form follows function II Shortly after the fall of traveling, I wrote this blog about one of my pups, which together with his siblings animal to the best young animals of my shock this year was one. be
But it was the two young animals on the impact that had removed most of them, designated by a pigeon breeder as physically beautiful too.
Both are missing in your back, cross the tails were placed on the fronds, and the muscles were very poorly developed (but very soft). And with these bodies they flew great, were in any weather and at any distance always among the first blow.
Now after the moult is almost complete, these two look a little better, though not really enough to claim a nice pigeon. And the tail still makes what he wants.
said in an interview with a club colleague a few weeks ago me that he would know a (very famous) doves know them well. And this pigeon experts would regularly identify at-known European RACKETS ahead very good pigeons only at their appearances. And he could predict with high certainty, who is any good, who does not. And so well that you could almost do without the travel cage for breeding test .
Well, this pigeon expert, I have also already heard and read. And much of what he says, for example, about the medical care of pigeons (he is an opponent of the drug craze even if he is a veterinarian yourself) I think is very true and important, and I am a quiet fan of this pigeon have become connoisseurs.
should But this man really as "doves Guru 'successful, you can easily find in pigeons on external characteristics, their inner values? That would indeed be something that is difficult to sum up my thesis in line that can not externals like wings, eyes drawings, muscle or spinal form close to the performance of a racing pigeon, but that the travel cage is the best indicator.
Or was the story of the club members only "half truth"?
I firmly believe that it (on any route) an ideal type is deaf, and that an ideal type, it is easier than a deviating type. But I do not think the physical ideal types to be crucial. But I think (providing health and shape) and the orientation of talent, the motivation to fly directly home and dove for the intelligence of a very significant factors that make up an ace. I also believe that the ideal pigeon body has not been defined unequivocally, here there are also today still top growers certainly have opposing views when it comes to this ideal (see the discussions over the length and depth of the sternum, or the discussion the shape of the Endschwingen and the discussion about the ideal Muskelapperat).
If we had a physically perfect pigeon, so were their qualities useless if the dove is stupid!
As a veterinarian, our "pigeon expert" first of all a very keen eye for the health status of their Dove, which can easily go beyond, what does a normal breeders. It will also probably have a special talent to see details concerning the muscle quality, dia not see other breeders. But I think there will probably be more like the difference of a masseur at a non-trained muscle expert, and not so much as the difference between a Anatomists to an ordinary man. Training condition, relaxation, excessive strain and all such things will remain hidden from him probably not.
But can we conclude from these talents, but so that we can determine the genetic value to external features. Or at least this special pigeon expert? I can very well imagine that he clearly sees more of a dove, or rather as an average breeder can, and maybe even see more than most top breeders can. "Look in the head," But he can not secure. I also believe that many of the things that he can judge appearance, the result of environmental influences, and therefore allow only partial conclusions on the potential inheritance.
And so I am sure that the miracle stories that are told about the qualities of this selection pigeons connoisseur, by some growers to appearances faith was added, sealed in order to support their theses. And I can even imagine that this pigeon expert himself and his abilities also different in that it classifies as miracles expressed.
Anyway. I remain firmly convinced that it is not purposeful to fix the Selktion of pigeons to externals such as eye drawings, body geometry and wing geometry. To Breeding assessment is to be preceded always count the trip basket. And then even sometimes a "ugly" in our eyes dove is very successful, one should not hesitate to test out in the breed!
For example, if the breeder of the desired spring shape Endschwingen indeed the decisive factor for the success of each pigeon, I doubt it. And I would like to conclude two, I think are impressive examples:
This picture shows the wings of "Birdy" the breeder Sudhoff van Beers. It was 1.As-Dove Sun City 2008th Birdy flew with the wings on all flights this very demanding one-loft races, the highest ever score achieved, and also provided on the tough final race over 500km with the 10th Place a top result from. But it has in the 7th and 8 Endschwinge major outbreaks! These springs were certainly affected by aerodynamic (even swinging her four Endschwingen not the same length or at the end to the outside). So if the form of Endschwingen is so very important, as we read in so many books and articles, and over again how Birdy was able to prevail against thousands of other young animals? And at the high rate funds this race is not expected that all other breeders have reported no top-pigeons.
Not Convinced? Well then there's this wing:
This pigeon has massive damage to the spring Endschwingen, the 7th Rocker is even canceled a third. And yet this pigeon flew one eighth of the breeder Waldow Price in the final race 500km from Sun City and a major prize home!
(Source of images: http://www.scmdpr.com/)
Yes we can! A big word 
Do not worry, I will now not also be political on this blog. I have, I must admit, to this day do not work with the substance of what Barack Obama promises everything / promised added.
( Photo: Obama Campaign )
No, I'm just thrilled by the idea that it is indeed possible that in a country where creationists still literally in the act of creation, as in The Bible describes faith, believe
in which many people even the Grand Canyon was created during running of the Flood,
call in the still tens of millions of people people with different skin color as "nigger",
in which the application death penalty, Guantanamo, and torture as an interrogation method to be defended publicly,
that it is possible in a country that newcomer African-American majority is elected president.
If you only want, then unimaginable is possible!
in my blog articles on the future of the pigeon sport, "I have a core point attempts as the most important in securing the future to highlight: the acquisition of new members to our sport. And as a very important prerequisite for this, I led the abolition of the structural disadvantages of small pigeon populations. For current breeders with winter flocks of 30-40 birds as much less chance of an RV Cup or one of the many other "best X doves" have to win championships. Once one considers the number of take into pigeons Meisterschaftsmodi set as a criterion would be with, here is a marked improvement in the opportunities for the small stocks, where!
But whenever the discussion with other (! In most successful) farmers comes to speak to this point, I observe the following behaviors:
1) The fact that for example, 50 pigeons set more opportunities in five 2-digit on offer the end of the season as 15 seeded pigeons shall be contributed simply and totally without logic.
2) The withdrawal of the incentive for high number of pigeons is considered a threat to the revenue of the RVen. When I try to portray that, ultimately, not the pigeons bear the costs, but the breeder, it is not so relvant how many pigeons are eingekorbt, but as many people as breeders of the flights on which to spread the cost (no matter how the allocation formula may look here, see also believe Blog post "Future Concept Part 1"), this is simply ignored.
3) It tries to quickly change the subject.
4) The problem is shown to be irrelevant. Say, they say almost: It is important that in our sport currently has only set the breeder with many pigeons, too realistic chances of the main competitions!
one asks but these breeders in which farmers would prefer to establish a dove for my breeding: From large breeders winter population of 200 pigeons, Abo-RV-champion and an AS-bird or a small breeder with 40 doves winter population which, although still only 3 to 5 RV Masters, but is also an AS-bird, the answer is: "From the small breeder". The successful small farmers, it shows the great yet is clearly the more attractive shock!
It is therefore well aware that this little impact is the better impact, and yet you denied him the equal chance at the 1 Championship!
Many of these farmers who are in these discussions behave as described above and argued elsewhere speak as if one saw that it was time to do something for the pigeon racing, as he put yes in the crisis. They like to donate a good pigeon, or ten, or even give the RV a few thousand dollars for the Kabi. But from my point of view, they do yet so nothing sustainable to maintain the pigeon sport. It may actually put the good intention behind it, but it is objectively on maintaining the status quo that comes to their best! If
but have small impacts less likely and it is also more difficult for the general mass, pigeon racing to operate with a large population, there should be aware of how dangerous this status quo is the pigeon sport for the sustainable survival!
The number of those who can only hold a small stock, namely the huge and potential members of this group is given away by the current situation!
These are people who are not so much money to spend on pigeons, people who are prevented because of zoning regulations on larger stocks, people in urban areas, people with a series of small houses and little land, people with physical limitations of cost (more pigeons more power ), people with time limitations (more pigeons cost more time ),... But
these people are not at all recognized this potential more than pigeon breeders!
But who has he identified in the boom time of the pigeon sport, the majority of breeders? Was it the big breeders, or was it the farmers with small holdings?
had time to play the "small farmers" also encourage pigeons, even if he had with the "best X Championships" no chance. Because a) he had a large number of many other "little" side. And b) was the money play a main driver and not the championship. Both are no longer the case! Many small farmers so listen to either frustrated or not even start because they think that with so few pigeons It makes no sense anyway.
I asked all breeders:
What speaks against it, to eliminate the structural division before large shocks in the major championships, by amending this Meisterschaftsmodi?
presses you do not even around to answer that question! Answer it honestly from yourself! And then you wonder, you really want that pigeon racing is maintained in Germany, or do you just prefer that nothing changes?
The status quo is, however, on short or long ohnenhin change (see number of new and young farmers in the RVen)! Who is this realization denied, and just trying to preserve the status quo says, virtually, 'After me the deluge!
the receipt of the pigeon sport, we really need to do and not do just that! But we need to change and be willing to forego one or the other cherished advantage!
WE HAVE ONLY WANT HONEST, YOU CAN ALSO GET SOME!
