How pigeons are raced and how pigeon races are played

In ancient warfare, the carrier pigeon used his special nature to help people deliver letters and pass on books. The pigeon has an innate compass needle, the protrusion between his eyes can measure the changes in the earth's magnetic field for orientation, and his strong desire to return home can be retrieved even if he is thousands of miles away from home.

With the passage of time, more and more people love carrier pigeons, domesticating carrier pigeons, and in the years of peace, people began to explore the special homing talents of carrier pigeons, and train them into racing pigeons, so that they can fly farther and faster.

The pigeon sport originated and developed in Belgium in the 19th century. There are two types of modern pigeon races: racing and evaluation. The racing races are based on the different distances, with the fastest pigeon arriving home as the winner.

The Tasting Contest is a beauty contest in which the winning pigeons are judged by their size, feel and head. In addition to the One Loft Race, several forms of competition are based on the grassroots associations and then report the results, and for the sake of fairness, the national and international races are all in the form of One Loft Races, because the One Loft Races require the participants to send the young birds about one month old and their pedigree cards and ring certificates to the designated loft at the competition site within the specified time, and are managed, raised and trained by the management personnel.

After several training flights over different distances, the pigeons were transported to the same place at the same time of the year to be released for racing. The results are statistically scientific and fair, and before the race, the pigeons are equipped with a uniform ring on their right foot and an infrared ring on their left foot.

When the pigeon arrives in the shed, the computer in the referee's room receives the signal, the ranking and information of the contestants are immediately reflected, the pigeon that flies back within the effective time specified in the competition is called the homing pigeon, and the player who wins the ranking can also get a bonus according to the proportion of the entry fee, and participate in the next display and auction to continue to participate in the race or breed offspring, and the pigeon that does not return home at the effective time is called the late pigeon. In the case of a world ranking race, the winning pigeon will also be counted in the overall ranking of the International Pigeon Federation.

1. Competition rules of the China Pigeon Association:

According to the rules of the International Pigeon Federation pigeon racing and evaluation competition, combined with the specific situation of our country, these rules are formulated. All kinds of pigeon races in the country shall be implemented in accordance with these rules.

The right to hold the national pigeon racing competition and the evaluation competition belongs to the Chinese pigeon association, and the right to fly and evaluate the pigeon racing and evaluation competition of the administrative regions and industry sports associations at all levels belongs to the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, the national industry sports association and the localities, cities, prefectures, counties (districts) of the pigeon associations, the results of the pigeon racing and criticism competitions held by the above-mentioned associations, after the summary and reporting of the level by level, the Chinese pigeon association will be recognized.

The purpose of holding the pigeon competition is to improve the level of pigeon sports, promote the development of the most popular pigeon activities, and gradually realize the standardization of the pigeon race.

Participants must abide by the rules of the competition and obey the referee. Referees and competition staff must be serious, serious, fair, accurate, united and cooperative to complete various tasks.

Second, the rules of the competition:

Project: 300 km, 500 km, 700 km, 1000 km, 1500 km, 2000 km or less.

Classification: Nominated pigeon races (per participant.

Equally designated one or more pigeon races), Elite races (pigeon races that have won the winning place in one race for the finals), Multi-pass races (races with a certain distance of several kilometers or unequal distances, within a specified time, at the same finish line, multiple races, the total result is calculated based on the cumulative speed), One Loft Races (pigeon lofts established by national and provincial pigeon associations, according to the number of pigeon races, pigeon breeding and training competitions), international competitions (pigeon races in which members of domestic and foreign pigeon organizations are invited to participate)

Special races: old birds' races (pigeons over 1 year old), young birds' races (young birds), cocks' races, hens' races, 100-day pigeon races (100 days after the youngsters' hatch).

What exactly is a pigeon race for? Fanciers: 100% of the time you arrive home within 20km, that's really hard!

There are two types of pigeon races, and the specific gameplay is not complicated.

First, it is a beauty contest, that is, according to the shape of the pigeon, to choose beautiful pigeons; Second, it is a pigeon race, which is to judge the quality of the pigeon according to the length of the flight time of the fixed flight distance. Due to the challenging nature of pigeon races and the high prize money, pigeon races are more likely to be contested.

First of all, you have to register with your local pigeon association or club, and the staff will measure the coordinates of your loft and record the data in the club's database, so that you can calculate the distance for you when you race in the future. The pigeon wears a national uniform ring with a foot ring certificate, regardless of the year, but some are limited to the region. Spring and autumn are the seasons of pigeon racing, after receiving the notice of the pigeon club, according to the requirements of the notice for pigeon basketing, training and competition.

Categories: Nominated pigeon races (each participant equally designates one or more carrier pigeons), elite races (pigeon races that win the winning place in one race for the final), multi-pass races (races with a number of kilometers or unequal distances, within a specified time, at the same finish line, multiple races, and the total result is calculated based on the cumulative speed), One Loft Race (pigeon racing lofts established by national and provincial pigeon associations, according to the number of pigeon races, pigeon breeding and training competitions), International competitions (pigeon races in which members of national and international pigeon organizations are invited).

Pigeon races usually require the following process:1Registration:

The owner of the pigeon has to make a record of his pigeon in his possession before the race, submit the relevant information and pay the entry fee. It is usually necessary to provide information about the breed, gender, age, etc. of the pigeon. 2.

Training: During the race, the pigeons need to do several training sessions to familiarize themselves with the race route, develop their fitness and improve their instinctive navigation. 3.

Races: The races usually start in the morning and the pigeons are transported to the starting point and released at a specific time. The pigeons need to find their way home through their instinctive navigation, and the pigeon that arrives home first wins.

5.Scoring: The pigeons are recorded at the time of the race and the order in which they arrive home, and the organisers score each pigeon and the pigeon that finishes first wins the championship.

6.Awards: After the competition, the organizers hold an award ceremony to award trophies or prize money to the winners.

Competition rules of the Chinese Pigeon Association:

1. After the pigeon arrives home, the participant.

You should report to the designated place as soon as possible, and give your name, loft number, and the pigeons' race code.

No code or vague code is not counted), the ring number, gender, eye sand, feather color, etc. are filled in the pigeon racing homing order table. After obtaining the report to the sequence number, carry the ownership certificate (foot ring certificate) and the pigeon bell to the pigeon for re-inspection within the specified time. Otherwise, report the lead and invalidate it to the sequence number.

Second, you can use several ways to report to the pigeon, **, pigeon clock, etc., depending on the actual conditions. Those who register with pigeon bells must report to the designated registration point within the specified time with pigeon bells, homing pigeons, and carrier pigeons, and ownership certificates (foot ring certificates).

3. There must be more than two referees present when inspecting the pigeons, and the relevant situation of the pigeon will be registered in the register, ranked in the serial number, and the ranking will be determined according to the actual flight distance and the speed of the calculation, and the referee visa will be valid.

4. For the race on which the pigeon is released or the next day, one of the referees must be a referee who is not a referee of the organizer assigned by the higher association. The race for which the pigeon racers arrive home two days after release is decided by the referee committee on a case-by-case basis.

5. Inter-port competitions should be sent to each other referees, and when the first pigeon arrives home, it will be reported to the competition organizer as soon as possible.

A pigeon triple race is a race in which the same pigeon is raced three times in a row at different distances. The carrier pigeon three-level race is based on the comprehensive speed of the same pigeon in the hole, and the higher one is the first. The top 10 in the three levels will each receive a trophy, and the race will be 300 kilometers for the first level, 500 kilometers for the second level, and 550 kilometers for the third level.

The carrier pigeon is an animal that flies in the air, so its shape must meet the requirements of air flight. That is, the flight resistance should be small, the balance control ability should be strong, and the flight time should be long. Generally, it should be identified from its head, nose shape, nascent feathers, prothorax, tail, legs, keel and pubic door.

Carrier pigeon characteristics. The forebrain of carrier pigeons receives all kinds of information, and through it it gives feedback, and then reacts with agility. The back of the head of a carrier pigeon.

It is to control its own movement. In addition to having a sound brain, the carrier pigeon must also have an ideal body shape, so that it can fly in the air with low resistance and high flight speed. At the same time, the feathers on the forebrain should be finely grown and the neck should be short, which is both beautiful and conducive to flying.

A carrier pigeon of a good breed should have a tight nose shape, the nose shape should be long and flat, and the base of the nose should be tightened. The entire nose should be tightly connected to the forebrain. The longer the root and tip of the nose, the better.

The pigeon races are divided into racing races, multi-level races, tasting races and one loft races, which are described below

1. Racing race: Competitions are mostly organized in spring and autumn, generally with an empty distance of 200 to 400 kilometers for the short-distance race, 500 to 800 kilometers for the medium-distance race, 800 to 1000 kilometers for the long-distance race, and more than 1400 kilometers for the ultra-long-distance race.

2. Multi-level races: with a number of unequal distances as the schedule, within the specified time, the participating pigeons must complete three or five unequal distance races, and the average score of the three or five passes is selected, one of which does not return or can not return to the nest within the specified time will be disqualified;

3. Tasting competition: It is to evaluate and score the winning pigeons according to the advantages and disadvantages of the three parts of body shape, feel and head;

4. One Loft Race: Pigeon racing in the pigeon shed centralized management, breeding and training after the competition, the participants will be about one month old young birds in the specified time to the designated pigeon shed, unified management, breeding and training by the management personnel, in the same place, at the same time open the cage for the race, to speed to determine the ranking, is a more fair form of competition.

<> pigeon races do not have a uniform finish line, they end in their own cage, but the distance is the same. Pigeon racing is a pigeon dedicated to the racing competition, people from the process of keeping to stocking, found that the pigeon has the ability to recognize the nest, and then consciously bring the pigeon to place B and make it fly back to place A, which annihilated the communication pigeon shouting falsely. When people saw that the pigeons came home first, they had the desire to race pigeons for fun, and thus developed into a sporting activity.

In order to win the competition, people have devoted themselves to research and exploration in breeding, breeding and training, and constantly try to improve, and finally formed a new breed of pigeon.