During the last decade it seems there has been a decline in long distance pigeon racing. Long ago, there was great pride in winning a 500 mile race and having a 500 mile day bird in your loft. Slowly,…
Pigeon Racing Partnerships: the good, the bad, the just plain ugly!
Pigeon Racing Partnerships: the good, the bad, the just plain ugly! Overview Pigeon racing can be enjoyed by anyone. Competitive pigeon racing takes dedication, skill, the ability to adapt, learn, improve and hopefully strive to achieve success. It takes…
PETA at it Again – Investigation Exposes Pigeon-Racing Cruelty
In April 2012, PETA released a 15-month undercover investigation—spanning five states—into some of the largest pigeon-racing operations in the U.S. PETA documented massive casualties of birds during races and training, discovered rampant killing of unwanted birds and abusive training…
Pigeon Racing – The Pro’s and Con’s of Combines
This section is intended to define pigeon racing at the combine or federation level. What is a combine and how is it organized? A combine is a coalition of clubs that come together to compete in the same race…
Pigeon Racing – The Pros and Cons of Average Speed
What is average speed? Average Speed is a loft award for overall performance in pigeon racing. It is sometimes broken down into short average speed and long average speed, the computation for average speed is the speed of the first…
Racing Pigeons – Managing a Team Part 2
We know of the pitfalls, here’s how to manage the team. Sub-teams Breaking your racing pigeons into sub-teams at the beginning of the season assist you in mentally visualizing your season at the beginning from a manager’s point of view.…
Managing a Race Team
Managing a Race Team “You are the General Manager….the Buck Stops With You!!!” Overview How many times have you seen a flyer hit a tough race and suddenly they are out for the season. It’s understandable to a…
Rebuilding for the Next Race
How you rebuild for the next race or races depends on many factors. What is the next race? what kind of a week are you coming off of? What are the condition of the birds in the loft? We call…
Quarantine Late Birds
What is a late bird? A late bid is any bird that has been out for more days that race time. An unfortunate but necessary assumption is that birds that fly long distance will occasionally be out a night…
When the race is over, After the Return.
“The first thing I’m going to do when I get home is…” You prepare for the next race while this week’s race is in progress. Heh, wait a minute!!! Shouldn’t we take things one race and one week at…
