However, at present, racing pigeons in short distance races still like pigeons with small nose tumors, but please pay attention. Many famous pigeons in Europe, especially breeding pigeons, are almost all big nose tumors, and pigeons are very particular about nose tumors. Each rhinoma is a little different. So we can't judge a pigeon from the size of the nasal cavity tumor.
Pigeons usually have a long, thin and tight white nose. It is said that the shape of nasal tumor will affect the breathing of pigeons.
It is not difficult to see that pigeons with small noses are usually young pigeons and female pigeons, and so are most pigeons in the door-drilling competition. Pigeons with flowering noses are mostly old pigeons and breeding pigeons except for the variety relationship.
The role of pigeon rhinoma is to receive magnetic fields and things like that! I heard that the bigger your face, the more you accept, which will help you return to your nest. It is not good to blindly pursue a big nose. The nose is too big and too high, which hinders the pigeon's view. Pigeons with broken noses had better not go on the road. Because the nose is not all white. Young pigeons have broken noses, but most of them will not grow up. Some old pigeons do this all their lives. But is a pigeon with a broken nose necessarily bad? It's not clear yet.
Speaking of rhinoma, it is actually a standard for pigeons to judge their health. I don't know if you will find that some pigeons are brooding and getting sick. We can see that their noses have turned red. But I have observed that its nose tumor will also become smaller. When they stopped hatching and recovered, the rhinoceros returned to its original state.
The advantages and disadvantages of the nose are gradually realized from practice. I remember that when I was a child, most pigeons were hybrid ornamental pigeons and local pigeons. Ornamental pigeons, like two black nose tumors, are pea-shaped, and a small part of the tip of the nose is exposed. It is almost impossible to see that it is the nose or the pigeon's mouth. The healthy black nose is white as a whole, and most of those dyed noses are unhealthy pigeons and newly hatched pigeons. The nose of a pigeon is much smaller than that of an ornamental pigeon. It's like a white bean split in half and buckled at the root of a slender peck. Nasal cavity and nasal cavity tumor are separate. According to the current statement, it is a broken nose, which is half white and half black. Although I didn't know pigeons at that time, I still like ornamental pigeons and local pigeons with big nose tumors, because these pigeons with big noses fly farther and farther than those with small noses.
Later, pigeons with big noses became popular, commonly known as foreign pigeons, dog-headed pigeons and short-headed pigeons. According to the present statement, this kind of pigeon belongs to both ornamental homing pigeons. Pigeon rhinoma is wide and convex, walnut-shaped, and the eyelids are as thick and wrinkled as rhinoma. As for the hook head, it is famous for its long beak and large nose tumor, and the short head may be a variant of the hook head. The noses of these two kinds of pigeons are similar to those of modern homing pigeons, and they all have a common feature, that is, the necks are one or two wide and very long from the chin. Some hook-headed pigeons and short-headed pigeons can also fly more than 300 kilometers. This kind of pigeon is a short-distance pigeon that can't be raised well in a short distance and can't be raised back in a long distance. Because of its large size, its flying speed is far less than that of homing pigeons.
As a pigeon breeder, the shape, advantages and disadvantages of pigeon nose, as well as its function and function, should be further explored and improved in practice.
A large number of excellent foreign pigeons have been introduced to China, and their nose standards are developing towards small and medium-sized, long, narrow and thin noses. The center of the upper part of the nose is high, and the outline is convex, which is not as good as the center collapsing to the corner of the mouth, because this nose shape can discharge the exhaled airflow backwards and downwards, which is conducive to flying at high altitude.
Of course, any theory must be proved by practice to judge whether it is correct or not. The advantages and disadvantages of the nose shape mentioned above are applicable in some places in China, with a vast territory and abundant resources, but they may not be applicable in some places. Because as a homing pigeon itself, its appearance structure will change after living in different regional climates for several generations. For example, excellent foreign homing pigeons in the western plateau have small nose tumors and thin feathers, which will become bigger and thicker after living in the western plateau for several generations, which is the physiological need of homing pigeons due to environmental changes.
Therefore, when we identify the nose of homing pigeons, we should look at the local actual situation and not blindly copy it. Otherwise, carrier pigeons can't be called good pigeons, no matter how good their noses are, and they can't adapt to the local environment and climate. Pigeons should attach great importance to this.