Methods of raising and flying homing pigeons

Carrier pigeons are mainly used for competitions. The following are the methods I have carefully arranged for you to raise and fly homing pigeons. Let's have a look.

The method of raising homing pigeons: the choice of young pigeons' eyes. Because it is a young pigeon, everyone has different ways to identify pigeons, and some of them still can't tell why. However, practice tells us that pigeons with good sand, pupils, eyes and internal lines are beneficial to breeding and competition.

The rise and fall of a pigeon house, from the breeding point of view, largely depends on the choice of young pigeons. Pigeons should be chosen. If we raise them regardless of the pros and cons, it will not only waste energy and material resources, but also lead to the decline of the whole shed. On the contrary, careful selection of high-quality young pigeons is very beneficial to breeding and competition. Therefore, pigeon breeders must pay attention to the choice of young pigeons.

Let's talk about the descendants of these high-speed and noble champions. They usually have strong muscles, beautiful bodies, clear eyes and high noses. Just like human athletes, their physical fitness is very good, and their motor nerves and sensory nerves are very developed, because only pigeons who are accurate and sensitive to geomagnetic changes can choose the route closest to a straight line for high-speed flight. Who is the first? Breakthrough. Breakthrough? Go home first. When there is a magnetic storm in space weather events, these champion pigeons with high sports talent and sensitivity to geomagnetism are often more affected.

Bloodline is the foundation. According to the competition practice, young pigeons with excellent pedigree and outstanding performance in the shed are selected as the next generation of breeding pigeons. Hybrid pigeons can prepare for the competition by selecting young pigeons with the most outstanding genetic lineage, so they must find their own pigeons. That bloodline should be the main blood, and those should be the lineages of the matching group, keep the main blood, and the mixed blood will participate in the competition.

The choice of squab depends on the size. In the fierce competition, a racing pigeon will win in front of thousands of strong pigeons. Even if it wins in tens of thousands of competitions, besides its excellent pedigree, appearance and eyes, the remaining conditions are physical fitness. Physical fitness includes body shape, and pigeons with streamlined body shape should be selected. According to the aerodynamic principle, streamlined homing pigeons have the advantages of small flight resistance, good balance, long flight time and less physical consumption. Therefore, choosing any streamlined pigeon is the first choice. As far as the overall shape is concerned, the length and width are body length, back width and chest thickness. Judging from the data of the winning pigeons in the competition, most of the winning pigeons in the short-distance competition are short and thick, or short and capable. This kind of racing pigeons often have strong explosive force and short flight time, which is determined by their physical characteristics, that is to say, the physical characteristics of short-distance racing pigeons are different from those of long-distance and ultra-long-distance racing pigeons. Therefore, when selecting squab, the body shape of squab should be selected in combination with the participating events.

Pigeon bones are also important. ? Flying bone? This is a sentence from Zhang 300 years ago, but it has not attracted the attention of all pigeon lovers so far. Skeleton is the foundation of racing pigeons, an integral part of all sports of racing pigeons, and a support for producing sports muscles. Only a strong, soft and solid bone structure can provide suitable support for muscles in different parts. When a squab is held in its hand, it should feel hard and strong. Keels should be long, thick and curved. One end of the pubic bone is slightly upturned, the pubic bone should be short, thick and firm, closed tightly, and the upper bone should be thick and hard, which can increase the frequency of flapping.

Muscle. The pectoralis major appears plump and strong, with a strong feeling. After training and competition, the fat of racing pigeons disappeared completely, and the pectoral muscles changed from soft to elastic. When a pigeon is held in its hand and unfolded, its wings will feel soft and elastic.

When space weather and ground weather influence, it is often the pigeons who are most familiar with the route that return to the nest first, and whether they are famous or not becomes a secondary condition. I should say, when? Hone? Encounter? Famous species? , a little more? The champion of luck is likely to be yours, and both are indispensable. Playing pigeons can only be played well on the basis of respecting objectivity and enhancing cognition. Long-term gambling on luck is definitely not enough.

Feather. Feathers are required to be smooth and bright, and the feathers are as thin as silk, closely arranged into flat, thin and elastic feathers, which are close to the whole body and feel slippery in the hand.

Comprehensive appearance. Pigeons have strong posture and intelligent, calm and confident behavior. To give people a sense of balance, your feet should not be too long, too straight and too short. Male pigeons should have a natural and graceful posture; The mother pigeon has a dignified and delicate female appearance. Want it? Quiet as a virgin, moving like a dragon? . Have a sense of closeness to the host and keep a high degree of vigilance against strangers.

The method of releasing homing pigeons (1) Basic flight training and homing training should start from young pigeons, from free flight to forced flight (forced flight is generally used for group flight training of pigeons). After the young pigeons are familiar with the surrounding environment of the pigeon house, they can fly short distances near the pigeon house soon. At this time, homing pigeons will be released every morning and afternoon to fly at will. Compulsory flight training can be started at the age of three months, and the flight training is from short to long. Generally from 30 minutes to an hour, gradually extended to 2&; #0; Four hours of continuous flight. Because basic flight training is very important, they must be forced to insist on1&; #0; Two hours of basic training (not less than 1 hour each time), and lifts, that is, don't land at high altitude, don't fly on the roof, don't fly and stop. Only in this way can we achieve the training purpose. Generally speaking, the flight distance should be increased by at least 2km from near to far, from 1 km, 2km and 4km, and then it can be consolidated for a period of time (one month). The direction of flight training should also be from single to multi-directional, the weather from sunny to rainy, from weak wind to strong wind, from single climate to complex meteorological conditions. After a period of basic flight training, the carrier pigeon's physique gradually becomes strong, the flight time can last, the adaptability is enhanced, and the quality is improved accordingly.

The purpose of homing training is to make pigeons get into the habit of flying into the house and never let them fall and wander outside. The method is: after the pigeons fly or fly out, close the exit door and open the entrance door. When they fly back, they can eat in the house first. Over time, they can get into the habit of flying back to their home.

(2) Induction training is mainly used for new mate pigeons and between young pigeons and old pigeons. Because the pigeons of the new spouse, both male and female, are newly introduced and unfamiliar with the terrain and environment, they can be trained with the original ones. For example, if a female pigeon bred in the past marries a newly introduced male pigeon, it can be used to induce the male pigeon to get familiar with the environment, fly smoothly and return to the nest. In addition, the host can also use the opportunity of feeding to make a meal with food as bait. Food induction training? . Is this induction based on homing pigeons? Socializing? Natural laws are artificially combined with implementation to achieve the purpose of training.

(3) Four-way flight training Through this training, the memory, orientation and homing ability of homing pigeons can be improved. Four-way flight is generally carried out after the completion of basic flight training. That is to say, homing pigeons are put in a transport cage and sent to a place thousands of kilometers away from the pigeon house, so that they can find their own way back, and gradually change direction and extend the distance, so as to achieve the training purpose.

Before training, you should choose the destination you intend to reach in that year, make a plan and implement it as planned. There should be training records every time, such as the number of times the homing pigeons circled overhead and the time of returning to the house, which should be recorded for future reference.

No matter which direction you fly in the southeast, northwest and northwest during training, you must fly in the other direction after one party is familiar with it, and then fly alternately after the four parties are familiar with it. The distance of flying is from near to far, one stop at a time; Meteorology goes from simple to complex. Only in this way can homing pigeons gradually deepen their memory of the external environment such as topography and signs.

The training method is centered on the pigeon house with a radius of 60 kilometers. At first, we should choose better weather to let the young pigeons find their way home. At this time, the young pigeons can't do long-distance training, but can only be familiar with the geographical situation of mountains and rivers within 60 kilometers, laying a solid foundation for long-distance training and competition in the future.

During the training, from the first release to the second release 12, all animals were released in groups of 4 at the same time. These inexperienced young pigeons, with companions flying together, can help each other and find their way home. This kind of training can not show the ability of each homing pigeon, nor can it exercise their ability to distinguish directions independently. Therefore, the record of this paragraph need not be too detailed. After 12 training, the young pigeons have the experience of returning from 25 kilometers away and are familiar with the mountains and rivers within 25 kilometers, so they can start the training of single feather flying. In addition, during this training period, after a group of pigeons are released, they must wait until they fly beyond their vision before releasing the next group of young pigeons.

Flying training from 13, the main task is to train young pigeons to find their way home independently. Therefore, the situation of each young pigeon after taking off should be recorded in detail. For example, after flying, observing the number of laps of pigeons hovering in the sky can preliminarily judge their recognition ability. Some only need to circle or less, that is, they can judge the position of the pigeon house and fly to the pigeon house; Some have to hover 2&; #0; & amp#0; Three laps or as many as 10 laps has not yet determined the direction of the pigeon house. Of course, people who can judge the direction quickly are better, and those who can judge the direction slowly are worse. However, homing pigeons can't be eliminated just because they have circled many times in the air. If some pigeons fly in the east of the pigeon house, they can quickly judge the direction and make a decision; If you fly in another direction but hesitate, then your ability to judge the direction is even worse. Pay attention to these situations and record them in detail, then when selecting homing pigeons to participate in the competition, you should choose those homing pigeons who can quickly judge the orientation of the pigeon house from this direction to participate in the competition, so as to achieve better results.

(4) After the directional flying training has been completed, the young pigeons have reached the age of five or six months, their new feathers have been basically replaced, their bodies have matured, they have been able to fly back to the pigeon house alone from 60 kilometers away, and they have basically understood their performance. At this time, the training requirements should be higher, but they only need to extend the distance from the direction to be used in the future. For example, 80km,100km, 200km, 400km, etc. The training time at this stage can be determined according to the pigeon's physique, and the training time should not exceed three months. The flight distance of young pigeons in that year was limited by weight, feeding and training conditions, and should not exceed 600 kilometers. 0; 2 years old can be increased to 800&; #0; 1000 km. 2 & amp#0; 3-year-old homing pigeons can enter places over 1000 km for flight training and competition, with the best results.

When the distance of this training is extended to 150 km, the inferior pigeons have already been eliminated; By 300 kilometers, homing pigeons under 1 year old have reached the standard. After that, if you can fly several times in the range of 100 km instead of leaving home in the morning, but do not increase the distance, it will create favorable conditions for further flight training next year. 60 & amp#0; 150km training needs 2&; #0; 4 as a group, 200&; #0; Pigeons over 300 kilometers are released in groups. In addition, training young pigeons should pay attention to how to use them in the future. If you want to train as a one-way communication carrier pigeon, you should often fly around the pigeon house for training. If you want to take part in racing, you should do more short-distance directional flight training.

(5) Stereotyping Training In order to maintain homing ability and lasting flight ability of homing pigeons developed through the above training, stereotyped training must be carried out at different times, different terrains and different meteorological conditions. In order to act accurately according to the owner's intention at any time. The training method should be mainly pigeons, which should not only focus on the consolidation and improvement of the original quality, but also focus on the weak links. For example, to identify homing pigeons with slow direction, it is necessary to change direction and fly.