The Pro’s and Con’s of Feeding Racing Pigeons Pellets by Barry Wilson Since my early days of keeping pigeons I have always had to allocate a portion of my income for my pigeons. Back in 1964, that income came from mowing lawns each summer. I would stretch the money out all year long to support […]
Calcium in Racing Pigeons Calcium is the most prevalent mineral in a racing pigeons body and is required in the diet in a greater amount than any other mineral. The chick needs calcium for skeletal mineralization and the egg laying hen has a higher demand for egg formation. From a nutritional viewpoint calcium is the most […]
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How you rebuild for the next race or races depends on many factors. What is the next race? what kind of a week are you coming off of? What are the condition of the birds in the loft? We call it a race team, though it is nothing more than a stable of individual race […]
“The first thing I’m going to do when I get home is…” You prepare for the next race while this week’s race is in progress. Heh, wait a minute!!! Shouldn’t we take things one race and one week at a time? Yes and no. We do take the races one at a time, or […]
“The race starts days before clock in” What does “preparing before the race” mean? Preparing before the race means preparing your birds for the type of race they will compete. This article does not cover “setting up” or different psychological tricks you can play to motivate birds. This article covers how to physically prepare your […]
Pigeon Racing Essentials Air Good ventilation and freedom from dampness. Water Fresh and in clean vessels. Food Sound food, rationally fed. Control Exercise, trapping, feeding and basket work at right time. Feeding. Winter mixture: 50% barley, 20% wheat, 20% maize, 10% peas, tares or beans. Breeding mixture: 20% wheat, 30% maize, 30% beans,peas or tares, […]
From a veterinary health point of view pigeons represent an extreme therapeutic challenge. In a closed stock loft or parrot aviary, where the movement of birds in and out is very low it is simply a matter of testing birds, identifying what diseases are present and treating them. Once this has been done good care, […]
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 over safflour. Pigeons love the animal protein plus all the vitamins, minerals and calcium is […]
As a fancier examines racing pigeons, an assessment of their wings is performed. Are there characteristics of the racing pigeon wing structure that can be used as a predictor of flight and racing performance? If so, what are they? In this two-part article, we will take a closer look at the flight mechanism of the […]