Show racing bird from belgium the racing homer pigeons originated in belgium between 1800 and 1850 As in making other breeds and varieties of stock and poultry says a writer in the rural new york yorker e r cros crossing ing was done but there has been no crossing since 1850 english carrier blood was used somewhat but so was tumbler la cravat francais iran cais flat nose le ie camus and others the earlier crosses were not as good nor did they breed as true t ru e as the best strains of the racing homer but they had to play their part in building a great breed crossing now would only pull them down to a former le level rel or undo it all |