Origin: Bohemia and Silesia. Some authorities say Thuringia.
Description:
An exhibition breed. It is a color sub variety of the Silesian Fairy Swallow.
it is said to have originated from a cross of the Silesian with a white plains headed
German Trumpeter. Lynn F. Hummel, of Columbia, Missouri, Produced them from a cross
of the Dresden Trumpeter with a barless Swallow. This breed is called the Tiger
Swallow in the United States.
Size:
Small
to medium, average weight slightly over 380 to 420 grams. Station is similar to
that of the Silesian Fairy Swallow.
Ornaments:
Plain-headed
and heavily muffed.
Colors:
Black
and red. The plumage is all white except for a colored frontal spot, colored wings,
and colored muffs. The feathers of the wings should alternate white and
colored, save the first two primaries, which should be colored. The feathers of
the muffs should also alternate. This alternation is not natural, and is said
to be produced by plucking the colored feathers desired to be white. The
plucked feather will usually re grow in white, a tendency inherited from the
Trumpeter side. Upper beak is dark, lower beak light in color. Eyes are dark.
Comment:
It
is very difficult to breed the Tiger Swallow and get the desired color pattern.
It has never been widely bred, but has had a number of out-standing breeders
here during this century.
Seven steps must follows for Pigeon growing:
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
Bohemian Fairy Swallow Pigeon Pictures Gallery
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