Origin: England. The English Antwerp was developed from Belgian homing pigeons, imported principally from Antwerp, around the 1860’s and 1870’s. These performing birds were first exhibited as Show Antwerp and Exhibition Antwerp. Later the Antwerp Club, founded in 1890, provided classes for short-faced, long-faced, and medium-faced birds. In 1894 medium-faced birds were popular and fabulous prices were paid for outstanding specimens. Contemporary writers mention outcrosses the Barb and other breeds, but not one of them knows of such crosses through first-hand knowledge.
Description: The Antwerp is strictly an exhibited bird of Homer body conformation. It is erect and hard-feathered, and should have red eyes. Fifty points is allotted in the standard of the Antwerp Club (England) for head, eye, cere, beak, and wattle.
Size: Medium, average weight 18 to 20 ounces. The standard gives no weights.
Ornaments: The Antwerp should be plain-headed and clean-legged. It has no ornaments. Its head and component parts differ considerably from the wild (Columba livia) type. The beak is stout and blunt; the head large, massive, and oval in shape.
Colors: The English standard provides for black checkered, blue checkered, blue barred, red checkered, red barred (mealy) and silver dun.
Comment: The Antwerp has never achieved popularity in the United States, and only a few specimens are exhibited at our largest national shows. This is regrettable, as it is a hardy and attractive breed.
Seven steps must follows for Pigeon growing:
The requirements for pigeon breeding are simple, but they must be followed to be successful. There should be no relaxing or neglect at any time, for it is much easier to prevent trouble than to eliminate disease, parasites or vermin once these have occurred.
1. A dry house with the inside protected from rain or snow.
2. Separate houses for mated pairs and odd birds.
3. A flypen, if the breed requires one that dries out easily.
4. A suitable feed ration protected from contamination.
5. A suitable mineral ration protected from contamination.
6. Water suitable for human consumption protected from contamination.
7. Suitable nesting materials.
If any one of the seven is neglected, trouble of some sort will eventually occur.
References: Encyclopedia of Pigeon breeds by Wendell Mitchell Levi, accepted everywhere as Mr. Pigeon
Description: The Antwerp is strictly an exhibited bird of Homer body conformation. It is erect and hard-feathered, and should have red eyes. Fifty points is allotted in the standard of the Antwerp Club (England) for head, eye, cere, beak, and wattle.
Size: Medium, average weight 18 to 20 ounces. The standard gives no weights.
Ornaments: The Antwerp should be plain-headed and clean-legged. It has no ornaments. Its head and component parts differ considerably from the wild (Columba livia) type. The beak is stout and blunt; the head large, massive, and oval in shape.
Colors: The English standard provides for black checkered, blue checkered, blue barred, red checkered, red barred (mealy) and silver dun.
Comment: The Antwerp has never achieved popularity in the United States, and only a few specimens are exhibited at our largest national shows. This is regrettable, as it is a hardy and attractive breed.
Seven steps must follows for Pigeon growing:
The requirements for pigeon breeding are simple, but they must be followed to be successful. There should be no relaxing or neglect at any time, for it is much easier to prevent trouble than to eliminate disease, parasites or vermin once these have occurred.
1. A dry house with the inside protected from rain or snow.
2. Separate houses for mated pairs and odd birds.
3. A flypen, if the breed requires one that dries out easily.
4. A suitable feed ration protected from contamination.
5. A suitable mineral ration protected from contamination.
6. Water suitable for human consumption protected from contamination.
7. Suitable nesting materials.
If any one of the seven is neglected, trouble of some sort will eventually occur.
References: Encyclopedia of Pigeon breeds by Wendell Mitchell Levi, accepted everywhere as Mr. Pigeon
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