A breed perfected in Czechoslovakia that was descended from ancient Middle Eastern pigeons from such countries as Turkey , Iran and Iraq .They are a hardy and attractive breed that doesn't got to an extreme in wattle development .
The breed were imported to the United States in the early 1950's by Lynn E Hummel , still a rare breed there . It is an outstanding utility breed as well as now being an exhibition one . They were derived from crosses of local pigeons with wattle breeds; =the barb , The dragoon and the Carrier . They are plain headed and clean legged. It is somewhat similar in type and conformation to the Barb but with a longer beak and smaller eye cere. Its head is of medium length , broad and well rounded . Its beak is also of medium length and is stout, with well developed wattles, which do not attain the exaggeration of the Barb. It is somewhat between the Barb and the Dragoon in appearance . They are above average in size weighting around 600 grams , which a little heavier than the Barb. They are bread in a number of self colors; black , dun, white, red, yellow, chestnut brown and blue with or without white bars or in pencil laced or storked marked . They also come in pied and shield marked varieties. The eye color is pearl in selfs and dark in the white and pied varieties . The pencil laced colors often show a half split eye, which is part pearl and part dark. its eye cere is bright red, It is considered a breed with excellent foraging and squabbing ability.
Its a Breed from Czech Republic , The area of their origin is the province in South Bohemia named Prachen and the name Kanik comes from a local owl pigeon . This breed is an elegant, strongly built,stocky pigeon that still has the type of the field pigeon.The stance is almost horizontal and medium high. The body not too long , the wings are broad, carried tight against the body , the tips resting on the tail showing the attractive shield marking.
The eyes are orange to ruby red and fiery, birds with brown feather colour have paler eyes.The eye-cere is of a fine texture, colour is pink to red, this holds for all colour varieties.The basic markings of the Prachen Kanik is the strasser marking, but with some extras: The prachen Kanik has white flights, minimum seven and maximum ten. A difference of no more than 2 white flights between both wings is allowed.'Slip' flights is not a major fault, even important in the breeding, because the white colour always has a tendency to spread. The back of the Prachen Kanik is white, with a clean separation at the vent. An important breed characteristic is the medium size white spot on the forehead starting at the beak cere. The size of the spot may vary from small pea-size to a slightly elongated marking up to 1.5 cm long,it should not be too large or too broad.
The Frillback a breed known for the frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.these breeds are the earliest known pigeons to be bred solely for ornamental purposes.An ancient breed that is said to came from Asia . They are slightly larger than other coloured pigeon breeds,with longer tail and wing feathers.Shell-crest and plain-head are found in all colours of Frillbacks.A Plain-headed Frillback should have a slightly oval head with no flat areas and a for-head that has a distinct stop at the wattle.A shell-crested Frillback should have a thick shell crest on the back of the head with Rosettes on each side.The crest should stand off the head.The eyes should be in line with the beak. A reddish-orange is desired in all colours except shield marked.Shield marked desire a black or "bull eye" While pearl, gravel and cracked eyes occur, they are not desirable and are considered major fault.the beak is long, with the upper beak often being slightly than the lower beak. The wattle is thin and white on all colours.
The African Owl is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. They originated in Tunisia, and were imported into England during the 19th century. The breed is known for its short beak, which gives the breed the "Owl" name due to the size and shape..
Standard
Head – 20 Points: Proportionately large, massive, round in shape, side view circular with eye in the center. Front view presenting a high crown, circular from eye to eye, full between the eye and beak; cheeks well rounded, and full in appearance; wide in the gape or “frog-mouthed.”
Beak, Beak Setting And Beak Substance – 16 Points: Short and thick beak, the upper mandible continuing the circular sweep of the head, both side and front view; the upper and lower mandibles of equal substance, meeting and fitting in a straight line which continued backward should pass a little below the center of the eye; blunt at the tip. Color for Blacks and Blues, Black; for Duns, Silvers, Browns and Khakis, light horn color; for Reds, Yellows and Whites, flesh color. Beak wattles should be fine in texture, small in size and covered with a white powdery bloom; it should not rise out of the curve of the head, but form part of the curve. Viewed from the front, the wattles should be of a flattened heart shape.
Eye and Eye Cere – 10 Points : Eyes should be large, alert and bold; color for all colored birds, currant red; except Pieds which may be either bull or gravel; Whites, bull or claret; eye set in the center of the side of the head. Eye cere should be fine and neat in texture, circular in shape. Color for the Blacks and Blues, dark; all other colored birds of a lighter shade; Whites, powdered white in color. A red or pink eye cere is very objectionable.
Gullet – 4 Points : Wide from the side view, thin from front line, filling in the hollow space at the throat, starting near the tip of the lower mandible and terminating in the frill.
Neck – 4 Points : Rather short, thick at the shoulders and tapering gradually to its’ smallest diameter under the cheek or jowl; clean cut out at the throat, giving prominence to the gullet and cheeks; the back part joining the curve of the back skull in an unbroken, graceful curve.
Frill – 6 Points : As ample and well developed as possible, running well down the center of the breast.
Flights And Tail – 6 Points : Short and hard, folding compactly; flights resting on the tail, with tips nearly meeting. Tail carried just clear of the floor.
Legs And Feet – 4 Points : Legs strong and short, but long enough to give grace to the carriage, free from feathering below the hock. Feet rather small and neat; toes well spread apart, color bright red. Toenails on Blacks and Blues will be black. All others light.
Size And Shape – 10 Points : Size should be about eight inches from the front of the breast to tip of the tail and eight inches from floor to crown. Shape should be compact, giving the impression of hardness and vigor; breast short, full, broad and muscular, tapering to a wedge shape toward the tip of the tail; back short and slightly rounded from shoulder to shoulder.
Carriage – 10 Points : Bold, alert and upright; eye in a perpendicular line above the balls of the feet, the breast thrown out prominently, the neck slightly arched.
Color – 10 Points : All colors should be sound, clear and even, including rump, thigh and belly; the hackle luster should be green. Bars of Blues should be black; Silvers, dark dun or brown; Mealy, deep red; Cream, brilliant yellow. Lavenders should have no bars. Checks should show even and distinct checkering on the wings.
No frill whatsoever, over-trimming, excessive plucking, coloring of feathers or toenails, or any artificial alteration of structural formation, out of condition from disease, and decided deformity. Trimming of beak and toenails with scissors and file is permissible and is not to be considered objectionable.
This is another Indian pigeon,
of pure and distinct race; it’s a pigeon having the tremulous shaking neck of the
Fantail, and a close, narrow tail, with the normal number of twelve feathers. The
Mookee is a good breeder and feeder. It is a long lived pigeon
The head of the Mookee is
flat, showing no stop, and its beak rather longer than that of a common flying Tumbler;
it is also generally peak-headed. The irides are dark hazel in colour. The upper
mandible is white, and the lower follows the plumage. The whole head is white
above a line running across the eyes. The two longest flight feathers should be
white, and all the rest of the bird coloured. The head often comes foul or unequally
cut, and the flights often foul. Three, or even four a side, are better than unequal
flights, but two a side are considered the standard. The curious thing about the
Mookee is the tremulous shaking of the neck, which is never absent, and which is
most constant when the bird is salacious. It is singular to see the cock driving
the hen to nest ; his head and neck shake continually backward and forward, but he never
loses his balance. The tail is carried horizontally and close, as in most pigeons.
In India the birds without
white flight feathers are regard as perfect standard
