English Show Homer
The English Show Homer is a British exhibition pigeon developed from homer stock but selected for show type rather than racing speed. It is closely related in purpose to the English Exhibition Homer name, with emphasis on head, beak, eye, station, body strength, and clean feather. The breed should look purposeful and balanced, not coarse or overly racing-like.
English Show Homers need conditioning, bathing, and calm handling to present well in the show cage. Breeders plan pairings around head quality, body, color, and family consistency while keeping fertility and parenting intact. The homer name can mislead buyers, so expectations should be clear: these are show birds, not proven racing birds. Good records help fanciers predict which families produce the desired head and station as birds mature.
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
