Dresden Trumpeter

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Dresden Trumpeter is a breed of domestic pigeon.

1 Origin
2 Overall Impression
3 Colours
4 Markings
5 Defects
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Origin

Saxony, in the region of Dresden. Tenkasi

[edit] Overall Impression

Only slightly sturdier than the Field Pigeon, low carriage, a rather long than short effect required. White wing shield. Double-crested.

Head: Not quite so powerful as the double-crested Trumpeter. The shell crest should be broad and unbroken. The beak crest should be somewhat oval in shape, as unbroken as possible all round; the larger, forward part covering the beak wattles and requiring some foundation to avoid unsightly hanging.
Eyes: Dark orange iris, somewhat lighter iris allowed in reds and yellows. Cere fine, flesh-coloured.
Beak: Dark in blacks, flesh-coloured in reds and yellows; in reds a somewhat darker tinge is permitted.
Neck: Short, fairly rounded, throat full, rounded.
Breast: Broad as possible, full and pressed well forward.
Back: Fairly broad at the shoulder, slightly sloping.
Wings: Fairly broad, with long primaries reaching almost to the end of the tail.
Tail: Long.
Legs: Thighs well feathered. Feet thick and full-muffed. However, muff feathers should not be excessively long. Muffs must spread to the side rather than to the front.

[edit] Colours

Red and yellow, very occasionally black.

[edit] Markings

White wing shields. All other feathers coloured.

[edit] Defects

Thin or weak body, upright stance; too much of a blue tinge in the colouring, white feathers in the primaries, muffs, tail, thighs and head; distorted beak crest; narrow, distorted or incomplete shell crest; muffs which are too short or full of gaps. Order of Evaluation: Overall Impression - body size - carriage - markings - head adornment.