Duck Empire

The Pouter pigeons are domesticated varieties of the rock dove, Columba livia, characterized by a very large, inflatable crop. They are kept as ornamental or fancy breeds, valued for their unusual appearance. There are many varieties of pouter with little in common except for the nature of the crop. The origin of the breed group is unknown, but Pouters have been bred in Europe for at least 400 years. 01. 00:00 Brunner Pouter The Brunner Pouter is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Brunner Pouters along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants of the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The breed is one of the most popular blower breeds. 02. 00:30 Dutch Cropper As Spruijt points out in his 1929 book De Kropperrassen, the origin of the Dutch Cropper is not very clear. He refers to Ulysses Aldrovandi (15221605), who wrote in 1600 about the great Croppers with muffs at the Batavians (Holland and Belgium). In English literature, the English Pouter