Modena Pigeon Standard

Holmes and once the type was fixed the standard for breeding such birds was written down by. The loft is owned and operated by dave cooke.

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Believe it or not the purpose of the original breed was bred for flying.

Modena pigeon standard. The modena is a pigeon which has more than its fair share of colour especially in its past. The breed was actually developed over many years of selective breed. In the 1300s in the italian city of modena intense rivalry between the city s pigeon fanciers had reached violent levels as they enticed the opposition s pigeons and held them to ransom or if that failed destroyed the birds.

The modenas he raises today are the result of a project he has been developing for twenty years. It derives it s name from the city of modena in italy where it was first bred centuries ago. Cooke s modenas is a successful modena pigeon loft located in spencer iowa.

They flew in kits similarly to the kits of the flying birmingham rollers today. Membership is open to anyone interested in the breeding and showing of modena pigeons upon completion of the nmc membership form see below and payment of annual dues. Standard for the english modena standard defining authority.

Apr 11 2015 explore cheq ran s board modena pigeon on pinterest. 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 to germany england france and later to america and beyond it is the so called english modena conforming to the standard of excellence of this club which has been adopted by fanciers worldwide. The modena pigeon is a breed of domestic fancy pigeon from italy.

The pigeon cote standards. The annual dues shall become due and payble on or before january 1st of each year and must be paid prior to february 1st or membership automatically ceases. See more ideas about pigeon pigeon breeds pigeon pictures.

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 national modena club of great britain. This breed and other varieties of domesticated pigeons all are descendants from the feral or wild rock pigeon.

Origin the modena pigeon was bred many centuries ago. Dave has been involved in pigeons since he was ten years of age and most of that time he has bred modena pigeons. 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 w f.

The breed originated from modena italy hence the name.

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