Care of the Abandoned Racing Pigeon Egg or Hatchling—Part 1 Being faced with an abandoned racing pigeon egg or hatchling can present some challenges for you, the pigeon fancier. If the abandoned young is from one of your more valuable…
Good Feather, Handling For Quality
Good Feather, Handling For Quality Handling For Quality When the experienced fanciers handle a racing pigeon they are assessing its racing ability by judging its aerodynamic soundness. Their skill has been taught by time and their success in predicting the…
Pigeon Buying Guide Part 4
Pigeon Buying Guide– Part Four What to Look for in a Breeder Pigeon Knowing what characteristics to look for in a breeder pigeon is essential to successfully improving your loft’s bloodline. There are probably as many preferences among fanciers as…
Selecting a Quality Breeding Pair
Selecting a Quality Breeding Pair The chances of breeding a winner are increased when it is bred from a winner. We all realise, that even from the best breeding stock in the world, only a very small percentage of the…
Pigeon Buying Guide Part 3
Guide to Buying Racing Pigeons—Part Three Purchasing Ace Pigeons One way to go for the ‘big’ money is to buy the ace pigeons of certain race competitions. In Europe, each year at the end of the racing season, the champion…
Pigeon Buying Guide Part 2
Guide to Buying Racing Pigeons—Part Two Buying Proven Racing Stock A more expensive option you have for buying racing pigeons is buying proven racing stock right out of the racing loft. You can purchase a bird that perhaps is not…
Pigeon Buying Guide Part 1
Guide to Buying Racing Pigeons – Part 1 of 6 Buying in Volume In this six-part guide to buying racing pigeons we will cover four approaches to replacing or increasing and improving your racing stock. The first approach we will…
