Helpful Tips for purchasing pigeons at auctions. 1. Make sure the representatives of the auction company or the sponsors and management of the auction have a vested interest to provide a positive image for the sport and have excellent reputations…
Buying Pigeons? Do Your Homework (part 2)
Buying Pigeons? Do Your Homework (part 2) A FAMILY OF PROVEN BIRDS THAT HAVE BEEN WINNING AND PRODUCING GENERATION AFTER GENERATION SHOULD CONTAIN PROVEN RACERS AND BREEDERS ON BOTH SIDES OF PEDIGREE. THEY SHOULD BE SELECTED AND BREED FOR “PERFORMANCE…
Buying Pigeons? Do Your Homework First (Part 1)
Buying Pigeons? Do Your Homework First DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK BEFORE SEEKING ANY PURCHASE OF NEW BIRDS! THIS IS A MUST. THE KEY IS YOUR OWN RESEARCH. DO NOT TAKE SOMEONE ELSE’S WORD. IF POSSIBLE, YOU SHOULD RESEARCH THE RACE…
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…
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…
