Vienna Highflyer
The Vienna highflyer is an Austrian flying pigeon developed around Vienna for height, endurance, and disciplined kit flight over the home loft. It is a domestic breed of Columba livia, but its purpose differs from a long-distance racing homer: the best birds rise and circle, sometimes to great height, rather than navigate from remote release points. Fanciers value a light, athletic body, strong wings, alert trapping behavior, and the mental steadiness to stay with the kit. Color and markings can vary between lines.
Successful management depends on routine more than ornament. Young Vienna highflyers must be settled before free flight, then trained in manageable groups with feed timed so they return willingly. Weather, raptors, and overtraining can end a good kit quickly, so serious keepers record flight times and rest birds when conditions are poor. A clean, ventilated loft with secure traps and moderate grain rations supports the performance these pigeons were bred for. Show lines should not be assumed to fly at the same level.
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
