War pigeons got their name for the noise made during the flight. In this subspecies of racing pigeons, the battle of wings, accompanied by a special sound, is appreciated. An unusual flight is not the only advantage of slaughtered pigeons, distinguished by their exquisite appearance, they combine wonderful flying and decorative characteristics.
What is the peculiarity of lively pigeons?
Pigeon farmers value lively pigeons above all other breeds. This decorative subspecies stands out against its background with the following features:
- Each flap of the wings is accompanied by a loud click - it seems as if birds are knocking on the air.
- Birds know how to tumble - this is a complex trick, accessible not to every breed.
- Able to climb to great heights. Going into the pillar, the birds simply disappear - it is impossible to make out. They rise to a height of 1.5 km.
- They can fly without interruption for several hours. Typically, a continuous flight time is 3-6 hours. But sometimes, pigeons fly, not sitting down to rest, all day.
- They can fly in different styles. During the flight, they are changed, showing the audience a whole performance.
- They know how to envy in the air, while they flap their wings or perform somersaults.
- Great orientation. They remember well the location of static objects. They can fly long distances.
- Increased endurance, undemanding to the content and unpretentiousness in nutrition.
Origin of slaughter pigeons and pigeon breeding centers
Among pigeon breeders there is an opinion that in nature fighting for pigeons is a flaw, a marriage, since birds of this kind become easy prey for predators. Thoroughbred war pigeons bred by artificial selection. Breeds that know how to tumble and beat wings, obtained as a result of selection, stretched over centuries.
Most breeds of pigeons came from the Middle East region. It was here that the first domesticated pigeons appeared, which were later brought to Europe and America. Today, several centers for breeding live pigeons are distinguished. Each region has its own priorities in the fighting rocks. The main centers of pigeon breeding:
- Turkey. It is considered the birthplace of pigeon breeding. Good flyers. Neat body of medium size. Soft plumage.
- North Caucasus. High flying qualities and a magnificent view. North Caucasian war pigeons are world famous for their decorative qualities.
- Asia. At the heart of the pigeons of the Asian region is an Uzbek breed. They are distinguished by a short beak and graceful appearance. A striking example is the magnificent agaranas.
- Azerbaijan. Here, little attention was paid to external data, the main emphasis in the rocks was on flight characteristics.
- Europe. They love the breeds, but they don’t have “native” ones. European pigeon breeders prefer Turkish and Asian breeds.
Flight specifics
The main advantage of battle breeds is playing in the air. They show the following types of flight:
- The rise in the pillar. Birds, rising up vertically, flap their wings with great frequency. Having reached maximum height, the pigeon, turning 360 degrees, sharply tumbles backward. Birds can repeat such an “exercise” over and over again, and they can also complicate it by applying a screw lifting technique.
- Screw. One of the options for raising the post. The dove, making a screw, moves up a spiral path.
- Doubles. Performed by a pair of pigeons, ready for laying. An exciting sight - all elements are executed synchronously.
- Tape. Pigeon farmers often equate this type of flight with “marriage” - a bird flies and flaps its wings, without hovering, and without rising into a pole.
- Freezing Crown trick. Unlike lifting into a pole, it is performed more gently and smoothly. The bird, hovering at one point, quickly flaps its wings.
Breeders have their own criteria for evaluating flight quality. Pigeons are considered defective if during the flight such phenomena are observed:
- air stunts are not accompanied by sound;
- there is a battle with wings, but there are no somersaults and other air tricks;
- performing a circular somersault, makes more rotations than necessary;
- the bird cannot flip 360 degrees;
- doing a somersault flips more than 360 degrees.
Breeds of pigeons that know how to make a screw are more often injured. During this exercise, they can lose their orientation - because of this they hit houses or trees, and die.
What breeds are there?
There are a large number of breeds of lively pigeons that differ in appearance, color of plumage and the arrangement of feathers. Breeders, while working on improving their flying qualities, ignored external characteristics. That is why the appearance of slaughter pigeons is so varied, individuals of various shades can be found within the same breed. Consider the most popular breeds.
Baku
In a separate breed allocated in the middle of the 20th century. During the selection, their exterior was improved. Having preserved the flight abilities of their ancestors, the Baku People became much more attractive.
Description. External characteristics of the breed:
- the head is oval, smooth or with a forelock;
- neck of medium length;
- the beak is straight and thin, slightly bent;
- eyes are yellow, pupil is black;
- the back is sloping, the body is fusiform, tight;
- plumage fits tightly to the body;
- powerful wings - fit snugly to the body, do not cross;
- paws are medium, with or without brushes;
- claws of white or flesh-colored.
Forelock pigeons have two-tone forelocks — white in front and colored in the back. The plumage is very dense - if you take a Baku pigeon in your hand, it seems that it is a smooth stone.
Flight. Fly flocking without breaking into a flock. Each bird performs solo tricks. Soaring up, the pigeons are practically invisible from the ground. The flight duration is 2-12 hours. The height of the “pillar” during the flight is 15 m, while the bird makes up to seven somersaults. Each flip is accompanied by a characteristic clicking sound.
Other features. High immunity. Fertile and easy to breed. Good orientation. They return home for 500-600 km. Faithful and loyal.
Chile
This is the most spectacular subspecies of Baku war pigeons. The breed is popular in the Russian Federation; in other countries, pigeons do not know chili.
Description. The plumage is motley - black, dark gray or red. Speckles are snow-white. Often have two-tone forelocks. The front part is motley, the back part is the same color as the main plumage. Exterior Features:
- dense, elongated body;
- on the legs - brushes;
- yellowish eyes;
- middle neck, with a beautiful bend;
- rib cage protrudes forward;
- broad shoulders;
- wings tightly pressed;
- on the neck and chest - a purple tint;
- the beak is straight, white, curved at the end;
- if the head is dark, then the beak is black.
Flight. Able to fly for hours in a row. Vertically take off and start at a height in battle. Gently turn into a pole and quickly somersault. Easy to hang in the air.
Other features. Breeders appreciate the breed for the complexity and entertainment of the flip-flops. Each bird has an individual flight. So, every chile pigeon flies at a certain height, the duration of the flight is also different for everyone. Unpretentious to the conditions of detention.
Marble
Another variety of Baku war pigeons. Variegated, like Chile, but their color is a mosaic pattern of feathers of different colors. One of the most beautiful breeds. Its representatives often participate and win in international exhibitions.
Description. The plumage is colorful, with dark spots. They value bronze individuals more than others - they have a brass color with black or scarlet spots scattered randomly.
Flight. Rises up without completing preparatory circles. Having fluffed its tail and wings so that it looks like a ball, a marble dove soars up, hangs, somersaults, shows various tricks, and each time it returns down to the owner. They show the battle of different types - pole, tape, screw.
Other features. The color saturation of the plumage is the criterion by which the age of marble pigeons is judged. Young growth has lighter shades than mature individuals. After the first molt, the youth darkens, the plumage takes on different tones.
Baku hryvnias
They are considered universal "pilots." They were bred in the first decades of the 20th century in the city of Baku.
Description. A harmonious body with a well-built head. The forehead is elongated, the back of the head is rounded. The beak is long, the eyes are dark cherry in color. The neck is beautifully curved, the wings are long, the legs are medium. The plumage is thick, white. There is a characteristic pattern on the back of the head. The color of the “print” is yellow, black, red.
Flight. They perfectly perform all types of flight - combat, entry into a pillar, climb until they disappear from sight.
Baku white-footed
Another species of Baku pigeons with excellent flying abilities.
Description. The breed is similar in appearance to the brushless Baku hryvnias. The difference is snow-white color. The legs are bare, reddish. They are distinguished by a downed constitution. The body is oblong, the head is elongated, with or without a forelock. The forehead is sloping, the beak is white. The plumage is dense, the tide is purple.
Flight. Flying high. Demonstrate a beautiful battle.
Turkish (tacla)
Turkish fighting pigeons are divided into three species - tacla, donka and kalabek. Takla is the most popular breed of the Turkish group, and one of the oldest breeds of pigeons. The word "takla" is translated as "somersault." There are several types of tacla - two-toothed, forelock, nasolabial, nosed.
Description. There are many varieties of tackle, each of which has its own differences in the exterior. But there are common signs - a standard body, slender, without unnecessary massiveness. Any color may dominate the color. The most common are the bluish and mottled colors. The tail section is marked in white. On the head of the “hat” is white. Legs are feathered. There are forelocks. There is no single standard for tackle.
There are many subspecies of the breed, here are just a few of them:
- Urfa. Long tails and wings down to the ground. The plumage is yellow-brown with bluish hues.
- Mardin. Low but picturesque flight. Looks like Turmans. Plumage - all shades of gray.
- Sivash. A shorter flight than previous subspecies, but a stronger battle. There are with forelocks and white tails.
- Antalya. Differ in high flight. Miniature. Rarely found.
- Ankara. Miniature birds of silver gray, brown, red, white and yellow shades.
Flight. Masterfully tumbling, own the technique of helical flight. Demonstrate an exciting game of wings. Able to long flight - about 10 hours. They show the original flight: take off vertically, repeat somersaults several times, fall sharply down - by 2-3 m, and then again reach the same height.
Other features. Growing a tack requires regular training.
Interestingly, the ability to helical flight is associated with the color of the bird. The paler the plumage, the more beautiful the flight. It is noticed that variegated tacles often do not know how to "screw" into the sky.
Uzbek (two-tailed)
Two-tailed “Uzbeks” were brought first in the breed. There are more than a dozen subspecies that vary in plumage and addition.
Description. The “business card” of Uzbek pigeons is a forelock that almost all representatives of the breed have. Two-pigeon pigeons have lavish plumage, furry brushes on their paws, and a forelock on their heads, extending from the forehead to the neck, through the entire head. Shaggy gives the bird massiveness.
The plumage depends on the subspecies:
- Chinn - dark red, tail and wings are white.
- Gulsars - black with a white head.
- Avlaki - mostly white with motley wings.
- Chelkari - marble color.
- Hakka - black, tail - white.
- Gulbadam - white, the spot on the neck is reddish or yellowish.
- Tasmanians - coffee color. Tail, head and chest are dark brown. The tail, the extreme tail feathers and the outside of the wings are white.
Flight. A long flight is accompanied by amazing tricks.
Other features. Breeders are working on improving the plumage of the breed - these birds are not only good flyers, but also decorative value.
Iranian
The oldest breed of pigeons, bred over 5 thousand years ago. Iranian pigeons are very expensive. The second name of the breed is Persian.
Description. There is no single standard for the exterior; individuals vary in plumage, the presence of forelocks, brushes on their legs, etc. Common features are a long beak and a wide tail with 12 steering feathers. The wingspan is 60-70 cm. The head is usually smooth. The most popular are birds with black, gray, yellow, scarlet and almond plumage.
Flight. They fly slowly, have a tendency to hang for a long time in one place. Flight duration - 3-5 hours, maximum - 10 hours.
Other features. There are several subspecies of the Iranian breed. More than others they know Tibriz and Hamadan battle cosmos.
Krasnodar (red)
This breed is valued more for beauty than for summer. Their flight is short-lived, but impressive. There are many subspecies of Krasnodar pigeons, the most popular are Artamon, Neverovsky, Blagodarnensky.
Description. Compact body. The head is small, the crown is flat. Beak is white, slightly bent down. The wings are long, fit snugly to the hull. The plumage is of different colors, the most beautiful is red. Proud stand, harmonious physique.
Flight. Flight duration - 1 hour. Flight altitude - medium. Fly in flocks and individually. The flight is short and swift, they enter the pole well - slowly and smoothly. Flip-flops do abruptly, flapping their wings loudly.
Other features. Often bred for meat. The breed is popular in the Krasnodar Territory, in the Voronezh and Rostov Regions.
Pakistani
Pakistani pigeons are world famous for their unusual flight style, which no other breed repeats.
Description. The bird is beautiful, the plumage is of different colors, mostly light. The main color is white, and on the back, wings, head, neck and tail - a special feather pattern that remains the same throughout life. There are several subspecies of the "Pakistanis." There are birds bare-footed and there are in "panties", chubaty and without forelocks. Cocks are peak and needle-shaped. The tail is long. Eye color - red, orange, blue.
Flight. The bird, rising up and entering the pole, makes somersaults, which are accompanied by a loud battle.
Other features. The breed is valued in Russia for its unique flight, external beauty and unpretentiousness in content. But the birds need attention - they need regular training. Flight abilities are transmitted genetically.
Persians
Persians are famous for their flight characteristics. Among them there are individuals who know how to “flutter with a butterfly” and “walk in a shuttle”.
Description. They differ in the unusual structure of feathers - they are as if cut at the ends. Because of this, the birds look curly. The head is round, a wide convex forehead. On the back of the head, some birds have a forelock. Pearl eyes. Feet feathered. The plumage of saturated shades - yellow, red, dark brown.
Flight. Fly at high altitude. Prefer flying alone. Hold in the sky until 11 o’clock. Swiftly rise to the pole, make sharp somersaults.
Other features. Good workout. Excellent orientation on the ground - they always find their home. If you do not train the Persians, they lose their flying ability and hit at a low height - 1-2 m. Fertile and good parents, feed offspring on their own.
Leninakan
This is an extremely hardy and viable breed.In Armenia and Russia, this breed continues to be improved - its flying qualities are improved.
Description. Strong beautiful streamlined body. The head is smooth, rounded in shape. The beak is medium in size and light in color. Eyes are black. The tail is straight.
Flight. Continuous flight lasts 6-8 hours. They quickly climb, enter the post and somersault.
Other features. Freedom loving. If you need to transport, then you are taught to cages in advance - so that the birds do not get sick from anxiety. Attached to the nesting site. We need constant training. They are well oriented in space.
The pairs of Leninakan pigeons are very friendly and faithful. Pigeon growers are not advised to simultaneously release a female and a male in flight. The female will distract the male from performing tricks.
Maykop
The official name is Maikop short-billed war pigeons.
Description. Birds are small, wings are wide, long. The head is small, neat. Paws are shaggy. The plumage is smooth and shiny. The eyes are large and bulging. Color - plain or two-tone.
Flight. Swiftly and rhythmically fly. The fight is loud, the exit to the pillar is sharp.
Other features. The breed combines decorativeness with excellent flying characteristics.
Thankful
The breed was bred in the North Caucasus in the 50s of the last century. They were brought out to incubate the chicks, and these birds did not differ in special beauty.
Description. Birds of medium weight and size. They have a large forelock on their heads. Moreover, the forelock can be located in different places - above the beak, on the crown of the head. The most common color is red and white. The head is graceful, small. Beak is white or yellow. Breeders value more than other black individuals - they are very rare. The disadvantage of black pigeons is low stamina. The most persistent variety - with plumage on its feet.
Flight. In flight, masterfully tumbling, performing all kinds of somersaults. But today, in this breed, decorative qualities are more valued than flying.
Other features. They have a calm and friendly disposition. Unpretentious to feed and conditions. Feel good in an urban environment.
The name of the breed was given in honor of the grateful settlement in the Stavropol Territory. On the emblem and flag of the city there is even an image of a red-white dove flying over the bridge.
Turmans
One of the most valuable breeds. There are several varieties of the breed and hundreds of subspecies - there are ribbon, Oryol, Odessa, Volsky, Viennese, Kursk, Moscow, Chisinau and others. Turmans possess unique flying abilities inaccessible to other breeds.
Description. Turmans have a small body and a small head. Dark eyes with bright eyelids. Beak short, forehead high, neck elongated, long. Widely spaced short legs. The tail is fluffy and raised up. There are spiky and toothless turmans. Color - variegated. Weight - about 800 g.
Flight. Differ in original flight. Perform a flight similar to the movement of a wheel. Tumbling through the wing, tail, head. They can be at high altitude for a long time. Not every turman can perform complex elements - there are more or less capable birds.
Other features. Strong and hardy. To keep fit, hard training is needed.
North Caucasian Kosmach
Kosmachi is the oldest breed of pigeons. Today, enthusiasts of the North Caucasus are engaged in the restoration of flight qualities in varieties that have lost them.
Description. Large body, long legs. The head is small, with a forelock. The eyes are black or silver. The beak is white. The color and pattern differs depending on the subspecies. The plumage is red, yellow, black, gray, coffee, marble. The head and primary feathers of the fly, the undertail and the tail of the tail, the tail feathers are white.
Flight. Fly fast, abruptly entering the rack. Then they perform somersaults - 5-10 times in a row, performing characteristic clicks - battle. Flight time - up to 5 hours.
Other features. Hardy and unpretentious. They live up to 20 years. Propagate to 10-12 years. When acquiring a new pigeon, it is necessary to withstand monthly quarantine.
Where and in what conditions do pigeons contain?
The fighting pigeons live for a long time, some individuals survive to 35 years. Life expectancy is 15 years. But to achieve such a life expectancy is possible only with proper care. Birds, first of all, need a cozy house and full feeding.
Most battle breeds are unpretentious - it’s easy to maintain. Training is important, without which war pigeons lose their abilities. To place the birds use:
- cells
- aviaries;
- dovecote.
A room containing pigeons must meet the following requirements:
- the presence of quality ventilation;
- the distance between the floor and the ceiling is from 1.5 m;
- when calculating the volume of the enclosure, it is necessary to proceed from the condition - 1.5 sq. m. m;
- the pigeon house should be equipped with perches, the thickness of the pole should correspond to the girth of a bird's paw;
- litter thickness - more than 5 cm;
- monthly - disinfection, cleaning - regularly;
- room temperature - from +20 to +30 ° С.
Features of feeding and diet
The health and beauty of pigeons depends on how full the nutrition is. According to experienced pigeon breeders, there is not a single industrial feed that would fully satisfy the needs of slaughter pigeons, so they need to be given a complex of feeds:
- Dry cereal mix. In such compositions there are almost all the necessary minerals.
- Fine gravel or river sand - for effective grinding of food in the stomach. They are given in a separate feeder.
- Legumes Contain B vitamins, calcium, sulfur, phosphorus.
- Cereals:
- Millet. It is recommended to give brighter varieties of millet - they have more vitamins.
- Barley. The perfect food. Giving recommended chopped.
- Wheat. It has a lot of protein and little fat. This is a valuable product for pigeons.
- Fig. A nutritious product rich in various beneficial elements.
- Corn. It is given only to large birds. Small should not be given - because of the grain size.
- The water is given warm - at room temperature. Water must be settled or purified. Tap water should stand for a night - so that the chlorine evaporates.
- During the breeding season, birds are given hemp seeds. The dosage should be clarified in the instructions - an excess of hemp seed can harm the feathered organism.
- Flaxseed is given as a cough remedy. Overdose leads to diarrhea.
- Sunflower seeds. They must be present in the diet. It is recommended to give 10% of the total feed.
- Instead of vitamin supplements, they give fresh chopped greens - nettles, dandelion foliage, cabbage, spinach.
Pigeons are fed twice a day - in the mornings and evenings. As soon as the birds eat, the feeders are cleaned. The daily feed rate for one adult pigeon is 40 g. These 40 g are distributed twice - partly in the morning, part in the evening. For example, pigeons can be given 10 grams of food before summer, and 30 grams before bedtime.
Table 1 - the composition of the daily diet as a percentage.
Table 1
Name of ingredient | The volume of feed,% | ||||
winter | summer | molting | rut | young growth | |
wheat | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
barley | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
oats | 40 | 10 | 20 | 10 | — |
corn | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
millet | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
lentils | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
peas | — | 10 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
Store food in dry rooms. All crops fed pigeons must meet the following requirements:
- be well dried;
- to have no impurities and pollution;
- no signs of mold or mildew.
Winter diet
In winter, the diet of pigeons is adjusted. They give less protein food - this reduces sexual activity and prevents oviposition. In winter, pigeons are not fed with legumes; instead they are given barley and oats. You can give porridge cooked from various cereals in salted water.
In order for the plumage of birds to be soft and fluffy, flaxseed and rapeseed are introduced into the diet - about 4 g.
In winter, it is also recommended to give dried herbs - dill, parsley is suitable. Instead of grain, you can give a potato mash on wheat bran. The feed norm in winter is 40 g. An approximate ration of one winter day:
- oats - 40%;
- crushed corn - 10%;
- lentils - 10%.
Diet during molting
Shedding at pigeons, starting in June, lasts until mid-autumn. During this period, birds require more protein - so that new plumage forms. In this case, you must ensure that eating protein foods does not cause increased sexual excitability. For this purpose, more barley and oats are introduced into the diet, and wheat is removed.
During the molting period, pigeons are given rapeseed and cabbage leaf. The norm of nutrition during molting is 40-50 g. Approximate diet:
- peas - 20%;
- oat groats - 20%;
- millet - 10%;
- corn - 10%;
- vetch and barley - 10%;
- juicy vegetables and greens - 30%.
Breeding Features
Productive breeding is characterized by productive breeding, and in one clutch they can hatch up to 8 eggs. A female sits on the eggs. The male does not participate in hatching. Chicks hatch bald and completely helpless. But they grow quickly and fledge. By two weeks, the chicks begin to leave the nest. Two months later, the birds look like adults.
If there are no nests in the blueberry, then the birds will make them on their own, using any turned up materials. When the nest is twisted, you do not need to move it - the birds will be upset, because they are very attached to the fruits of their labor. Therefore, it is better to take care of the nests in advance.
Breeding pigeons at home begins in the spring. Before starting masonry, you should prepare a separate aviary, which is thoroughly washed, cleaned, dried, and then put nests - boxes with low sides. Plaster and small sawdust are poured into their corners.
In nature, random mating dominates. But if the breeder wants to have offspring with certain characteristics, he cannot rely on chance. For breeding pigeons, it is recommended to use:
- Inbreeding. They knit relatives - parents and offspring, brothers and sisters, “cousins”. This form of crossing improves the quality of the breed and maintains its positive characteristics. Inbreeding can be used for a long time, crossing several generations.
- Crossing of similar individuals. Two healthy parents convey positive qualities to their offspring. The method allows you to use extraneous genetic potential that is not inherent to the breed - it is intended to improve the initial data of the breed.
- Linear breeding. Lets you know exactly the consequences of mating and inheriting characteristics. Unlike inbreeding, individuals with a more distant relationship are used.
Nestling content
The optimum temperature in the room where the chicks live is 36-38 ° C. With the beginning of the second week, you can lower the temperature to 20 ° C - at this point, the chicks are able to independently maintain the thermoregulation of the body.
Nutrition and Diet
Up to a month old, pigeons almost do not need food - if their parents feed them. In the second week they need water. To teach the kids to peck, they are given fine grain from the 3-4th week. From 25 days of age, chicks can visit a common aviary and make small flights.
Dove feeding diet:
- The first week of life. Give chicken yolk, mashed and heated. You can also feed the chicks with a composition for chickens, stirring it to a state of porridge.
- The second week of life. Yolk is mixed with millet, barley, millet, peas. Add honey, crushed shells and red clay - at the tip of a teaspoon. Cereals are crushed, filled with warm water.
- 3-4 weeks of life. Water, chopped vegetables and fruits, greens are introduced into the diet. From the 22nd day you can feed the chicks with white bread. Once or twice a day, a few drops of fish oil can be added to the feed.
Accustoming the chicks to water - on the 15th day, they try to tilt their beak so that the water does not get into the nose. Having reached one month, the chicks completely switch to adult nutrition.
Chicks need special fat-containing food, they need more nutrients than adults. The feed is given in crushed form. To strengthen the immune system, pigeons are given decoctions of herbs - string, chamomile, thyme.
Feeding process
Hatched chicks eat the first few days at intervals of 3 hours. Well, if the parents are caring, then they will fully provide the offspring with food. If adult pigeons do not want to feed the chicks, a pigeon breeder will have to do this.
Chicks are fed:
- The first 3 days - a mixture of milk and egg yolks. Before feeding, the mixture is placed in warm water.
- Second option - feeding regular baby formula. Milk food is drawn into a syringe, and then injected into the goiter.
In the second week, the chicks are able to feed on their own. Starting from the 6th day, pigeons can be given compound feed in tablets. Pills are crushed, diluted in water, and then injected into the beak with a syringe. Frequency of feeding twice a day.
It is impossible to overfeed chicks. Excess food will not benefit the growing body. But access to water should be constant.
For 1 part of the dry food fed to the chicks, 3 parts of water should be present. If the air temperature rises, more water should be given.
Training pigeons
If you do not train live pigeons, you will have to say goodbye to beautiful summer. Although the genetics of such breeds is genetically based, these breeds quickly lose their skills without regular training.
Rules for training pigeons:
- You need to drive pigeons after they reach 40 days of age.
- You can’t teach birds to fight before the appointed time - they can stop playing at all.
- After molting, “games” become less and less.
- "Clogging" is the rejection of "games", often a genetic problem. Such birds are rejected.
- The optimal number for the rut is 15 birds.
- Especially valuable are pigeons moving slowly around the circumference, and during the first half hour they “play” every two minutes.
In order for the battle breeds to maintain a high level of flight, perform complex stunts and show a spectacular "game", they must train regularly. These beauties, demonstrating the wonders of summer, often decorate celebrations and weddings, participate in sports competitions and exhibitions.