24-8209497 “Schallie 497” SLATE HEN · BRED BY H & E.J EIJERKAMP A daughter of “Nikita”,

24-8209497 “Schallie 497” SLATE HEN · BRED BY H & E.J EIJERKAMP A daughter of “Nikita”,

A daughter of “Nikita”, 10th National Ace Middle Distance 2024, by a son of Heremans-Ceusters’ Claudio and the Ace hen Karen

Schallie 497 is a straight daughter of “Nikita” (22-8228935), who was 10th National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance NPO/WHZB 2024 and 2nd Provincial Morlincourt against 7,584 birds. Her sire, “Karam” (16-1253535), is pure Heremans-Ceusters: a son of “Claudio”, himself a son of “Jackpot”, out of “Karen”, 1st Ace Allround Regio 4 2013. Two proven performance lines meet in one hen — Belgian on top, Dutch underneath.

The Sire — 16-1253535 “Karam”

Heremans-Ceusters chequer · son of Claudio × Karen

Karam is the direct product of two of the most productive birds in the Heremans-Ceusters section of this pedigree. His sire Claudio (06-6149988) is described on the card as a superb son of famous Jackpot, and is listed as the (grand)father of 1st Provincial Ace Short Distance Sector 8 2013, 1st Provincial Ace Middle Distance Sector 8 2014, 1st NPO Nanteuil 8,414 birds and 1st NPO Orléans 3,164 birds, among a run of further 1st prizes.

His dam Karen (11-1341334) was a racer in her own right: 1st Ace Allround Regio 4 2013, 3rd Ace Short Distance Regio 4 2013, 1st Quievrain 3,529 birds and 7th St. Quentin 4,277 birds. She is in turn the (grand)mother of 1st Ace Pigeon Dutch Touch OLR and 1st NPO Morlincourt against a field of more than 8,000. .

The Dam — 22-8228935 “Nikita”

Eijerkamp smoky blue · 10th National Ace Middle Distance 2024

Nikita is the reason this hen exists. She won 5th Provincial Ace Youngsters Superfondclub 2022 as a young bird, then 10th National Ace Middle Distance 2024 as a two-year-old — an ace performance sustained over a full season rather than a single good day. Her prize list on the card includes:

2nd Provincial Morlincourt — 7,584 birds

2nd Soissons — 6,004 birds

10th Etroeungt — 4,531 birds; 6th Bierges — 3,597 birds

22nd Tienen — 3,654 birds; 31st Chimay — 2,679 birds; 73rd Provincial Dizy-le-Gros — 5,636 birds

She is bred from the Eijerkamp cock Charles (21-7052319), a son of the Leideman cock Bor, out of 21-7052336, a daughter of Beetle, 1st National Ace Young Loft Allerbeste 2019 and 1st National Ace Middle Distance Pipa 2019. Ace blood runs on both sides of Nikita’s own pedigree, and she passes a National Ace record directly to Schallie 497.