Dutch Cropper

The Dutch Cropper is the oldest and largest National fancy pigeon breed in the Netherlands.

Spruijt points out in his 1929 book De Kropperrassen, the origin of the Dutch Cropper is not very clear.

He refers to Ulysses Aldrovandi (1522–1605), who wrote in 1600 about “the great Croppers with muffs at the Batavians” (Holland and Belgium).

This book was republished in 1876, adapted by Prütz and features colour illustrations including a number of well-known German muffed Cropper breeds, which he called ‘Hollandische Kropf Tauben’.

This sometimes could produce a surprise when from a good stock Dutch Cropper, a perfect Pomeranian Pouter is hatched.