Mike Tyson’s Foray into Pigeon Racing Behind the Ringside Bar and Lounge on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City stands a white, two-story pigeon coop with several spacious rooms. The birds can spend the day touring the city and return at…
**Video** Can GPS trackers save pigeon racing?
Can GPS trackers save pigeon racing? by BBC News Can GPS trackers save pigeon racing? by BBC News Pigeon fancying has been a staple of British culture for decades and even the Queen is known to send her royal pigeons…
Let’s Talk About Systems… (part 1)
Let’s Talk About Systems… (part 1) As we begin this subject I checked a dictionary and this is how the word “System” was explained! “A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.” Every one of us…
Breeding Pigeons – Breeding Program for Success Part 1
Breeding Pigeons – Breeding Program for Success Part 1 Because of Taiwan’s unique style of racing and the various breeding seasons, fanciers must cull, select and prepare their breeders several times a year to ensure the greatest possible fertility of…
Racing Pigeon Dipping Feather Lice Treatment
Feather lice are an irritiating part of raisng Pigeons. The pictures above shows what they look like. Although not harmful to the birds, they do chew holes int he feathers of birds. When you hear someone talk about “pinholes” in…
Let’s Talk About Systems…(part 2)
Let’s Talk About Systems…(part 2) The quality of our pigeons is always NUMBER 1. Without athletes, we can never determine how good or bad a system is. I have witnessed many people that believe because they are trying a new…
Race Feed Recipe For Racing Pigeons
Racing Pigeon Race Feed by Lavender Hill Lofts I have had a lot of people call and ask me what I feed my racing pigeons particularly my racers and I wanted to show you the mix that I feed. This…
October In The Loft
October In The Loft October is the time when fanciers all over the United States begin and enjoy the young bird racing season. What happens in the lofts is dictated by geography. The racing season has ended in the northern…
Breeding Program for Success Part 2
Breeding Program for Success Part 2 11.One or two pair of proven breeders and their closely related bloodlines (brothers / sisters, etc.) can bring great honor to a fancier for many years. The 3 season young bird race series requires…
The Fundamentals of Pigeon Racing
Ever since becoming interested in pigeon racing I have had the pleasure of talking with and interviewing dozens of champion pigeon fanciers and I have noticed that they all pretty much have one thing in common, and that thing is that they…
