Pigeon question?

Question

If carrier pigeons can be used to send messages then how do you talk to them to who to send the message to and how do you send the message on them and how do they understand dont you have to speak "pigeon".

Answer 1

You can't tell a pigeon where to take a message.  They will only return "home" from wherever they are taken.  So, for example, a pigeon used to send messages in battle had to live and become attached to a specific location to which it would return with messages.  Then the animal is taken into battle (either carried or air dropped), where the message is attached and the animal is released to return home with the message.

The message is written on light weight paper which is attached, usually with a special band, to a leg .

You can find more information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homing_pige...