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Budapest Short-faced Tumblers are a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] The breed was created in Budapest, Hungary.Budapest Short-faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia).
However, in an earlier account, John Moore suggested that the breed was the result of cross breeding between a type of cropper and horseman (both 18th century pigeon types). [1] Historically, the English Pouter was also called the Pouting Horseman, due to the links with the Horseman breed. [ 2 ]
The Gaditano Pouter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Gaditano Pouters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ).
Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [ 1 ] and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morphology and the behaviour of the domesticated descendants of the rock dove to suit their needs ...
The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon developed through many years of selective breeding.It was known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon in continental Europe.Nuns, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). [1]
Domestic pigeons reproduce exactly as wild rock pigeons do; settling in a safe, cool nook, building a flimsy stick nest, and laying two eggs that are incubated for a little longer than two weeks. A pigeon keeper may select breeding partners, but in an open loft the birds choose their own
The three Western European Columba pigeons, common wood pigeon, stock dove and rock dove, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the common wood pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–44.5 cm (15– 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and weight 300–615 g (10 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 21 + 3 ⁄ 4 oz), and the white on its ...
German Nun (German: Deutsches Nönnchen) is a breed of fancy pigeon bred by German pigeon fanciers. German pigeon-breeders have had great success in breeding German Nuns, which originated in the early seventeenth century. These birds are also widespread among the pigeon-breeders of Russia, where they are called Cross Monks.