This little blue cock BDU 13D/2578, now called POCKET POWER, won two big races in 2015 for Jan Kruger of Paarl. Bertus bred him out of BLIKSEM 16734 (Son Bliksem x Daughter Blauwe Bliksem) and ZA 12/40147 (Wittenbuik 370 x ZA 10/74416).
His two Combine wins were:
4 July 2015: 1st WCPTA Beaufort West 370km 1474mpm against 6208 pigeons.
29 August 2015: 1st 3-Bird Federated Board Hanover 590km 1275mpm against 1275 pigeons (7 min lead) and 1st Combine against 5252 pigeons with a 2 minute lead.
Jan and his loft managers were under the impression that POCKET POWER was a hen and only realized that he is in fact a cock after he won the Combine from Hanover. He is a small pigeon with incredible muscles and typical of the Vandenabeele pigeons of Bertus. POCKET POWER is now back in Colesberg to strengthen the breeding loft.
Picture of Pocket Power.