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Carrier Pigeons in Business Communication
Purpose
10 Key Points
• History• Low Tech Works• It’s All in the Brain• What to Buy• Finding a pigeon• Cost of your Bird.• Flying your Pigeon• Homing Pigeon Diet• Community• Videos
History
• How long have they been used?• Domesticated for over 10,000 years • Used to communicate for over 3,000 years
• Who has used them?• Everyone from the Egyptians to Mike Tyson
Low Tech Works
• Not limited by technology restrictions • Can be used in remote areas • Reliable
• 98% Accuracy
• Speed and Distance • 100mph and up to 600miles a day
It’s All in the Brain
• Special set of skills • Training?
• Abnormally large and developed hippocampus• Bigger than other birds and develop more with
training ?
Purchasing a Pigeon
• What bird: • The Homing/Racing Pigeon• Columba livia f. domestica
• Where to find them: • It’s Easy! • Local breeders • On-line auctions • International auctions
Cost of Your Bird
• Cost Effective• Purchasing Costs:
• Prices vary widely • $2-250,000
• Raising Costs: • Based on quality of feed
Homing Pigeon Diet
• Low Cost to Feed• Pigeons only eat 50 pounds of seed a year.
• Seeds• Clean grains• Low moisture content
• Mineral Grits • Vitamins
• Can be added to water • Oils
• For extra energy and protein in times of need
Community
• Check out these links that connect the most pigeon fanciers around the globe
• Free newsletter • Subscribe or check out the archives
• Forums of pigeon fanciers • Offered in many languages
• People for Pigeons Blog
Videos
• Please watch these videos abouthoming pigeons
• “YouTube - Pigeon Fly.wmv.” YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFdD4LTJT8&feature=related.
• “YouTube - Iranian High Flying Pigeon Babies.” YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o45YQiIy930.
• “YouTube - Iranian High Flying Tumblers - Landing.” YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRSc3M3HOo&feature=related.
• "YouTube - Armenian Tumbler Pigeon Highflyer." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 Nov. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKMCt4kFHUw&feature=related .
Why Use Pigeons?
• Reliable • 98% accuracy
• Fast • 100mph and up to 600miles a day
• Cost Effective • Purchasing starts at 2$
• They live for 5-18 years• Last longer than any computer
Did you know?
• Famous Fanciers• Walt Disney • Mike Tyson • The Queen of England
• Most Expensive Bird• 250,000 € = 341,750$
• Very Profitable • Average first prize at international events is 1,000,000€
Works Cited
• For a full list of all works cited, check out the following:
• http://pigeoncomm.site90.net/bibliography.html
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More Information
• Find out more at – www.pigeoncomm.site90.net
– http://www.zenome.com/directory/index.php?parentID=007.061.044.999