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The birds you see on this site are active or retired racing pigeons - also known as homing pigeons. Most of the birds you see here are raised and flown by David and his family at Kastle Loft.We fly out of a small loft in our backyard and race with primarily M & D Evans. Back somewhere around 1947, when I was only six years old, pigeon men here in the U.S. Began hearing and reading about the secrets of eye sign. This is not to say that the subject isn't much older because it may very well be. However, it wasn't until after World War II that eye sign took this country’s pigeon enthusiasts by storm. A Practical Approach to the Study of Eye-sign (In Racing Pigeons) R Fleming on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. A Practical Approach to the Study of Eye-sign (In Racing Pigeons). Pigeon voice mp3 free download. The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the 'All Files: HTTP' link in the 'View the book' box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Pigeon Racing The Secret of Eye Sign S.W.E Bishop 1960 Revised Breeding Book at the best online prices at eBay!
Josef Hofmann looks for:a small pupila well developed circle of correlation with speed lines and distance lines a thick iris with breeding grooves |
Nevertheless, both fanciers also emphasize different aspects of the eye sign concept which does not make one right or wrong. One could look at the same eye, as I have done here, and see the attributes emphasized by various eye sign enthusiasts. Just because Josef Hofmann does not pay attention to Jack's 5 circles does not mean that the 5 circles are not there or just because Jack Barkel does not look at the 'breeding grooves' of Josef Hofmann does not mean that they are absent. There may therefore be more than one road leading to Rome. This is why I try to present each eye sign concept as a whole, to present the total package and not just excerpts.
Mr Hofmann likes a small pupil as already mentioned, a well developed circle of adaptation with serrated edges as well as speed and distance lines, and a very thick iris with 'breeding grooves' which are black or dark in color.The circle of adaptation can be white, grey, black or yellow in color. Mr Hofmann advises to pair birds of similarly colored circles of adaptation together but his friend, Gerhard Blum, does not endorse this idea entirely.And what is the earliest time to evaluate eyes? The bird should be at least 14 to 15 months old. ( I would assume that this is the age when breeding grooves become differentiated enough to be visible.)
Neither Josef nor Gerhard believe that health and vitality can be read by looking at a pigeon's eye.
Eye sign is useful for getting a higher percentage of good flying birds than by using some other methods. The problem with pairing birds with a well developed iris together is that the iris of the offspring begins to overflow onto the eye sign circle and eventually obliterate it.
It is therefore best to pair a breeding eye to a racing eye which will produce many good racers and the odd good breeder.
The iris in a racing eye is flat and of uniform color.
The iris in a dual purpose eye or a breeding eye is built up and shows lines and craters with a large step down toward the eye sign circle.Further information may be found at the site of Josef Hofmann at http://www.j-h-brieftauben-augenzeichen.de/