Meverdi Pigeon

Detailed Information About Meverdi Pigeons

Meverdi Güvercini is a highly loved and valued race, especially in Hatay, Adana, K.Maraş and G. Eastern Anatolia Region. Although they are used locally as "meverdi", "present", "merdi", they are known as "Mawardi Dewlap" in the world.

Although it has close relatives with Lebanese races, it is our country where it is raised the most. They are fleet volatile, with their high flying and their attachment to the nest, they have managed to be the breed that many breeders value most. It is the majority of our growers who feed as a form due to its pattern beauty. Owning and flying this breed is a breeder's prestige.

at the beginning of their difference from other races; Despite the fact that many breeds have 4 primary color patterns, the meverdi race has only red and yellow colors. Although there are rumors that yellow ones were first produced in K. Maraş and presented to the world, the lack of yellow color in the Arab countries of the race confirms this narration. It is noteworthy that many of our breeders describe this breed as the most noble breed in the world and separate it from other breeds. However, a harmful effect of this thought results in the fact that it is not blown up due to its assets and is raised in form.

Features of Meverdi Race
They are asked to have a flawless pattern, the color starting from the beginning should end uniformly under the chest, the entire neck should continue in the form of a "V" back to the back. In addition, the rods on the wing should be in double rows and the width of the index finger. All other parts of the bird should be white. In addition, one of the indispensable parts for the pattern should also be a crescent-like whiteness (called "crown") at the top of the head, ending before the crown of a thin white line (called "gak") extending from the top of the nose to the top. The color is very important, it should be golden yellow, if it is red, it should be a bright, purplish color. The neck should be thin and long, not beard under the beak. The head structure should be slightly larger, the eyes black, the beak mid-length, white and thick. Legs should be long and dusty, without legs. And perhaps the most valued aspect is his stance. It should resemble a soldier with an upright stance. It should hold the wings on its tails and stand upright with its tail touching the ground.

The yellow ones are thinner and longer than the red ones. In addition, yellow ones are more favorable, even if they are numerical. If one or more of the required features is missing, the bird's value will be very low. In general, it is not deformed in the race as a result of the matching of the yellow and red of each race, but such matches are avoided due to the deterioration in the yellow-red matching of the desired color tones in the meverdi race.