Flying Saddle Homer
The Flying Saddle Homer is a homer-type pigeon marked with a saddle pattern and kept with flying ability in mind. The saddle usually refers to a colored area over the back and wings against a contrasting body, though exact pattern standards can vary. Unlike purely exhibition saddle-marked birds, a flying saddle homer should retain orientation, fitness, and loyalty to the home loft.
Care should balance pattern and performance. Birds need a secure loft, gradual training, clean water, grit, and a feeding routine that supports flight without making them heavy. Breeders should select for return instinct, sound wings, fertility, and clear saddle markings. Buyers should ask whether the line is flown regularly, because a saddle pattern alone does not make a pigeon a useful homer. Performance notes and parent history help separate working birds from decorative lookalikes.
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
