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Origin: Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea,
in Russian and Persian Turkestan (ancient Khwaresmia).
Brought to this country in the 1890's and early 1900's
by immigrants from the German settlements along the
Volga River, who had acquired them from Tatar and
Turkman merchants.
Overall Appearance: Medium small tumbler;
drooping wings; heavy bone; medium short beak; broad,
soft feathers; slightly elevated tail.
Head: Round, full faced, showing a sharp break
with the beak. Pearl eye in all specimens except white
and heavy splashes, which may have bull eyes. Eye cere
to be fine in texture but to show a very pronounced
double or even triple ring, and to be pale flesh colored
in all specimens. Clean headed or shell crested; crest
full with rosettes, top of crest to extend slightly
above the top of the skull. Head of either crested or
plainheaded birds should be very similar to that of a
good medium faced Helmet.
Beak:
Medium short, blunt, broad at base, flesh colored light
colored birds, horn colored permissible in blacks,
blues, and other dark hued birds, but clear beak
preferred.
Neck and Throat:
To be full and thick.
Feathering: Feathers to be broad, soft, smooth
fitting.
Wings: Carried below the tail, with long flights
touching or nearly touching the
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We are currently
looking for a picture of a Russian Tumbler (Volga Type). . If any of you
have raised a champion and have a picture, please send it to
azpigeonclub.org
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DISQUALIFICATIONS:
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Presence of
oil gland.
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Discolored eye ceres.
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Completely black or completely discolored beak.
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Eye any
color but pearl or bull.
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Fewer than 14 tail feathers.
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Wry crest.
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Feathers on shanks or feet.
LESSER FAULTS:
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Pinched face.
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Thin throat.
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Narrow tail
feathers.
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Lack of
luster.
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floor.
Tail: Carried at a slight elevation above the
horizontal, approximately 20 to 30 degrees, and to
consist of 14 to 16 broad, long feathers. End of tail to
be as broad as the shoulders.
Body: Short and blocky. Appearance of length
should come from length of flight and tail feathers. Oil
gland absent. Shoulders broad and square.
Legs: Clean legged. Short shanked, heavy boned,
short toed.
Color: All normal colors and their dilutes in
selfs, white flights, and mottles; also bred are almond,
kite, brown, andalusian, reduced, larked, t-pattern
blues, ash red in various patterns, baldhead marked and
ancient marked. Smoky colored in blue and silver bars
(as in English Carriers and Oriental Rollers) is
considered a breed characteristic and not to be
discriminated against.
Order of Judging: Overall appearance, balance,
and station - Head, crest (if present), and beak - Tail
(length and breadth of feathers, number of feathers,
angle of carriage - Body and overall show condition -
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