Hey,
I hope your enjoying the website, as much as I am enjoying making it! 🙂 and I really want to get to know you better, I also really want to get a good feel of your comfort level with pigeons this way we can continue to bring you more informative content that better suits your needs.
So in this weeks discussion of the week I would like to know…
If you had to classify your knowledge of pigeons how would you classify yourself? would you classify yourself as a beginner, intermediate, advanced or expert? and why would you classify yourself as that?
It would also be great if you can add into your comments how long you have been involved with pigeons as well for example 1year, 20years etc.
So go ahead and post your comments by clicking here.
I am really looking forward to hearing from you and getting to know you better!
Yours in the sport,
-Chris
Discussion of the week, How Would You Classify Your Knowledge of Pigeons?
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Hi chris
I would class myself as a beginner as i had pigeons when i was young
but stared back up now at the age of 47.
i love hav.nt them and looking after them i.v 16 whites.it.s a great hobby as i.m out of work and i can spened alot of time with them i.m not racing as i.v alot to lean about that.but i have to say your wedsite is great for beginners as im learning from it.thanks for all yours emails great help
your.s in sport liam
i have kept pigeons last 2 years,still beginner and enjoy with tham.
thank you very much
DINESH
Well then, the birds i will be breeding from are all in their section ( cocks that is).i managed to put 18 cocks in a loft with 18 boxes. only 5 of those 18 cocks where in this loft last year. The cool thing is all 18 coks picked all 18 boxes in less than 24 hours!, WOW!. No fighting,no birds sleeping on the ground,
i would say border line expert,because ive had the best pigeon in all of north america in 2 catagories. in 2007 1st overall ace pigeon & is long distance ace pigeon. the same bird won bothe awards! His #is au 05 ORL 0029 DCC. Huysken Van Riel. He now lives in JAPAN HE sold for $10,000 USD. I miss him but 10 g’s is 10 g’s. all his wins where in the 200 loft catagory. usually more than 2500 birds a race. he was the product of 1/2 bro 1/2 sis mating. his dad had 9 diplomas!
i have been in homers for 2 years, i had rollers when i was younger. i am on bisabelity on a set income. its hard for me to buy the good homers. i jound csi pigeon club, out of verdnan indiana. a small club but a good family oreanted. if you have a pair of race birds, you dont need let me know. 1-270-233-5848
Hi everyone,
I would class myself as an intermediate, I have been keeping birds for the past 8 years and have had some success at both club, section, federation and national level. I enjoy the challenge of racing the birds and great a great buzz when I watch them return, especially if it’s a good time!
Yours in sport,
Steve Poulter
I first started with pigeons in 1965, and there were some long gaps inbetween military and wives. But, to tell you the truth, the more I learn, the more I realise, that I don’t really know very much about pigeons at all. I also suspect that the length of time that one has kept pigeons does NOT provide a real accuarate indication of one’s knowledge, cause some folks have simply been doing the same thing over and over again, and often expecting different results. I am only guessing, but I suspect that one could spend several dozen life times, and still not even scratch the surface of all there is to learn about pigeons.
Warren Smith
Smith Family Loft USA
It is like a trade you serve 5 to 7 years apprentishship say a carpenter, but in our sport pigeon racing you will never finish this apprentishship, you will learn something new every day, but I love the pigeon racing game and I love my write ups on the Irish pigeon fanciers since 1991
I am a young flyer from MN. I have been flying for three years so I consider myself as an intermidiate. I have been blessed to have guys mentor me and teach me how to fly. I still have a lot to learn but slowly but surely I am getting the hang of this sport. My loft has about 45-50 birds and I am very close to them. The worst part of this sport is losing pigeons that are especially dear. On our last race, we had a smash race and I lost 3 of 5 birds, one of which is my favorite YB. I just love my pigeons and all of the dear people involved with the sport. I guess I could say that my dream job would be to work for the AU! In a few short weeks I will be taking a dream trip to the AU Convention!! see all you flyers there!
Well hello!, i just stopped my YB season so i could breed more YB’S of the same family next year. I bred 65 young ones out of 5 pair. I also gave a kit of 12 to my brother,sold some & of course Mr. Hawk had his meals. I raced the birds for 4 weeks & won 3 races, so i am happy, the birds now will join their parents to make me more of the same family of these birds.I whant to go into the YB season with atleast 65 or so & the OB season with 20 widowers. so this i think is the way to go. The birds i used to have where HVR’s & Imbrechts. I have won 1st place 4 times in the FLORIDA FEDERATION, 179 lofts competeing. 2600 birds or more a week!.acctually i have won the 400 3 times, twice with the same bird!. so i sold the best cock i had to JAPAN for 10,000 in 2008. then i decide to try somthing better. Well luck had it that our combine held an auction in 09 for MR. Gerard Koopman. After spending some time with him & handling his birds & seeing his results the decision was maid!. All my old family was sold and i only have KOOPMANS & Some PIETER VEENSRA Pigeons in my loft! from what i see i like!. till next time Billy K&K LOFT 407-765-4670
Hi my name is Gene Rose and I am a beginner in the sport. I got into as a hobby and am now enjoying breeding and flying my birds. I currently have a small loft we call the Pigeon Ranch. We started with 16 young birds ( less the 40 days old) and a mated pair 2 years old. We now have 12 young birds left and our pair is currently sitting on 2 eggs! I have learned a lot from your site and purchased the Racing Formula which has been a big help. Thanks for everything.
Gene
Gene, your on the right track. there are way’s to breed your birds all at the same time as to get all pairs on eggs at the same time! wich is ideal,but as for just getting started you are doing fine. Remember when raisig babies ALLWAY’S add grit every time you feed!,i meen every day, that is 1 off my secrets for breeding so many healthy youngbirds. Take care………….Billy K&K LOFT