Modena Pigeon Standard

The Modena pigeon is a breed of domestic fancy pigeon from Italy. To be very bright and prominent.

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It follows then that this standard must also be the guide for the men chosen to judge our shows and consistent evaluation in all sections of our scale of points is our goal.

Modena pigeon standard. The National Pigeon Association promotes the pigeon hobby through fellowship education and competition. National Modena Club Standard CERE. First standardized in 1886 when the Dragoon Club was formed in England when the variety was then called the Dragoon and was further developed from the London and Birmingham types to form what we know today.

Domestic Pigeons with individually identifiable leg bands are registered with one of several National Pigeon Organizations. The loft is owned and operated by Dave Cooke. To be Fine and even intexture with color shading to blend in with the color of the bird so as to be as inconspicuous as possible EYE.

Pigeons Breed Modena Foreword. Bronze is still being studied to analyze its inheritance and relationship between variations. Very old breed of British origin referred to in Moores Columbarium 1735.

Art Cartey who has a very large collection of pigeon books was kind enough to look this up for me and send me a copy of the German Modena Standard. Swiss Colour Pigeons 24. The primary purpose of any standard is to guide the breeder in his quest to produce uniform specimens that most nearly resemble the ideal.

Cookes Modenas is a successful Modena pigeon loft located in Spencer Iowa. He listed them as Kite Bronze Modena Bronze Archangel Bronze Roller Bronze Brander Bronze Tippler Bronze Toy Stencil Bronze and Lebanon Bronze. Dave has been involved in pigeons since he was ten years of age and most of that time he has bred Modena pigeons.

The NPA serves pigeon breeders throughout the United States of America. The pigeon now known as the English Modena was developed in the early years of the nineteenth century by a group of English Breeders headed by the late WF. German Modenas are a fairly new breed to the United States and are considered a rare breed.

The primary purpose of any standard is to guide the breeder in his quest to produce uniform specimens that most nearly resemble the ideal. The edge or cere is small and dark in dark birds and light in light colored birds. This breed and other varieties of domesticated pigeons all are descendants from the feral or wild rock pigeon.

The pigeon now known as the English Modena was developed in the early years of the nineteenth century by a group of English Breeders headed by the late WF. The National German Modena Club was founded in 2005. Eye to be approximately seven-eights inches from the top of the skull to the.

Holmes and once the type was fixed the Standard for breeding such birds was written down by Holmes and adopted by the National Modena Club of Great Britain. The principal feature of the English Modena is that it is a bird. South German Pigeons 10.

Quinn once catalogued 8 different types of Bronze in Pigeons. The English Modena has been the most popular breed of fancy pigeon in New Zealand for many years and it is generally recognized that the birds we see in the show pen in our country have reached a high standard. Round evenly arched smooth forehead not low down.

The breed was actually developed over many years of selective breed. It derives its name from the city of Modena in Italy where it was first bred centuries ago. The National Modena Club of Great Britain.

The Modenas he raises today are the result of a project he has been developing for twenty years. If there is No band on its leg it is a wild pigeon and does not belong to any pigeon fancier or club. This club and web site have been put together to help promote the German Modena as well as to give us all a place where we can learn more about this energetic pigeon.

To Germany England France and later to America and beyond it is the so. Trumpeter Pigeons 20. In the 1300s in the Italian city of Modena intense rivalry between the citys pigeon fanciers had reached violent levels as they enticed the oppositions pigeons and held them to ransom or if that failed destroyed the birds.

The Modena is a pigeon which has more than its fair share of colour especially in its past. In demand among the fancy pigeon fraternity. If you find an injured pigeon without a band on its leg and it cannot be released contact your local Humane Society.

The importing of some top Modenas from our neighbour Australia 20. Holmes and once the type was fixed the Standard for breeding such birds was written down by Holmes and adopted by the National Modena Club of Great Britain. Although the Modena pigeon originated in Italy and was common in the town of Modena from which it took its name and was exported from there.

In the past the breed was referred to as a Dragon. This has not always been the case. It was developed over time from a flying breed of various crosses to a standard show breed by the late 19 th Century.

Called English Modena conforming to the Standard of Excellence of. It follows then that this standard must also be the guide for the men chosen to judge our shows and consistent evaluation in all sections of our scale of points is our goal. Here is the standard for the breed Source.

Links Below is a standard that was found in the Fancy Pigeon Standards book from England. Medium in length comparatively strong. The NPA sponsors and encourages participation in the Grand National Pigeon Show held each year at different locations every year.

Iris shading from orange to orange red with plenty of luster. The Modena pigeon is a breed of domestic fancy pigeon from Italy. It derives its name from the city of Modena in Italy where it was first bred centuries ago.

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