There are Fanciers who regard long distance events as the Blue Riband of Pigeon Racing, I would put on record that I am not one of them I think racing at any distance is pretty easy and winning at any distance is difficult. I am in favour

There are many systems for training Old Birds but the majority are variations based upon the following: Natural Widowhood Double Widowhood Celibacy The Old Bird systems are based upon motivating the birds to respond to their strong instincts for mating and parenthood, thereby encouraging and motivating pigeons

The most difficult fact to accept is that there is no single secret to success. No matter how much you study Eye Sign, Wing Theory, Body Type, Genetics, etc any one of these factors in isolation will not guarantee you success – if it did the sport

It answer depends upon how late? If a pigeon comes home a few hours late say 5/6 hours on the wing the answer is very little a pigeon young or old when fit should not be bothered unduly by flying 6 hours. So let them rest give

I think some of the best fun time of keeping pigeons is spending the winter evenings with a warming drink poring over pedigrees of your birds with all the notes you have made of their breeding record, performances, age, sex, temperament and conformation. Then ‘paper pairing’ pairs

Pigeons are influenced more by ‘hours of light’ rather than temperature, so if you want to pair up before the natural light hours influence your birds which is generally in the beginning of February (in the UK) you might want to deploy some lighting. I would use

I thought I would just pen some of my thoughts about the sport for the community to consider and perhaps contribute some responses and different opinions . The Crazy Prices being Paid for Pigeons The advent of artificial insemination has led to the number of progeny from

I think in a word ‘Yes’ I personally believe that the Darkness System is a ‘Stressor’ as is a Race, hard training, illness, moult, lack of sustenance etc. A pigeon can cope with ‘Stressors’ if they are kept within limits but if they are excessive then the

Bull Mating is the practice of mating a top stock cock with several hens during the same period. If one has a exceptionally good stock cock or have brought in an cock to Outcross into your loft with the hope of injecting hybrid vigour and improving your

TIPS A lot a fanciers are unaware that many vitamins and medicines loose their efficacy over time when diluted in water especially on warm days. This leaves a Fancier with an apparent dilemma when administrating medicines or vitamins as when inspecting the water drinker in the evening

Tips There has been a lot of information published on various designs for Racing Pigeon Lofts. There are certain basic factors that exist in all well designed lofts 1 Room – Sufficient cubic air capacity for the number of birds housed 2 Ventilation – Pigeons need plenty

When training your pigeons look for the following signs 1. When released they head straight for home not endless circling 2. When arriving home at the loft there is no hanging about they go straight in the loft not spend time on the roofs or garden 3.

Starting in the parents nest box I place two small pots in the box for food and water. These are primarily for the Old Birds so that I am sure they always have food available and are feeding the Young Birds with food not regurgitated water. At

At this time of Year Christmas/New Year, in the UK, many fanciers are mating or contemplating mating their  pigeons and  thoughts go towards how best to breed winning pigeons. I have been asked to pen my thoughts on the subject of breeding so with a guaranteed reading