A Swing Pouter
Photo courtesy of "clever"
These interesting and somewhat comic birds are among the oldest of pigeons breeds. Pouters are among the tallest of pigeons and these slim birds can stand around sixteen inches tall on their very long legs. They carry themselves upright--in a manner reminscent of the Runner Ducks--and their globe or crop balloons out in front of them
The Croppers are a subgroup of Pouters.
Breed clubs:
American Pouter Club
6459 W. 77th St.
Tulsa, OK 74131
National
Pouter and Cropper Club
Frank Barrachina
12376 Bryant St.
Yucaipa, CA 92399
e-mail (Tim Burke): TBurke9206@aol.com
Modern
Spanish Thief Pigeon Club (Sporting Pouters)
Mr. Jose Gomez
227 E. Fairview Blvd
Inglewood, CA 90302
e-mail: jgpeng@pacbell.net
American
Pigmy Pouter Club
Mike Pope
9396 County Road 5N
Rushsylvania, OH 43347
937-468-2283
e-mail: mike_pope@hotmail.com
Pouter Links:
A page on "A fancy pigeon from Belgium" -- the Ghent Pouter
Pouter Pigeon Power -- info on many varieties of Pouters and Croppers
Palomos Deportivos -- a site about Thief Pouters and Spanish Pouters
Brunner Pouters at the Pigeon Roost
A Valenciana Pouter
Photo courtesy of Paradox
"Stuyvesant," my Brunner's Pouter
A Yellow Saxon Pouter cock bird
Photo courtesy of Josh Hoffman
Another Brunner Pouter
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