American Bohemian Pouter
The American Bohemian Pouter is a domestic pouter pigeon developed in the United States from Bohemian pouter influence and American show preferences. It is bred for upright stance, an inflated globe, and balanced proportions rather than for homing, racing, or meat. The name signals both its pouter ancestry and its separate development as a fancy breed in American lofts.
American Bohemian Pouters need space to move and display, along with calm loft mates that will not damage the crop area or body feathering. Breeders should select for carriage, globe control, leg and body balance, fertility, and steady temperament. Like other pouters, they benefit from careful feeding and observation during breeding season, since crop expression should not come at the cost of vigor or rearing ability. Show quality depends on structure and animation together, not on an oversized globe alone.
Colors: Almond, Ash Red, Bar, Barless, Black, Blue, Brown, Checker, Dilute, Dun, Grizzle, Indigo, Mottle, Opal, Pied, Recessive Red, Red, Silver, Splash, Spread, White, Yellow
