Racing

Jan Aarden pigeons

Jan Aarden racing pigeons

Dutch fancier Jan Aarden created an impressive strain of marathon racing pigeons. Jan was born in Oosterhout in 1893 and as a kid he was fascinated by animals and racing pigeons in particular. Since Jan Aarden started to love the racing pigeons, he asked his [...]

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Pigeons CAN fly during the night

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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Tiny loft. Fascinating pigeon racing method

Fascinating article by Alan Wheeldon. The smallest loft in Europe.

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V-perches and racing motivation :)

Using a mobile V perch in the loft for motivation before a race.

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Racing pigeons for sale?

Which are the best sources of quality racing pigeons for sale?

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5 mistakes of the beginner in sport

I’ve made them all 5 and I hope this article will be useful for the beginners just starting this wonderful hobby.

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Loft training. How long is enough?

What’s better than drinking your morning coffee in a summer morning seeing your flock loft training like crazy?

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How far do you race the young birds?

Let’s see how far we should send the young birds and the yearlings.

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Feather color and racing performance

Are the whites and the reds able to race at the same level as the usual blue bars and checkers?