Secret 13 Apple Cider Vinegar is one of the best natural additives that can be given daily to the pigeons. We give one ounce to the gallon nearly every day of the year. We also mix in vitamins and probiotics…
Secrets of a Successful Pigeon Fancier (Part 4 of 4)
Secret 18 Need to up the protein during breeding? Add a high protein small kibble dog food to the mix. Ten to twenty percent dog food in the mix will do the trick. My pigeons would rather eat dog food…
Beyond the Hype; Identify the Truth Part 2
Beyond the Hype; Identify the Truth Part 2 In part 1 of “Beyond the Hype; Identify the truth” we discussed 7 qualities that all champion fanciers have in common and how easy it is for new and experienced fanciers to…
Beyond the Hype; Identify the Truth
Beyond the Hype; Identify the Truth Top performance lofts and their great results are displayed throughout the various racing publications around the world. These fanciers have become famous for their outstanding race achievements as both young bird and old bird…
*Video* China’s Million Dollar Pigeon Sport
*Video* China’s Million Dollar Pigeon Sport Pigeon racing is a big business in China, Racing pigeons are the new thoroughbreds here, with birds auctioned for hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece and races netting millions for the championship flock. This…
*Video* Giving Iodine to your Racing Pigeons
Giving Iodine to your Racing Pigeons Lugol’s Iodine is necessary in avian nutrition and supplementation is desirable. It should be administered one (1) day a week at one (1) Teaspoon per gallon, and during the racing season I recommend it…
*Video* Giving Calcium to Your Racing Pigeons
*Video* Giving Calcium to Your Racing Pigeons Calcium is very important for all animals, especially for racing pigeons during breeding. Here is a great video from our friends at Lavender Hill Lofts showing a very good Calcium additive that they…
Training Racing Pigeons – The Training Crate and Road Training
Hey, The other day I posted a post called “Training Racing Pigeons – From the Beginning to the Roof” where we covered things such as beginning training techniques, when to start letting them out of the loft, roof training, what…
Secrets of a Successful Pigeon Fancier (Part 2)
Secret 6 Buy a hygrometer (Home Depot) with a high low setting. The hygrometer measures humidity. Place the hygrometer in the racing loft and adjust ventilation to maintain humidity below 70%. By monitoring the humidity you will learn to keep…
Pigeons Show Superior Self-Recognition Abilities To Three Year Old Humans
ScienceDaily (June 14, 2008) — Keio University scientists have shown that pigeons are able to discriminate video images of themselves even with a 5-7 second delay, thus having self-cognitive abilities higher than 3-year-old children who have difficulty recognizing their self-image…
