The nose, head and figure give people endless charm, and feathers, muscles and bones must be integrated. Any excellent homing pigeon should have a standing posture, bright eyes, agile movements, a pair of tough wings and a strong body.
Every homing pigeon lover has his own identification method and criteria, but many homing pigeon lovers are very vague about what is called "pedigree", "breed" and "hybridization". To understand these problems, let's first understand what is "bloodline", "variety" and "hybridization".
★ Clear definition
What is bloodline? Pedigree refers to the relationship naturally formed by the same ancestor due to reproduction (pedigree card refers to the blood relationship of a homing pigeon in previous generations, and even adds the competition results, which is also called pedigree book or pedigree table). For example, this pair of breeding pigeons can be bred by the same kind or inbred lines and maintain close blood relationship with each other.
What is a variety show? Breed refers to a flock of birds formed by breeding (including physical and geographical isolation and artificial cultivation), which has a unified special appearance and roughly the same performance.
What is hybridization? Is hybridization a fear of rocks? Breed) (They are not related by blood, such as Jensen Pigeon× Sion Pigeon, or Li Meiling Pigeon× Antwerp Pigeon). The homing pigeons we raise are basically mixed-race, and the advantages and disadvantages vary greatly due to different lineages.
★ Identification method
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Find out what pedigree, breed and hybridization are, and then talk about how to distinguish a homing pigeon from its good or bad when you introduce it and know nothing about its pedigree and breed. We can identify them by anklets, temperament, body shape, eyes and so on.
☆ anklet
The anklet is put on the pigeon's leg, which is the sign of the carrier pigeon, with the origin, country, year and number on it. Pigeons with anklets are not equal to excellent homing pigeons. Pigeons without anklets can also participate in competitions or stay as breeding pigeons. All kinds of circles on pigeon legs are marks made by pigeon owners for reference only.
temperament
Temperament refers to the exposed expression of inner quality, which can be expressed by standing posture, eyes and movements. Any excellent homing pigeon should have a standing posture, bright eyes, agile movements, a pair of tough wings and a strong body.
Body shape
Symmetrical fastening is better for nose shape (including size, curl and wrinkle); Head shape (including round, flat top, duck shape, etc.). ) The forehead is broad, the back is full, the neck is straight and short, the neck feathers are thin and shiny, the chest is wide and the tail bundle is flat, the keel is long and curved, and the pubic bone is closed seamlessly. It is better to have a short distance between them. The nose, head and body shape give people endless charm. Feathers cling to muscles, muscles tightly surround bones, and bones are solid and compact. Feathers, muscles and bones must be integrated).
☆ Eyes
The height of eyelids is important and thick, eyes should be bright and transparent, and it is best not to blink. Through careful observation of excellent racing pigeons, I found that they have many common characteristics. An excellent homing pigeon should have a pair of bright eyes, some have bright bottom sand, some have fine gravel color, some have thin and heavy bottom sand, and the surface sand is thick and uniform. Some of the bottom sand is thick and solid, and the surface sand is rough and black. Pupils must be oval, stained with ink, shrink no matter how the sun shines, with wavy edges and serrated eyes.