Indian Fantail Pigeon

Indian Fantail Pigeon

The Indian Fantail pigeon is a breed of domestic fancy pigeon which was originated in India. It was actually developed over many years of selective breeding. This breed and other varieties of domesticated pigeons, all are descendants of the feral or wild rock pigeon. It is one of the most popular varieties of the eye-catching fantail pigeon group. Fantails may be among the oldest fancy pigeon breeds, since there is a record of these birds going back to Spain in 1150 A.D. The Indian Fantail itself has been dated back to 1560 A.D. Read some more information about the Indian Fantail pigeon breed below.
Appearance
Indian Fantail pigeon is a medium sized breed with beautiful appearance. It has a distinct fan shaped tail, and is usually bigger than the English Fantail pigeons. These birds are most commonly white in color with light tan spots. Although the pigeon breeders have introduced more new colors recently. They usually walk on their toes and the feet are covered in feathers.
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Chest of the Indian Fantail pigeons is carried upright so that it is higher than the bird’s head, which rests back on the cushion formed by the tail feathers. They have a small crest over their head. Their average body height is about 11 inch. And average live body weight of the mature Indian Fantail pigeon is about 370 grams, and sometimes more. Photo and info from RightPet and Wikipedia.

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