Thuringian Kröpfer

Sample image of a yellow Thuringian potter together with Silesian, white plate and Moravian potter in the Schachtzabel from 1906.

The Thuringian Kröpfer is a breed of pigeons that emerged in Thuringia at the beginning of the 20th century . Ancestors were probably the "Medium-sized German Kropftaube", "Deutscher Weißkopf Kröpfer" and " Schlesischer Kröpfer " as well as colored pigeons .

The Thuringian Kröpfer is a medium-sized, upright pouter pigeon . Typical of the breed is the pointed cap with rear sight (parting of the cap and neck feathers), the pear-shaped blower mechanism and its elegant appearance. He is bred in a variety of colors throughout Germany, but also in other European countries, as well as in the USA.

literature

• Emil Schachtzabel : Kröpfer: Thuringian, Silesian and Bohemian. Plate 57 ( scan of the description at Wikimedia Commons)
  in: Illustrated splendid work of all pigeon breeds. Königliche Universitätsdruckerei H. Stürtz AG, Würzburg [1906], doi : 10.5962 / bhl.title.50313

Web links

Commons : Thuringian Cropper  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Thuringian Kröpfer . In: sv-thueringer-kroepfer.de. SV the breeder Thuringian Kröpfer. (Sample description)
• Martin Zerna: Thuringia and its vital Kröpfer . In: sv-thueringer-kroepfer.de
• Hendrik Färber: The Thuringian Kröpfer - breed of the year 2011 in the LV Thuringia . In: sv-thueringer-kroepfer.de