My new Pigeons, what kind are they?

[EggHunter_66]

Got these Beauties at the Auction last night but don't know what kind they are. To me it looks like a pair? Is that correct?
Thanks!

 

[sourland]

I think they are Turbots. @Hokum Coco , what do you think ?

 

[Allie❤️Chickens]

Sorry, no experience in non-chicken birds! Just wanted to say they are sooo pretty!!

 

[Hokum Coco]

I think they are Turbots.

I could not even give an educated guess on this one Sourland I am not much of a fancy pigeon lover to be honest.

Looks like they will have trouble raising young with those small beaks would be my main concern if they were in my loft. I looked up Turbot pigeon and I think you misspelled it Sourland it came up Turbit pigeon. Regardless I think you may have "NAILED IT".

This is the image I found.

 

[biophiliac]

I think they are Turbots. @Hokum Coco , what do you think ?

Agree, my wrong guess was gonna be Turkish Tumbler but those have feathered feet.

 

[sourland]

'Turbit' it is. The beaks on this pair are not as small as some that I have seen. Some do need their eggs fostered to long beak birds, but hopefully these can feed their own young. There is a special feed for 'short billed' birds.

 

[Hokum Coco]

The beaks on this pair are not as small

The image I found was probably of a Champion Turbit Pigeon and the smaller the beak the more desirable.

Good call Sourland.

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

I would have said Chinese owls but they don’t have crests.

 

[Hokum Coco]

I would have said Chinese owls

That crossed my mind also as the bird in the foreground seem to have unusually large eyes.

 

[EggHunter_66]

'Turbit' it is. The beaks on this pair are not as small as some that I have seen. Some do need their eggs fostered to long beak birds, but hopefully these can feed their own young. There is a special feed for 'short billed' birds.

Thank you for that information about the food because that I didn't know and will do some research on that.
I do have them in with 2 other pigeons

I would have said Chinese owls but they don’t have crests.

The auctioneer thought they might be those.