2 victories in 1 week with Eijerkamp offspring for Ortner in Germany
What a fantastic start to the 2026 young bird season for Marius & Dominik Ortner from Wesseling, Germany. Right from the very first races, their youngsters dominated the results, with the direct Eijerkamp pigeons and their descendants playing an absolute leading role.
In 2024 and 2025, father and son Ortner invested specifically in several pigeons from Hans & Evert-Jan Eijerkamp. Several were acquired directly in Brummen, while further reinforcements came to Wesseling through the Eijerkamp auction at Herbots. Their main focus was on the proven top bloodlines of W.A. de Bruijn, A&B Leideman and Heremans-Ceusters. Now, in 2026, these investments are paying off in spectacular fashion. The young bird season has only just started, but from the very first race the descendants of these Eijerkamp pigeons have been coming home like rockets.
Two races, two victories and an incredible series of top prizes
The figures from the first two young bird races speak for themselves.
Gravenmacher (135 km) 73 pigeons entered – 56 prizes; 1., 2., 3., 3., 5., 6., 6., 6., 6., 10., 10., 10. etc. against 1,927 pigeons
Sessenheim (160 km) 73 pigeons entered – 57 prizes; 1., 2., 3., 3., 3., 3., 7., 7., 7., 10. etc. against 1,401 pigeons
A phenomenal start with two victories, tremendous series of early prizes and more than three-quarters of the team winning prizes in both races. Even more impressive is the tremendous influence of the Eijerkamp pigeons right at the very top of both results.
1. Gravenmacher against 1,927 pigeons – 100% Eijerkamp
The winner from Gravenmacher, DV06367-26-6632, is a 100% Eijerkamp product, as both its father and mother were acquired directly from Hans & Evert-Jan Eijerkamp in Brummen. The father is NL24-8209043NL24-8209043 ‘Kaiser’, a son of ‘Murphy Junior’ x ‘Delsie’. ‘Murphy Junior’ is a top son of the famous ‘Murphy's Law’ x ‘Phoebe’ and therefore represents one of the highly successful W.A. de Bruijn bloodlines within the Eijerkamp breeding loft.
The mother is NL24-8208897NL24-8208897, also a direct Eijerkamp pigeon and bred in Brummen from ‘Archimedes’ x ‘Tanja’. ‘Archimedes’ is a son of ‘Boela Bolt’ x ‘Beetle’, while ‘Tanja’ is a daughter of the proven top breeder ‘Uranus’ of W.A. de Bruijn.
Murphy Junior
NL2022-8459199
| 1. | Dizy le Gros | 8,034 pigeons |
| 6. | Dizy le Gros | 8,034 pigeons |
| 1. | Gravenmacher | 1,927 pigeons |
| 3. | Gravenmacher | 1,927 pigeons |
| 3. | Sessenheim | 1,769 pigeons |
| 3. | Sessenheim | 1,769 pigeons |
| 3. | Sessenheim | 1,769 pigeons |
Son 'Murphy's Law' X 'Phoebe'
'Murphy's Law' is winner
1. Nat. Ace Short-Middle Distance PIPA
1. Nat. Ace World Best Pigeon FCI
| 1. | Prov. Pontoise | 9,705 pigeons |
| fastest | 26,648 pigeons |
'Phoebe' is winner
2. Nat. Ace pigeon Youngster WHZB 2016
2. Nat Ace pigeon Short-distance PIPA
Direct W.A. de Bruijn
Just one minute later, the pigeon, DV06367-26-6656, that won 2. Gravenmacher against 1,927 pigeons was clocked. Remarkably, this youngster was also bred from two direct Eijerkamp pigeons. The father is NL23-9100980NL23-9100980 ‘Grizzle 980’, bred from a son of ‘Bor’ paired to a daughter of ‘Speedy Grizzle’. The mother is ‘Bombardino’, a daughter of ‘Willem’, a grandson of ‘Murphy's Law’, paired to ‘Lia’, a proven granddaughter of ‘Olympic Hurricane’.
1. Sessenheim and fastest of 1,769 pigeons
From Sessenheim it was DV06367-26-6651 that arrived first and this youngster not only won 1. Sessenheim against 1,401 pigeons in the Fluggemeinschaft, but was also the fastest of no fewer than 1,769 pigeons overall.
The father is a brother to ‘Olympic 125’ of Robert Kittel. This ‘Olympic 125’ was a phenomenal racer himself, winning no fewer than 6 pure first prizes. The mother is the direct Eijerkamp hen NL24-8209481NL24-8209481 ‘Bombardino’, bred in Brummen from two direct W.A. de Bruijn pigeons.
The 2. prize from Sessenheim was with DV06367-26-6623 The father of this pigeon is ‘Phonzi’, a direct A&B Leideman and grandson of the famous ‘Silver Dream’. The mother combines the bloodlines of Robert Kittel and Eijerkamp and, importantly, is a daughter of ‘Kaiser’ NL24-8209043NL24-8209043 and just one week earlier, ‘Kaiser’ was already the father of the winner from Gravenmacher and now he again appears directly in the pedigree of another absolute top performer. For Marius & Dominik Ortner, their decision to invest specifically in pigeons from Hans & Evert-Jan Eijerkamp in 2024 and 2025 is already proving to be a tremendous success.
Two races, two victories and Eijerkamp blood prominently represented at the very top of the results. A dream start for Marius & Dominik Ortner – and another impressive international demonstration of the tremendous breeding power of the Eijerkamp pigeons.
