What is the difference between homing pigeons and meat pigeons?

People usually stew pigeon soup to eat. Pigeon soup has many nourishing effects. For example, for people who have just recovered from a serious illness, eating pigeon soup can supplement rich nutrition and help the body recover quickly. In addition, eating pigeon soup is also very good for women during confinement. When people stew pigeon soup, they usually use meat pigeons. So what are the differences between the well-known meat pigeons and homing pigeons?

The difference between homing pigeons and meat pigeons:

Body Type

There is still a big difference between the three types of pigeons in terms of body shape! Grass pigeons are the smallest in size and are also the easiest to distinguish. You can tell grass pigeons from meat pigeons and carrier pigeons at a glance by their body shape! The slightly larger ones are basically homing pigeons and meat pigeons! To distinguish between meat pigeons and homing pigeons, one must mainly look at their body structure. Homing pigeons generally stand in a triangular shape and are relatively short! When a meat pigeon stands, its body is long and flat!

Carrier Pigeon

weight

Meat pigeons weigh about 1.5 kilograms, the heaviest among the three types of pigeons. Carrier pigeons are the second heaviest at around 1 to 1.2 kilograms. The weight of a pure grass pigeon is about 6 to 8 taels, which is a big difference. The most difficult pigeons to distinguish in terms of weight are those that are hybrids between grass pigeons and meat pigeons. The pigeons hybridized from these two types of pigeons look very much like homing pigeons and are difficult to distinguish, so use the following method!

Meat letter hybrid

Nose shape

It is very easy to distinguish meat pigeons, homing pigeons and grass pigeons from the shape of their noses. Remember three points: meat pigeons have very little feather powder on their noses, most of which show a light layer of feather powder and have a pinkish nose. Most of these pigeons are meat pigeons! In most cases of pigeon nose, the nasal droppings only cover about half of the nose! If you see a pigeon with nose powder covering half of its nose, it is usually a cricket pigeon. The nose of a homing pigeon is mostly heart-shaped. The pigeons with the most nose powder are usually homing pigeons. Even if they are not homing pigeons, they have homing pigeon bloodline!

From the above three aspects, it is easy to tell whether a pigeon is a homing pigeon, a meat pigeon or a grass pigeon. A pigeon with a long body shape + light nose powder + high weight is generally a meat pigeon! Medium size + 1 to 1.2 catties weight + big nose are generally homing pigeons! Small size + semi-powder pigeon nose + light weight are generally grass pigeons.