In general, it is not recommended for fanciers to pair with the same father and mother, because the blood is too close and the offspring will have a low resistance to disease and physical vitality. But there are also successful examples.
The Dutch pigeon fancier Koopman's little Dirk family has a brother and sister that is a successful brother and sister pair, NL02-2373002. This super class breeder was bred from the brother and sister pair of Kleine Dirk x Annalies! Koopman had never been a brother and sister before this, because in general it was not good to be too close to be too close. It was because a German friend told him that he wanted to be matched in this way, and Koopman tried it and thought it was good, so he tried it and tried it a few times, but the chances of success were very small, and it was very difficult!
Cassius, also translated as Caesar, is a star breeder. He was paired to other hens and bred many excellent racing birds.
- Outstanding direct representatives and achievements:
1. "Daydream" aka Dream Fulfillment:
(Cassius x Miss Mockhook)
1st National NPO Ablis 8,519 p
70th National Chatley NPO 12,742 p
2. "Wakol":
3rd National Blois NPO 6,279 p
3. "Foris":
9th National NPO Ablis
- Outstanding half siblings and references:
1. Legendary racer "Wonder Man":
1st Nat. Leymans North 15,252 p
Wonder Man is a daughter of Miss Wonderland, a super racing hen and winner of:
1st National Ace Pigeon Long Distance 2006
2. Super racing hen Xena:
2nd National Ace Pigeon NPO 500-700km in The Netherlands 2007
NL06-1597157〔席娜〕
3. Top racer Geralt's Favourite:
4th National Ablis NPO 10,609 p
5th St. Giseren 13,574 p
9th NPO Sutun 13,426 p
There are many inbreeding matching modes like this, such as father and daughter, mother and son, uncle and brother and sister, sister and brother, grandgrandchild, grandchild, grandchild, aunt, nephew, uncle and niece, uncle and niece, cousin, aunt, half-brother, half-brother, etc.
Many fanciers know that inbreeding can lead to degeneration, deformity and mental retardation, but they are not well aware of the theories and methods of how to maintain the purity of a species. In addition, due to the negative effects of degeneration, deformity and mental retardation, and the knowledge of carrier pigeons is not much, they dare not carry out close blood matching. Especially people who have not practiced in this area or have failed in practice, they dare not get close to blood.
But in fact, it is possible to try a close combination of pigeons, but there are many details to be aware of. Because it is an inbreeding method, it is necessary to grasp the distance of blood relatives and the number of repeated selections according to the pedigree, performance, and physical conditions of the selected pigeons. If necessary, cross-breeding methods can be used to select pigeons with purer bloodlines and certain performance or their offspring to match with them, so as to achieve the purpose of purification and rejuvenation, so as to prevent the degradation of pigeon quality caused by some wrong practices in inbreeding and reduce the negative products in inbreeding.