With 60 breeds of pigeons and almost 600 entries, this year’s Fancy Pigeon Show, held in the underground parking of i’langa Mall on Saturday, May 13, was certainly a sight to behold.
The Eastern Region of the South African Fancy Pigeon Association’s (Safpa) show saw 23 exhibitors and a total of 594 entries, from pigeons with fan-shaped tails and feathered hoods around their heads to pigeons with curled feathers on their backs.
The show was a treat for visitors and competitors alike.
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The best young pigeon champion for the day went to Heinrich Moldenhauer and his Schietti Modena pigeon.
The first reserve went to Duane Schwarz with his working homer pigeon and the second reserve was awarded to Jan Labuschagne and his Dutch cropper pigeon.
Flip Koekemoer won third reserve with his Birmingham roller pigeon and fourth reserve went to Nicolette Sobreira and her English long-faced tumbler.
The fifth reserve went to Nesley Topham and his Indian fantail pigeon, and sixth reserve went to Simon Jordaan for his Krasnodar tumbler pigeon.
Safpa’s vice president, Dirk Scholtz, said the junior champion award was given to Shayla Schwarz and her working homer.
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“Our thanks go to Wikus van Niekerk, who was the chief judge. We also want to thank our other judges, At van Jaarsveld, Nollie Oosthuizen, Pieter Lourens, Jan Labuschagne and Johan van Hengel,” said Scholtz.
“A special thanks must go to Chris de Bruin who judged 329 pigeons. He started the task on Friday evening and finished at 15:00 on Saturday. Furthermore, he supervised the testing of four judge candidates.”
De Bruin is Safpa’s president.
Scholtz said the participating exhibitors came from KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
