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The fanciers in Taiwan are serious, informed, knowledgeable and respected for their ability to breed and train racing pigeons. They require, seek out, and import the best birds available because of their unique, tough style of racing and their enthusiasm for success in the sport. The rivalry and competition among its fanciers is great. What type of pigeon is needed to win the glory, fame and large prizes that each owner seeks? Each fancier has many different ideas and theories about what qualities he needs in his pigeons to gain fame and fortune. Since there is only young bird racing, and some race series start with birds as young as 100 days old, the Taiwan fancier must have birds and bloodlines that possess strong, early growth and development. These birds must have shown a history of successful young bird racing in the past. They must possess not only the early physical maturity, but more important, the mental ability to race and home successfully at the young age of 3 months. They must be intelligent and have the "COMPASS, HOMING INSTINCT AND NAVIGATION QUALITIES". This mental maturity and intelligence is overlooked many times, and not even considered by many fanciers when selecting breeding stock. Outwardly many pigeons look good (physically), but it is what is on the inside that counts on race day (intelligence) that wins the large prizes. It is important to recognize that a racing pigeon must and does navigate. The bird must have the ability to orient itself and to maintain the right course. The intelligent pigeons apparently have no trouble finding the most direct and easiest routes home, and they are able to adjust to different types of weather conditions. This requires bloodlines that can fly distances of 300-350 miles, (487 kms. - 568 kms.) as young birds and 500 miles (812 kms.) as yearlings (1 year old). These types of birds are fast maturing pigeons with proper physical and mental qualities. They successfully raced at various new race stations at early ages, showing that they are smart, intelligent and physically capable of handling any new situations. These types of pigeons should fly any distance at the present Taiwan racing stations. These birds will also be able to stay in flight for several hours non-stop, possibly as long as 10 plus hours, thinking clearly and making decisions when tired and fatigued. They must be able to fly in strong head winds, cross winds, high humidity and extreme temperatures. They must fly in heavy fog, rain and navigate over large areas of water, where the wind, moisture, heat, fog, and sun glare are tough. They must possess vigor, strength, stamina, and endurance to fly a series of races in a short period of time. They need the fierce competitiveness of a great athlete to endure such mental and physical conditions week after week. Certain birds and families do very well in Taiwan. They show their championship ability. Others are big disappointments even though they attained great success in there own country. WHY? Certain families of birds can only handle the very short, fast races with the help of a strong tail wind. They fly from 35 miles to 150 miles in ideal conditions. When these birds are faced with strong head winds or cross winds, and longer distances, they quit. They do not have the heart, courage or stamina to continue, but more important, their homing instincts are poor and undeveloped, because of the short races. The birds that will fly in strong wind conditions for several hours are naturally your tougher pigeons. Their speeds will be 900-1300 ypm. at distances of 300 miles plus, and their physical and mental conditioning are more suited for the Taiwan racing style. There are some families that fly well at 2-3 years old and win many of the big races at long distances, but these birds take 2-3 years to develop their ability and winning ways. They are of little use in young bird races because they are late to develop and slow to mature. If they cannot compete at an early age because they need several years to mature, how can they win large prizes at 3-6 months old against a tough schedule? In most cases, they are lost early because of poor homing ability. We strive to provide only quality information, so if there is a specific topic related to Racing Pigeon Loft website that you would like us to cover, please contact us at any time. And again, thank you to those contributing daily to our History Of Pigeons website. << Return from History Of Pigeons page, back to Racing Pigeon Loft Home |