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.LOT 9 END JUNE –  ZA 24 LVR 192 -SIRE: 785 ZA 20 RADR. KITTEL. THIS IS A GRANDSON OF DOUBLE ROSITA AND DOUBLE KITTEL.—-DAM: 1177 ZA 23 ABL. KITTEL. THIS IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO THE OLYPIC PAIR.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

.LOT 9 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 192 -SIRE: 785 ZA 20 RADR. KITTEL. THIS IS A GRANDSON OF DOUBLE ROSITA AND DOUBLE KITTEL.—-DAM: 1177 ZA 23 ABL. KITTEL. THIS IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO THE OLYPIC PAIR.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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Category: ACTIVE AUCTION - END JUNE - FROM 27 JUNE TO SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024 (ENDS FROM 15:30)
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  • LOT 10 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 180 -SIRE:1182 ZA 23 ABL. DIRK VAN DEN BULCK. SAME BRED SOLD FOR R25 000.00 ON TOPPIGEON.————DAM: 438 ZA 21 ABL . THIS HEN IS BRED FROM A SUPER ROODHOOFT COCK MATED TO A SUPER KITTEL HEN.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • LOT 16 END JUNE – ZA 36052-17 BC Hen. Proven Breeder. Direct from Ferdie Coetzer Nr 1. Pair. Coetzer & Oerlemans Foundation. Proven Breeder for Johan Hamilton in the TRPF. She is 1/2 Sister to ‘Foetman’ 1e SAPIR 300km Hot Spot with 20 minutes lead (Same Sire) ZA VNRF 230 Full Br of ‘Marissa’ Dinokeng Ace Bird and ‘Something Splendid” Top Achiever 1e year of SAPIR One Loft race. / Dam of 36052 is: ‘Celest’ ZA VNRF 0211-12 Herself 4e Final SAPIR. Sister to ‘Spikkels’ 6e Final at Dinokeng. 36052 Sire & Dam are both Gr.Children from the famous Bakkie Pair. Linebred to Super Breeder ‘Blou Bul’. This is a fixed performance pedigree with extra One Loft Hit-Rate. Don’t miss it!SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • LOT 17 END JUNE – ZA 19 TRPF 2415 – Classic Sun City Million Dollar Pedigree. Her Sire ZA TRPF 24660-14 is Top Racer in the Federation bred from an expensive Son of Starting Pair ‘Nicole’ x ‘Lucky Hope’ are 1e and 2e Samdpr Gr.Averages Winners bought by Stroomop Lofts for R550,000-00. The Mother of 24660 is DV17 Special Pipa acquisition Inbred ‘Dent Dromer’ Hen. The Mother of 2415 is Top Racer and Super Breeder ZA GPU 03941-13 from a Karel Klemens parcel winner of the SAMDP with ‘Ali’. This pedigree index is on an international level of quality. Don’t miss it.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • LOT 13 END JUNE -ZA 24 BULLCAT 1114 -SIRE:NL 18 1633166 “DE BLAUWE 166”. AALDERING PIGEONS. THIS COCK WERE A SUPER RACER. 12TH CHALONS AGAINST 20306 PIGEONS , 11TH QUIEVRAIN AGAINST 5903 PIGEONS , 21ST MAASTRICH AGAINST 5846 PIGEONS , 10TH TIENEN AGAINST 1752 PIGEONS , 45TH BIERGES AGAINST 6047 PIGEONS.THIS COCK IS A DIRECT GRANDCHILD TO “BUGATTI”. “BUGATTI” IS A FULL BROTHER TO “LINCIA” . 1ST NAT ACE BIRD YOUNG SMALL MIDDLE DISTANCE KBDB 2015.—————–DAM:ZA 19 179991 . GABY VANDENABEELE. THIS HEN BRED BEST BIRD UNION 2022 FOR MIKE ENGELBRECHT. THIS IS BRED OUT OF THE BEST OF BERTUS NEL.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • LOT 12 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 184 -SIRE: 785 ZA 20 RADR. KITTEL. THIS IS A GRANDSON OF DOUBLE ROSITA AND DOUBLE KITTEL.—-DAM: 1177 ZA 23 ABL. KITTEL. THIS IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO THE OLYPIC PAIR.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • LOT 18 END JUNE – ZA 19 TRPF 2447 -Scored 2x in the Fed from only 2 races. Bred from a Love mating from a Top Pair in Johan Hamilton’s Lofts. Sire: ZA GPU 3866-17 ‘The Gift’. From Kitchenbrand Loft without a pedigree. A Tough distance racer from 700km, 743km & 1058km Matjiesfontein… Only two babies with his Love Hen, Scored 3 Fed Positions between them from only 2 races each. The Dam of 2447 is ZA TRPF/D 3706-17 another reliable racer from one of Johan Hamilton’s Greatest ‘Click Pairs’. Top acquisitions via Ferdie Coetzer of selected stock from a lifetime gene pool of Johann Schmidt Gold Medal / De Vos…that include the index of all his classics ‘Bianca’, ‘Star Eyes’, ‘True Blue’, Ref G the ‘Wouters Hen’. Mega inbred to Ferdie Coetzer’s ‘Blou Bul’ Coetzer & Oerlemans Foundation, now 6x 1e Bakkie Win Line. An extraordinary Super Breeder Hen was introduced from Antwerp Champion Serge Van Elsacker – Jepsen that bred 2 Gauteng Combine wins for Mark King and is the Starting hen behind Leon Meyer’s ’18 Carat Gold’ Sanpo Medallists. Thomas Smit bought 19779 reliable racer from the Samdpr Dght of the Imported Van Elsacker hen for Johan as a Gift as the Van Elsacker Cross Ferdie family produced several generations of Top racers and Breeders. 2447 is bred from an established Genetic Package.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • .LOT 4 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 189 – SIRE:s 195 ZA 20 ABL , a full brother to the dam of 7 x SANPO Gold medalist , also declared the ” Best Pigeon In The World ” ZA 20 PWDU 9849 alias ” Turbo Kittel “.———-DAM:421 ZA 20 FHC . Strain: KITTEL Color: Cheque Pied This hen is a 75% Kittel and 25% Sagan. Both were National ACE pigeons. This hen can become a super star in your stock loft.SEE PEDIGREE!!

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  • .LOT 8 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 179 -SIRE: 17693 TRPF 23 ZA. HIS SIRE IS A DIRECT SON TO “MELT’S BEST KITTEL”. HIS MOTHER IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO “MELT BEST KITTEL”.————–DAM: 17691 TRPF 23 ZA . KITTEL /BEST KITTEL. BRED OUT OF KITTELS OF ALWYN BESTER AND MIKE ENGELBRECHT.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • .LOT 2 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 195 -SIRE: 785 ZA 20 RADR. KITTEL. THIS IS A GRANDSON OF DOUBLE ROSITA AND DOUBLE KITTEL.—-DAM: 1177 ZA 23 ABL. KITTEL. THIS IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO THE OLYPIC PAIR.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • .LOT 6 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 181 -SIRE:1182 ZA 23 ABL. DIRK VAN DEN BULCK. SAME BRED SOLD FOR R25 000.00 ON TOPPIGEON.————DAM: 438 ZA 21 ABL . THIS HEN IS BRED FROM A SUPER ROODHOOFT COCK MATED TO A SUPER KITTEL HEN.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • LOT 14 END JUNE -ZA 19 PRPC 4200 -SIRE:00640 ZA 15. BRED FURIOUS BLOEMFONTEIN HOTSPOT WINNER DINOKENG.———–DAM:06616 ZA 15. BOUGHT FROM DU PREEZ & DEETLEFS. BRED DINOKENG HOTSPOT WINNER. BRED UNION WINNER. BRED CRUSADERS BREEDERSTAKES WINNER OF R45000.00.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • LOT 15 END JUNE – 4875 ZA TRPFD 19 BBWF – howpiece Handler with silky feathering and wing-span for 1000km’s.. From a Top ‘Click’ Pair in Johan Hamilton’s Main Stock. Her Sire is ZA GPU 01077-17 Super Breeder Cream of GJT / Benchmark Lofts famous Kaasboer / Chipo winners Circle. Bred Top Racers in the Federation.. Special selection for Johan by Billy Kitchenbrand. Dam: ZA GPU 04429-15 ‘Die Kuier Hen’ Best of Flor Engels. Ace Racer alternatively scoring from Johan’s Loft in the TRPF and Racing from Silver Backs Lofts at Odra scoring 7x in the Fed. Part of a parcel of which Racing Silver Backs lost the information sheet in the rain at the time of writing down the babies info. Everyone knows Racing Silver Backs owns the best Flor Engels Genetics in the Country. 4875 is Directly from the Click pair with a Top Scoring Index she should pass on at stock. Don’t miss this beaut!SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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  • .LOT 1 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 187 -SIRE:1182 ZA 23 ABL. DIRK VAN DEN BULCK. SAME BRED SOLD FOR R25 000.00 ON TOPPIGEON.————DAM: 438 ZA 21 ABL . THIS HEN IS BRED FROM A SUPER ROODHOOFT COCK MATED TO A SUPER KITTEL HEN.SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • .LOT 3 END JUNE – ZA 24 BULLCAT 1496 -SIRE:NL 21 1423147. JO & FLORIAN HENDRIKS. THIS IS A DIRECT GRANDSON TO WORLD FAMOUS “HARRY”.—————-DAM: NL 21 1375021 . BOTH HER SIRE AND DAM ARE GRAND CHILDREN OF “HARRY” JAN HOOYMANS . SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • .LOT 5 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 183 -SIRE:s 195 ZA 20 ABL , a full brother to the dam of 7 x SANPO Gold medalist , also declared the ” Best Pigeon In The World ” ZA 20 PWDU 9849 alias ” Turbo Kittel “.———-DAM:421 ZA 20 FHC . Strain: KITTEL Color: Cheque Pied This hen is a 75% Kittel and 25% Sagan. Both were National ACE pigeons. This hen can become a super star in your stock loft.SEE PEDIGREE!!

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  • .LOT 7 END JUNE – ZA 24 BULLCAT 1495 ——SIRE:NL 21 1423147. JO & FLORIAN HENDRIKS. THIS IS A DIRECT GRANDSON TO WORLD FAMOUS “HARRY”.—————-DAM: NL 21 1375021 . BOTH HER SIRE AND DAM ARE GRAND CHILDREN OF “HARRY” JAN HOOYMANS . SEE PEDIGREE!!!

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  • LOT 11 END JUNE – ZA 24 LVR 178 -SIRE: 17693 TRPF 23 ZA. HIS SIRE IS A DIRECT SON TO “MELT’S BEST KITTEL”. HIS MOTHER IS A DOUBLE GRANDCHILD TO “MELT BEST KITTEL”.————–DAM: 17691 TRPF 23 ZA . KITTEL /BEST KITTEL. BRED OUT OF KITTELS OF ALWYN BESTER AND MIKE ENGELBRECHT.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!

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25th August 2026 0:01LOT 22 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Len Knoetze 2-FB 10714 2025 –dmgR1,500Current bid: R1,500
24th August 2026 23:57.LOT 9 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Len Knoetze 3-FB 10716 2025 -SIRE:24 EIN (ZA) 20 ‘Karo 8’. EINKAMERER.————–DAM:21 SRPV/D 1673 “Little Dody” EINKAMERER BB.SEE PEDIGREE!!!dmgR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 23:22LOT 22 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Len Knoetze 2-FB 10714 2025 –shafiekmodienR1,000Current bid: R1,500
24th August 2026 22:17LOT 54 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Len Knoetze 3-FB 10730 2025 –shafiekmodienR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 22:07LOT 48 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Gys Louw 2-TPA 7184 2025 –shafiekmodienR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 22:04LOT 57 SAIPR WINTER OLR – TNT Elite Centre-ZA GPU 2593 2025 –shafiekmodienR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 21:39.LOT 8 SAIPR WINTER OLR – VERMEULEN LOFT-ZA FB 6298 2025 -SIRE:ZA CRU-23-239 M MEAL DU PREEZ – DEETLEFS FATHER MAD MAX !!!! 1 PRIZE WINNER AFRIKAPRO 2025 HOTSPOT 7 383KM !!!! MAD MAX WAS SOLD FOR 9.000$ !!! Winner of: 1. PRIZE HS7 383KM 18. PRIZE HS6 330KM FATHER TURBO KITTEL X 168/20.—————DAM:ZA ZA-20-9731 H Inbred Number 1 BCH Never to be repeated again ‘ Inbred to foundation cock Number One’ hen up for sale. She is a small compact hen with soft feathering and tight vents Super Gold medal winning genetics.SEE PEDIGREE!!!lmgR5,000Current bid: R5,000
24th August 2026 21:39.LOT 8 SAIPR WINTER OLR – VERMEULEN LOFT-ZA FB 6298 2025 -SIRE:ZA CRU-23-239 M MEAL DU PREEZ – DEETLEFS FATHER MAD MAX !!!! 1 PRIZE WINNER AFRIKAPRO 2025 HOTSPOT 7 383KM !!!! MAD MAX WAS SOLD FOR 9.000$ !!! Winner of: 1. PRIZE HS7 383KM 18. PRIZE HS6 330KM FATHER TURBO KITTEL X 168/20.—————DAM:ZA ZA-20-9731 H Inbred Number 1 BCH Never to be repeated again ‘ Inbred to foundation cock Number One’ hen up for sale. She is a small compact hen with soft feathering and tight vents Super Gold medal winning genetics.SEE PEDIGREE!!!toppigeonR5,000Current bid: R5,000
24th August 2026 21:39.LOT 8 SAIPR WINTER OLR – VERMEULEN LOFT-ZA FB 6298 2025 -SIRE:ZA CRU-23-239 M MEAL DU PREEZ – DEETLEFS FATHER MAD MAX !!!! 1 PRIZE WINNER AFRIKAPRO 2025 HOTSPOT 7 383KM !!!! MAD MAX WAS SOLD FOR 9.000$ !!! Winner of: 1. PRIZE HS7 383KM 18. PRIZE HS6 330KM FATHER TURBO KITTEL X 168/20.—————DAM:ZA ZA-20-9731 H Inbred Number 1 BCH Never to be repeated again ‘ Inbred to foundation cock Number One’ hen up for sale. She is a small compact hen with soft feathering and tight vents Super Gold medal winning genetics.SEE PEDIGREE!!!lmgR4,000Current bid: R5,000
24th August 2026 21:39.LOT 8 SAIPR WINTER OLR – VERMEULEN LOFT-ZA FB 6298 2025 -SIRE:ZA CRU-23-239 M MEAL DU PREEZ – DEETLEFS FATHER MAD MAX !!!! 1 PRIZE WINNER AFRIKAPRO 2025 HOTSPOT 7 383KM !!!! MAD MAX WAS SOLD FOR 9.000$ !!! Winner of: 1. PRIZE HS7 383KM 18. PRIZE HS6 330KM FATHER TURBO KITTEL X 168/20.—————DAM:ZA ZA-20-9731 H Inbred Number 1 BCH Never to be repeated again ‘ Inbred to foundation cock Number One’ hen up for sale. She is a small compact hen with soft feathering and tight vents Super Gold medal winning genetics.SEE PEDIGREE!!!toppigeonR4,500Current bid: R5,000
24th August 2026 21:22.LOT 6 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 1-ZA JKL 146 2025 -Sire: 9264 ZA 24 GPU Bred for stock from the best Sablon bloodlines. This cock is a full brother to “JBM’s Girl,” “Jimmy’s Boy,” and “Hettie’s Gold.” A powerful breeding prospect carrying strong Sablon genetics and excellent family potential.———–Dam: 598 ZA BOTHA 24 F Botha Blue Bar Pied Hen. Full brother and sistermating of “Five Star” 691/22, the Afrikapro Green Jacket champion for Alwyn Bester, who won R1 000 000. Bred from the strains of Dirk van den Bulck’s “Kittel’s” and the “810” Sablon Cock.SEE PEDIGREE!!!lmgR2,001Current bid: R2,001
24th August 2026 21:21.LOT 6 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 1-ZA JKL 146 2025 -Sire: 9264 ZA 24 GPU Bred for stock from the best Sablon bloodlines. This cock is a full brother to “JBM’s Girl,” “Jimmy’s Boy,” and “Hettie’s Gold.” A powerful breeding prospect carrying strong Sablon genetics and excellent family potential.———–Dam: 598 ZA BOTHA 24 F Botha Blue Bar Pied Hen. Full brother and sistermating of “Five Star” 691/22, the Afrikapro Green Jacket champion for Alwyn Bester, who won R1 000 000. Bred from the strains of Dirk van den Bulck’s “Kittel’s” and the “810” Sablon Cock.SEE PEDIGREE!!!michael-rossouwR1,501Current bid: R2,001
24th August 2026 21:21.LOT 6 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 1-ZA JKL 146 2025 -Sire: 9264 ZA 24 GPU Bred for stock from the best Sablon bloodlines. This cock is a full brother to “JBM’s Girl,” “Jimmy’s Boy,” and “Hettie’s Gold.” A powerful breeding prospect carrying strong Sablon genetics and excellent family potential.———–Dam: 598 ZA BOTHA 24 F Botha Blue Bar Pied Hen. Full brother and sistermating of “Five Star” 691/22, the Afrikapro Green Jacket champion for Alwyn Bester, who won R1 000 000. Bred from the strains of Dirk van den Bulck’s “Kittel’s” and the “810” Sablon Cock.SEE PEDIGREE!!!lmgR1,500Current bid: R2,001
24th August 2026 21:02LOT 27 SAIPR WINTER OLR – LOFT EINKAMERER 1-ZA EIN 311 2025 –jochananR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 20:40LOT 14 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Andre & Juan 2-ZA ODRA 2741 2025 -Bred from two great pigeons and confident some results will follow.The prediction was justified as she is the 12th Finalist on the SAIPR winter race 2026————-SIRE:ZA 23 CYRL 5207.Alias “‘All The Way Webster'” This is one of the best put together “Webster” One Loft genetic birds we could lay our hands on.He is the nestmate of unofficial 2nd Ace 2024.Full brother (WYNL 1538/23) winner of the final and the 3rd race Ou Skuur One Loft 2024.This cock is sire to Org winner 630 km 2025 in his first attempt in stock loft..————–DAM:ZA 24 SLIM 217.Alias “Drinna” This is a SUPER pigeon.Her performances at Diaz renowned for very hard races are superb. She raced 39th race (2), 75th race (3), 5th race (5) 2nd race (6) (Car race), 33rd race (7) and 1st on 525 km race (8).She raced 4th again on race (9). Bought her back for R42000.SEE PEDIGREE!!!cyrilR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 20:13.LOT 3 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Kalahari Loots / KLD 1-KALAHARI 11 2025 -30TH FINAL RACE ———-SIRE:4491 ZA SNWF 18. R Scott / L Meyer/ Samdpr & Kalahari Loots Blou Famlie Picture below is of the Reference Bird Knopneus’ Est. SA Breeder.————DAM:0408 ZA SOTVL 17 ‘Renier’ Hen BB 1e Ace Bird Dinokeng Proven Breeder 1st Year Stock! ‘Renier’ 1e Ace Bird Dinokeng OL i2018. She bred 2x Union Winner 1st year at Stock. She is the Dam Leanie’ 6e Ace Bird Dinokeng OL 2019. ‘Renier’ is Gr.Dam to 9e Final Diaz 2023. Her Dam bred .more than 20 x 1e. Super Stock!SEE PEDIGREE!!!!ianR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 19:36LOT 28 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Jerry Right-ZA MOUN 136 2025 –jason-liuR1,000Current bid: R1,000
24th August 2026 19:36LOT 18 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Trinity Lofts 2-MPHU 31 2025 -13TH FINAL RACE———–SIRE:3789 WCC 20.1st Leeuw Gamka-1 MPHU Fed 2021(71 members) 5th Leeuw Gamka-3 MPHU Fed 2021 (71 members) 19th Bloemfontein MPHU Fed 2021 (71 members) 15th Kenhardt FBHU Car Race 2021.————-DAM:260482 ZA 20 BB Wajid Rasool.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!wazeirR1,500Current bid: R1,500
24th August 2026 19:12LOT 10 SAIPR WINTER OLR – JPH & S Posthumus-ZA 810 2025 -3RD FINAL EQUAL WINNER (WINNING R175 000) , HOTSPOT 3 WINNER (WINNING R50 000.00)—————-SIRE – 4312 BB C. Van Loon Full brother to 259328. Child 10988 – 3rd Main Race, Marlbank Lofts – 2023.————-DAM:1818 PIED H.Rauw Sablon / Slimme Putterie FULL SISTER TO 1957 Best Hen in my loft.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!lambie-loftsR5,000Current bid: R5,000
24th August 2026 18:13.LOT 6 SAIPR WINTER OLR – Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 1-ZA JKL 146 2025 -Sire: 9264 ZA 24 GPU Bred for stock from the best Sablon bloodlines. This cock is a full brother to “JBM’s Girl,” “Jimmy’s Boy,” and “Hettie’s Gold.” A powerful breeding prospect carrying strong Sablon genetics and excellent family potential.———–Dam: 598 ZA BOTHA 24 F Botha Blue Bar Pied Hen. Full brother and sistermating of “Five Star” 691/22, the Afrikapro Green Jacket champion for Alwyn Bester, who won R1 000 000. Bred from the strains of Dirk van den Bulck’s “Kittel’s” and the “810” Sablon Cock.SEE PEDIGREE!!!michael-rossouwR1,000Current bid: R2,001

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