2. Selection of eye and eye sand: The eye sand of breeding pigeons must be bright and transparent, with distinct layers, sharp convergence of pupils, thick eye rings at the front and thin eye rings at the back, and the eyeballs should not protrude from the eye rings. The sand should be dry and clean, and the inner buckle should be thick and bright (the inner buckle is an important reference for eliminating young pigeons, and this method can only be used after having certain experience in selecting pigeons).
3, throat choice: Some pigeon breeders have never seen the throat of a pigeon, because once the pigeon is picked up, it is necessary to check its health, and only from the throat can we know whether its internal organs are healthy. Healthy pigeons have pink throats and oval throats. If there is a substitute or another color, it needs to be treated. Some pigeons can't be healthy all their lives, so they will be eliminated.
4, the engine of pigeon flight-muscle selection: excellent carrier pigeons should be full of muscles, both rigid and flexible. The back should be round and hard, and it should be elastic after pressure. From the back to the tail, it should be a circular whole, forming a big triangle with wide front and narrow back. The height of the keel should not be too thin or too thick. Too thin, insufficient muscle mass, no sprint and explosive force; If it is too thick, pigeons will have resistance when flying at high speed.
5. Selection of wool quality: A good homing pigeon has plump, soft and silky feathers, which should be thin and tightly wrapped around the whole body. As long as a pigeon has the above conditions, it means that they must be outstanding in other aspects, that is to say, it comes from a great family.
6. Choice of wing feathers: Wings can be divided into two states, static in theory and dynamic in practice. The wings are closest to the body and connected to the body with short bones, which are the wings of Jingtai. It is connected to the second wing like a ladder. The bigger this part, the slower the speed of the pigeon, so the smaller the static wing, the faster the pigeon will fly. The moving part of the wing is equal to the hand, which supports the front wing branch. The first wing branch should be longer than the second wing branch, and the front wing branch should be thin and cover each other with a certain curve. Pigeons with longer seventh wings are better, and there should be a gap of 2 to 3 cm between the four wings. The tail branches of pigeons should not be too wide, but should be spread to a certain length. The static wing should be on the pigeon's back and covered in the middle of the pigeon's back, so the second wing branch should be bent to the body and covered in the middle of the pigeon's back like a piece of cloth.
7. Choice of bone structure: The bone structure should be strong, neither too thin nor too heavy. The keel gradually tapers from front to back, forming a gap with the tail feather. Soft coccyx is by no means qualified. Remember, the back and tail are a complete whole. The joint between the back and the tail should not be too narrow. In short, the back should be strong and have a certain strength. After applying pressure, its tail feathers will lift immediately and it will open its tail. This shows that its back is extremely fragile, and there are quite a few such pigeons. The thickness of thin keel is generally 0.4 mm, and the thickness of thick keel is generally 0.8 mm. Why are some pigeons big and light, while others are small and heavy? The difference lies in the bones. This feature mainly comes from heredity, not from practice, but from birth.