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  1. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    Run a search on the Internet for pigeon breeders, Craig list may bring you luck, Agricultural fair people, make inquires at feed stores. Those are a few possibilities. Good Luck! My first pigeon were feral birds that I robed out of a nest. Later I trapped wild adult birds as well and yes they...
  2. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    My pigeon egg hatched on Dec 26 or 27 2012. The other one has pipped and should hatch Dec 27 or 28. Things look good so far. If you let your birds acclimatize (ACCLIMATIZE is the key word) you can leave them out in extremely cold temperatures -10F is fairly normal for us in Canada winter months...
  3. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    I never tried removing just one egg. I never noticed that the first egg was male. Now that you mention it I am inclined to agree with you. I know some fanciers will try to get there loft to produce in unison by taking away the first batch of eggs that were laid in scatted intervals and have...
  4. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    I personally do not race my white homers either but trust me your days are filled with worry and sometimes regret when you toss your birds and they are slow to return or do not return at all. Yes pigeons will lay another clutch of eggs. However they are not as proficient at that game as...
  5. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    If you are not prepared to suffer losses homing pigeons may not be for you. Here is a 4 part documentary on Racing Pigeons to give you insight on some of their capabilities.
  6. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    There are lots of articles on line about training Homing Pigeons. There are as many different methods as there are fanciers out there. Here is one method I copied and pasted for your information. Homing pigeons come in different colors. White homing pigeons have been selectively bred over the...
  7. Hokum Coco

    My first pigeon!

    I can tell you that it is a very young bird and still is what we fanciers call a squeaker because of the call it makes. I could not tell you with any sort of accuracy at this age as to what sex it is little own anything else. There are quite a few classes of pigeons. There are meat, show...
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