Dresden Trumpeter 4213367 217298895 2008-06-05T13:02:28Z MacRusgail 238113 /* Origin */ [[Image:Dresdener Trommeltaube.jpg|thumb|300px|right]] '''Dresden Trumpeter''' is a breed of [[domestic pigeon]]. ====Origin==== [[Saxony]], in the region of [[Dresden]]. Tenkasi ====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. ====Colours==== Red and yellow, very occasionally black. ====Markings==== White wing shields. All other feathers coloured. ====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. == See also == *[[List of pigeon breeds]] ==External links== {{commonscat|Dove breed}} *[http://www.zyworld.com/kevin~keeler/BTC/Breeds1.htm] *[http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/pigeongenetics/colorpigeons.html] [[Category:Domesticated pigeon breeds]]