English Pouter Pigeon

English Pouter

This breed is create in England, in the mid 19th century has been imported into Germany. This is the largest face of high pouters’ pigeons, which should be evaluated in terms of complete harmony of all parts of the body. The stance should be so upright that the eye to the tip of the middle toe to spend a vertical line. The breed is very vital.

Features:
Head:

Compared to the size of pigeons, it is a small, smooth, rounded with a high proportion forehead. Eyes: the iris is orange, with white - dark. The eye ring is closely, the color depends on the color of the feathers. 

Beak:

Long, very strong, small nose, smooth, in black and gray - dark, with other colors - light possible. 

Neck:

The possible longer. In throat swollen state is spherical in the upper part down to the chest narrows and well separated from them, from neck to shoulder forming a gentle arc.

Chest:

Part of the neck to the hips called the waist should be long, sternum stands slightly from the waist. 

Abdomen:

Long and narrow. Back: Long, narrow, straight tail forming a line between the shoulders slightly sunken, sharp drop. Wings: long, narrow and very tightly closed, the edges of the wings should not be crossed. 

Tail:

As narrow as possible and harvested, the feathers strong and broad but not very long. The end of the tail should not touch the ground. 

Feet:

Straight, long and standing close to each other. The heels should be very small, so that is directed backwards and inwards, that the tops of the inner toes are touching on proper posture. Hips of the body to the knees are bent slightly forward (punished very severely protruding hips). Hips and legs are covered with small white feathers. They must cling so tightly to ("to wrap") that in view of the front and side do not see anywhere the red color of the legs. Your toes should be covered so narrow - to 5 cm long feathers that form a bowl. 

Feathers:

Straight, tightly highlighting the rigidity and elegance of the body. Breeds colors colored white, colors: black, blue, red, yellow, pale blue, pale brown, pale red and pale yellow color and pattern: pure colors are desired. For those with colored bottom of the waist, abdomen, wings and legs are white. Over the middle of the neck passes from eye to eye a white line in the form of a crescent so-called "heart." Crescent must not go over the ears (a rear tread prevents and hinders the breeding of pigeons with pure color of the iris). Near the shoulder joint of the wing is called "Krylov Rose", which is formed separately from the underlying white feathers - possibly 5-12 (pattern of the heart and rarely rose Krylov and accurate assessment is of secondary importance). Colored breasts should stand out from the white belly in the most direct line. The pigeons in black, blue and pale blue color tail color. For other color is bright or white.

Mistake:

Coarse, rude, clumsy body, too short front, low, wide, bent at the knees, straddled or too narrow stand that hinders freedom of movement, insufficient upright, clumsy gait, sparse plumage of the legs and toes , poor formation of goiter, hanging belly, another color of the tail.