At 57 years of age, I have been very fortunate in my life to be successfully involved in various competitive sports – HUMAN AND ANIMAL. Only in the pigeon sport have I ever heard of evaluating athletes by “EYE SIGN”. …
What are your views on eyesign?….
Ahhhhhh Eyesign!!!….. it’s one of the biggest debates in our sport. Some absoluely love it and think it’s the best way of evaluating their birds and some absoluetly hate it and think it’s nothing but myth. Well I wanted to…
Tiny loft… Fascinating pigeon racing method
In the market town of Ware in Hertfordshire England there is an amazing racing loft. It is the loft of Ron Sampford. When I first saw it I couldn’t quite believe it. It is only 8 foot by 5 foot.…
Secret #5: Let the Basket and Races Cull For You
Secret #5: Let the Basket and Races Cull For You The only fair and impartial methods of selecting intelligence that gives true satisfaction and results are the training basket and long races. In my opinion, no individual can measure mentality and…
Secret #4: Look for Evidence of Homing and Navigation Qualities
Secret #4: Look for Evidence of Homing and Navigation Qualities Breed from birds that have the “Compass” or “Homing Instinct.” If a pigeon can’t home, how can you expect it to win? There is still no consensus on how a…
My Best Kept “Secrets”
My Best Kept “Secrets” It is easy to understand the enthusiasm a fancier displays at the start of a new season. Last season’s failures will soon be forgotten with this year’s great accomplishments and results. However, to expect a great…
*Amazing Video* Pigeon Liberation
Here is an amazing video of around 6,000 racing pigeons bursting forth from the Central Cumberland Racing Pigeon Federation’s truck at Crookhaven Heads, near Culburra Beach on the south coast of NSW, Australia. In difficult, strong windy conditions the pigeons eventually headed…
Secret #7: I Believe in Heredity
Secret #7: I Believe in Heredity I believe in the simple principle of genetics, “Heredity is handed down from one generation to the next.” No one can start with mediocre pigeons and castoffs from several different fanciers, and hope to…
*Video* Evaluating EyeSign in Pigeons
*Video* Evaluating EyeSign in Pigeons [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmlwibNIdRY] Here is another great video from Dr. John Lamberton, in this video Dr. Lamberton shows us how he uses eyesign to evaluate his pigeons. You should take note that he uses eyesign as just…
Secret #6: Breed for internal Qualities not External Appearance
Secret #6: Breed for internal Qualities not External Appearance Some fanciers have pigeons which seem to have everything one could desire in a bird’s appearance: wing, back, build, eyes, feather, etc. However, these pigeons have never earned the feed that…
