At present, short-distance events are still mainstream events, and the final 500 kilometers or so can be said to account for more than 100%. The main thing is that everyone thinks it is better to be faster, all kinds of rhythms are faster, and it is better for the pigeons to come back faster. So what kind of pigeons can return home quickly? In general, the pigeons that want to return home quickly basically meet these conditions.
First, fast pedigree. Different races actually require different pigeons. Pigeons of different pedigrees adapt to different races. Some pigeons can only fly about 300 kilometers in races, some pigeons can only fly about 500 kilometers in races, and some pigeons can fly more than 1,000 kilometers in races, but the speed advantage may not be very good. There are many pigeons with fast pedigree, it is difficult to say which way is better, there are opportunities. But without a fast gene, it is difficult to have a good speed.
Second, good muscles, the muscles of fast pigeons should not be stiff. Sometimes the muscles of pigeons of fast blood are rigid, mainly due to overtraining or rigidity after the race. At this time, the muscle state is not good, and it needs to be adjusted and recovered. And normal fast pigeons, the muscle elasticity is good, full, let people feel that the pigeon is full of meat.
Third, if the pigeons are covered in meat, this is not enough. You also need your pigeons to have some better performance, such as a good skeleton. We've also met a lot of pigeons with good muscles but good skeletons, so they can't fly. A pigeon must have a strong and thick skeleton in order for them to be more powerful when flying.
Fourthly, many fanciers say that if the pigeons have to be fast, then they must be hungry and thin pigeons. We do not agree with such a statement. If there is only one level in the sprint race, the pigeons are hungry, thin and physically weak. However, in multi-level competitions, pigeons can not be fat is certain, but do not be too emaciated, otherwise the physical strength is insufficient, and the pigeons are equally difficult to adapt to after several levels, but they are seriously lost.