In going along with the pigeon racing promotion theme in this weeks discussion of the week we would like to know,
How did you get involved in pigeon racing or pigeon keeping in general?
You see, if we could figure out what got you interested in pigeon racing or pigeons in general for that matter we might be able to duplicate that to get more people interested in the sport and hobby. What worked for you should work for others right?. You already know my story you can read it here (About Me), I didn’t know anything about pigeons but when I realized how interesting and amazing they were I was hooked.
So go ahead and post your comments I’m looking forward to reading them! and see what we can do to help promote this great hobby of ours.
Discussion of the week, How did you get involved with pigeons?
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i dont know why i love pigeon since my childhood days whenever i see a pigeon flying i stop and keep looking on it. maybe i was born to love this bird and i thank god for it! thanks for giving me this moment to share this w/ u guys out there.
I always liked to watch them fly,and when they would come to the birdfeeder to eat loved the way they “looked”, strutted, etc. This was when I was a kid(49 now) Anyway,there were lots of guys in the neighborhood that had different types and one fella gave me some fantails! Always thought the Racers were pretty neat, so I built a coop. But, nobody had any birds to “give away” right then. Plus, they were afraid I’d let ’em out and they would fly back and “mess up” things at the loft! We “netted”,-“trapped” our first birds, actually as “pets” they were ok.They’d even “home”! Eventually, some of the guys took pity on us and the rest is history!!!!
My Father and my Uncle raced in Hoboken,NJ. My Uncle was one of the Charter Members of the Hudson Count Club. My Dad was the Secretary there for several years as well as the Newark and Lyndhurst Clubs. I was with them almost every weekend since I was like 5. In 1978, we moved the birds out of Hoboken to Kearny after my Uncle got sick.
My Dad and I flew there until 1990, when he passed away. The rest of my family wouldn’t let me keep the birds, so I had to get out. I still miss them and pop over to several places now and then
Hi Chris
My father raced pigeon way before i was born. So i grew uo with pigeons and it was his passion towards pigeon racing that made me fall in love with this sport. I heard of so many people whos father used to race that hate the sport, being forced to clean the lofts and not to play out side when the pigeons are supposed to return from a race. My dad never forced me to do anything regarding pigeon racing that I didnt want to do. I love spending time with my dad and went every were he went with the pigeons.
Regards
William
A commie (Common pigeon)fell out of its nest in my backyard. I feed it bread crumbs 7 water till it could fly and it never left my back porch. I made a cage for him out of an orange crate and asked my mother if I could get some more birds. She said no, so I read book’s (How to raise & train pigeons by William H. Allen), found the APJ magazine, went to the Pageant of Pigeons in Glendale, Ca. and i was hooked for life. Then I saw a bird tumble and that is what I wanted to raise… Birmingham Rollers.
Glenn
i live in england i dont mind who has my email address its [email protected]
my familly has had pigeons over 100 yrs i started on my own in 1977 won my ist race ive been lucky to have flown a good distance breed , my highlight was breediong ist spanish national for a fancier / also ist section for my cousan /because long hours i can now only fly the distance races
I did not get interested in pigeons! They got interested in me! I had no choice!
One saddle-back, penguin-like hen came to my parking spot and refused to fly up and allow me to park. She was in trouble, dehydrated, starving, and sorta friendly.
Since I didn’t run her over and fixed her up she refused to leave, then decided I would be her mate and tried crashing through the screen door each time I left her outside.
After several hawk attempts and one interested stray cat I gave her a spot inside where she could nest, lay all the infertile eggs she wanted and hang out with me in the rock garden.
Aptly named Penguin she stayed with me until death did us part. She gave me my interest in pigeons and will forever remain #1 in my heart. I am on #2 now, an orphan I found in heavy traffic under an overpass, too little to fly. He is sitting on my hat watching me type.
This is a great story. Thanks. 🙂
well my interest in racing pigeons starts when i was 13 or 14 years old i think. at first i do not have any idea in taking care of my birds. as time goes by I’ve learned some things in taking good care of my birds. but for now im still scared to join pigeon clubs in our country because i know to myself that even though i have good birds in my loft i do not have enough knowledge yet. that’s why i am patiently browsing each articles that this website posted. hoping that all of this articles will help me and maybe lead me to success. i hope the administrator of this website will post even more detailed articles about eye signs and pairing.
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