Russe Tumbler
The Russe tumbler is a Russian-type tumbler name used for domestic pigeons selected from the wide eastern European tradition of aerial and ornamental tumblers. Depending on the source, Russe may be a translated or regional form of Russian, and the birds may overlap in discussion with other named Russian tumbler strains. The essential idea is a pigeon bred around local type, controlled flight style or tumbling heritage, and the color varieties accepted within that community.
Loft management should match the bird's purpose. Flying lines need gradual conditioning, reliable trapping, and protection from overwork, while show lines need controlled breeding and careful attention to feather, eye, and outline. Because Russe tumbler is a broad label, buyers should ask whether the birds come from a performance family, an exhibition family, or a color strain. That context is more useful than the name 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
