Zellik — 3,936 pigeons.
• 8th Quievrain — 3,440 pigeons.
• 3rd Chateauroux — 211 pigeons.
• 5th Bourges — 284 pigeons.

The pedigree also describes a grandfather as a 1st district ace pigeon for long-distance racing in 2017.

Dam side — Jansen / Van Rhyn / Sablon

The pedigree lists ZA-D-2060, from the Jansen / Van Rhyn strain, in the dam’s ancestry. The family includes ZA-20-326064, a black-and-white pigeon, and ZA-17-VPU-D-2437, recorded as Jansen / Sablon.

“Mother Vici” — BEL 12-2182876

This Belgian hen is identified in the pedigree as “Mother Vici,” associated with the Mazart Victor line. Her recorded results include:

• 1st — Nijvel, against 3,800 pigeons.
• 5th — TT, against 9,927 pigeons.
• 1st — Morlincourt, against 2,595 pigeons.
• 11th — Lessines, against 10,082 pigeons.
• 27th — Lessines, against 10,082 pigeons.

These results show two first-place finishes and additional placings against large fields, as listed in the pedigree.