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GB2025 C 77709 "Rocco" MEALY COCK Inbred to the hen who bred a 21st RPRA OLR finalist — herself a full sister to the 1st UK Ace of 2015
"Rocco" is a concentrate of a single Albert Marcelis family. He is bred mother to son: his dam, the chequer hen GB2016V08169, is also the dam of his sire, the Potteries One Loft Race cock "Potteries Boy". Behind them stands the pair that made the line — the hen GB2011J05566 and the Belgian cock "Geeloog Brecht" — and the strongest single fact on the card follows from it: Rocco's dam is a full sister to GB2015V44903, 1st UK and 6th European Ace 2015.
The Sire — GB2020V52422 "Potteries Boy"
Ex Potteries OLR racer · by a son of "Dragan Geeloog", out of Rocco's own dam
Potteries Boy raced in the Potteries One Loft Race; the card prints no individual results for him, so he is offered on his breeding. His sire, GB2017C02087, is a direct son of "Dragan Geeloog" (GB2009A44511), described on the card as the loft's number one Marcelis breeder and as sire and grandsire of 1st prize winners up to 1st Welsh National level. Dragan's own sire was a direct son of Geeloog, the Belgian national champion. GB2017C02087 is himself credited as sire and grandsire to 1st prize winners.
His dam is GB2016V08169 — Rocco's dam. And because GB2017C02087 is also out of GB2011J05566, Potteries Boy is himself the product of a half-brother × half-sister mating before Rocco was ever bred.
The Dam — GB2016V08169
Chequer hen · dam of a 21st RPRA OLR finalist · full sister to the 1st UK Ace 2015
She has bred at One Loft level. Her youngster GB2021V05322 finished 21st in the final of the RPRA OLR 2021, then came back as a yearling to score 9th Hot Spot 1, 2nd Hot Spot 2, 15th in the final and 14th Ace.
Her breeding explains it. She is by GB2008C16979, a cock the card says was bred specially for stock, out of GB2011J05566 — and that same pairing produced GB2015V44903, 1st UK and 6th European Ace 2015. Her sire and dam are also half-brother and half-sister, both bred from "Geeloog Brecht". This is the hen the whole pedigree is built around, and Rocco carries her twice.
Mike Chadwick has to be one of the most successful Breeders of OLR pigeons world wide Bird for bird when you consider the relatively small team of birds he keeps compared to most !!
Having already secured 3 separate OLR Victories with this superb family of pigeons his drive to produce even more is relentless.
I have know Mike for some years now and his Knowledge and ability to breed outstanding stock is phenomenal !!
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