How were birds (pigeons, ravens, etc.) trained to deliver messages back in the day?

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How were birds (pigeons, ravens, etc.) trained to deliver messages back in the day?

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They weren’t trained at all

They were fed regularly in their home. They were happy at home. Like horses and dogs, they’d travel great distances to get home.

A stranger would take them and ride away. When he needed to send a message he’d tie it to the bird and release it. The bird would fly home.

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