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A Silky Fantail. There is a feather mutation called Silky that gives an interesting lace effect to a Fantail's tail feathers. [1] Fantails with this mutation are known as Silky or Lace Fantails. Fantails are often used by pigeon flyers in the training of racing pigeons and Tipplers.
The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon. [1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ). The Fantail is said to have originated in India , but there are early references to it in Spain and China .
Fantail Pigeons Unknown ~1920's HN123 Pelican, Beak up 1920s 1930s HN124 HN125 Flambe Guinea Hen Charles J Noke 1912 HN126 HN127 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel HN128 Puppy sitting with head down looking left at tail HN129 HN130 Flambe Fox (Seated, brown, 8.75" tall, LG) Charles J Noke 1913 1946 HN131 HN132 Drake on a rock 1913 1936 HN133
Trained white homing pigeons, domesticated forms of the rock dove, stand a better chance of returning home if vigorously trained prior to release by a trainer and within a distance of 600 miles from the loft. Ringneck doves that are released into the wild and survive will likely starve to death.
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 .
White Cropper pigeon with feathered feet. A recessive allele in the EphB2 gene controls the crested-feather mutation in domestic pigeons. [21] Pigeons with two copies of the crest allele grow neck and head feathers that point towards the top of the head, unlike other feathers that point towards the tail. [22]
The adult white-spotted fantail is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. Birds are mainly slate grey above, with a black eye mask, and a white throat and eyebrow. It has whitish underparts, and a grey breast band that is spotted white.
The Fantail breed of pigeons is believed to have originated in India. It is thought that they may have been introduced to Europe by the Dutch. [3] They were described by the poet of Akbar's court, Abu’l-Fazl, in 1590. [4] They have a distinct fan-shaped tail, and are bigger than the English Fantail pigeon and also have foot feathers and crests.