3 Tips for Selecting Breeders this is my opinion
Item No.1– to look at a bird and give it a score tells little and not the total story. To me very few pigeons are perfect; if you look very closely you can discover that pigeons will have strengths and weaknesses. To give each bird a report card on their strengths and weakness gives you a much better idea of the quality of the bird plus even more important tells you what this bird should be mated to. Only by mating the two correct birds together will you come up with a better product. Isn’t that what we are really after? If your 2nd or 3rd generations of birds are not better then the originals then you are not on the right track.
Item No.2 — This bird can fly the distance and this bird will not. In most cases the owner of the bird already knows this information, with regards to the bird’s breeding. If you really want to make an impact by adding more speed or distance to your family you are better adding a bird from a loft that is well known for the trait you want to add. to add a top distance bird for you would not go to a performance middle distance or speed loft and select a bird . You would go to one of the top distance lofts and select the best bird from the best proven pairs, or possibly pick out one of the top breeders or the champion himself.
The Final: As long as the wing is in proportion to the rest of the pigeon that is really all that matters. I personally like to see the last three flight feathers well vented, not sharp like a stag knife or not too round like a butter knife. For me trying to analyze everyone of the 10 flights or having a large or small step does not seem to matter. I have handled several champions with large steps while others have very small steps. In race horses it is no different. Many have tried to say this size, style or confirmation of horse will be the winner but in reality this has never held true.
What is pigeon racing?
Pigeon racing is a sport in which specially bred and trained pigeons are released from specific locations. They then race back to their home lofts.
Do I need a loft in my garden?
No. These days there are two forms of pigeon racing – club races and one loft races. Club races do generally require a pigeon owner to keep a loft. However, one loft races do not.
If I don’t have a loft, how does it work?
If you don’t have a loft, the only way of racing pigeons is to enter One Loft Races, where the pigeons are raised in one loft location, by one loft manager. You buy a pigeon (or pigeons), then pay an entry fee to have the birds housed and looked after by the loft manager.
Are pigeons expensive to keep?
If you plan to keep your own loft, then there will be an initial outlay to get started, along with costs for feed, vaccinations and other equipment. If you want to keep your pigeons in someone else’s loft, there will either be a one-off fee (see One Loft Race) or boarding fees.
What is a One Loft Race?
A one loft race is a race where all the pigeons entered are housed in the same loft. They are raised in the loft from the age of 6 weeks, trained together, then transported to the same location and released at the same time. They then race back to the ‘home’ loft. The one loft race is actually made up of four races over the season, each one longer than the next, but each race follows this pattern.
What happens after the race?
In a one-loft race, there are two options. The pigeon owner can pay another entry fee and have their pigeons transferred to another loft for yearling pigeons, and another race. Alternatively, the owner can opt to return their pigeon to the breeder or sell it to another pigeon fancier.
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