Fantail (pigeon)

Fantail (pigeon)

The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon.cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ] It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 feathers. [cite book | author=Seymour, Colin (Ed) | title=Australian Fancy Pigeons | publisher=A.N.P.A. (Australian National Pigeon Association) | year=1995] The breed is thought to have originated in India, China or Spain. There are several subvarieties, such as the English Fantail, the Indian Fantail, and the Thai Fantail.There is a feather mutation called "Silky" that gives an interesting lace effect to a Fantails tail feathers.cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ] Fantails with this mutation are known as Silky or Lace Fantails.

Fantails are often used by pigeon flyers in the training of racing pigeons and Tipplers. They are used as "droppers" in that they are placed on the loft landing board as a signal to the flying birds to come in and be fed.

References

*cite book | author=Darwin, Charles | title=The Origin of Species | publisher=Signet Classic | year=2003 | id=ISBN 0-451-52906-5 [http://print.google.com/print?id=xxCZsO5hWJoC&lpg=PA42&prev=http://print.google.com/print%3Fq%3Dfantail%2Bpigeon%26btnG%3DSearch%2BPrint&pg=PA42&sig=mNZ1WsMMnjScvu-weu00ocdSbLQ On Google Print]

See also

*List of pigeon breeds


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