homeofhousechickens: byrdhyve: Image desc:Infographic of ethical and unethical pigeon beak sizes cre
homeofhousechickens: byrdhyve: Image desc:Infographic of ethical and unethical pigeon beak sizes created by Companion Pigeon Chat jana#5550Image is of line drawings of pigeon breeds broken up into quadrants based on beak size: short, medium, normal and large. Unethical breeds are displayed over a red background color and ethical breeds are over a green background. In the unethically short quadrant, there is a oriental/modern frill and a safi egyptian swift. The ethical medium quadrant shows a classic old frill and an old german owl. The ethical normal shows a homer and a lucerne. In the ethical large quadrant, it shows a scandaroon and below it is the unethical quadrant that shows an egyptian moraslat. (End desc)The ones labeled unethical are due to the beak size and/or shape effecting quality of life. The short ones are unable to feed their own young and have issues preening and eating properly. Less is known about the moraslat, but the exaggerated underbite is presumed to cause difficulty with eating and preening. You also may be wondering why a lucerne is in the normal section instead of medium. Pay attention to the forehead compared to the owl pigeons. It is smooth and long, with a large space between the corner of the mouth and eye. Their short-looking beak is an optical illusion that becomes apparent when they yawn. Most of their beak length is hidden by feathers and their wattles. Very good infographic :) Ill post some of my birds i have/had for comparison Here are my two short faced birds a COF mix and a Portuguese Tumbler Both of them are fully functional so they fall into the ethical category. Their fat foreheads hide a majority of their beak. Ports can definitely be bred to have to short of a beak though.Arga and Loki a feral and racing homer have very average normal beak sizes -- source link
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