Runt Collection

The Birmingham Poultry Show, Prize Birds (engraving)
1589779 The Birmingham Poultry Show, Prize Birds (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Birmingham Poultry Show, Prize Birds)

Pigeons - A Portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, which are breeds of fancy pigeon. The Runt is one of the oldest known pigeon breeds and was widely bred in Italy, from which its French name, Roman pigeon

Farmer and piglet
Charlie Punter, farmer, with a tiddler or weakling pig at Parsloe Farm, Rodbourne, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1936

Doves chromolitograph 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Red runt, pigeon
The skeleton of a pigeon, bred, examined and labelled by Charles Darwin as part of his research into evolution

Dance, yer little runt! Dance!. Illustration shows six cowboys, one labeled Coal Trust and another labeled Miners Union, all with handguns which they are using to force a diminutive man labeled Small

Hand-Feeding a Puppy
A tiny premature or runt puppy is hand reared, by inserting a fine plastic feeding tube into its mouth. The lives of thousands of puppies each year are saved by this method. Date: late 1960s

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Once upon a time at The Birmingham Poultry Show, a silver and blue runt pigeon stole the show with its unique charm among the prize birds. Meanwhile, at the farm, a tiny red runt piglet was learning to trot and root, bringing joy to its farmer. In the world of fancy breeds, these runts, with their vibrant colors and determined spirits, proved that size doesn't define worth. A century ago, doves graced engravings as chromolitographs showcased their elegance, while runts, whether pigeons or piglets, danced and played, oblivious to their small stature. Hand-feeding a runt puppy, one cannot help but be reminded of the universal language of love and connection, transcending size and species.