Altenburg Trumpeter

The Altenburger Trumpeter is a domestic pigeons breed and one of the trumpeters.

Pattern Description

• Origin: Since the beginning of the 18th century bred in the Saxon- Thuringian region to Altenburg.
• Overall impression: Strong field pigeons shape, almost horizontal attitude, hochstirniger head, glattfüßig, long-lasting and clear drum voice.
• Racial characteristics: Head: high, broad forehead, the highest point in front of the eye, backward sloping apex curvature, glattköpfig.
• Eyes: Perlauge, eyes narrow margin, according to plumage color light to dark.
• Beak: Medium, dark brown to black with dark shades of color, dark horn color at Dominant Red, Rotfahlen, Rotfahl - hammered and Rotfahlschimmeln, horn -colored with blue Pale, flour lights and gelerchten, light horn -colored to light at Dominant Yellow, Erbsgelben (Yellow Pale ) Yellow Clay-colored hammered and Yellow Pale white horses, light tabby with white, red, yellow, white heads, Gemönchten, red and yellow in and pied.
• Neck: Moderately long, well cut throat.
• Chest: Broad, rounded, protruding.
• Back: On the shoulders broad, slightly sloping.
• Wings: Moderately long, covering the back, the tail end not quite reaching.
• Tail: Moderately long, tightly closed, breitfedrig with his back forming a straight line.
• Legs: Medium, featherless; Claws of the bill color accordingly; Claws color with white heads and Pied irrelevant.
• Plumage: Well developed, smooth -fitting.