Knowing how to identify the age of pigeons is of great importance to timely breeding and selection of improved varieties. The pigeons generally live for 10 to 15 years, but the best breeding age for breeders is 2 to 4 years old, and the ideal breeding age for good pigeons is 2 to 5 years old.
The age of the pigeon can usually be identified from the following aspects:
First, according to the change of pigeon feathers to identify: The main wing feathers are used to identify the age of the young pigeon. There are 10 main wing feathers of the pigeons. At the age of 2 months, the first one is replaced. After the first 13 to 16 days, one of the pigeons is replaced in sequence. When the last one is changed, the pigeons are about 6 months old and are already mature. Pairing production can begin. The pigeons have 12 main wing feathers, mainly identifying the age of the old birds. Auxiliary wing feathers are changed from the inside to the outside in turn, and the replaced feathers appear dark and clean.
Second, according to the size of the capsule on the pigeon's cavity, with or without identification: the pigeon's bursa above the cloacal cavity. The cavities of the youngster's cavities are relatively large, and they become smaller when they are old birds. After a few years, the bursa on the cavity becomes very small, or only a trace remains.
Third, according to the shape of the doves and mouth knot knots to identify: the older the blunt end of the blunt, smoother. The end of the pigeon's cockroach is pointed, soft and slender; the cockroach's cockroach's cockroach is thicker and stiffer; the adult cockroach's cockroach is thicker and shorter, and the end is harder and slippery. Due to feeding the pigeons, the adult pigeons show lice in the corners of the mouth and become knotted. The older you are, the more you feed your baby, and the bigger the lice of your mouth are, the more jagged on both sides of the corners of your mouth than 5 years old.
4. Identification based on the size and color of pigeon noses: Pigeons have a red nose, while youngsters are light and shiny. The nose tumors of pigeons more than two years old have been thin pink and white, pigeons more than four or five years old. Nasal acne becomes rougher, and pigeons more than 10 years old appear dry and rough, and the pigeon's nasomas grow slightly with age.
Five, relying on the pigeon's eyes, flexible hair and eye skin nude skin wrinkles to identify: young birds' eyes are more clever, young pigeons and young adult birds have eyes and eyes, eye blinking film faster flashing, old pigeon eyes Hysteresis, poor flexibility. In addition, the skin circles of the young pigeons have very fine wrinkles. With the increase of the age of the pigeons, the wrinkles of the bare skin become thicker and thicker.
Sixth, according to the color of the pigeon's feet and the thickness of the scales to identify: the color of the young pigeon's feet is red, scales are not obvious, the scales are soft and flat, the nails are soft and pointed, and the pads are soft and smooth. More than two years, the color of the pigeon's feet is dark red, the scales are thin and clear, and the scales and toenails are slightly hard and curved. Pigeons over 5 years old are purple-red, scales are thick and thick, scales are prominent and rough, white hairs are attached to small scales, toenails are hard and curved, and the pads are thick and stiff.
VII. Identification according to the pigeon's foot ring: The pigeons of the pigeons and ornamental pigeons are often only marked with the number. This can be determined according to the time of registration at the footing ring; the pigeon's foot ring is often marked with the date of birth. age.
The age of the pigeon can usually be identified from the following aspects:
First, according to the change of pigeon feathers to identify: The main wing feathers are used to identify the age of the young pigeon. There are 10 main wing feathers of the pigeons. At the age of 2 months, the first one is replaced. After the first 13 to 16 days, one of the pigeons is replaced in sequence. When the last one is changed, the pigeons are about 6 months old and are already mature. Pairing production can begin. The pigeons have 12 main wing feathers, mainly identifying the age of the old birds. Auxiliary wing feathers are changed from the inside to the outside in turn, and the replaced feathers appear dark and clean.
Second, according to the size of the capsule on the pigeon's cavity, with or without identification: the pigeon's bursa above the cloacal cavity. The cavities of the youngster's cavities are relatively large, and they become smaller when they are old birds. After a few years, the bursa on the cavity becomes very small, or only a trace remains.
Third, according to the shape of the doves and mouth knot knots to identify: the older the blunt end of the blunt, smoother. The end of the pigeon's cockroach is pointed, soft and slender; the cockroach's cockroach's cockroach is thicker and stiffer; the adult cockroach's cockroach is thicker and shorter, and the end is harder and slippery. Due to feeding the pigeons, the adult pigeons show lice in the corners of the mouth and become knotted. The older you are, the more you feed your baby, and the bigger the lice of your mouth are, the more jagged on both sides of the corners of your mouth than 5 years old.
4. Identification based on the size and color of pigeon noses: Pigeons have a red nose, while youngsters are light and shiny. The nose tumors of pigeons more than two years old have been thin pink and white, pigeons more than four or five years old. Nasal acne becomes rougher, and pigeons more than 10 years old appear dry and rough, and the pigeon's nasomas grow slightly with age.
Five, relying on the pigeon's eyes, flexible hair and eye skin nude skin wrinkles to identify: young birds' eyes are more clever, young pigeons and young adult birds have eyes and eyes, eye blinking film faster flashing, old pigeon eyes Hysteresis, poor flexibility. In addition, the skin circles of the young pigeons have very fine wrinkles. With the increase of the age of the pigeons, the wrinkles of the bare skin become thicker and thicker.
Sixth, according to the color of the pigeon's feet and the thickness of the scales to identify: the color of the young pigeon's feet is red, scales are not obvious, the scales are soft and flat, the nails are soft and pointed, and the pads are soft and smooth. More than two years, the color of the pigeon's feet is dark red, the scales are thin and clear, and the scales and toenails are slightly hard and curved. Pigeons over 5 years old are purple-red, scales are thick and thick, scales are prominent and rough, white hairs are attached to small scales, toenails are hard and curved, and the pads are thick and stiff.
VII. Identification according to the pigeon's foot ring: The pigeons of the pigeons and ornamental pigeons are often only marked with the number. This can be determined according to the time of registration at the footing ring; the pigeon's foot ring is often marked with the date of birth. age.