Nesting As soon as the birds are paired, you can place nesting material in the loft. Some fanciers place the material inside the nests. Some place it on the floor and let the birds build their own nests. This practice…
Pigeon Life Cycle
Pigeon Life Cycle To help you understand what to expect from your pigeons, we will briefly follow them for one year. Because a year is a long time and many things can and will happen it will be impossible to…
Getting Your Pigeons
Getting Your Pigeons Now that your loft is all ready, we are ready for the best part of all. We are ready to get your pigeons. Some of the best racing pigeons in America are listed for sale in the…
Sick Pigeons
Sick Pigeons Pigeons sometimes get sick even in the cleanest lofts. Sick pigeons often ruffle their feathers and look droopy. When they are sick, they often have watery droppings. Many different diseases will cause these symptoms. Asking an experienced pigeon…
Feed, Grit and Water
Feed, Grit and Water Feed What kind of body would you have if you only ate cake? It certainly would be fun for a while, but you soon would get tired of it. Worse, you would soon have an unhealthy…
Necessary elements of a champion pigeon racing loft.
Necessary elements of a champion pigeon racing loft. Traps For those fanciers that intend to allow their birds to fly outside, traps or bobs are a must. No loft should be without a set. The Belgians have developed a new…
Pigeon Loft Ventilation
Pigeon Loft Ventilation Even if one whole side of your loft was open, you would not have good ventilation. In fact, you would have quite a draft and probably would get sick pigeons. How do you have good ventilation and…
The Pigeon Loft
The Pigeon Loft Pigeons are kept in pigeon lofts. Chickens are kept in a coop, so when we talk about a loft, we mean that it is a house just for pigeons. Pigeon lofts can come in all sizes. They…
Introduction to the World of Racing Homers
Introduction to the World of Racing Homers You must also remember that this is just an introductory booklet. There are thousands of pigeon fanciers in our world. There are thousands of ways of handling and raising pigeons. This booklet is…
Varieties of Pigeons
Varieties of Pigeons There are very many varieties of pigeons. There are Show Pigeons, Rollers, and Racing Homers. Most show pigeons are not let outside to fly. This group includes pigeons such as Fantails, Runts and Pouters. Rollers can be…
