Saint Pigeons

[mochicken]

Does anyone keep them? I have 2 that appear to be saints and I am trying to learn more about them

 

[rittert3]

 

[rittert3]

What I alway thought were saints ,turns out, are Russian Tumblers. When I first saw them they were miss labeled as saints, I have no knowledge of actual saints but they seem to look similar to capuchines.

 

[deerman]

yes ,but smaller crest..plus they have white heads , and the marking as a saint...other breeds even have a color called saint markings.

 

[deerman]

Monks .........check them out.

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Monks and Saints are not the same thing. Quite a few breeds are monk marked, such as the Mookee. Most Saints I have seen are white, which was the original color.

The Saint is a fairly new breed created by crossing Schmalkalden Moorheads, Moorhead Tumblers, and Jacobins. It's basically a muffed Capuchine except they aren't baldheaded.

 

[deerman]

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good point Becky...i knew they were not Monks........but do look alot like them, like you said Capuchine muffed..

I was thinking they got the bald head and white flights from the Jacobins'

been along time , from last time i saw them.........i may be mistaken about other breeds having saint markings ...it may have been monks

 

[punk-a-doodle]

Here are some photos of Saints if it helps at all. The last one is either a baldhead or monk-mark. Some seem to say monk/baldhead is the same thing, while others seem to say that white that extends past a certain point is baldhead while a monk-mark is mainly on top of the head. Beats me, as I haven't found a reliable definition or comparison yet.

(most don't seem to have as heavy of feathering, this was a grand champ)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=145435 This BYCer owns Saints

Peguses lofts also carries Saints:
http://www.pegasusloft.net/id23.htm (more photos on page)

 

[deerman]

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yep thats what the old man remember.....can see the Jacobin marking in them

 

[mochicken]

I do not have any good pictures of them, I have two of them, you can see them in these pics, sorry these are the best I have until I have a day off work when its actually daylight lol