What is your favorite breed of Pigeon (or dove) and WHY?

[magicpigeon]

Pair of ancient african ringnecks who I got as a child and still have now

They are so tame they are even good with really little kids...

ETA some pics

(broody)

 

[SuperPeacockman]

Crowned Victorias!

 

[toejam]

Well since I'm an oranmental person, my favorite pigeon is the crowned victorias, or imperial pigeons.. For doves, basically any fruit doves.

I did have a modena that I loved, and now have a pair of ringneck and diamond doves.

 

[cochinGurl]

i have to say i love my Irranian High Flyers, they come in all diffrent collors, so you never know what will pop up when you look in the nest! they are a clean legged breed but have a butifull little crest on their heads.

i love them to death, mine were all quite easy to tame.
this is dale. him and his ''wife" Blaze just hatched out a few butiful baby cochin chicks.

 

[NYboy]

Fantails!! They are pretty birds that will make you laugh. But are very poor flyers very easy for a hawk .

 

[ThiefPouter06]

I love the iranian highflier! Hatching out chicks? I wondered about that. I was afraid the chicks would get scalped by the pigeons after they realized they werent pigeons.

 

[Towman72gmc]

Dragoons have always been my favorite. I like wattled pigeons.

 

[ridinglizzard]

I love my racing homers. They are friendly and breed well, and they look soooooo beautiful when they fly around together. For the past 3 years I have free flown mine year round, only losing one or two a year, but this spring I lost 3 in quick succession (and other pigeon people around me lost many more than that)... there were just so many hawks out this spring. Anyway, I locked mine in for about 4 weeks and just let them out again yesterday. Like one of the previous posters said, pigeons are meant to fly and love to fly... unfortunately this does come at a pretty steep price sometimes.

 

[sourland]

My favorites are Birmingham rollers because of their aerial acrobatics. I also maintain a flock of crossbreds- mostly blacks with white flights. They are more hawk elusive than the rollers and are very striking in flight.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I like my Racing Homers, cause it's the only ones I've ever had. Just love watching them fly!

I started with 3 pair of breeders last July, & now have 21 flyers & 7 babies. Good breeders!