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. Modena Pigeons Modena Argent Black Bronze Pigeon Breeds 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 th...