Are these pigeons okay to breed?

[cassandrapettersson]

So I know many of those fashion pigeons are bad, like fantails, holle cropper etc
But are capuchines okay?

Just curious!!

 

[sourland]

What do you mean by 'bad'? Some are more difficult to raise than others, especially the short billed birds, but I am uncertain what you mean by 'bad'.

 

[cassandrapettersson]

What do you mean by 'bad'? Some are more difficult to raise than others, especially the short billed birds, but I am uncertain what you mean by 'bad'.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNEuB2KW/
I kind of just assumed holle croppers are bad too since they're simulair in posture to fantails

(Sorry if any of this is wrong, I'm not very educated on pigeons)

 

[sydneyphoenix]

My rule of thumb is usually if they can’t raise their own babies I don’t want anything to do with them because I agree with that video, it seems unethical to breed a bird that can’t function as a bird on its own.

Capuchines do just fine on their own, their mane of long neck feathers doesn’t impact their vision in the way a jacobin’s might and their posture and beak are pretty standard for a normal pigeon. I would say they’re a “good” breed!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

That is a nice looking pigeon!

I have American Fantails, they seem to raise their own young just fine.


The only negative thing I've heard in reference to breeding fancy types, is about the pigeon breed with barely any beak, as they may have troubles feeding their young. I had some Turbits that resembled Old German Owls, with little beaks, though, and they raised & fed their own young fine, as well.

 

[Qwerty3159]

I know @WVduckchick has a ton of Satinettes that also have short beaks and raise plenty of young successfully.

I think the breeds with horribly short beaks are more of an issue, such as the ancient tumbler.

Either way, those capuchines should be fine to breed

 

[WVduckchick]

Agreed, I would think they would feed their own just fine.

I actually caught a snap of a parent feeding a young one just yesterday. Notice the dirty chest on the parent, easy identifier of a feeding parent. Lol!