Beijing News (reporter Jiang Huizi, intern Xu Lindi) On June 28, Mr. Wang, a Beijing citizen, picked up a pigeon with a number on its foot ring. He suspected that it was a little pigeon that got lost before the celebration. He told the Beijing News The reporter asked for help, hoping that "the pigeon would be returned to its original owner."
The reporter asked Fengtai District Pigeon Association and learned that the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China included the release of peace doves. Each district had solicited pigeons from pigeon fanciers, but no pigeons had been collected on June 28. Each district had arranged the time for collecting pigeons. On June 30th, therefore, this pigeon was not a ready-to-go event pigeon, but simply "lost".
A pigeon picked up by Mr. Wang, a citizen. Picture provided by Mr. Wang
"Recognizing pigeons" is easy but difficult to "recognize pigeons"
html On June 28, Mr. Wang, a Beijing citizen, picked up a pigeon in the Xiaohongmen area. The number "2021-01-007721" on the footband was clear. visible. Mr. Wang suspected that this was a little pigeon that got lost before the celebration, and hoped that the pigeon could be returned to its original owner based on the number on its foot ring. However, Fengtai District , Dongcheng District Pigeon Association and Beijing pigeon fanciers have said that it is not easy to send pigeons home.What does the foot ring number mean? It turns out that "2021" means that it is a little pigeon born in 2021, and "01" means that the pigeon is a "local pigeon in Beijing", similar to the "110" on the Beijing ID card, and the following string of numbers is the pigeon's "exclusive ID" . When members of the Homing Pigeon Association pay their dues every year, the association will distribute 20 foot rings for free, and this is one of them.
Although each pigeon has received an exclusive "ID number", Beijing issues a huge number of footbands every year. "It is very troublesome to find out who has taken this number through the association, and the possibility is slim." Dongcheng District said the pigeon fancier.
" In one district of Fengtai , at least 200,000 foot rings are distributed." Chi Jin, a staff member of the Fengtai District Pigeon Association, explained. It is necessary to enter all the numbers into the system and correspond them one-to-one with the pigeon breeders. Current technology cannot yet achieve this.
Only when the pigeon becomes a "contestant" will its "ID card number" be officially activated. For example, if this young pigeon signs up for the one-loft race , that is, if the young pigeon is "entry" and trained together, the number can be matched with the owner; when the pigeon becomes an adult, it will participate in various events in the autumn, and the pigeon will be with its owner. The information will also be entered into relevant websites.
Unfortunately, this string of numbers has not had time to play its role.
It is a "normal phenomenon for pigeons to get lost"
If pigeons do not want to get lost, they need to undergo careful training. An old Beijing pigeon breeder said that young pigeons should "squat in the house", that is, put the cage on the roof, so that they can become familiar with the environment near home and watch the old pigeons "fly home". Only in this way can the pigeons return home in time after training.
After "squatting in the house", the risk of losing pigeons still exists. After seeing the photo of the pigeon, Mr. Fan, a senior pigeon fancier, analyzed that this young pigeon had just replaced two or three main feathers and was in the "rebellious period": "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, it is the time when they are motivated." They are very energetic. Maybe he was carried away by the big pigeon, and when he turned around, he suddenly found that he was "out of energy". At this stage of growth, even if the pigeons are trained near home, they have to wait until it gets dark and the pigeons know they have to go home quickly before they dare to let them out of the cage.
"It's normal." Pigeon breeder Li Fan said regretfully, "I lost two or three little pigeons today. They haven't become familiar with the environment inside and outside the nest. They ran away and couldn't come back."
Beijing News reporter Jiang Huizi, intern Xu Lindi
editor Zhang Lu proofreading Liu Jun
