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The Giant Runt is a breed of pigeon developed by selective breeding primarily as a utility and exhibition breed. [1] American Giant Runts, along with other varieties of the domestic pigeon, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columbia livia). [2] The breed is known for its large size and suitability for squab production.
American Pigeon Journal 1920 October cover page. The newly named magazine the, American Squab Journal, started as volume 2 with the July issue of that very first year, 1913. Wm. J. Reid became the publisher. The emphasis of the articles also changed from featuring only utility breeds to including a few fancy pigeons.
There are breeds of pigeons which at one time were raised for utility purposes but which are now raised for show purposes. [3] Fanciers usually distinguish between the two sub-breeds by appending the word "show" or "utility" to the name of the breed. For example, there are show King pigeons and Utility Kings and they are two different breeds of ...
Examples of utility varieties include King pigeons, several different varieties of Mondaines and Carneau. All of the above pigeon breeds may also be exhibited in pigeon shows but true utility pigeons and flying/sporting pigeons are rarely exhibited. This is because true utility pigeons are bred for meat and true flying/sporting pigeons are bred ...
The breed also has a variety bred for exhibition purposes at pigeon shows. It is called the Show King to distinguish it from the purely utility variety. The American Pigeon Journal even had a special issue devoted to the Show King in their November of 1970 issue[]. The Show King is dual purpose and can be used for squab raising. [2]
Pigeon is a generalized term for a variety of breeds and even species of birds, but the urban pests most people use the word for are technically “rock doves.” The wild version of the animals ...
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove , Streptopelia risoria ) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage .
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