אטוורפן שמירלה

[Arye Guetta]

http://www.archivedove.ru/Katalog/Owl/antwerp_smerle.html

Origin : The Antwerp region. Late 19th ^century Antwerp Smierel was a copy of the Liege gull, a pigeon from 300 to 400 grams, it was in that period used in the Antwerp as race-racing pigeon. Later the Antwerp Smierel became what it is today: the toughest of the gull pigeons by crossing heavy breeds with longer head.

Features: Pretty quiet dove who has ever hard to grow up when the beak is short hair boy himself. Nowadays there be given to the breeders of animals are bred with slightly longer jaws and then proceeds breeding very smoothly. The Antwerp Smierel is undeniably a beautiful dove, but it remains a challenge to raise this breed. Whoever does good, they usually keep to themselves, because by crossing varieties with no shield drawing, there is a lot of failure is badly drawn animals.

Physical Characteristics: White seagull shield with colored mantle, with a lush jabot and a strong head. The head should be powerful and blends curved line of the beak tip to mind. Free of beak and forehead pressure. The face is at least medium.   Powerful pigeon having a weight of about 600 grams (575 to 650) and a   horizontal position. The throat is cut well. The bill is also powerful and almost medium, the solid beak line runs through the middle of the eye. Upper and lower beaks are about as thick.

Color Strokes: Only the shield is colored, some color behind the loop legs (pants) is permitted. Minimum 7 outer feathers are colored. The four inch springs should not be colored, but this is a plus point. Recognized in black, thin, blue, brown, red, yellow, and silver with their dilutions, with and without tires, scratched and hemmed and witgeband. One or more invisible link pins in a closed wing is accepted.

Status: Very rare breed, there are currently five breeders in Flanders and two in Wallonia.

http://users.telenet.be/jaak.rousseau/duiven/antwerpse_smierel.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFhsuwR2yws

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Arye Guetta

[Arye Guetta]

Ornamental pigeons Smerle Antwerp - or also known by the names:   Smerle Anversois, Antwerpener Smerle, Smerla d'Anversa, Антверпенская сова - a variety that has been cultivated since centuries ago in Belgium. In half of the 19th century, especially in the region of Antwerp, made the process of crossing between races turbit and owl , who gave birth to varieties of Antwerp (Antwerp Show different, distinct varieties), and then upgraded into a pigeon display in Germany.These varieties are grouped into types OWL . Semerle Antwerp has a stocky posture with the body somewhat upright position (characterizes the type of owl ), accompanied by the presence of feathers tie / Jabot well developed in front of the neck. Short half-life and enlarged at the base, as if fused with CERE / meat nose, the mouth is clearly visible line.

From the result of intensive breeding, obtained information ( collection of clippings Hare ) that currently Antwerp Smerle fur coloring is very diverse: black, red or brown, yellowish or beige, white, blue with black bands, pale blue or gray with dark bands , and others. Including varieties that have always found is displayed in various exhibitions events or contests. Ring-foot size: 9.