Racing Pigeon Loft Here is a great video tour of a racing loft, you will see how the loft is seperated in youngbirds, oldbirds and breeders. This is a fantastic video so click the video below to watch it now.
Compass Training Racing Pigeons Continued
Compass Training Racing Pigeons Continued Step One: Train your birds along the line of flight to a desirable distance such as 50-100 miles. Train them out in increments that you are confident with and keep stepping them out in leaps…
Compass Training Your Racing Pigeons
What is Compass Training? Compass training is based around the theory that race pigeons while en-route home from a race will remain in a large group until it’s time to “break” from the group and head to their own…
Training Racing Pigeons During The Mid Season
Training Racing Pigeons During The Mid Season Training mid season is a huge question and there is no one right answer. It depends a lot on how you manage your team during the races. If they are all beat down…
When to Train Your Racing Pigeons
When to Train Your Racing Pigeons by Domanski Family Lofts Loft Flying Loft flying should be done when ever it is convenient for you. This is one of the trainings you can adjust for your work schedule. If you work…
Racing Pigeon Dipping Feather Lice Treatment
Feather lice are an irritiating part of raisng Pigeons. The pictures above shows what they look like. Although not harmful to the birds, they do chew holes int he feathers of birds. When you hear someone talk about “pinholes” in…
How to Give Your Racing Pigeons Oral Medications
How to Give Your Racing Pigeons Oral Medications by Slobberknocker Lofts To give a racing pigeon a pill or other oral medication or vitamin supplement, I simply use my index finger to gently open the beak as shown in the pictured below.…
Vaccinating Your Racing Pigeons The Safe Way
Vaccinating Your Racing Pigeons The Safe Way by Slobberknocker Lofts The second way to vaccinate is much safer on the racing pigeon and has virtually NO health risk to the bird. I put the bird upside down between my knees with the…
Vaccinating a Racing Pigeon Subcutaneously
Vaccinating a Racing Pigeon Subcutaneously by Slobberknocker Lofts There are two ways to vaccinate a racing pigeon. One is subcutaneously in the back of the neck. To vaccinate this way, lay the racing pigeon across your lap, holding the bird…
Things to Avoid When Medicating Your Racing Pigeons
Things to Avoid When Medicating Your Racing Pigeons By Dr. David Marx We have all heard these things before, I am sure, but we all forget and need to be reminded periodically of the medication no-no’s. There are all degrees…
