Николаевские голуби впервые были упомянуты в the works of professor of agriculture M.G. Livanova in 1799. There is no exact information on how this breed originated. It is assumed that the sailors, sailing to the shores of the Black Sea, brought foreign pigeons that crossed with local birds. The coastal climate had a huge impact on the formation of the rock. In 1910, pigeons of the Nikolaev breed were registered.
Breed description
Nikolaev pigeons have an elongated and smalllow-rise body. The total length of the bird is from 38 to 40 centimeters. The feather color is yellow, blue, red, white, black and ashen. Usually it is bright and uniform. Metallic sheen has a coloring of the chest and neck. White-tailed pigeons are distinguished; their one or two extreme tail feathers are sometimes colored. The birds, which have a side and a cockade on the forehead of the same color, have been called colored-sided.
The head of the bird is smooth, dry, rounded longforms. The eyes are small, dark brown, if the plumage is white, or golden-straw with color. The eyelids are thin, and in color they resemble baked milk. The beak is usually thin, long, light, proportional. There is a small ceramum, tight to the beak, its color is white. These pigeons have a thick, short, convex and strong neck. The muscles of the birds are well developed, the chest is strong, convex, raised by 40-45 degrees.
Спина немного удлиненная, широкая, прямая.The wings are long enough; they fit snugly to the body, their ends in the closed state are on the tail. There are blue or ashen colored flaps. Black or light brown belt. Pigeons have red-brown short limbs without feathers and light claws. On the tail from 12 to 16 feathers, he himself is long and wide.
Characteristic features of the Nikolaev pigeons
- The body is streamlined.
- Thick, abundant plumage, which fits snugly to the body.
- Feather tail and wings elastic and wide, forming a large bearing surface.
- Moving tail and wings.
- Endurance in flight gives strong bones, developed muscles.
Nikolaev pigeons have wonderful flightqualities. They can soar up without circles, for a relatively short time to rise and stay in flight for a long time. If you properly take care of birds and conduct regular training, then they can fly up to nine hours in a row.
Pigeons seem to hover on the ascending air.It so happens that during the flight it helps them evenly blowing headwind. Birds prefer to fly alone and not depend on each other. Quite often, the flight of the depths of this breed is compared to the flight of a lark or butterfly. However, at present some of these fauna species have lost their flight capabilities. The specialists identified two main types of pigeons of the Nikolaev breed - these are serpast and end.
Face Nicholas Doves
These birds usually fly up and down.upright, the wings hold in front of you over your head the entire time from lifting to landing. The body adopts a vertical position and faces the air flow. Pigeons for the flight need wind from 7 to 10 meters per second.
Serpast Nikolaev pigeons
Have a horizontal flight.They have a smooth movement in the air. At the same time, there are small slopes to the left or to the right. Hold the hull parallel to the air flow or the ground, the wings are above the head and curved in the form of a sickle. Therefore, the described birds and got this name.
We can say that the 2014 Nikolaev pigeons are mostly serpastic. At the present time it is quite rare to meet face representatives of the breed.
Features of breeding
Pigeons of Nikolaev breed appreciate not onlyprofessional breeders, but also lovers. Birds have a lively temperament, can easily adapt to different climates, they are unpretentious about the conditions of housing and food. The Nikolaev pigeons well breed, are quite fruitful.
Birds of this breed got widedistribution and popularity not only in our country, but also abroad. But it should be noted that they can show their best flying qualities only in conditions close to the conditions of their native land. Also requires systematic training, adherence to feeding and maintenance. You can do it from the age of 1.5 months, when the young birds are just beginning to go out onto the roof. They need to be taught to fly with a reliable leader. The latter becomes for them a kind of instructor. After four or five such flights, it is recommended to teach the youngsters to fly independently.
The best time to practice is early morningalthough night flights are also practiced. During them, the birds rise when the sun sets and only descend in the morning. But such flights are dangerous, since the Nikolaev pigeons have a weak ability to navigate. They can easily get lost and return only after a few days.
