Yes he did mention the English Tippler a couple of times in the first
episode, interestingly he held this in high esteem considering his loft was
full of other breeds of fancy/flying birds.
From a pigeon fanciers point of view, the program makers are skipping a view
important elements of homers.
I have tagged a picture of a cock that meets most of what I want in a I
Tippler. I never bred this bird, a man named Ross Morden did and
unfortunately Ross is no longer with us, but his memory lives on in his
stock.
What I like about this type of bird other than their flying quality's are
its overall general appearance; size being slightly on the big side, long
A quick story...two years back while dropping in dark had a cat top the loft
shed without me or the droppers noticing. When I looked back at the loft, I
and the droppers noticed she was sitting in the corner of the roof by his
beety little eyes.....needles to say the droppers shot off like rockets. It
took me a better part of the hour to get them all back.
