Polish Bagdad
The Polish Bagdad is a Polish fancy pigeon in the Bagdad or Bagdette family, all descended from the domestic rock pigeon, Columba livia. It is a form pigeon rather than a racing homer, with attention placed on outline, head character, beak setting, and the small wattles or eye ceres associated with Bagdad-type birds. Birds may be seen in common pigeon colors such as blue, black, ash red, brown, grizzle, almond, and dilute, but type is what separates them from ordinary colored pigeons.
In the loft, Polish Bagdads are managed as exhibition breeders. They need the same dry, well-ventilated housing, grain diet, mineral grit, and nesting boxes as other fancy pigeons, with extra attention to facial condition before shows. Pair selection should favor sound beaks, clear eyes, fertility, and steady parenting, not just heavier head furniture. Buyers should compare birds with the standard used by the Polish or European club they follow, because names in the Bagdad family can be translated in different ways.
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
