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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IT WAS A GIFT TO ME BY MY FATHER ON MY BIRTHDAY,LAST 1972 HE GAVE ME TWO PAIRS OF PIGEONS NO LEG TAGS AT ALL BUT I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH. I STARTED BUILDING A LOFT MADE OF WOOD.I NEVER GET INVOLVE IN ANY RACE AT THAT TIME.IVE JUST DEVELOP MY SELF,BY ASKING SOME OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT PIGEONS,UNTIL I GOT INVOLVE IN THE RACE. I STARTED JOINING THE RACE JUST LAST 2005 WINNING AS 6TH OVERALL RACE IM NORTH RACE IN THE PHIL.IT WAS A SMALL CLUB ONLY,BUT ITS GREAT.AND ALSO WINNING LAP CHAMPION LAST 2009 ALSO IN THE NORTH,SOME WHERE IN ISABELA, AND FINISHES THE RACE UP TO FARTHER NORTH,USING ONLY SAME PIGEON THAT WON IN ISABELA.THEN I JOINED THE SOUTH RACE,THAT STARTED FROM NAGA IN BICOL UP TO TACLOBAN IN LEYTE,ALSO IN THE PHILIPPINES, I JUST FINISHES THE RACE , THIS BREED CAME FROM MY CHINESE FRIEND.I REALLY LOVE TO RACE, THATS WHY I KEEP ON DEVELOPING MY PIGEONS.HOPE YOU COULD HELP ME ABOUT IT.
MY DAD BROUGHT SOME FANCEY PIGEONS HOME FROM A BAR. IT KEPT ME BUSEY I WAS 10 YEAR OLD I HAD TO MAKE A LOFT.AS TIME WENT ON I WENT TO A PET SHOP AND BOUGHT SOME HOMERS. THEY WERE SELLING FROM 25 CENTS AND UP THAT WAS IN 1930. I GOT TOGETHER WITH SOME OTHER KIDS AND STARTED A KIDS CLUB. WE WOULD TRAIN OUR BIRDS ON A BIKE THE SCHOOL LET US USE THE JIM FOR A SHOW WE MADE THE SHOW CRATES OUT OF EGGCRATES.I TOOK BIRDS TO SCHOOL LET THEM OUT THE WINDOW WITH MESSAGES ON THERE LEG THAT THE CLASS MADE UP. WHEN I WENT HOME FOR LUNCH I WOULD BRING THE LETTERS BACK THE KIDS GO T AKICK OUT OF THAT. RAY BROWER
Hi Chris,
It all started in 2001. I had pains in my neck and my chest and i could not wake up for work. I went to the doctor and after an examination he told me i was stressed. He said that i needed to relax and get a hobby, something i always wanted to do. I built a loft, got a bird and started racing in 2002. I placed 2nd in my 1st race, since then I have won “Champion Fancier” and “Ace Bird”.
Great Job Insider!
HiChris!
I got my first pair of pigeon’s when i was 12.they where a couple of tumblers.3yrs later i left home to go to work,so i had to give up pigeons.Later on in life, when all my children grew up, Igot back into the sport again.And im enjoying every moment of it!I got involved through some school mates, who imagrated from England, where their dad raced Pigeon’s.Pigeon Insider is a awesome website, that i go on every day!Keep up the good work!!1
Hi Chris
I want to thank you for all the info, you will encourage the sport
I started with pigeons in 2006 and started racing 2009 I have a pastion for racing
pigeons sins i can remember the birds is fasinating me and want to become a very
famous fancier one day I started when i picked up a hen that could not fly i took her home and give her water and food add keped hir in a small cage well at that time i got a nother cock from a farmer in Theunissen Freestate South Afrika By then i decided that if i ever want to fly racing pigeons this must be the right time because i am setteled now with a permanent place for me and my birds so i build the first loft in my outside building then made friends with another man this gay had pigeons and raced pigeons all his live Christo Groennewald and then he give me four stock pairs and helped me alot to ring the birds to doctor the birs to injeck the birds to feed the birds to breed the birds now i have more than 200 birds in my loft and this will be my second jear to race my birds CHRISTO GROENNEWALD DIED in motor accident in 2008 so all the things i dont now i look up on internet will it be wrong if i call my pigeons Groennewald Horak because i never asked him what breed the pigeons were he done very well in racing pigeons
My reason for being interested in and attracted to pigeons originated from a strong attractions to birds which i’ve had for as long as I can remember In about grade 3 I would spend my weekly 50 cent allowance on a pigeon I would buy from a local man who kept pigeons. I’d put that bird with the othersd I had purchased in a wooden piano shipping container, I had made into a crude pigeon coop. The old saying “once bit twice shy” does not apply to pigeons. Once you have been bit by the pigeon bug you seem to be effected for the rest of your life. Personally I like the infection the invovement Is a great hobby, sport.
I STARTED A NEW JOB IN TOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY BOSS RACED PIGEONS, I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT, THEN I STARTED TO LOOK IT UP AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE NEATED THING IN THE WORLD TO HAVE BIRDS COME BACK TO YOU! WELL I HAD TO HAVE SOME, AND I BOUGHT MY FIRST BIRDS OUTA NEW YORK, AFTER MY BOSS SAW I WAS SERIOUS ABOUT IT HE GAVE ME SOME OF HIS AND HELPED ME JOIN A RACING CLUB, BEEN HOOKED EVER SENCE.
I got started when a friend asked me to go with him to an old barn and catch wild
pigeons. Then we built a make shift loft and raised lots of pigeons.I seen a flock
of pigeons flying around one day in the city. So like any kid with pigeons I had
to find out where they were from. It turned out to be a pigeon racer he took the
time to explain to me how racing pigeons was done. He gave me a couple youngsters
and I was hooked got rid of all the wild ones. This started when I was 12 years
old I have had pigeons know for over 40 years and will continue till I can’t look
after them anymore.
I been to this hobby since I was on high school days. When I saw one of my friend and seen when he race his pigeons quite far and goes back in a speed. Since that I started to look for a good pigeons and get hook to it. BUt I did stopped when I went to college and back again when I already have a job and can support the needs for this hobby. For now I even bought exensive birds to cross breeed and join competitions trying to get a kind of bird who can win the race.
As a littie boy i lived alongside a national road. Every winter i would see a
huge truck pull alongside, and after a while release hundreds of pigeons.
This fascinated me as i always liked birds.At the age of 12 i obtained some birds
from a guy that raced pigeons then.I bred a couple babies which i homed, and then tossed, with amazement that they actually found their way back home.Always wanted to race but circumstances never permitted.Eventually got my break, 26 years later
after buying a property in the city. Put up my loft, and i have now been racing
for the past 4 years.