Pigeon Racing.... How it started in our family.

Pigeon racing has been a hobby of the Mortons for many generations. My Grandfather's Father was a pigeon fancier when Granddad was a young boy, I don't know very much about him, but my granddad, during his lifetime, I got to know a lot about him. Fortunately for me, granddad sat his grandson (me) on his knee and told me so many stories that I wrote a book about those stories. I will touch on a couple in this article. To get back to pigeon racing, granddad built his pigeon loft on a small piece of property that all the coal miners were granted...

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Pigeon Racing, an Introduction to an Addictive Sport

Pigeons are raced as early as in the Egyptian period and are very popular because these birds are intelligent and are trainable. Through time, a particular stands out to be the best breed to be trained for pigeon racing. These pigeons are known as racing homer. These breeds are given so much effort and are trained at an early age to be in their best shape in time for the pigeon racing competition. Like other animal races, pigeon racing are judged based on the fastest pigeon in the competition and they measure the speed by velocity. I which pigeons...

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Pigeon Loft Design Diseases 4

Symptoms: The bird may have a really wild appear, its wattle and tongue is going to be very red and inflamed. It will attempt to vomit, and when that is accomplished the vomited matter is going to be watery with some mucous. It's going to not care to consume, preferring drink. Treatment: Don't make it possible for any food. Eliminate the irritation by giving gum arable water many occasions per day with an occasional dose of Laudanum. Just before giving any food just after the irritation is removed give some doses of Cod Liver Oil. The primary report...

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Pigeon Loft 3 Steps you can’t forget in building one!

Let me ask you this question. Did you know that there are 3 steps in building your pigeon loft that you cannot forget? You’ll be surprise to discover that many newcomers forget these three steps and there building ideas never really take shape. This does not have to be the case since the steps are so simple in nature and are many times overlooked. So what are the steps? Step1: Decide first hand how much money you are willing to spend and stay to budget. In beginning any building project it is crucial to keep costs to budget projections. Building...

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