In the daily pigeon breeding, new fanciers who like to go to the local pigeon market to admire the pigeons will often hear the older generation of fanciers say: golden bars, breeding feathers, slate pigeons and so on. The first time I heard about these things, in the rain and fog, I had no idea what they were.
Today, we are sorting out some of the often heard pigeon terms and cleaning up fanciers who are novice pigeons, hoping to help everyone!
Gold bars
The golden bar refers to the ninth or tenth white feather of the pigeon's main feathers, which are counted from the inside of the 10 main wing feathers. Whether it is raindrops, gray shells or reds, its 10 main wings are generally the same color as the full body feathers, if the main wing grows this white feather, it must be a fast pigeon, which has a superior performance in the race.
At present, although there is no theoretical basis for this, it is a fact that has been repeatedly proved in practice, and it is the consensus of pigeon breeders, so it is called "golden bar".
Breeding feathers
Breeding feathers are 3 feathers under the base of the wing (a few have 4 feathers).
One saying: it has nothing to do with breeding, but it marks the "degradation" of the pigeons, which makes the pigeons unsuitable for breeding, hence the name "breeding feathers", which is a way to see if the pigeons are suitable for breeding.
Breeding feathers is relatively new to the traditional pigeon breeding doctrine, even if most fanciers in Europe do not agree. In the European forum, some people say that it is better to breed feathers that are wide, short and thick, but immediately some people followed the post to refute its remarks with their own results.
Whether the breeding feathers themselves have the identification value is still inconclusive, and it is estimated and enjoyed.
Slate pigeon
The "slate" or "grouper" plumage does belong to a special family with strong genetic properties and stable competitive performance (based on strong pedigree and excellent strains). Its plumage color is more recessive and genetic, so it is not easy to obtain. Only two pigeons containing the "slate" or "grouper" feather color genes are matched, and when this recessive or dominant "slate" or "grouper" feather gene meets, the young pigeons of the "slate" or "grouper" feather color will appear.
Slate is recessive genetic, Jensen has a way slate pigeon is very good, slate with other feathers of pigeons, other feather color of the offspring is more likely, will also produce slate, but the possibility is not very high, sometimes can appear in alternate generations.
Word for word
The pigeon has 12 tail feathers, which make up the tail of the pigeon. Its function is to change direction when flying and to balance the pigeon body when lifting and lowering. The tail feathers must grow plump, otherwise the pigeon will lose its center of gravity during the flight and will not be able to maintain its balance. But too long, too short or too wide will increase drag during flight and be prone to accidents during take-off and landing.
The ideal tail feathers should be 2-2.5 cm longer than the large feather shaft. The tail feathers must be strong to facilitate sudden take-off. The 12 tail feathers of a good racing pigeon are like a folding fan, which is shaped like a half moon when scattered, and together they form a handle, commonly known as: "one word tail".
Dot eye clusters
Some people also call it "point cluster eye". Its growth site is in the pupil like the fundus ctenophore, but the former is at the bottom of the pupil and the latter is in the floating surface of the pupil, and the specific position is not fixed. Some are above or below the pupil, while others are in front of or behind the pupil.
Some pigeons may have only one point in their eyes, and some pigeons may have two or three points in their eyes. Those with only one point are also called "point eyes", and those with more than two points are called "point eye clusters" or "point clusters eyes".
Xianyu
As the name suggests, these two words are the appearance of jade, that is, white, which here refers to the claws and mouth! Pigeons with such characteristics have speed, a good sense of direction and a chance to win prizes! Of course, the people who said this were also sprayed with dog blood, for the same reason as the superior, "Nonsense, I have, training and release are lost" and so on, there are countless words! Again, many pigeons with such characteristics are champions, so there will be a fast speed! Whether this is really the case or not, we don't know! But this conclusion is universally recognized, can you refute it alone with one sentence?
Sometimes, don't be too childish. You don't have to argue with others, you don't have to argue with others, you don't have to let others agree with your point of view! There is a debate about white jade, I don't think I need to explain much, if the ancestral breeders do not have white jade on them, but there is white jade, then this offspring will not be bad, provided that the parent pigeons are still passable. To ask me why I'm so sure, my answer is, this is a genetic transformation evolution, probably, well!
Look at the pigeons
I have seen some fanciers publish papers saying what kind of eye sand and eye vision can be matched with good pigeons! Netizens who read the article, of course, the quality is to say that this is not necessarily, to practice to know! And those who have no quality will inevitably be scolded!
These four words are indeed not something that ordinary pigeon breeders can do, but someone can do it, but you have not seen it, or have not had the opportunity to see it, which is normal! Why dare I say that the eye-catching pigeon exists! The reason is simple, that is, the memory ability and camera can do it, that is, he remembers clearly every pigeon eye he has seen, and which kind of eye sand and which kind of eye that corresponds to the results of each pigeon flying. Therefore, such a person who directly looks at the pigeon's eyes to know whether the pigeon is good or bad is a very ordinary thing in his own opinion, and for us, we all treat him as a fool and as a show! Saying this, do you not understand that fanciers who see the pigeons are relieved?
In fact, the above three, but just two words, experience! Because I have experienced it, I know it, and because I have experienced it often, I understand it!
Here are a few more serious and non-misleading appraisal views!
Breaking the wind
Very easy to understand, novices will understand it when they listen to it! Breaking the wind refers to the degree of slitting of the general bar, and the simple point is the width of the gap between the strips! This term is divided into no broken wind, small broken wind, large broken wind, 123 broken wind. According to each specification, what distance to fly into the seat, this is a practical problem, whether it is a novice or an expert, it can be used, relatively practical! I can't say for sure how to use the wind, after all, I am also a novice, only those fanciers who have been in the industry for a long time can say it more accurately! But let me give my opinion in general!
No wind: long-range and ultra-long-range (refers to the long-distance in the history of Chinese pigeon racing, not just 1000 kilometers long-distance).
Small wind break: 1000 km on
Big Break: Short range
123 broken wind: refers to the level, that is, the general bar around, some are single break wind, some are double break wind, three broken wind is relatively small, participating in the short course race is very advantageous!
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