Spanish Little Friar Tumbler Pigeon origin description size ornaments colors comment caring and Pictures Gallery

Origin: Spain, in the old province of Andalusia which in 1833 was divide into eight present day provinces: Almeria, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga and Seville all in southern Spain. Its time of origin is uncertain. According to Brage it was especially popular in the cities of Malaga and Granada some years ago and apparently originated from a cross of the Catalonian Cap de Frare with the old type Jacobin which Brage thinks would seem to account for the longer body, larger size and color arrangement quite different from that of the Cap de Frare.

Description: It is a flying bird. It has an oval head and straight beak, with beak and neck of medium length; its broad breast tapers towards its tail.

Size: Small, average weight 312 to 340 grams.

Ornaments: It is plain-headed and clean-legged. Its wings are long and carried upon the tail which has the normal 12 rectrices.

Colors: Black, dun, bronze, blue in checkered and barred, red, yellow and cream. All plumage is colored except the head, primaries and rectrices which are white. The line of demarcation of head colors runs from the junction of the two mandibles backward under the eye and straight across to the back of the head. Its eye is bull; its eye cere is fine and flesh-colored.

Comment: Brage says that the breed has become extremely rare in what was once old Andalusia, where blacks and reds were the most popular. It is exceedingly rare in the United States, if it exists here at all.

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

Spanish Little Friar Tumbler Pigeon Pictures Gallery