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Overall the impression of the norwich cropper pigeon should be of an elegant bird with a large round globe, slim body, and long legs. This impression should also include the inherent liviness and friendliness of the breed. This liveliness and friendly disposition endear the bird to its owner in both the loft and the show pen. Feeding in the hen pen in the winter can be a real challenge as there will be birds on your shoulders, standing on your feet, in the feed bucket, and , if you are not careful, in the water bucket! Walking into a pen of norwich is indeed a treat as they all will come running up to greet their "long lost friend" whom they haven't seen in, what seems to them, to be years! Fertility has never been a problem with norwich but some pairs will require feeders for some birds never do quite figure out how to feed the youngsters. Crop binding can be a problem but this can be minimized by keeping the birds toenails trimmed (so they can't tear their crop when full) and paying close attention to the birds on a daily basis. There are many remedies for crop bound birds but I will leave that to someone else to discuss. The striking norwich cropper pigeons are always eye catching whether in the loft or the exhibition pen. And the most striking aspect of this delightful bird is the large round globe that appears to always be inflated. The globe is afforded 25 points out of 100 in the standard. This does not, however, mean that the larger the globe the more points the bird gets! Remember, the globe must be round, not just from the side, or the front, or the top, but from all angles. The globe should break at almost a 90 degree angle from the waist and shoulders. Globes that blend into the body (pear shaped) are major faults, no matter how large. A common fault with many norwich is to carry the globe too far forward. These birds also lack back globe and give the impression of a number 9 with the globe completely in front of the body. The overall impression, as is relates to the globe, should be more like a lollipop with a round globe sitting on top of a slender body. Other less common faults are flat topped globes, no back globe at all, uneven or lopsided globes, globes with flat spots, and globes with creases or lines ahead of the beak. All these faults make a globe, no matter how large, appear unsightly and are major faults. Birds with these faults should never be bred from and should never be placed when in competition. Other faults, which prevent placing in the show, are overblowing and refusing to blow at all. These faults may be due to the circumstances as all birds will either overblow or refuse to blow at one time or another. If the bird has a continual problem with either of these there is no room in the breeding pen for this individual! Again, remember a medium sized round globe is preferred over a very large misshapen globe! We strive to provide only quality information, so if there is a specific topic related to Racing Pigeon Loft website that you would like us to cover, please contact us at any time. And again, thank you to those contributing daily to our Cropper Pigeons website. << Return from Cropper Pigeons page, back to Racing Pigeon Loft Home |