Origin:
Southern
Germany, especially Bavaria and Thuringia.
Description:
A German Toy pigeon closely related to the Double-Crested Shield.
Size:
Small, average weight slightly under 360 grams.
Ornaments:
Clean-legged and plain-headed, though some occasionally are shell-crested.
Colors:
The markings are the same as the Double-Crested Shield—the entire body being
white except for colored wings. Colors are: black, red, yellow, blue barred and
barless, blue checkered, lark, red checkered, silver, barless and with white or
brown bars, isabel, and marbled.
Comment:
This breed is very rare in the United States. A sub variety has unopened quill
feathers on the sides of the body and is known in Bavaria as Franconian Velvet,
or Satin-Shield (Frankische Saintschild).
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
South German Shield Pictures Gallery
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