Sakkie van der Merwe of Jeffreys Bay has been a pigeon fancier since the early 1980's. He is a member of the GAMTOOS PIGEON FEDERATION in the Eastern Cape consisting of the clubs Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp and Tsitsikamma.
This past Saturday he won 1st Fed from Middelburg with his blue hen ZA 20 OPJB 19816. Sakkie considers her as the best bird that he has raced in all his years in the sport. Her father is a son of his CHAMP HEN, a 2 times Federation winner for Adi Schlebusch.
Her mother ZA 19 179958 was bred by Bertus and is a daughter of BLIKSEM 34 (Bakleigat Bliksem x Herbots Bliksem hen) and BIKSEM 369 (Bakleigat Bliksem x Bonte Bliksem). 179958 is a full sister of Bertus's super hen ZA 19 179938 and Gavin Dargie's number one breeding cock TIEKIE.
The best results of ZA 20 OPJB 19816:
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1 Fed Middelburg 281km 1454mpm (35mpm lead)
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1 Fed Theunissen 638km 1115mpm (13mpm lead)
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1 Fed Senekal 684km 1364mpm (80mpm lead)
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2 Fed Middelburg 281km 1417mpm
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2 Fed Colesberg 366km 1411mpm
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3 Fed Ladybrand 586km 1228mpm
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6 Fed Rouxville 439km 1313mpm
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15 Fed Dewetsdorp 521km 1301mpm
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16 Fed Dewetsdorp 548km 1547mpm
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24 Fed Middelburg 281km 1400mpm
Sakkie has made the wise decision to transfer her to the breeding loft after her third Federation win this past Saturday.
Pictures of BLIKSEM 34 and BLIKSEM 369.