Fancy pigeons

shrewbie · 2020-01-18T23:33:47.466Z

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Old German Owl pigeon

The Old German Owl (German: Altdeutsches Mövchen) is a breed of fancy pigeon, and the originator of the short faced German Shield Owls. It was the first breed in Germany to be called Mövchen ("Little Gull") due to its resemblance to the silver gull in color and markings. The breed was again formally recognized in Germany in 1956, but the first official standard was not adopted in Europe until 1960. The standard was adopted by the National Pigeon Association of America in 1999.

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Frillback

The Frillback is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Frillbacks, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is known for the frill or curls on the wing shield feathers. The feather curl should also be present at the ends of the foot feathers or muffs. The quality of a Frillback is based on a 100-point scale, with the head constituting 15 points, the color constituting 15 points, the ...

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Fantail pigeon

The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 feathers. The breed is thought to have originated in Pakistan, India, China, Japan or Spain. There are several subvarieties, such as the English Fantail, the Indian Fantail, and the Thai Fantail. Charles Darwin used it as one of the examples in the first chapter of On The Origin Of Species There...

shinymcshine · 2020-01-18T23:36:44.410Z

I mean who is making these arbitrary fancy designations.

shinymcshine · 2020-01-18T23:36:57.941Z

How much does it pay?

shrewbie · 2020-01-18T23:38:53.288Z

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English Trumpeter

The English Trumpeter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. English Trumpeters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). This is one of the most popular breeds in the USA. The English Trumpeter is regarded as one of the most ornamental breeds of fancy pigeon. The most distinguishing feature of this breed are the very large muffs on its feet, which often grow to sizes close to its fligh The n...

Scott_Chegg · 2020-01-18T23:40:53.518Z

I fancy pigeons
I do not fancy pigeons

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AQOS · 2020-01-19T01:26:48.499Z

I love pigeons

top 10 animal

love their strut, love the fact they’ll eat any old shit, love their appreciation of chips, top lads

Acorn · 2020-01-19T01:34:50.607Z

I think this one glitched

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Acorn · 2020-01-19T01:36:03.289Z

shrewbie these pigeons are so fancy

1101010 · 2020-01-19T01:36:15.811Z

I thought they were just big fans of pigeons

1101010 · 2020-01-19T01:36:56.189Z

We know @xylo finds a gorillas attractive so I’ll be interested in his answer here

AQOS · 2020-01-19T01:38:32.965Z

isn’t it mad that pigeons are doves

yes i’ve always thought this
i didn’t know this but now that I do, yes it is

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zorb · 2020-01-19T01:42:37.869Z

Was once in this Serbian zoo and they had some massive pigeons, they were the size of cats, felt like a fever dream. Would like to see them again.

zorb · 2020-01-19T01:42:58.339Z

A baby pidgeon is called a squab.

manches · 2020-01-19T05:21:38.291Z

Imagine if pigeons started quacking
Just for one day