Aachen Lacquer Shield Owl

The Aachen LacquerShield Owl (German: Aachener Lackschildmövchen) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Aachen Lacquer Shield Owls along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia).

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Australian Saddleback Tumbler

The Australian Saddleback Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Australian Saddleback Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). As the name suggests, this breed is an Australian creation and was first recognized as a breed in 1917.

The breed is usually muffed (feather-legged) but a clean-legged variety does exist. The name of the breed derives from a distinctive saddle-shaped marking on the back. The marking on the head can be either a stripe (most common) or a spot. Australian Saddleback Tumblers can be shown in any color, but some of the more common are black, red, yellow, blue, silver, almond, and andalusian.

Australian Performing Tumbler

Origin

This breed of pigeon was developed through selective breeding in Australia from originally imported Tumbler Pigeon stocks.[1] The APT has been a popular flying variety in the past due to the spinning/rolling action typical of the Tumbler varieties. Wendell Levi discusses the tumbling performance and several early Tumbler breeds in his book The Pigeon.[2] Earlier versions of the APT were quite good little performers in the air. Nowadays however the breed is maintained mainly for exhibition purposes having first been developed for the show pen in the State of New South Wales. The APT is a very popular show variety in the Australian States of New South Wales and Queensland, where the largest number of breeders of this variety can be found. A show standard was adopted by the Australian National Pigeon Association in 1991 and has now been upgraded further thanks largely to the efforts of Mr Max Van Geet and Mr Vaughan Kelly

Description

The APT is medium faced, pearl eyed, clean legged and quite reminiscent of the old style English Long Faced Tumbler as seen in Levis book. With its nicely rounded head, short cobby body and its available selection of classic tumbler colors such as recessive red, kite and almond, the APT is an attractive specimen to see in the show pens. A quiet variety that is able to be used as a foster parent for other breeds increases the APT's usefulness.

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Archangel pigeon

Archangel pigeon

The Archangel is a breed of fancy pigeon, notable for the metallic sheen of its feathers.[1] Archangels, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). It is kept as an ornamental or fancy breed, valued for its unusual appearance. Archangels are small, weighing about 12 oz. They have unfeathered legs and dark orange eyes. They may or may not be crested. The body of the bird is bronze or gold with wings that are either black, white, or blue.

This breed is also known as the Gimpel, which is German for European Bullfinch. The United States is the only country in which all color forms are referred to as "Archangels", in Great Britain only the Black and Copper colored birds are called Archangels, this is because the Black and Copper color type was created in Great Britain.

The Archangel is known as Gimpeltaube in Germany, most color types were refined in Germany. This is a very old breed, the most likely place origin is Dalmatia / Illyria.[2] Breeders maintain consistency within the breed by following the breed standard.

Standard

Element Characteristics:

Head: Lightly curved, longish and narrow with a fairly flat frontal. The crest develops from the back of the shoulders and runs up to the apex, and here developing into a sharp conical point upon the head. The feathers from both sides of the shoulders converge together into a ridge or niche which runs up the back of the neck to form the crest.

Eyes: Very vivid, the iris is dark orange in color and is surrounded by a very slightly developed cere which is light pink to flesh in coloration.

Beak: Long thin and straight, the upper beak being slightly curved at the tip. The color the beak is light horn which becomes darker close to the tip.

Neck: Fairly long and comparatively thin. The throat is well rounded out.

Breast: Moderately wide and slightly pronounced.

Back: Sloping down and blending well into the tail.

Wings: Moderately long, tightly closed and lying nicely upon the tail without crossing. The tips should not extend to the end of the tail.

Tail: Long and narrow, tightly closed, being slightly longer than the flights. The tail must not be carried too low as to touch the ground.

Racing Homer

A Racing Homer is a breed of Domestic Pigeon that has been Selective breeding|selectively]] bred for more speed, and enhanced Homing instinct for the sport of Pigeon racing. A popular domestic pigeon breed, the Racing Homer is also one of the newest.

Development

Levi in his book The Pigeon refers to racing pigeons first being developed in Belgium and England during the Nineteenth Century.[1] He further says that they came about from the crossbreeding of a number of other breeds, primarily the Smerle, French Cumulet, English Carrier, Dragoon, and the Horseman (now lost). From the high-flying Cumulet, the Homer received its endurance, the ability to fly for hours on end without tiring. From the Carrier, it inherited the ability to find its way home from great distances.[1]

History

Pigeons have been used to carry messages for centuries. However, during the Nineteenth Century, the communication value of the bird--especially for carrying messages during war--became appreciated. Breeders competed to develop ever faster birds. Competitions soon developed, with pigeon racing growing into a popular sport throughout Western Europe and, beginning in the early Twentieth Century, in the United States. Large purses were offered for race winners.

All participants in World War I made use of the Racing Homer's ability to carry messages, with the British alone employing approximately 9,500 birds. The Second World War once more saw the major powers make use of the Homing Pigeon.

Other

Apart from the sport of racing against each other, fanciers also exhibit racing pigeons at organised shows and have a judge decide who has the better bird. British Homing World holds a show each year where all profits from the event are donated to both national and local charities, including Help the Aged and the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

Over the years, the racing pigeon has led to a number of other breeds, such as the American Show Racer, the Giant Homer (bred for Utility pigeon meat purposes), among others.

In the news

In February 2008 a pigeon fancier paid a South African record R800,000 for a racing pigeon at auction. The auction, where he bought several other birds, was held after the Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race.[3] A pigeon was in the headlines in 1998 when its owner gave her to a friend in Algeciras, southern Spain, after retiring from breeding racing pigeons. The bird named Boomerang promptly flew the 1,200 miles back home. The bird was given away again but kept returning home. Recently after ten years away the bird returned once again.