South German White-tail Pigeon

                                                                                                                                                   

The South German White tail is a medium sized compact clean-legged field pigeon, with almost horizontal posture with a well developed shell-crest.The head is well rounded and appearing broad with a well developed shell-crest. The head is well rounded and appearing broad with a well developed forehead; the shell-crest is held clear from the skull and set fairly high with well developed rosettes either side.

The eye is orange colour and the eye-cere is fine/narrow; for reds and yellows, pale to reddish colour and for all other colours,dark. The beak is medium length, for reds and yellows pale colour for all other colours the beak is black , the beak-cere is small, smooth and white powdered. The feathering is smooth and carried close to the body, this gives the impression it is smaller and slimmer than some of the other South German Breeds bit in the hand the impression is of a compact and firmly built pigeon.The ground colour is 'self'' coloured with exception of a white spot or 'snip' that should not be too large or too small and the 12 white tail feathers and the upper tail-coverts.This sounds easy, but to accomplish it is very difficult, as the under tail-covers must be coloured, also the size of the forehead spot is related to the 'sound' colouring of the belly and under tail-coverts is rarely correct. The colour of the belly and under tail-cover is a good guide to the quality of a bird,

Red Turtle Dove

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Photo By : Sharad Agrawal

Prachen Kanik

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.

                                 

Laudino Murciano Cropper

The Laudino Murciano Cropper has a long tradition.Untill now, the breed was mainly known by the fanciers as Valencia Antiquo cropper . This breed belonging to the group of Spanish wattle croppers, it has been hugely popular in the Murcia region, particularly in Valencia for a long time

The current Laudino Murciano Cropper has emerged from the former Valencia Cropper.The Valenciana Cropper was created as a flying pigeon to catch other pigeons. Character , flying style and temperament were the main features. It was a crossbred between old wattle pigeon breeds and racing pigeons, such as the "Magana" and "la azul de la Estrella ", where the body type was subordinate.

Overall impression and size

The Laudino Murciano has a long tail and long wings , horizontal position, with a close fitting plumage . The crop is not blown , but hanging. They occur mainly in the colour Black. By its length the pigeon gives the impression of being a heavy pigeon but it has a small body and in fact belongs to the lightest Spanish Cropper breeds. The square head is one of the most important breed characteristics, with triangular nose wattle and three round under wattles. preferably with a light - coloured beak. Finally the double light coloured eye ceres distinguish this breed from other Spanish Cropper breeds.

Colours :- Black is the most common colour in this breed. We also see this black in all its varieties such as pied or a dull or even brilliant variety. we also see the dark red colour , with the " leaden" tail. In this red variety also some white feathers may occur.

Neck :-  medium length and strong. Compared to the toatl length of the bird, the neck will give a short impression. In action the neck will enlarge.

Crop :- Medium size , with a crop-drape folding in the centre . In action the crop will be a little inflated

Breast :- Not very wide, compared to the length of the bird

Wings :- Long and strong. Resting on the tail, but in action also under the tail

Back :- Flat broad, straight , tight feathered without visible break from rump to tail

Tail :- Broad , with 12 strong tail feathers.

Legs :- Strong , medium length , clean and red in colour.

Rostov Tumbler

This Pigeon breed originated in Russia,in the Volga-Don area and is named after the city of Rostov. It is a nearly medium sized, low and stocky pigeon with a prominent breast and a gracious appearance. The neck trembles when excited. The wings are carried below the high tail. The tail is wider than the breast, flat and without gaps, no less than 14 rectrices, when excited pulled toward the body. the legs are short with muffs.

Rostov Tumbler from National German Pigeon Show, Ulm, Germany 2014