Post pigeon history

Among various birds that available, pigeon bird including one bird that smart enough. Pigeon have natural instinct who make him back to the nest, even have to go long and far. Because of that, based from this matter, pigeon has make use by humans to send a letter, or often called with pigeon of post.

According from post pigeon history, someone who first time used pigeon as post delivery was a Sultan Baghdad, called with Nuruddin on 1146. He used pigeon bird for send letter in aroud his kingdom.

Usually, a letter or message roll and insert to plastic capsule as protective then bottonhole between the pigeon legs. During the first of world war, pigeon of post often used as medium communication bu United States troops. Before sending a letter, pigeons must training first. Have three matters that must to learned by pigeon, that is static, mobile, and also boomerang.

In static, pigeon will learning how to recognize command in the small area. In mobile, pigeon will training by a special coach. And also in the boomerang, pigeon will training how to send and return a letter/message by special coach.

To becoming a pigeon of post really difficult. In addition to constantly have to practice, they must consumption special food, that is a mixture of potash and also fish oil. This mix of food become vitamins from pigeon, that will make pigeon be strong and more easy to training.