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Gaditano Pouters

These are photos of some of my breeding stock

The Red Barron is the Red Bar cock and his mate Brandy (#416) an Ash Red Grizzle

115 is a shown here as an 07 late hatch juvenile. He has a lot of filling out to do but I love the black breaks on him, I believe he will be a super nice looking bird when he gets older. He is paired with a Black hen

  2207 is a Black Tiger Grizzle

Tammy (392) is a Brown Qualmond hen

This pair (2207 & 392) produce some very nice birds! They bred the Best of Show at the Tucson Poultry, Pigeon and Fancy Foul Club's annual winter show 2007.

07 Qualmond from the pair above perched on my hand

A couple of 07 Qualmonds coming to say "hello"

"Big Momma" is a Black Tiger Grizzle. She is currently paired with the cock to the right.

07 Ash Red Qualmond cock from The Red Barron and Tammy. 

Stork (016) is currently a bachelor

2239 is a Tort - I do very little showing but she won Best Gaditano, Best Fancy and Best Reserve of Show at the Tucson Poultry, Pigeon and Fancy Foul Club's annual winter show 2006

108

107

A pair of homozygous Ash Red Grizzles. They are in my project to create white selfs with orange eyes

Spread Ash Red cock who carries Blue

Young 07 hen - Ash Red Grizzle

Gaditano Video

Translated from Federación Española de Columbicultura Standard

Origin : The Southern-most part of Spain. It was formerly known as the Jerezano but was renamed after the city of Cadiz. It is also a descendant of the Colitejo.

Overall impression : An active and perky pouter of medium size with a well formed and rounded globe.

Breed Characteristics

Head (10 pts): Ram or almond shaped. Long and elliptical without heavy wattle development.

Eyes (5pts): Deep red or orange in all colors but pieds and whites. These have bull eyes. Fine eye ceres in all colors.

Beak (5pts) : Short and slightly curved. Fine triangular wattles.

Globe/Crop (20pts) : Round and well inflated, though the head should always be visible from the front.

Body (20pts): Wedge-shaped; back should be flat with a profusely feathered rump; strong wide wings which rest on the tail without the tips crossing.

Tail (15pts) : Short and two feathers wide. Slight scoop is allowed.

Feet and Legs (10pts) : Medium length of limb with finely formed feet.

Color (15pts): All colors are allowed. Feather should be rich, abundant, with soft and spongy texture. Color patterns: solid, checker, barred, splashed but never pied marked.

Faults : Overblown globe or globe where entire head is not visible; lacking globe; narrow body; short legs; long legs; fine head like the Marchenero; excessive wattle development.

Band size :8mm

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