Nikolaev pigeons were first mentioned inthe 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.
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 bird's head 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 musculature in birds is well developed, the chest is strong, convex, elevated by 40-45 degrees.
The back is slightly elongated, wide, straight.The wings are rather long, they fit loosely to the body, their ends are in the closed state 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.
Nikolaev pigeons have excellent 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 care for birds and conduct regular training, then they can fly up to nine hours in a row.
Голуби словно парят на восходящих потоках воздуха.It so happens that during the flight they are helped by evenly blowing headwinds. 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 representatives have lost their flight capabilities. Specialists identified two main types of pigeons of the Nikolaev breed - these are serpast and end.
These birds usually fly up and down.upright, the wings keep in front of you over your head the entire time from lifting to landing. The hull adopts a vertical position and faces the flow of air. Pigeons for the flight need wind from 7 to 10 meters per second.
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 body parallel to the flow of air 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.
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 breed well, quite fertile.
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 flight qualities only in conditions close to the conditions of their native land. Also requires systematic training, adherence to feeding and maintenance. You can practice 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 morning,although 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, as the Nikolaev pigeons have a weak ability to navigate. They can easily get lost and return only after a few days.
