Lahore/Lavender Lahore/ Silver Sherazi Pigeon with Origin Description Size Ornaments Color Comment Pictures and Video

Origin: Uncertain, but it is likely to be in the city of Sheraz, in Persia, rather than ancient city of Lahore, in India, for which it is named. Lyell (1881) and Morgan (1925), excellent English pigeon authorities, lived in India for years. Both said Indian pigeon fanciers called the breed Sherajee or Sherazie and never Lahori. Further confirming this, the Syrian Tumbler which is similar to the Lahore in some ways is called by present-day Syrians Sherazi meaning “coming from Sheraz”. The Lahore was introduced into England before 1855.

Description: An exhibition bird in the United States, and a striking colored breed. The front

of the neck, the breast, the undersides, the leg feathers and the tail are white; the top of the head, the back of the neck, the upper back and the entire wings are colored. The Lahore is fairly broad of breast and body. It has short legs, the feathering on them making them look even shorter.

Size: Medium, average weight 17 to 18 ounces. It has occasionally been used for producing table squabs. The standard of the American Lahore Club provides a penalty of 10 points for adult birds under 18 ounces in weight.

Ornaments: It is plain-headed and either grouse-legged or with small muffs.

Colors: Black, dun, red, yellow, silver and lavender. The last is particularly attractive in this breed. The qualities of all colors are very good.

Comment: The breed is gaining steadily in popularity which it well deserves. At the St. Louis National Pigeon Association shows in January 1963. 14 exhibitors showed 103 birds.

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: Wendell Mitchell Levi (1891-1976), accepted everywhere as Mr. Pigeon

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