There are guidelines that can help one in the search for breeding potential. First to consider, is the pedigree. And by pedigree I mean a full disclosure of the immediate predecessors and their performances, in either the race loft or…
Breeding Racing Pigeons is Easy
Breeding Racing Pigeons is Easy by Dr. Wim Peters Get two pigeons, one of either gender, provide them with a loft, nesting material and a secluded spot and before long, on average 10 days later, the hen will have laid…
Intensive Inbreeding “A Practical Discussion” Part 1
Intensive Inbreeding “A Practical Discussion” Part 1 by Domanski Family Loft When we discuss breeding, we are not discussing simply how to put two birds together and get offspring. We are discussing how to breed to a higher standard to get…
Intensive Breeding Theory
Intensive Breeding Theory By Domanski Family Lofts What is it that we want to accomplish when we breed? We want to produce prize and race winners. We want to produce birds that we can introduce back into the breeding loft…
Creating “Sports” When Breeding Racing Pigeons
Creating “Sports” When Breeding Racing Pigeons Overview I use the term “Sports” because it was a term used by M.H. “Dad” Paget in his book Intensive Line-breeding. In his term of sports it was used to define products of successful…
Evaluating Breeders
Evaluating Breeders By Domanski Family Lofts It’s easy to evaluate racers, they either, win, diploma, score in the points, are also ran’s or get lost. Breeders are an entirely different matter, In order to properly evaluate them, you have to…
6 Must’s For Selecting Breeders
6 Must’s For Selecting Breeders Recently we have been discussing breeding and in particular we have been discussing some very important things you should be looking at when selecting your breeders. In the last article we went over three of the…
Racing Pigeons: Three Things to Look For When Selecting Breeders
Racing Pigeons: Three Things to Look For When Selecting Breeders 1. Racing Performance Chances are better that you will produce a winning pigeon if you are breeding from birds that are winners. In racing pigeons, we are selecting for so…
Breeding Racing Pigeons: Methods of selecting breeders
Breeding Racing Pigeons: Methods of selecting breeders Genetics are not covered in this section. Entire volumes of scientific information is available on the subject of genetics. One can easily get lost. What most pigeon fanciers want to know is; how…
Racing Pigeons Laying Cycle
The Laying Cycle of Racing Pigeons The time line for the laying cycle begins with pair up or mating. 5 Days – after mating the cock should start driving the hen. This is seen by the cock chasing…
