Mr. Iustin Ciubotariu sent me the picture of one of his long distance pigeons that returned from a 800 Km race during the night, at 1:20 A.M. !

“The Nightflier” is a pigeon born in 2006.
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As I said, I am a big fan of Alan Wheeldon’s articles. I think that he and Ad Schaerlaeckens are the kings of modern racing pigeons literature. Well, I’ve just discovered an article by Alan which left me with my mouth wide open and a big WOW! :)
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V perch in the loft

One of the easiest and quickest methods of motivating the males before a race is to bring a new mobile V perch in the loft, and place it somewhere where all the males can claim it (not very close to any of their nest boxes). They will always keep an eye on the V perch and one of them will always be on it. In a loft with no V perches, this is a real candy :). Have fun!

Oh, don’t forget to remove the V-perch after the race, because in the long run, one male will get to own it and… no more fun!

Correct me if I’m wrong but most of the racing pigeons for sale are for sale because they were not good enough to be kept in the loft. So, what should we look for, when we want to buy a good racing pigeon for the stock loft?
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I’ve made them all 5 and I hope this article will be useful for the beginners just starting this wonderful hobby.

1. View and visit as many lofts as possible before building yours – preferably visit lofts of constant successful fanciers. There are many chances to build it wrong and changing it after that is very hard. You’ll notice many common aspects in ALL the lofts and they are there for a reason (the sputnik, the compartments, the nest boxes, the V perches, and so on). Even if you are stubborn like me and want to build the loft without advice, you’ll soon understand that you were wrong and you have to change it.
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What’s better than drinking your morning coffee in a summer morning seeing your flock loft training like crazy? There are so many theories about how long the loft training should be…
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It all depends on the type of races the fancier is interested in. Some fanciers love the young bird races, others don’t even race the young birds a single race.
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Are the whites, the reds, red bars or the white grizzles able to race at the same level as the usual blue bars and checkers?
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