Fanciers start looking back at their old and young bird racing seasons in November and start to look at bringing in new birds to their lofts. If they didn’t do well in the short races, they’re going to be looking…
Care of the Abandoned Racing Pigeon Hatchling– Part 2 Feeding
Care of the Abandoned Racing Pigeon Hatchling– Part 2 Feeding Feeding the Pigeon Hatchling Before you begin to handfeed the pigeon hatchling, you’ll need to create an artificial beak. You can do this by taking a syringe and cutting of…
Tyson finds peace in pigeon racing
By Kevin Iole, source Yahoo! sports HENDERSON, Nev. – The hands that once caused so much fear, that once scrambled the brains of highly trained men, which caused elite professionals to cower in fear, now gently, tenderly, caress a pigeon.…
Culling Unproductive Flyers and Breeders (part2of2)
Article Provided by Bob Prisco In both the racing and breeding loft the true value of a pigeon will be found only by actual results (good and bad), either by flying or by the quality of the young it produces. …
Culling Unproductive Flyers and Breeders (part1 of 2)
Article provided by Bob Prisco Culling is a procedure that is easy for some, hard for others and impossible for many fanciers. Each fancier must identify the goals for his loft that he wishes to achieve before he knows which…
Widowhood Explained – The System
Article provided by Frank McLaughlin of Mclaughlin Lofts Frank’s Widowhood System #1. The cocks should spend 30 minutes with hens the first few races before crating for the race. They are left with the hens for two hours after a…
Widowhood Explained
Article provided by Frank McLaughlin of McLaughlin Lofts Widowhood racing has been around for nearly 80 years or more. When traveling in Belgium a few years ago I watched a film made in the 1930’s for the World’s Fair. Racing…
Basketing Racing Pigeons – Stress Free Method
Hey friends, I wanted to post this really great video that I came across that shows a fantastic stress-free method for basketing your pigeons. Most of it is due to the design of the loft which is extremely efficient in limiting…
Pigeon Breeding – John Glemser’s Breeding Tips
Pigeon Breeding – John Glemser’s Breeding Tips When John does bring a foreign pigeon bird into his loft, it must be a bird with high performance bloodlines. John said he prefers birds with a high performance bloodline, like he has…
John Glemser’s Young Bird Tips
John Glemser’s Young Bird Tips John puts the lights on 24 hours a day, in the breeding lofts. He does this until May 1, and then the lights are turned off. “That is my first hatch only.” They are loft…
