Care

Basketing racing pigeons without touching them! Stress-free method

I’ve just seen a wonderful method for basketing pigeons for the club or training. If you don’t use this yet (and I’m afraid you don’t) you should adjust your loft immediately. I was jumping allover the loft after my pigeons like crazy. Many fanciers catch [...]

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Protect the pigeons from the hawks with CDs or DVDs reflecting light?

Using CDs or DVDs that reflect the light at the loft might scare the birds of pray and protect the pigeons.

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How to turn scared, wild pigeons into tame pigeons

Learn how to turn wild scared pigeons into tame calm pigeons in a few easy steps.

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Pigeon lofts – exteriors & aviaries

This article is a growing collection of racing pigeons lofts, presenting exteriors and aviaries. I hope you will feel inspired by them.

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Honey for pigeons

A lot of fanciers recommend honey for the pigeons before the races or after them, to speed recovery. It not only contains sugars with slow release for a prolonged supply of energy but it also has antioxidants and antimicrobial properties.

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Tame pigeons

Eduard shares a very nice movie with us. It’s about his very tame pigeons. Here’s a wonderful black 2008 female from his loft which is very tame. She is paired, isn’t hungry and she is outside the loft, but still, she loves the fancier.

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Male pigeon that has several nest boxes

Here’s what to do to avoid having males with more nest boxes.

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Electrolytes for the racing pigeons – good or bad?

Can racing pigeons win without electrolytes? Different opinions on electrolytes.

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Is salt necessary in the loft?

Let’s see, why exactly is the salt necessary? How to avoid salt poisoning in pigeons?