Pigmy Pouter

Pigmy Pouter

Blue bar Pigmy Pouter
Conservation status Common
Country of origin England
Classification
US Breed Group Fancy
Notes
The pigmy pouter is a smaller version of the English Pouter hence the name "pigmy"
Pigeon
Columba livia

The Pigmy Pouter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Pigmy Pouters, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).[1]

Noted British poultry breeder Sir John Sebright (who later bred the Sebright Bantam) is believed to have first bred the Pigmy Pouter, though the issue is debatable.[2]

North American Reception

Although the pigmy pouter has been heralded as a bizarre creature and its popularity has not increased much from its introduction to North American society, it still has a dedicated fanbase gathered together by groups such as the American Pigmy Pouter Club and The Canadian Pouter and Cropper Combine. This makes obtaining such a bird a difficult task in North America. However, dedicated breeders such as Bob Pommer, Laszlo Fedor,[3] Tim Matlack, Kristina Pade, Henry Streicher, Jim Meredith, and Nathan Costa have been striving to increase the bird's popularity and make it the most prevalent show bird.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
  2. ↑ Holland, Bill. Golden and Silver Sebright Bantams. American Bantam Association: 1980. pp. 2-3
  3. ↑ http://pigmy1.weebly.com/index.html
  4. ↑ http://pigmypouter0.tripod.com/pigmypouter/index.html


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