Details Information about Indian Mondain Pigeon

Indian Mondain Pigeon origin description size ornaments colors comment caring and pictures gallery: 

Origin: The United States in the 1920's. W. Edison Kain, of New York, in 1901 imported his original birds from J. H. W. Morgan, of England, formerly a resident of India. Morgan's strain was a cross of Indian Gola, French Mondain, Carneau, and a "Portuguese" cock—breed unknown. Kain previously possessed crosses of black and white Maltese, splashed yellow Carneau, yellow Maltese, yellow Runt and yellow French Gros Mondain. The Morgan birds were smaller than Kain's and Kain crossed them into his crosses, retaining the birds that had the black and white tigering color of the Indian Gola. A much larger breed was created, which was black, tigered white and carrying dilute (from the yellows). Kain named this new breed, "Indian Mondain."

Description: A dual-purpose breed—erect with straight back and tail carried low.

Size: A large, hard-feathered breed with cocks weighing 28 to 30 ounces and hens 25 to 28 ounces.

Ornaments: It is plain-headed and clean-legged. It has no ornaments.

Colors: Black with white tigering or splashing; also dun, red and yellow but the latter three colors never became popular. For exhibition, the standard of the National Indian Mondain Association (not now functioning) provided that the mottling should be as uniform as possible.

Comment: The breed is very rare in the United States today.

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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